Whiting, flathead and mulloway were the main species caught in estuary waters this week.
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The Nerang is producing good numbers of whiting around Budds Beach, Tiki Village to the council chambers. There have also been good catches around the mouth of creeks and rivers flowing into the Broadwater.
At Jumpinpin, just about any sandbank is worth sitting on with a small yabbie or bloodworm out.
Top spots this week were in Cobby Passage, the channel that skirts the bottom of Russell Island and to a lesser extent, Ageston Sand in the Logan River.
On the north side, there have been reports of good whiting catches along the Wynnum and Manly foreshores, Tingalpa Creek and Hayes Inlet although there has been a lot of weed. Flathead has also been caught in good numbers, land-based anglers have had good results on the channel edge of Pt Halloran flats at low tide, Cabbage Tree Point foreshores and Runaway Bay beaches.
Mangrove jack catches have increased, especially in the northern Broadwater from both the north and south arms of the Coomera River. There is still plenty of mulloway on the bite, The Marks Rocks area in the Logan has been a hot spot on the tide change, as has the Seaway, the eastern tip of Short Island and the Brisbane River.
Mud crabs are plentiful but very hard to find a keeper. Sandies are a much better option both in the Broadwater, northern Jumpinpin and in the Bay itself.
There have been a few school mackerel caught around South Passage Bar and the channel markers along Moreton Island. Less tailor landed this week but there's plenty of dart for those fishing the surf.
Offshore fishing has been great with lots of pan size snapper mixed in with a few Moses perch, tuskfish and trag. Cobia has been caught on wrecks north of Cape Moreton and the bait grounds off the Gold Coast but you must have live bait.
On the freshwater scene, all impoundments are producing good numbers of bass and a few yellowbelly.
Close to Brisbane North Pine Dam is the pick if you have a boating permit, if not Hinze is a good second choice.
Both Somerset and Wivenhoe continue to produce good numbers of 40 - 50cm bass.
