The mangrove jack are back. One lucky angler fishing along the rock wall at Victoria Point managed to catch two of these beautiful fish.
These fish certainly test your knots, their initial strike often catches you by surprise at the speed they use to take off.
Big summer whiting are also here just in time for the school holidays. There are yabbies on many of our beaches, and they are easily obtained. Yabbie pumping is fun to do and children can get involved. Bream, flathead and whiting are the most common species on local shores.
Mulloway out from Raby Bay were also caught this past week. Look for baitfish on the surface being chased. Get as close as you can and cast a lightly weighted soft plastic into the turmoil, and you will often connect.
The surf beaches of North Stradbroke Island are holding bream, dart and flathead. Use pippies, yabbies and beach worms. Pilchards are still catching the odd tailor, although they are not as abundant as a few months ago.
Jumpinpin and Broadwater also have huge flathead lurking. Try casting soft plastic lures towards the edges and over weed beds.
Things were looking good on the freshwater front last week. A large bass of 50cm was caught on the North Pine Dam by anglers fishing the FADS. They used live shrimp.
On the Hinze and Somerset Dams, lure fisherman using spinnerbaits are getting in on the action. In the deeper areas, deep divers are attracting fish.
With water levels dropping fish can become a bit cautious, but the guys fishing from kayaks are managing to fish edges with success. Redclaw are in the shallows and around old timber.
On the Gold Coast, offshore snapper up to 80cm have been recorded on 18 to 24 fathoms. Deeper reefs are producing pearl perch, amberjack, snapper and yellowtail kingfish. For the average angler to get into the action offshore, a charter is the best and safest option.
If you have any fishing questions or photographs of your catch contact Michael at desdavidmichael@gmail.com.
Read more local sport news here.