fishing in the Tin Can Bay area

[zeppelin]

Hi there, just wondering if anyone knows of some good tidal fishing spots in the Tin Can Bay/Hervey Bay area no more than 2Nm offshore? (damn epirb...ill get it one day)

[Stinger]

There was a good article in the July Qld Fishing Monthly that covered the general area of Tin Can Bay.

Could give you a few pointers.

If fishing the Hervey Bay area I found good fishing on the rock bar that goes across the mouth of the river at River Heads.

[Yoodles82]

I've gone out from Maroom, Tuan, Urangan...all are good places for tinnies...for a larger boat i would use urangan.

Just off urangan peir is big woody island...i haven't fished there yet, but its pretty good apparently. Quite a few artificial reefs there. The new FishFinder book gives you the details (its in newsagents).

Maroom and Tuan depend on the tides a fair bit so keep that in mind.

Hope that helps

Nat

[planetfonz]

Gatakers Bay on the western side of Point Vernon.. nicely serviced with a good boat ramp .. bait is easy to cast net in the canal thru the rocks.. good close reefs and protected from sou easters and some nor easters

[zeppelin]

thanks very much guys, ill put these markers on the gps.

[thousandyards]

i don't have any fishing spots to recommend, but i've been there in summer and it's sand fly central. smash up some vitamin B for 2 weeks before you go and you won't suffer as bad. and pack the aeroguard.......

[Jimmyjack]

Mate fished there for many years.. probably best alround spot is River Heads. As you're driving down to the ramp there are ramps to the left and to the right. Straight ahead is south Head and you can cast lures around there for big flatties, jew, barra, blue and king salmon, tailor, etc etc etc. THe ramp on the right is better protected. From there you can go right and go further up the Susan and Mary Rivers (which join just before they both flow into the Sandy Strait at River Heads where the ramps are). You can fish the rockwalls as mentioned previously. You can go left into shallow sandy flats of prawn gutter for whiting and heaps of hammerhead and reef sharks with the odd flattie thrown in or you can head across to Fraser and the coffee rock ledges along Fraser. If you hit Fraser and turn right you can easily get to Deep Creek and other good looking spots. Even if you don't like the fishing the scenery is five stars.

Some warnings:

* River Heads has massive currents, and there is 100 foot of water just metres from teh boat ramp. Don't fall in.

* Go slow - there are some bad bombies around. Australia doesn't move much when you hit it with your prop.

* Be careful with pots. Share farmers are not as bad hgere as at Burrum but they are still around.

* DOn't get caught in shallow gutters, esp over on Fraser. [img size=640]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/hboat4.jpg

[Jimmyjack]

Sandy Strait my favourite spot [img size=640]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/hboat1.jpg

[Jimmyjack]

Horseshoe gutter

[Jimmyjack]

sorry - try this of horse shoe gutter