queensland The Best Times And Spots To Catch Fish In Southeast Queensland This Weekend

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The best times and spots to catch fish in southeast Queensland this weekend

High water temperature in the shallows is forcing most fish, including flathead and whiting, into deeper water. Here’s the inside word on what time to fish and where.

WEATHER

We have a great forecast for the weekend with light north easterly winds predicted offshore.

If you’re heading out fishing make sure you take a raincoat, we could see quite a few showers throughout southeast Queensland.

Current off Point Lookout has been from the south at over three knots at times through the week, which has made fishing the deeper reefs very difficult.

Water temperature offshore peaked at a little over 26 degrees through the week which has fired up a run of pelagic species in shallow and marlin on the wider grounds.

TIDES

This weekend falls a few days after the new moon, as a result we will have medium tidal flow, between 40-50 per cent of the year’s biggest, and tides will reduce in size over the next week.

With the lack of any other major influence this weekend, solunar peaks should be well worth fishing. On Saturday we have a 75 per cent peak at 2.50am and 3.00pm and on Sunday it drop to 50 per cent and falls at 3.30am and 3.45pm.

Anglers getting an early start will have the run in tide from early morning till lunchtime, the tide will run out all afternoon with low tide around sunset.

WHAT’S BITING

Water temperature in the shallows has been very high forcing most fish, including flathead and whiting, into deeper water during the middle of the day.

The better catches have been early morning before the sun gets too high in the sky and late afternoon.

It’s been a similar story with mud crabs. There’s been plenty caught but the majority have come from deeper holes, especially at night.

There are a lot of anglers chasing prawns, unfortunately with very little result.

Top spots this week include the Pine River and deeper holes in the Logan River.

There’s been very few reports from the Nudgee grounds in the bay or around the southern Bay islands.

Whiting continue to be the main catch in estuary waters, top spots include the Nerang River, Coomera River and Broadwater. There’s also been a few around Ageston Sand in the Logan River.

Flathead are another species worth targeting, top spots include deeper holes around the entrance to small creeks and drains and the edges of main channels on the bottom of the tide.

They will also be on the bottom anywhere there are prawns as well.

There were a few better quality snapper caught in the Bay this week, the best catches have been early morning by those throwing unweighted baits into the shallows around Mud and Peel islands.

Offshore there’s been plenty of pan size snapper and tuskfish on the bottom when the current backs off, especially on the deeper reefs including Square Patch and Deep Tempest.

It’s the time of year for pelagic activity and there’s been a few wahoo, mackerel and tuna caught by anglers trolling the Sevens and The Group area.

There’s also been small marlin caught, the majority out on the 100m line or current and temperature lines.

Spotty mackerel season is in full swing with good catches on the Gold Coast shallow reefs and on the coffee rock grounds on the eastern side of Moreton Island just north of South Passage.

On the freshwater scene Wivenhoe Dam continues to be a hot spot for bass with some of the best numbers and quality seen for a long time.

There’s also been good numbers in Lake Samsonvale, especially for those anglers using live shrimp.

Redclaw have been scarce in all impoundment with the exception of Lake Samsonvale which is producing a feed for those putting in the effort.

NEWS

Barramundi are back on the menu. After a three month closed season anglers can now target barramundi in natural rivers and creeks in Queensland.

The closed season protects barramundi stocks during this vulnerable time in their life cycle, allowing them to spawn and replenish to ensure healthy fish stocks for current and future generations of Queenslanders.

Anglers are reminded to check the size and possession limits that apply, the minimum size limit for barramundi on the east coast and Gulf of Carpentaria is 58cm, the maximum size limit is 120cm and the possession limit is five fish per person.

For those fishing in some of Queensland’s stocked freshwaters, one barramundi may be taken if it is greater than 120cm.

LOCATIONS

Sleepy little fishing villages are one of Australia’s greatest attractions and Hastings Point, less than 30 minutes south of the Qld border, is one of those towns where there’s not much going on, but there’s plenty to do.

The sheltered estuary waters of Cudgen Creek are a great place to cool off on a hot day and offer good flathead and whiting fishing in the summer months.

The beaches produce tailor and mulloway, especially of an evening, and for those that like to rock hop, either exploring the marine life or fishing the headland, the rocks off Hastings Point have a lot to offer.

A sleepy little village only a short drive from the glitz and glamour of the Gold Coast, Hastings Point is a great place to visit.

 

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[Drop Bear]

Thanks mate good reading.