queensland Wellington point jetty fishing

[JosephFarley]

G'day everyone, thinking of trying Wellington point soon but never fished there before. I'm really big on live bait fishing and was wondering if there's much that hangs around under the pier. Should I use live bait jigs or a net and what bait have people been getting. Also, what fish other than bream, Whiting, flathead have been getting caught recently. What baits and techniques have people had most luck with in the past. All replies will very much appreciated.

Cheers Joseph.

[Do$tylz]

Lots of pike.

Squid will be around and tailor will start showing up as the weather cools down.

Haven't fished off the pier in years but fish landbased off wellington point with lures a bit and from my tinny a lot.

[JosephFarley]

1 hour ago, Do$tylz said:

Lots of pike.

Squid will be around and tailor will start showing up as the weather cools down.

Haven't fished off the pier in years but fish landbased off wellington point with lures a bit and from my tinny a lot.

Thanks mate, do you just get the pike on bait jigs?

[The Mad Hughesy]

13 hours ago, JosephFarley said:

Thanks mate, do you just get the pike on bait jigs?

jigs work well, they will also take small hard bodies and small plastics. there was alot of tips and discussion about them on a recent topic (below)

 

[Drop Bear]

A good tip for pike is to use about a #2 whiting hook with a small sinker above it. 

Get a micro fiber cloth (I use Red but white works just as well) and cut a small strip out of it (about 5cm x about 1cm)

hook one end of the cloth onto the hook and cast and retrieve. It is deadly. Even if the Pike miss the hook there backwards facing teeth catch in the fabric. 

I also like to eat pike... not many others do but they are delicious. 

If you float the smaller live pike out under a float you can catch other fish like school mackerel and Tailor. 

Pieces of pike will catch you Bream and squire. 

Long fin Tuna sometime hang around those areas and they can be caught on slugs and plastics but this is a rare catch. 

[AUS-BNE-FISHO]

Pro tip Drop Bear.

@JosephFarley, I'd imagine any herring or pike or squid you'd catch there would be good baits. Fresh and local.

I've heard of reefies, bream, and occasionally pelagics caught in the area (but never heard of any caught off the pier).

Cheers Hamish