queensland fishing 1770/agnes waters: what are the best light, medium, heavy gear fishing places to go?

[mitch1892102]

Just wanted to ask what is the best places to fish in 1770 and agnes waters all the way down to deepwater nat. park. I have been down this way twice before just wasn't as experienced as I am now. What places are the best to go to and what do you catch in those places, what are the most realistic things that I will definitely catch.

(using lures maybe bait)

[mangajack]

I fished the area a lot 30-40 years ago....1770 was a tough gig as it is now. 

Deepwater Creek was a go to place, lots of jacks and trevally and the occasional barra.

To be honest I would pack two rods, both 3-6kg,   1 baitcaster and 1 spin....there is nothing in the area you can't subdue with that.

10kg is definitely over the top for the area.

[Neil Stratford]

I’ve just got back from Agnes Water yesterday.

There were school mackerel and tuna herding up bait fish about 100m north of the headland at the Agnes caravan  coffee shop 3 days ago.These were only about 10m off the beach and would have been easily caught on slugs. 
I went for a drive right through the Deep Water track , it was a bit soft about 1 km in and soft going up that big hill in behind the wreck rock area. Probably a lot better now they had a little bit of rain 2 days ago. The Deep Water Cause way only had a little bit of water on each side and wasn’t looking fishy at all. I’ve caught small Barra and tarpon there in the past when it runs across the track but wouldn’t bother at the moment.We stopped and had lunch on the bank of Five Mile Creek just off the graded bit of road south of the Cause way, it looked real fishy and saw a few people laying crab pots . We didn’t bother taking  any rods in there but I’d be game to bet there’d be some nice black and gold spot cod , bream and the odd jack in there at the moment.

regards

Neil

 

[mitch1892102]

@Neil Stratford so you reckon there would be a few good chances at getting Pelagic fish while I’m there?

[Neil Stratford]

Yes , there seemed to be plenty there on the lead up to the full moon in August.