SEAWAY SEES LOTS OF ACTION

THE weather was great last Saturday morning and my daughter Bec and I were lucky to get an invite for a fish offshore with my mate Wayne.

We saw plenty of whales, which was awesome.

The sounder was showing good bait schools and plenty of fish on the reef – just getting them to bite was the hard part.

We fished a few areas off the Southport Seaway from 32m to 48m mark and eventually caught a few nice pansized snapper.

Moving around a bit if spots were slow, a good selection of bait including WA pilchards, whole large squid, garfish, mullet, bonito and tailor fillets and live yakkas combined with a regular burly trail were all part of the success.

The current is usually a bit slower this time of year but last Saturday we had a fair bit of flow which affected how the burly was working; we had to make sure to throw it well in front of the boat to make it more effective.

Earlier in the week some great snapper, spangled emperor, moses, tusk, trag and pearl perch were caught on the local reefs using a mixture of bait and soft plastics.

It goes to show that every day is different and you have to make adjustments to maximise your chances.

The weekend forecast shows some much-needed rain on the way. This is good news for the local rivers and estuaries which are in need of a flush to get the bait and fish on the move.

A bit of rain certainly won’t dampen the spirits of most fishos who will go fishing no matter what.

Coomera Bait & Tackle customer Robbie Daly (see Brag Board) has been doing well around the Southport Seaway catching and releasing some big flathead using live herring as bait.

The Seaway will attract and hold lots of big female flathead as we get closer to breeding season. In turn, there will be plenty of male flathead hanging around, which are a good size eating fish.

Brad Smith Fishing Charters customers have been landing some very nice school jew fish and flathead in the Nerang River and Runaway Bay area.

They have also been finding bream, flounder and tailor.

Coomera Houseboat Holidays customers have been scoring a good mixed feed this week with a few flathead, bream, whiting, flounder and tailor on offer around Jumpinpin and the Broadwater.

Some good spots have been The Never Fail Islands, Jacobs Well Kangaroo Island area, Cabbage Tree Point, Tiger Mullet Eden Island end and also Green Bank, Canaipa Passage, Cobby Passage and Logan River.

In the Broadwater try the Pimpama River, Coomera River North and South Arms, Aldershots, Brown Island and Crab Island, Wave Break Island and Marine Stadium.

Mud crabs have also been on the menu mainly around Jumpinpin and the Coomera River.

Hope you all have a good weekend and get out for a fish.

Just make sure you have the latest weather report before heading out on the water.

And remember, if you have any great catches or photos you would like to share, please email us and let us know how you went.

You are invited to send them all to: brett@coomerahouseboats.com.au.