FISHING

OFFSHORE: Snapper, trag jew and jewfish have been the biggest catch around the Coast. Try for black marlin on 50 fathoms, east of the Seaway.

BEACHES: Sea bream have started to show up. Try in the deep gutters as well for dart and whiting.

BROADWATER: Big squire and snapper have been showing up in the Seaway. Jewfish also taken in the Seaway on live baits. Whiting around the Council Chambers.

RIVERS: The Tweed has been producing lots of bream. Good mangrove jack also in the Tweed, Nerang and Coomera Rivers. Whiting around the sand banks in the Currumbin and Tallebudgera creeks.

FRESHWATER: Coomera Weir, Clear Island Waters and Hinze Dam for bass.

Report by Mark Berg’s Addict Tackle and Doug Burt’s Tackle World.