BERLEY A MUST FOR BREAM
HI everyone, hope you have all had a good week. The strong westerly winds have brought a cold snap to the Tweed and Gold Coast. A big swell for offshore waterways is on the way making fishing inshore the best option as we head towards the weekend.
Reports of some good-sized bream showing up around Jumpinpin during the week. Best spots are Kalinga Bank, Crusoe Island, Tiger Mullet Channel, Whalley’s Gutter, Short Island Huts, Perrys Hole, Little Rocky Point and the Power Lines.
In the southern Broadwater try the Gold Coast Seaway walls, Wavebreak Island, rock walls around canal entrances at Runaway Bay and any bridge pylons, Marine Pde Labrador rock wall and Lands End Biggera Waters.
I recommend keeping a consistent berley trail going, sometimes once you start catching fish you forget to berley and the fish will go off the bite. My favourite bait is mullet fillet. This time of year, large schools of white pilchards and hardy heads can be found at Jumpinpin and the Broadwater making these ideal baits.
The westerlies did the job and fired up some great tailor fishing on South Stradbroke Island during the week with local fishos spinning up some good-sized green backs using metal slugs targeting the tailor schools harassing bait in the gutters. Picking the right gutter can be hit and miss so be prepared to cover ground at times to find the quality fish. I prefer to target the last couple of hours of the run-in tide when the gutters are full of water, day or night. And keep an eye out for diving birds.
The big swell tipped for the end of the week will make beach fishing hard work, and not ideal. Usually in these conditions more tailor schools will push into the Seaway or Jumpinpin Bar chasing bait then actively move through the deeper main channels as the tide rises which is great news for anglers.
I have included the link to Fisheries Queensland with information on the Snapper and Pearl Perch closure which commenced on the 15th of July and finishes 16th of August 2020. Make sure you know your responsibilities https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/ business-priorities/fisheries/ sustainable/sustainablefisheries-strategy/fisheriesreforms
Brad from Brad Smith Fishing Charters reports this week flathead, bream, whiting and trevally in the middle reaches of the Tweed River using Samaki Vibelicious vibes, Ecogear ZX45, and Slams.
Clint reports again this week good tides for the Broadwater during the day with a big range of great eating fish including tuskfish, flathead, flounder, whiting, arrow squid and blue swimmer crabs, on yabbies and vibes.
Nerang River will be slow with not much tidal flow. Good chance to try deeper holes for mulloway and flathead though.
Another week of awesome fishing in the Broadwater, best I’ve seen in four years.
Gavin from Sea Probe Fishing Charters reports 50 fathoms did slow up a little after the full moon and the current picked up , but still some very nice fish taken such as snapper, kingfish, amberjacks, pearl perch and tusk fish.
If you have any great catches to report or fishing photos please email them to brett@fishotackle.com.au
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