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Back to basics in the bay targeting bream
* from P9
comes in handy getting
dhills and the mouth of the Pearl Channel.
cause the river was the cleanest it’s been for quite some time.
Live bait such as pod- dies and herring can be found in Boggy Creek and the small bay near Luggage Point, and pike are around the coffee pots (navigation buoys) in the mouth of the Brisbane River.
northern end of the bay around Cockle Banks.
your lure down deeper, and the best areas to try are in the Rainbow Channel near the san-
The bottom end of the river was fishing the best it had done for many years, mainly be-
Snapper, king thread- fin salmon, bream and plenty of estuary and gold spot cod are be- ing caught off structure, which is where you’ll find them because that’s their favorite place to hunt and we’ve pulled the odd cod from the rock wall at the mouth.
So, snapper fishos... why not get back to ba- sics and target bream?
Darren with a two nice Mud Island snapper, prior to the closure.
So, once they cross over the Queensland border the plates will change to ‘no take’ Queensland... interesting.
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A few jewfish have been caught around Clara Rock – which is upriver and just around the corner from the tug terminal – and the hole under the pipeline into Boggy Creek.
So, with the snapper season on hold for a while, why not go back to basics in the bay and target a few bream?
Just use 2/0 or 3/0 cir- cles and they’ll hook themselves, they’re so aggressive at the mo- ment.
In the eddies formed by the pylons at the Gateway Bridge and the drop-offs out from the shipping ter- minals, you’ll have a good chance of finding threadie.
There are a fair few diver whiting available around the weed beds in the Rous Channel, Fishermans Gutter, Amity Banks and Peli- can Banks, and in the
Even if they fish NSW waters, the snapper will have NSW number plates on them.
Sweetlip have slowed down with the onset of cold weather as have tuskfish and moses perch.
There are plenty around coming into spawning season.
The bay is also in- undated with toadfish and there are big ones among them.
With the snapper closure, I wonder how charters will go re- leasing them from the depths?
You’ll be surprised just how much fun you can have.
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