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Grant scored a nice morning athead.
Squid fishing has be- come increasingly pop- ular of late.
The slower the fall, the more chance you have.
Winter species in full swing
INTER is flying by and we are
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already into the last month of the season, though our winter spe- cies will still be in full swing.
pressure and make for a better back end of the season.
In the Broadwater of late there has been an abundance of arrow squid in deeper water of around 3m.
Here in Queensland we are experiencing our first year of the snapper and pearl perch closure, which will be in effect until August 15, mean- ing you cannot target or keep either of these species until after this date.
Inshore fishing has been a bit of a hit, with good captures coming over the school holidays and hopefully many to come.
Squid jigs in 3.0 size seem to be most effec- tive.
This will give the fish a good chance to do what they do best with- out constant fishing
The Broadwater has been a good place to tar- get flathead, big bream and tailor, with the odd showing of summer species including man- grove jack, trevally and giant herring.
I choose jig sizes that align with the depth of water I’m fishing (2.0 in2m,3.0in3mand so on), as squid will always go for a jig as it falls rather than on the retrieve.
Josh with a mangrove jack caught from his kayak.
The best bet is to give them all a go and if you get lucky, continue fish- ing that type of terrain.
Tiger squid are still about and I find them around rock walls more than any other places, in locations such as the Grand Hotel and Tall- ebudgera Creek wall.
Due to the lack of seri- ous rain, the high tides have seen very clear water in the Broadwa- ter, meaning prime con- ditions for squid.
Another thing I like to do is run my drag so light that when I twitch the rod to jig the lure I hear slight ticks of the drag.
One thing commonly spoken about is the lo- cation of squid.
If your drag is too tight, you’ll pull the jig out of their tentacles.
A surprise giant herring in the Broadwater.
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Trolling hard-bodies and casting soft plastics remain the preferred techniques, with lures
I have found them along rock walls, over weed banks, in timber, up shallow and down deep.
I haven’t noticed any favourite colours but find I’m more reluc- tant to grab something with stripes than full colours.
Flathead are in full swing in preparation for their yearly spawn.
With the cancellation of this year’s Flathead Classic, we are interest- ed to see how the fish react to no pre-fishing and three consistent days of hundreds of fishers trying to catch them.
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