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Joe the human good luck charm was all smiles with this solid pearl perch.
The taxman never misses.
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Mitch was pretty happy with this nice snapper hooked on a jig.
Gold Coast fishing Jcontinues to fire
UST when you think everything is back to normal,
Gold Coast
by HEATH ZYGNERSKI
you come to realise COVID-19 isn’t quite finished with us yet.
tics and micro jigs. While floating baits down a trail is my fa- vouritestyleoffishing,if the fish aren’t biting you
than I catch.
They love micro jigs
At least the fishing hasn’t stopped through the pandemic, with the Gold Coast really turn- ing it on.
though, with plenty of fish landed on these smaller metals.
The past month has seen the water tempera- ture drop and current slow.
can waste lots of time. Drifting and using baits or lures can really increase your strike rate because you cover more ground and find where
For Queensland an- glers planning to target either snapper or pearl perch, you need to be aware of the closed season from July 15 to August 15, where both species are no take.
The reefs early on were full of baitfish and with them came the cooler water species such as snapper, pearl perch and kingfish.
the fish are holding. Pearl perch have been onthechewoverthepast month, with some fish
If you plan on head- ing over the border to NSW and landing a few, be aware the rules in Queensland state ‘in possession’.
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Snapper have been in good numbers along the coast, with fish hitting most baits and lures thrown at them.
goingbetterthan60cm. They are holding in less than 50 fathoms too, which makes them easy to target for an-
So if you get checked by Fisheries Queens- land on the way home, you have to prove you caught the fish in NSW.
The humble pilchard or dead yakka floated down a berley trail has accounted for good fish, as have soft plas-
glers in smaller craft. Pearlies tend to hit baits more readily on a
paternoster-style rig.
I find if I float line for them I miss more fish
Fisheries Queensland
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