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Gary and his nice tusk sh caught with yabbies.
Joe took this pair of arrow squid in the Broadwater.
Stephan’s rst ever mulloway caught and released using an Ecogear ZX43 vibe.
Page 18 – Bush ’n Beach Fishing, October 2020
Purple tuskfish is an- other species present in good numbers around the Broadwater recent- ly, and it’s great to see so many juvenile mod- els in reef and seagrass areas.
They will read- ily attack lures whether small trolled hard-bod- ies or surface lures cast toward surface feeding fish.
Plenty of variety on the Gold Coast
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to reach the bottom in 5-7m depths.
fishing season, with mangrove jack and sand whiting becoming more active, with live beachworms proving great bait for whiting.
Wind your bait up about a metre so your bait is visible to the pe- lagic mackerel.
This month is also one of the best times to catch trevally in lo- cal rivers, and the most common species are gi- ant, bigeye, brassy and tealeaf trevally.
Hopefully, all the ac- tivity signals a good summer ahead for other mackerel species on the shallow offshore reef.
They love attacking yabbies and small met- al vibes, and put up a furious fight on light tackle.
Early in mangrove jack season, you’ll find mul- let fillets fished around bridge pylons and rock bars work well.
They are a high-qual- ity eating fish, though we prefer to keep only a few for a feed and release most.
And we can expect to catch winter whit- ing, squid, flathead, flounder, blue swimmer crabs and many others in the Broadwater.
Active most of the time – apart from the hottest and cold- est weather periods – tuskies have a 30cm minimum legal size in Queensland.
So, get out there with yabbies and vibes and enjoy our amazing wa- terways!
October is a month when snot weed can spoil the fishing, so keep moving to areas clear of it and you’ll find fish.
To book on a charter with myself or Brad, or if you have any fishing related questions, SMS 0432 990 302, email fishingwithclint@ gmail.com, or find us on Facebook at Brad Smith Fishing Charters.
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Mitch and his rst school mackerel.
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