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Summer options for Moreton Bay
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and there are a few iso- lated structures north of the Measured Mile to the southern end of the Pearl Channel.
and a downrigger will help fish the stronger current, where you can often find the odd tusk- ie or spangled emperor.
ging these areas when you find bait will put you in with a chance of finding cobia, spanish mackerel and kingfish.
The Brisbane River is fishing better now than it has in years, with king threadfin salmon being caught as far up as St Lucia.
the Pearl Channel back towards Cockle Banks and the area around the Measured Mile down to the top of Mud Island.
Even the edges of the shipping channel from Tangalooma up to Bul- wer are worth having a sound around.
All the above areas are great places for early morning or even- ing sessions, especially on tide changes during weekdays, otherwise you have to contend with crowds on the weekend.
A couple of these structures hold snapper, tuskies and particularly grass sweetlip.
Cod, snapper, bream and the odd summer jewfish are also there for the taking.
Even though winter is over, bream are still available and places such as the river, the eastern side in close and northeast corner of Mud, the western side of Green, the northern side of Coochie and the pylons around Dun- wich, the Pine River, Hayles Inlet, and Lota and Tingalpa creeks are holding good fish.
Curtain Reef is hold- ing a lot of trevally at present.
Keep an eye on the weather though, as you are in open waters and not protected by More- ton Island.
Snapper have been found along both sides of the drop-offs from Clara Rocks down to the rock walls around the mouth.
The eastern side of the Rainbow Channel from Myora north along the drop-offs is best fished a few hours either side of the top and bottom tide due to the current,
Even the shipping channel edges north of Bulwer are worth a try, as there are isolat- ed coffee rocks struc- tures all the way up to Caloundra and jig-
You’ll need to have the correct safety gear on board, and this ap- plies to when you’re in Moreton Bay also, which has calm and partially smooth water.
If you’re after live bait Boggy Creek, the small bay near the wa- ter treatment outlet, or the mouths of Bulimba and Norman creeks are good places to try.
The further south you go past Macleay Is- land, the more bream you’ll find, with bream around most of the mangrove lined islands.
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Pike can be jigged up near the Coffee Pots and its worth look- ing around the outer beacons towards the mouth, as there’s also the odd squid at the end of the rock wall.
There are still plenty of flathead on the flats at Wynnum, the west- ern side of Green, King Island and the southern end of the boat passage, and the mouths of Lota and Tingalpa creeks.
Plastics in the river have been doing a lot of damage and they are worth a try at a few of the above marks.
Though for better numbers of flathead head to Hayes Inlet, the Caboolture River, the Pine River, Nudgee, or the sand banks in Burpengary Creek and the mouth of Pumices- tone Passage.
Winter whiting are still available around Fishermans Gutter or the weed beds in the Rous Channel.
Good quality sum- mer whiting are around the Hope, Pelican and Chain banks, the south- ern corner of the Amity banks to the Rainbow Channel, around Hayes Inlet, the Pine River and Golden Beach at Bribie Island.
So, get out early and chase reef fish, then go looking for pelag- ics, keeping an eye on the skies for circulat- ing birds and you could come home with a mixed bag.
While fishing around the entrance to the Rous Channel, you could have a go for squid, as the weed beds are still holding good quality models, mainly arrow squid.
Here’s hoping spotties turn up in better num- bers this year, as they’re already in Hervey Bay.
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Sand crabs are around in reasonable numbers and can be found from
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