Bush 'n Beach Fishing Magazine Location reports & tips for fishing, boating, camping, kayaking, 4WDing in Queensland and Northern NSW
Thankfully, the local estuary fishing has been fantastic lately. The mouth of the Burnett River and around the leads have been producing plenty of pelagic action. Good numbers of school mackerel, mac tuna and even a few queenfish have been caught during this past week.
The Burnett is alive with three-tooth jew, with some nice fish being caught between the Port and Rubyanna Creek. There is no legal size or bag limit on these fish, but keep only what you need.
Another species being caught in the same area are some good quality northern whiting which are classed the same as summer whiting, with a minimum length of 23cm and a bag limit of 30.
Some other species that are really firing right throughout the river have been bream, flathead, snub-nosed perch, good grunter and a few mangrove jack round Toft Rocks and Splitters Creek.
A few local keen young anglers have been having a ball in both the Kolan and Elliott Rivers recently.
The Win Television Monduran Family Fishing Classic will be held on 17th and 18th of October this year. This is always a fantastic competition with heaps of lucky draw prizes as well as prize money to be won. Lake Monduran is just under 95% capacity at the moment, so there will be heaps of room for all competitors on the water all weekend.
Barramundi to 97cm have been caught this past week, with the Jackall Squirrel still being one of the most efficient lures. Most of the Tackle World Bundaberg team will be attending the weekend, so feel free to grab any of us for any information, tips or tricks and let’s enjoy one of the best run freshwater fishing comps held in Queensland.
Fish with confidence,
Dale Smith
Tackle World Bundaberg
