As temperatures begin to reach the single digits in certain areas, the beanies and Uggs come out for what appears to be the start of a wetter-than-usual winter. With the odd shower still about, it hasn’t stopped the fish from biting and the anglers from chasing, with quality fish of all varieties from reef to fresh all in on the action.
There have been reports of some quality long tail and solid little Mack tuna chasing bait balls nice and close all along the coast and from the grounds off Double Island there have been some nice snapper, pearl perch, moses perch, and that very sort-after red emperor.
The bloke in the grey suit is still giving some anglers a bit of grief with sharks being particularly active and going after anything being dragged to the surface from the reef.
With this in mind, make sure you upsize both line and leader and try and get the fish up before they can get your prized catch.
Tin Can Bay has been really firing with reports of good trevally action on the incoming tide around the points and creek mouths.
Trevally are feeding on baits brought in on the tide so fishing smaller slugs and Micro Jigs has worked well, with casting the lure and retrieving at speed the most effective approach.
For those that love the surface bite then hitting the water first thing in the morning or fishing just on sundown has been productive – surface walkers like the Sugapen and Atomic Bull Dogs have been very effective.
Flathead numbers have also been good with plenty of fish on the chew on the run-out tide.
These fish will be sunning themselves on the banks as the water temperatures drop.
Casting up onto the banks with soft plastic or small frogged mouth pilchards on ganged hooks and slowly retrieving has been a proven method.
Whiting numbers are also improving with some nice-sized fish taken off freshly pumped yabbies.
Kauri and Teebar Creeks have been good for the odd jack.
These fish seem to become more active in the late afternoon on the start of the run-out tide and the warmer waters from the shallows upstream raise the temperatures in the creeks getting the fish feeding.
Live baits on poddy mullet or herring are still the number one baits.
Despite the full moon, Jews have been a common by-catch of those targeting tailors along the beaches and around rock structures with half or whole pillies and 20-40g slugs being the most effective bait.
Schools of dart, bream, and whiting are also working their way along the beaches as well as devouring fresh worms as they move.
A reminder that bass season in Queensland closes as of 1 June and re-opens on 1 September, however, Borumba is still fishable with a permit.
To see the season to a close, the fresh has been firing with bass, sooty’s, cod and saratoga all active, leaving the freshwater fisho’s wanting a few extra weeks to target those hard-fighting weapons.
Spinners being the most effective early morning and afternoon and for some surface strikes, the Zman 2.75-inch Finesse Frogs rigged with a weedless jig head are proving more than effective in the Mary and feeder creeks.
With so much quality fish around, don’t let the Bass closure stop you from chasing those monsters in the fresh.
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