Bush 'n Beach Fishing Magazine Location reports & tips for fishing, boating, camping, kayaking, 4WDing in Queensland and Northern NSW
With this, the fishing is also improving. Most of the fishing has been done around the river mouths.
The Baffle is still dirty in the upper reaches, but is worthy of a fish around the mouth, where some big grunter, bream and a few flathead have been caught. There has also been some big dart at the very mouth of the Baffle on the run-in tide.
There are similar conditions in the Kolan River with the cleanest water being around the mouth also. Some of the sand flats towards the old mouth have held some quality whiting and flathead. Further upstream has seen a few big grunter and the odd mangrove jack.
The Burnett River is still producing some great fishing sessions. The upper reaches have been producing some whiting and a few sickle fish. Some areas midstream have held a few nice grunter and big numbers of bream. Some of the bream are big, being up to 42cm long and at this size they are great fighters and are also great to eat.
The rock walls down around the Burnett River mouth are also holding the bream, but there are also good numbers of cod and mangrove jacks. A few school mackerel have been caught out around the river mouth amongst the lead markers.
The Elliott River is also fishing well with a mix of dart, whiting and a few flathead all being caught.
A bit of stable weather this week saw a few barra caught at Lake Monduran. Most of the barra are up to 70cm but are great to catch at this size. The key to catching the barra is to use a smaller lure.
Till next time,
Tim Mulhall
