Season’s Greetings from Danny and Michelle at Island Fishing Supplies, Banksia Beach and Bellara.
SANDSTONE POINT FLATS
There is still some nice summer whiting being caught on the flats, also trolling hard bodied lures in the same area some good quality cobia have been caught.
RED BEACH THROUGH TO WOORIM
Plenty of mac tuna and long tail tuna getting caught on 15-20 gram Halco Twisties.
PACIFIC HARBOUR CANALS
Some good mangrove jack around the pontoons and big eye trevally on poppers on an incoming tide and the odd mulloway at night on live baits.
BANKSIA BEACH
Plenty of grassy sweet lip around the ripples on squid strips and some really big bream as well.
WHITE PATCH
Good catches of summer whiting at White Patch on the flats around the yabbie holes on an incoming tide using live blood worms.
BIG MAC ATTACK
Mackerel are a hard fighting, fast and very tasty fish making catching mackerel very popular in Queensland. They are a prolific species up and down the Queensland coast, usually starting to arrive in numbers early December. Spanish, spotted and spool mackerel are the major target species. They are an ideal small boat target and can also be caught land-based on our local beaches. Mackerel have razor sharp teeth that can easily snip through heavy nylon or fluoro carbon leader, so in most situations a length of wire trace is needed. Wire trace that is too thick or too long greatly reduces the bite. In general, try to fish as light as possible.
It is very important to get out on the water before sunrise as most of the time the action is over by 9am. There is also a late afternoon bite, but it is not as ferocious as the morning bite period.
A change of tide also sees the fish come on the bite, with the week leading up to the full moon usually the best time to chase these magnificent fish. I always dispatch mackerel straight away, bleed them and put them straight on ice.
Enjoy fishing and remember to catch only what you need!
Wishing you a Happy Holiday Season and thank you for all your support throughout the year!
Danny and Michelle
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