Bribie Island & Pumicestone Passage Fishing Report

October 2026 – 2 November 2026 

G’day all – October through to November 2^nd fishing report for Bribie Island and the Pumicestone Passage. It’s been a typical spring mix of solid bread-and-butter fishing interrupted by weather, with a couple of proper highlights. 

Early October. 

Early in the month the Passage was delivering good numbers of solid bream. The Bribie Lock, the bridge, the ripples and Toorbul were the most consistent spots. Anglers working the bridge on beach worms came home with bags of bream, while further up near the third green marker into Ningi there were reports of good bream (to around 35 cm) and the odd quality tarwhine taken on squid. Tailor were hanging around Red Beach and Woody Bay; a few boats chased schools near the south entrance, though the birds (and the fish) were moving around a bit. 

Flathead & other species. 

Flathead have been the most reliable feed fish throughout the month. The usual places did the job – Turner’s Camp, Ningi Creek, Elimbah Creek – plus drifts between the jetty and the bridge, just north of the bridge, south of Pacific Harbour and around the red marker near Pacific Harbour. Soft plastics and fresh baits both worked. There were also a few undersized snapper about (including a pile at the ripples off Kakadu Beach), the odd grunter, and the usual nuisance toads and grinners. 

Mid-to-late October weather. 

Mid-to-late October brought a decent rain event (especially around the 21st–22nd) that dirtied the systems, particularly the Caboolture end and some of the Passage creeks. Pacific Harbour canals stayed cleaner and were worth a look for bream and the first mangrove jacks of the season. On the beaches, Red Beach on Bribie avoided the worst of the white water and weed, so it was the better option for whiting. Tailor numbers thinned a bit, but the ones that were caught were better size – 60 cm fish were common in the better gutters. 

End of month. 

By the end of the month, quality whiting and flathead were still coming from the cleaner water near the mouth of the Passage, and mud crabs had woken up after the rain. Offshore was limited by weather, though a few mixed reef bags (sweetlip, squire, parrotfish) came from the Caloundra 7 and 9 Mile, with school mackerel on the 5 Mile. 

Standout catch. 

The standout of the month was a 105 cm / 12 kg jewie taken on the Bribie Island surfside over the weekend while the angler was targeting whiting. It came on classic light Alvey gear and took 25 minutes of up-and-down beach work to land. A good reminder that big fish still turn up when you least expect them. 

Quick takeaways. 

• Whiting and flathead have been the consistent producers – worms, yabbies, peeled prawns and light plastics all working. 

• Bream have been solid around structure (bridge, Lock, markers). 

• First jacks are showing in the canals as the water warms. 

• After rain, look for cleaner water (canals that aren’t creek-fed, and the lower Passage near the mouth). 

• Red Beach remains a handy land-based option when the ocean beaches are stirred up. 

As usual, check the tide and the weather, and remember the yellow zone rules through most of the Passage (including off Bongaree, Bellara and the bridge). Tight lines for the rest of spring.