Fishing Report

Hi everyone, Danny and Michelle from Island Fishing Supplies, Bellara.  

WHITE PATCH 

Very nice flathead and sweet lip caught on garfish fillets. 

SANDSTONE POINT 

Winter whiting and flathead caught with live yabbies, also schools of tailor caught around Cooks Rocks. 

BANKSIA BEACH 

Tailor from the boat ramp through to the Ripples. Lots of bream and flathead caught around the Avon Wreck. 

BRIBIE BRIDGE 

Nice jew have been caught at night under the Bribie bridge on live yellowtail pike, also some big bream. 

SKIRMISH POINT 

Tailor and dart being caught at Skirmish Point. 

PACIFIC HARBOUR CANALS 

Plenty of bream caught in the canals, as well as sweet lip caught on prawns and squid. 

WINTER – PERFECT TIME TO FISH 

For many anglers, winter is a golden period on the fishing calendar. Yes, the air is chilly with the light westerly winds, but we probably have some of the most beautiful days and glassed out conditions.   

In the passage, the Oyster Leases, Rock Walls and the Avon Wreck have been holding huge amounts of quality bream, floating unweighted baits into these areas is a very simple and effective technique. 

Flathead remain very good throughout the system, most fish are loving hard bodied diving lures, as well as soft plastics. If you prefer to target some larger fish, throwing some larger hard body swim baits, like our Arashi swimmers in and around the creeks and creek mouths, is still definitely an option. Not all the fish travel up the creeks, some still hang around the flats and have to feed at some point. 

While cool temperatures aren’t always nice for beach fishing, those anglers that rug up will be very well-rewarded with some nice tailor and bream. Tailor are a bit patchy for now, but one thing is for sure the bigger tailor have all been caught on bait after dark. If you prefer to chase them on lures, you will find the bite window a bit shorter and right on dusk or dawn. 

There are a few species to target through the golden period, there is always plenty of offshore options as well.   

Make the most of our fantastic winter days and only take what you need. 

Enjoy your fishing! 

Danny and Michelle