Fishing Report

Matt Owen
4 days ago
2 min read

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

WHITE PATCH

Solid flathead and grunter are being caught on garfish fillets and soft plastics. Sweetlip have also been showing up around the deeper drop-offs—prawns and squid doing well.

SANDSTONE POINT

Winter whiting and flathead are biting on live yabbies. Schools of tailor are being caught around Cooks Rocks, especially around dawn and dusk.

BANKSIA BEACH

Tailor are moving through from the boat ramp to Ripples—pilchards and metal slugs are working well. Plenty of bream and flathead around the Avon wreck, with soft plastics and peeled prawns proving effective.

BRIBIE BRIDGE

Jewfish (mulloway) are being caught at night on live yellowtail pike or soft vibes under the bridge pylons. Good numbers of big bream are also hanging around the structure.

There are heaps of blue swimmer crabs throughout the passage—make sure you drop your pots!

SKIRMISH POINT

Tailor and dart are being landed, especially on the early morning incoming tide. Use pilchards or whitebait for the best results.

PACIFIC HARBOUR CANALS

Excellent bream fishing in the canals—peeled prawns and shrimp are working well. Sweetlip and grunter are also being caught, mainly on squid and soft plastics.

GLORIOUS WINTER Winter is one of the best times of year to fish in the Bribie area. Crisp mornings and light westerlies are delivering calm, glassed-out conditions across the passage.

At the Oyster Leases, Rock Walls and Avon Wreck, quality bream are gathering in numbers. Floating unweighted baits into these areas is a simple but effective technique.

Flathead are still going strong throughout the system. Hard-bodied diving lures, soft plastics and Arashi swimmers are landing great fish in the creeks, creek mouths and across the flats.

Tailor are more active after dark—most bigger fish are being caught on bait. Lure anglers should focus around first light or dusk for the best bite windows.

OFFSHORE OPTIONS

Weather permitting, offshore fishing is firing with reports of: