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gold coast fishing trip
Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2019 12:59 pm
by e.welch
hello, everyone, my family are going to the Goldcoast for a friend's wedding we will be there for nine days and we leave on friday where we are staying is right next to a canal so I am definitely going to get some fishing in was wondering if anyone has any advice? will post a report up with some pics if i can.
Re: gold coast fishing trip
Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2019 1:04 pm
by saph
Ask at little tackle shops whats biting not at bcf and that.
best advice i can give is to ask locals about whats biting.
Re: gold coast fishing trip
Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2019 2:11 pm
by shazdoggg
Was up on the GC few weeks back. Saw an amazing array of fish in the river. Was based near the casino, so most fishing was around that part of river. Saw big bream mooching the oysters on the river bank, mullet frollocking on the surface, garfish, sand whiting and even saw a squid on our last day.
Managed my pb flathead at Tweed heads near the seagulls club. Was between 65-70cm and taken on 7inch gold fleck shad. So many good fish in that part of the world if you're into lure fishing.
Think mangrove jack's will start making an appearance as the water warms up a bit.
Re: gold coast fishing trip
Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2019 2:51 pm
by CapturedFishing
It can be hit and miss fishing from the shore, a there's heaps of people around. However they've been getting Jacks and even Barra in the canals amongst the moorings and the pylons. So I reckon anywhere you can find a bit of structure you're bound to find some fish.
As mentioned earlier the banks can hold good flathead if you're willing to put in some time covering ground.
Last time I went there and took my little boat, I got some good fish in the seaway. Underneath the seaway about half way down the rockwall theres a pipe that goes across the channel. Top of the high tide change if you can find out exactly where that pipe is, it holds some good fish. Be prepared to lose gear though.
Re: gold coast fishing trip
Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2019 9:47 am
by e.welch
shazdoggg wrote: ↑Tue Oct 29, 2019 2:11 pm
Was up on the GC few weeks back. Saw an amazing array of fish in the river. Was based near the casino, so most fishing was around that part of river. Saw big bream mooching the oysters on the river bank, mullet frollocking on the surface, garfish, sand whiting and even saw a squid on our last day.
Managed my pb flathead at Tweed heads near the seagulls club. Was between 65-70cm and taken on 7inch gold fleck shad. So many good fish in that part of the world if you're into lure fishing.
Think mangrove jack's will start making an appearance as the water warms up a bit.
one of my favorite fish is mangrove jack so hoping to catch some
Re: gold coast fishing trip
Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2019 9:48 am
by e.welch
CapturedFishing wrote: ↑Tue Oct 29, 2019 2:51 pm
It can be hit and miss fishing from the shore, a there's heaps of people around. However they've been getting Jacks and even Barra in the canals amongst the moorings and the pylons. So I reckon anywhere you can find a bit of structure you're bound to find some fish.
As mentioned earlier the banks can hold good flathead if you're willing to put in some time covering ground.
Last time I went there and took my little boat, I got some good fish in the seaway. Underneath the seaway about half way down the rockwall theres a pipe that goes across the channel. Top of the high tide change if you can find out exactly where that pipe is, it holds some good fish. Be prepared to lose gear though.
would love to catch a barra i've never caught a barra before
Re: gold coast fishing trip
Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2019 12:47 pm
by purple5ive
Look up the local charter business mate if you want to go out on the boat.
I went out on a charter there a good 10 years ago. And caught quite a few spotted mackeral. Was during December from memory
Re: gold coast fishing trip
Posted: Thu Oct 31, 2019 2:33 pm
by Mattblack
There are some big Bronze Whalers in the canals.
Re: gold coast fishing trip
Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2019 9:48 am
by e.welch
i caught a couple of decent bream there was a little jetty out the back of the canal walked along the canal a bit saw a decent flathead and some monster bream but none would eat a lure. the biggest bream was about 40 and he went back. highlight of the trip was when i caught a monster blue swimmer that dropped of at the edge of the jetty. couple guys caught some trevs but all up was fun just not much was caught.
Re: gold coast fishing trip
Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2019 10:08 am
by Lightningx
Not a bad bream mate
Sounds like you’re having fun
