Prime Hotspots

Curated locations from the north tropics to the southern reefs.

Daly River (Crossing)

Target · Barramundi, Threadfin Salmon, Saratoga

Peak Barramundi activity reported at the S-bend. Clarity 4/5. 28°C water temp.

Target · Pink Snapper, King George Whiting, Australian Salmon, Southern Calamari

Snapper season fires up from October. Drift the channels with pilchards on a paternoster rig.

Target · Spanish Mackerel, Giant Trevally, Coral Trout, Spangled Emperor

Bluewater paradise. Trolling skirts off the Tantabiddi ramp produces mackerel year-round.

Target · King George Whiting, Southern Calamari, Tommy Ruff, Yellowfin Bream

Family-friendly land-based spot. Squid jigs at dusk, then bait fishing through the night.

Target · Mulloway, Tailor, Giant Trevally, Yellowfin Bream

Deep tidal channel between The Spit and South Stradbroke. Mulloway hold in the holes on the run-out.

Target · Dusky Flathead, Yellowfin Bream, Sand Whiting

Clear southern Gold Coast estuary. Walk the sand flats on the run-in for sight-cast flathead.

Target · Mangrove Jack, Dusky Flathead, Tailor, Yellowfin Bream

The northern Gold Coast Broadwater opens to the ocean here — a maze of channels, sandbanks and yabby flats.