Prime Hotspots
Curated locations from the north tropics to the southern reefs.
NT96% ScoreDaly River (Crossing)
Target · Barramundi, Threadfin Salmon, Saratoga
Peak Barramundi activity reported at the S-bend. Clarity 4/5. 28°C water temp.
VIC88% ScorePort Phillip Bay
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.
WA92% ScoreExmouth Gulf
Target · Spanish Mackerel, Giant Trevally, Coral Trout, Spangled Emperor
Bluewater paradise. Trolling skirts off the Tantabiddi ramp produces mackerel year-round.
SA84% ScoreGlenelg Jetty
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.
QLD90% ScoreGold Coast Seaway
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.
QLD86% ScoreTallebudgera Creek
Target · Dusky Flathead, Yellowfin Bream, Sand Whiting
Clear southern Gold Coast estuary. Walk the sand flats on the run-in for sight-cast flathead.
QLD93% ScoreJumpinpin Bar
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.