Queensland / Moreton bay coverage

[Normust]

Hi Fellas / Ladies,

I joined this site in the hope that you might cover Queensland fishing and in my brief perusal can find no relationship. We can clearly play Rugby League up here though we also enjoy our outdoors and fishing is part of our culture. Is there anyone out there that may help me with fishing marks in southern moreton bay / logan river/ jacobs well ?

[Adsy91]

Just found your post, I'm based in Brisbane but I'm trying to work out some of the areas you've mentioned I'll let you know if I find a pattern.

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[brad_tate]

Normust, I grew up in Redcliffe and fished with my Dad through my teens, and by myself with friends (but only land based). I left in 85 so my info is a bit dated though. As long as human development hasn't changed geography too much, I expect it will still hold true.

I mainly fished the inshore waters off Redcliffe and land based. I can give you three spots I remember as the most productive.

1. Land based fishing for Summer Whiting off Suttons beach. Fish the southern end just past Suttons proper but before it turns into Margate beach. There is a ENE facing section we found productive particularly on live nippers (or Yabbies as we called them). We used to pump them at Torbull Head but the mangroves are all gone there now, made way for housing development. Not sure where the good Nipper grounds are now, there were none around Redcliffe.

2. Crabbing off Margate beach. We dropped witches hats (dillies in QLD parlance) off the Northern end, about 200m out from memory, in a line back south. Dad used to set two lines about 20m apart. He had landmarks he used but I don't remember them well sorry. One was to line up the water tower with the hospital, but either or both have probably changed now.

3. Drifting for Winter whiting on beach worms in the bay between Clontarf and Shorncliffe. Last of the run in tide and first of the run out was Dad's motto. From memory we mostly drifted 1/2-2/3 on the Shorncliffe side. Draw a line east/west through the bay and stay south of that line. East of the Hornibrook (and now Houghton) bridge.

Deception bay was also fairly productive but we didn't have any regular spots. My Nephew is a keen fisherman up there, and has done well for Muddies in the South Pine river, as well as in the Pumistone channel off Bribie Is, but again I don't have any particular spots I can recommend.

Regards, Brad.

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