fishermen

Happy fishermen display their remarkable catch of large Spanish Mackerel.

Fishing is one of Bowen's biggest attractions, with numerous creek systems, coral studded islands, offshore reefs, and most importantly, abundant fish life. Bowen has many creek systems, which hold healthy numbers of Mangrove-jack, Bream, Whiting, and Barramundi (closed season Nov 1st-Feb 1st). Bowen offers a multitude of offshore fishing options, and you will only need to go a short way to access many of the inshore islands and reefs, which hold good numbers of Coral Trout, Sweetlip, and Mackerel. These islands include Lighthouse, Stone, Middle, and the magnificent Gloucester and Holbourne islands, all of which, have abundant reefs for both line and spearfishing, especially for the very tasty painted crayfish. Bowen is renowned for its Spotted and Spanish Mackerel fishing, and from June through to September, the bountiful Bowen Mackerel patches are only a short, 5km boat run from the Grays Bay Boat Ramp. These fish arrive in huge numbers and when they come to the bite, the fishing is simply world-class. Source: www.tourismbowen.com.au/fishing

Whether it be from a boat, bridge, jetty, or shore, the Moreton Bay Region has a great range of options for anglers, both experienced and novice, to try their luck. The adventurous can head out into the deep water where you can pull in cobia, marlin, billfish, and wahoo. In the calmer waters of the bay tailor, squid, snapper, and whiting can be lured to take the bait. The region’s three rivers — North Pine, South Pine, and Caboolture — can be fished from the banks or on the water. Leis Park at Petrie is a good launching spot for a day out on the North Pine River, which has three boat ramps. These rivers offer a variety of fish species, including bass, flathead, cod, bream, mud crabs and prawns, jewfish, mangrove jack, tailor, trevally, mullet, and whiting. Lake Samsonvale Also known as North Pine Dam, this lake offers a diverse experience for the keen angler along with a healthy fishery at Joyner. Lake Kurwongbah Shore-based fishing is permitted at Mick Hanfling Park and paddle craft anglers are allowed seven days a week in daylight hours. Source: www.moretondaily.com.au/news/fishing-hot-spots-in-the-mor...

The Local Catch Deep sea: Cobia Marlin Billfish Wahoo Rivers: Whiting Sandcraps Mudcraps Flathead In the bay: Tailor Squid Snapper Whiting Source: www.visitmoretonbayregion.com.au/blog/fishing

Queensland’s Mary River marks the barramundi’s southern limit on the East Coast, with regular catches in the river and occasional fish from the labyrinth of channels, flats, and tidal creeks that make up the Great Sandy Strait into which the river flows. Though the Mary River flows through Maryborough, fishing access is generally done from Beaver Rocks ramp or River Head at the mouth, 35km from Maryborough. Barramundi prefers the turbid water of the river to the clearer water found in sandy creeks of the strait. There is a chance of catching a trophy saltwater barramundi or threadfin salmon in the Mary River, along with hordes of blue salmon, bream, prawns, and crabs. Though barramundi are present, the main saltwater catch is whiting (summer, tin can, and diver species), flathead, southern and pikey bream, tailor, blue and threadfin salmon, mangrove jacks, northern and southern jewfish, perch (which look like a small jewfish), cod, mud and blue swimmer crabs, and prawns. Source: www.wikifishingspots.com.au/maryborough-queensland-fishin...

Mary river runs through Maryborough and provides access to some great fishing spots around Maryborough. The Mary River is usually dirty water, upstream is freshwater which makes it the perfect environment for Barramundi and Crocodiles. In fact, Maryborough marks the start of Barramundi fishing. Source: www.fishingspots.com.au/s/maryborough/