THIS WEEK’S GOLD COAST AND TWEED ESTUARY FISHING REPORT AND NEWS
2 July 2022
Dad joke:
I had so much fun making sandcastles with Granddad.
Grandma spoiled all the fun by making me put all his ashes back into the urn.
TWEED RIVER by Smithy
G’day everyone I am glad to have had another fantastic week of fishing as it appears that I might be off the water for the next few days with the prediction of a rain event.
I moved around the river this week and jigged the deep holes that were holding bait schools as well as cast and trolled some Pontoon 21 crackjack and Slam lures across the shallows. Fishing the shallows is a good option at this time of the year as the flatties will often move on to the flats on the making tides in search of food and warmer water.
This month especially on the weeks leading up to the new and full moons should see some schools of good quality tailor start to move up the river so keep an eye out for any bird or surface activity. The species caught this week were a heap of flatties and bream as well as school jew and small mangrove jack.
To book a private lure fishing charter with Brad call him on 0419 028 704 around 4-6pm daily
GOLD COAST RIVERS by Clinto
What a week it was for the squid! They came on thick and bigger in size. They are not widespread yet, so you have to know exactly where they are holding each day and take full advantage. They usually stay in the same few hundred metres that day.
There is just something about the Ecogear Dartmax jigs, they just smash arrow squid. No surprise though really as the Japanese have been doing it for hundreds of years.
The biggest thing I look for on the sounder when chasing squid is undulating bottom.
We had a number of days with falling barometer and this always makes for a slow bite. You really have to keep moving and keep grinding away to produce a result. There were flathead, flounder, tuskfish, winter whiting, leatherjacket, and there is a ton of small tailor in the broadwater. These mad things harass white bait all day long, and are great at biting off expensive lures and even squid jigs.
Run out tides in deeper water have been fishing best for both fish and squid. Best areas for me this week were Southport, and the deep reefy holes South of Crab island and East of Carters bank.
There were also some nice flathead in the canals of Nerang river.
Neap tides this week are not great for hot bites but they make it easy to fish most areas, and great for another week of chasing the awesome arrow squid which are so much fun to catch and even better to eat.
To book a charter with Clint
SMS 0432 990 302 anytime.
Best fishing days this week according to the almanac:
Sunday: 19
Monday: 14
Tuesday: 14
Wednesday: 35
Thursday: 70
Friday: 36
Saturday: 14
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*This is just a prediction. There are many factors when it comes to fishing and fish are unpredictable at times, there are no exact guarantees. We include this just for fun and see how it plays out every week.
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