THIS WEEK’S GOLD COAST AND TWEED ESTUARY FISHING REPORT AND NEWS
22 April 2023
TWEED RIVER by Smithy
G’day everyone here we are at the end of another working week. The wind this week has been absolutely crazy and looks like it might continue through to the weekend.
The good thing about the Tweed is it’s size and contours provides areas to work and hide from all winds. We worked sheltered areas that provided us with a combination of deep and shallow grounds to troll and deep water jig for a variety of species.
The species caught were flatties, bream, whiting, grunter, moses perch and school jew with the best performing lures being slams, mmd prawn vibes and ecogear zx40 and breamers.
To book a private lure fishing charter with Brad call him on 0419 028 704 around 4-6pm daily
GOLD COAST RIVERS by Clinto
Wild and windy this week which is not abnormal for this time of year, soon it will settle more. Well at least half the time.
A very eventful week, I helped some jetski riders whose ski was sinking and they were clinging to it while the run out tide was dragging them towards the seaway, and no one else was around. Good timing we were coming past, picked them up and towed their ski to the ramp.
Also had someone give us a fake 1 star google review for the joke I made about Clive Palmer, and another fake one for having a go at another charter boat that has stolen literally all my broadwater knowledge and spots by pretending to be a mate and asking hundreds of questions over three years, coming fishing many times for free, then buying a charter boat to directly compete. Not that it matters, most people see through that sort of bs. We all learn from others but when it’s so blatantly underhanded over a number of years that is a different story.
If you have been with me before, had a good time and would like to give me a good review to balance the gutless keyboard warriors, here is the link:
https://g.page/r/CS7TQbW0GvPtEBM/review
If you do I promise I’ll send you a gift in the mail as thanks 😉
I kept going out this week and it wasn’t too bad in the mornings, however it looks like getting a bit much this weekend. Definitely offshore is no go, the estuaries are the only option, and even then look for shelter from the wind.
New moon was on Thursday, sand whiting breeding season is wrapping up and they will be found up Nerang river existing and feeding over winter. The squid are increasing and we have been getting up to eight arrows a day mostly on Ecogear blades and a few on Ecogear Dartmax squid jigs.
I will be doing heaps of squidding in the next four or five months so get in touch if you’d like to book a charter. Squid are so much fun and easy to catch and so yummy to eat. Best thing is on squid charters we usually catch lots of flathead and flounder too.
Flathead are suddenly appearing more in the shallows too. I did a wading charter yesterday and although the wind was Southerly 15-25 knots client Paul and I caught over 60 fish on yabbies and Zman ST Grubz, including 20 flathead up to 56cm and whiting up to 39cm. It was a fun session and no coincidence that the fish were aggressively feeding as the barometer climbed to 1020.
The wind looks to be slowly easing by late this coming week but I’ll still be fishing every day in spots with some shelter from the wind. I only have Wednesday and Friday still available.
To book a charter with Clint
SMS 0432 990 302 anytime.
Best fishing days this week according to the almanac:
Sunday: 53
Monday: 20
Tuesday: 14
Wednesday: 14
Thursday: 46
Friday: 69 🌗
Saturday: 26
Sunday: 13
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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.
Charter options this coming week:
Tweed river:
Call Brad on 0419 028 704 between 4-6pm daily 👍🏻
Gold Coast:
SMS Clint 0432 990 302 anytime,
Or book instantly here:
SMS 0432 990 302 to book your charter adventure!
Useful links:
Online store:
www.goldcoastlures.com
Fishing tips and secrets books:
Subscribe to our youtube channel:
https://m.youtube.com/channel/UClkPb52-hCxcfI3isXgVLIw
Dad jokes:
https://m.facebook.com/DadSaysJokes
Gold Coast seaway tides:
http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/tides/#!/qld-gold-coast-seaway
Gold Coast weather:
Seabreeze:
https://www.seabreeze.com.au/weather/wind-forecast/qld-gold-coast
Surfers Paradise:
http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/forecasts/surfers-paradise.shtml
Gold Coast marine waters:
http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/forecasts/gold-coast-waters.shtml
Rain radar:
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR663.loop.shtml
Finally a huge shout out and thanks to our sponsors, preferred brands and suppliers:
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Cheers
Smithy & Clinto
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