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24 April 2020 fishing report and news

THIS WEEK’S GOLD COAST AND TWEED ESTUARY FISHING REPORT AND NEWS

24 April 2020

Dad joke:

My wife says I’m getting fat.

But in my defence I’ve had a lot on my plate recently.

TWEED RIVER by Smithy

The Tweed continues to provide fun surface action with whiting, flathead and bream willing to chase MMD splashprawns in Banana bender and Honey Bee colours.

More Mulloway are showing up in the deeper holes of the middle reaches, Samaki Vibelicious in White bait colour and Ecogear ZX40’s work well for them.

GOLD COAST RIVERS by Clinto

There are a lot of fish moving around the broadwater chasing big schools of small bait fish. The seaway is the main fish focus with a big variety of fish feeding there including mackerel, snapper, bream and flathead. 

Plenty of fresh food in the broadwater

See the mud map in pics below. This is a reef area that produces snapper and bream amongst others. Try fishing there within 1/2 to one hour of tide changes, depth is around eight metres.

Reef area near the seaway

We’ll soon see squid numbers increase, see our facebook members club for tips on catching squid on lures during the day, join our club free by clicking on the link below.

Samaki Vibelicious in white bait colour is lethal on flathead and mulloway
A glorious mid week day on the Gold Coast broadwater

This coming week we are seeing neap tides so it’s a good chance to fish near the seaway and in the main channels and deeper water for a longer period around tide changes.

SMS 0432 990 302 to book your charter adventure or echarter!

Useful links:

This week’s specials from our facebook store:

Autumn value pack, now only $79!

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Ecogear ZX40 pack:

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Browse our Facebook shop:

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Subscribe to our youtube channel:

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Join our members club for free here for special offers and exclusive tips and news:

https://m.facebook.com/groups/171395506881679

Finally a huge shout out and thanks to our sponsors, preferred brands and suppliers:

Jetprintz

Sporty’s fishing

Fisho Tackle

Ecogear

MMD splashprawns

Sax scent

Pontoon 21

Samaki

Gillz Australia

Cheers

Smithy & Clinto

SMS 0432 990 302 to book your charter adventure!

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