3 December 2022 fishing report 🎣

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

3 December 2022

Dad joke:

I’ve decided I want a pet termite. I’m going to call him Clint.

Clint Eatswood.

TWEED RIVER by Smithy

G’day everyone, didn’t fish this week with the bad weather, but caught more school jew, and flathead in the deeper holes that were sheltered from the wind. This coming week is looking much better with improved weather and fill moon lead up.

Will with a nice flattie ready for release

Zx’s and Samaki vibes will work well in the deeper holes for jew, flathead, bream, trevally, and whiting.

Brad is usually booked out a few weeks ahead, and the busiest time of the year is approaching. 

To book a private lure fishing charter with Brad call him on 0419 028 704 around 4-6pm daily

GOLD COAST RIVERS by Clinto

Only did a couple of charters earlier in the week before the wild weather arrived. There were still some good flathead caught using Zman ST Grubz, Zman Prawnz, and 6th Sense plastics, as well as flathead, bream, whiting, tailor in the deeper reefy areas on ZX’s.

Zman Prawnz are great for flathead

The good news is next week is looking much better, so I should be out fishing most days. We have full moon on Thursday too so we will have some good fishing. Morning high tides will suit fishing the shallow banks with soft plastics for flathead. 

Bit choppy

The water is still sitting at around 22 degrees and will take time to rise again after the unseasonal cooler weather we have had. This is ideal for flathead, so we may as well make the most of the extended flattie season. They are so much fun to catch, the moment they grab a plastic is so addictive. They often bust up on the surface in the shallows so always keep an eye out for that.

Flathead fun

Apart from that, with the water so stirred up by swell and wind, there will be lots of bait fish in the broadwater chased by flatties, jew, snapper, tailor, trevally, bream, tarwhine, whiting. Ecogear ZX’s and Samaki vibes will work well on the last of the run out tides in the deeper sections from the Seaway to North Currigee.

Productive session

I’m nearly fully booked for December now, only one day still available this year, and January always gets overbooked.

To book a charter with Clint 

SMS 0432 990 302 anytime.

Best fishing days this week according to the almanac:

Saturday: 14

Sunday: 17

Monday: 46

Tuesday: 73

Wednesday: 90

Thursday: 96 🌕

Friday: 91

Saturday: 77

Sunday: 53

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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.

Flathead charter with soft plastics

Charter options this coming week:

Tweed river:

Call Brad on 0419 028 704 between 4-6pm daily 👍🏻

Gold Coast:

Fully booked.

SMS Clint 0432 990 302 anytime,

Or book instantly here:

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Useful links:

Best selling packs from our online store:

Online store:

www.goldcoastlures.com

Fishing tips and secrets books:

Subscribe to our youtube channel:

https://m.youtube.com/channel/UClkPb52-hCxcfI3isXgVLIw

Dad jokes:

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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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Or book instantly here for Clint’s boat:

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