GOLD COAST ESTUARY FISHING REPORT by Clinto
30 August 2025
A very sad week for the marine industry with the passing of
Robert “Smithy” Smith of Smithy’s Charters, Mooloolaba. If you’d like to help his lovely family you can donate here:
We have a windy weekend ahead of us then some great looking weather this coming week!
Full moon is next Monday
8 September so we should see some great fishing in the lead up.
This week the squid have still been thick as, and some great size arrows. Best area this season has been Southport by far, they’ll be around in numbers until the temperatures start warming up then thin out through September. The new Yamashita Upper floating squid jigs work unreal, rigged on a lightly weighted paternoster rig.
Whiting! The whiting are coming on nicely, although not huge average size yet but it is good to see so many numbers moving into the broadwater and rivers. I went wading the other day on a charter and we caught well over 40 fish including 27 keepers. The water is warming to 20 degrees which is good for the sporty tings.
Wading for monster whiting is one of the most fun types of sport fishing ever, we use 3 and 4 lb line and fish very shallow water, and catch lots of flathead and bream too. My next available whiting wading charter dates are 29 September, 1, 2, 13, 14 October.
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Flathead in the broadwater have been hot and cold lately depending on how much baitfish there are around on the day. Jumpinpin has been best this week.
Morning low tides this week are perfect for pumping yabbies then fishing the flats and the channels for whiting, winter whiting, flounder, flathead, and there will be massive hordes of bream, tarwhineas they feed aggressively in their lead up to full moon spawning.
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Charter options this coming week:
Gold Coast:
Fully booked, next available dates are 18, 22, 24, 25, 29 September.
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Useful links:
Subscribe to youtube channel:
https://m.youtube.com/channel/UClkPb52-hCxcfI3isXgVLIw
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
Clinto
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