🎣 GOLD COAST ESTUARY FISHING REPORT by Clint 31 August 2026 The fishing is shaping up nicely as we head into spring, with some excellent action throughout the Broadwater and Nerang River. FLATHEAD Flathead fishing has been very productive throughout the Broadwater. S Tackle Fish Tail soft plastics combined with Fish Goop scent continue to be
🎣 GOLD COAST ESTUARY FISHING REPORT by Clint 15 August 2026 We’re right in the heart of some of the best winter lure fishing of the year, with flathead, squid, flounder and winter whiting all featuring throughout the Broadwater. 🦑 ARROW SQUID The arrow squid aren’t thick, but they are definitely around the Southport main channel and
GOLD COAST ESTUARY FISHING REPORT by Clint 1 August 2026 After a run of ordinary weather, the Gold Coast has settled back into classic winter conditions and the fishing has fired up again with plenty of variety. Our recent trips have started with chasing squid before switching to flathead, flounder, winter whiting and plenty of
GOLD COAST ESTUARY FISHING REPORT by Clint 16 July 2026 We had a fantastic run of weather and the lure fishing absolutely fired. Flathead were thick at times across the Gold Coast Broadwater shallows, smashing S Tackle Fish Tail soft plastics. There are plenty of 42 to 65cm fish around, with some quality models mixed
GOLD COAST ESTUARY FISHING REPORT by Clint 2 July 2026 The winter fishing just keeps getting better! Dusky flathead have well and truly switched on and they’re now thick throughout the Broadwater. On yesterday’s charter we landed more than 40 flathead, which made for an action packed session and plenty of fun for the boys.
GOLD COAST ESTUARY FISHING REPORT by Clint 19 June 2026 The Gold Coast Broadwater is continuing to improve, with water clarity slowly getting better after the recent dirty water period. It still needs to become a little clearer and cooler before we see the squid fishing really fire, but all the signs are there for
GOLD COAST ESTUARY FISHING REPORT by Clint 1 June 2026 The Gold Coast estuary fishing has absolutely fired up over the past week and the next few months are shaping up to be some of the best fishing of the year. The Nerang River has been producing massive numbers of quality fish. Big bream have
GOLD COAST ESTUARY FISHING REPORT by Clint 14 May 2026 Another week of rain and wind across the Gold Coast and we still haven’t fully settled into those classic calm Autumn and Winter patterns yet. The upside is all this fresh water movement is fantastic for the estuary system and should lead to some excellent
GOLD COAST ESTUARY FISHING REPORT by Clint 27 April 2026 The Gold Coast has just had around 80mm of rain, and it’s set things up perfectly. Not enough to dirty the water much, but just enough to fire the system up. This is exactly what we want heading into prime winter fishing. Despite a bit