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
GOLD COAST ESTUARY FISHING REPORT by Clint 13 April 2026 It’s been great to see the fishing fire up again across the Broadwater over the past week, with a noticeable lift in both numbers and species variety. We are right in that classic change of seasons window now, with a mix of summer and winter
GOLD COAST ESTUARY FISHING REPORT by Clint 1 April 2026 With the Easter holidays nearly here, it’s a great time to look ahead at what’s shaping up on the Gold Coast. We’re building towards the full moon this week, with bigger morning tides starting to push through. Fishing has definitely been a grind on some
GOLD COAST ESTUARY FISHING REPORT by Clint 13 March 2026 The recent rain has continued to give the estuaries a nice flush and the fishing has stayed active without being on fire. Water in parts of the Nerang River and Broadwater has a bit of colour to it which is often a good sign for
GOLD COAST ESTUARY FISHING REPORT by Clint 27 February 2026 GOLD COAST ESTUARY FISHING REPORT There have been some quality catches of sand whiting around Southport and Bundall, with plenty of solid fish coming over the side. Fresh pumped yabbies canal wriggler worms, and beach worms have been doing the damage in that shallow one