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Fishing the Gold Coast

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Looking along the sand at The Spit.

Looking along the sand at The Spit.

Living in SE Queensland were blessed with some beautiful shore fishing opportunities from Jacobs Well to Tweed heads, but one of my favorite spots to sped a day is The Spit, on the Gold Coast. Besides been incredibly scenic, it offers some fantastic bread & butter fishing including Whiting, Bream & Flathead with the occasional Squire (small snapper) thrown in for the mix.

If you head up Sea world drive, & take the first left past Sea world (Henchman Drive) you’ll come to a small park with 2 boat ramps. These are more often than not quite busy with traffic, but don’t let this turn you off. Between both of these ramps is a nice little sandy beach where I’ve been targeting Whiting now for the past 2 years, but more-so in the summer months where whiting seem to be at there peak, & 30cm elbow slappers are quite common.In Summer the bigger whiting come on the chew.
Its important to find a place where fish will congregate, & the only reason for a fish to do this is food, If you head up the beach (east) you’ll come to a dead end, it’s here you’ll find a good place to pump some yabbies. From here back local knowledge or a little research, will inform you that a deep gutter follows the southern edge of the estuary back to the main system. Its in this gutter where the whiting seem to be following the edge of the beach up to there feeding point. Low tide seems to be the target time for whiting to be on the chew, & I find that 40min after the tide swing its like a desert & you may as well pack up & wait for the next tide change. I find the best bait’s to use here are blood worms or sand worms during the low tide, although soft plastics also work a treat, especially in the form of berkley worms. During the high tide I switch over to pilchards, as the water isn’t as shallow you tend to get more bream around.

In Summer the bigger whiting come on the chew.

In Summer the bigger whiting come on the chew.

Speaking of Bream, the Goldie has abundance of them. If for some reason this spot doesn’t seem to suit you (i.e. wind), there are many spots around to try. Have I mentioned there are about 15 bridges around the Gold Coast in about 20min drive of the Spit? These are good places to avoid bad weather conditions such as wind, with the surrounding buildings offering good protection. Try Budds Beach for one, or even under the Gold Coast bridge that has a walkway, especially for fishing (or so I believe). Bream are good fun & if you stick to basic’s, such as around structure you should be able to walk away with a decent feed. Or try a lure or two, some of my fav’s are Small Minnows, Ecogear lure’s from 2.5 – 5gms and of course Berkley Gulp 6 sandworms (try Camo) & cut in half for better results. Don’t be surprised if a flattie picks you up either, as these lizards move right up the estuary to feed on smaller bait fish, & are just mad for a passing lure.

Oh, then there’s the main beach, but enough said. Gota love the Goldie for a day trip at the casino, but if you take a rod Id suggest you need longer.

 

Tight lines to you all.


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