Thousands of people enjoy fishing on the Gold Coast every year. It is a favourite past time of the locals and one of the key activities visitors enjoy when they come here for holidays. With almost 300 kilometres of waterways and about 30 kilometres of ocean frontage there are plenty of great places to throw a line in and whether you’re a serious angler or a recreational fisherman, the Gold Coast is one of the favourite fishing destinations in Australia. Below you will find the latest fishing tips from the Gold Coast Bulletin’s fishing expert Paul Burt along with a series of magazine you can print to get the best out of your day’s fishing. Good luck, enjoy the chase and always throw the little ones back.
Paul Burt's Fishing Tips
Paul Burt is the next best thing to having a fish finder. Each week he will share with you his latest news and best tips for fishing on the Gold Coast, whether it's on the Broadwater, fishing in the surf or deep into the Gold Coast canals. more
Ballina
BRETT from Ballina Bait and Tackle reports fishing the river around North and Emigrant Creeks produced decent-sized flathead. more
Currumbin
PLENTY of people hit the waterways and quite a few managed to wet a line at the same time. more
Evans Head to Iluka
DOWN in the Clarence, plenty of flathead have been landed along all sand flats, creek entrances, small channels, the run offs in the north arm and the main rock walls. more
Hinze Dam
SPORTS Tuition reports saratoga have been actively feeding early in the mornings. Bass have also been caught off the surface early morning. more
Hope Island to Runaway Bay
MANGROVE jacks, trevally and estuary cod have been caught around the walls of Sanctuary Cove, Hope Harbour and in the junctions throughout Saltwater Creek. more
Jumpinpin
WHITING and flathead dominated catches from the shallows around the entrance and in the back reaches of the Jumpinpin region. more
Kingscliff South
IT'S been busy in the creeks with so many people out there enjoying the weather and holidays. more
Southport
DOUG Burt's Tackle World at Southport reports fishing throughout the Gold Coast Seaway produced the best catches during the week, with plenty of fish landed on both tides. more
Tweed Heads
DOWN in the Tweed, a few whiting were caught in the main channels of the river and up in the lakes. more
Game fishing
ROSS McCubbins Lucky Strike Charters reports plenty of marlin are still being caught up off the Pin and also down off Tweed. more
Anglers take the bait
Fishing on the Gold Coast is versatile and varied even in Surfers Paradise where it can be enjoyed from the beach, on canals and out to sea more
Jumpin' jack splash
The quiet town of Tumbulgum provides the perfect launching place for anglers who want to go upriver to latch on to the much sought-after mangrove jack more
Golden days of Silver Plains
This is a story of Silver Plains, located on the east coast of Cape York Peninsula, before it was taken over by the people who orginally roamed the land thousands of years ago. more
Wrecks' irresistible lure
Within 160km north and south of the Southport Seaway, our fleet of seafood catchers make up more than 75 per cent of the total seafood industry along the east coast of Australia. more
Flout the trout pout
The highlands of western NSW provide the perfect opportunity to enjoy some respite from hectic city life while trying to land a fisherman's dream catch - a 5kg trout more
Tailor-made for adventure
Every now and again nature throws you one of those magical days. more
Island trip tailored to perfection
The World Heritage-listed Fraser Island is more than just a beautiful spot to unwind. It offers anglers plenty of action both on and off the water. more
The greenbacked monster
It's that time of year when the monster greenbacks, otherwise known as tailor, start to school up and down the coastline. more
Cape crusaders
It is every fisherman's dream to tackle Australia's Cape York during the barramundi season, a time when roughing it is often richly rewarded more
Dam fine spot to drop a line
Twenty years ago, the Top End was being promoted as barramundi heaven but now there's no need to travel to the wilderness to experience the might of one of Australia's favourite fish more
CATCH OF THE WEEK: Joel Scott took this quality flathead from the rock walls of the Gold Coast Seaway. It weighed close to 4kg and was released after the photo was taken.
Do you know of any hot fishing spots or have you got a catch to brag about? Send us the details of your catch, including a photo, and it will be considered for publication in our Fishing section. more
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Part 1: moreton Bay to Southport Seaway |
Part 2: Southport Seaway to Currumbin Creek |
Part 3: Tweed Heads to Brunswick River |
Part 4: Brunswick Heads to Evans Head |
Part 5: Shark Bay to Browns Rocks, NSW |
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