Moreton Bay Fishing Report

Moreton Bay Fishing Report October 2021

October 28 2021

Had a few good days out in the bay looking for the schoolies after the rains and strong winds and the water looking not to clear,the small ones are still around close in but all the bigger fish have moved further out towards amity banks on the south western side of the hope banks ,my friend and i had lots of fun especially in the morning when it was dead calm.

The whiting are in good numbers in the small boat channel but smaller fish but anu size fillets taste the same the bigger fish seem to be futher into the rous ,caught the smallest snapper i have ever seen the whiting hook was bigger but good to see these babys in the bay.

hope you all back a winner in the cup i am sticking with the chosen one ..and watching the races as the forcast does not look to good for the next few days.

October 20th 2021

The storms and rain put a stop to the fishing for a few days managed to get out to try the new boards watertower got in from france and they work a treat very close to the old yamashita boards with good action so we dont need to keep trying to find yamashita ,the orange copies of the yozuri work as well but i do like the action of the white boards .

Lots of small mackerel in close with the big incomming tides and its when the water is at its best managed a nice one for lunch and had a few come around the boat on pillies .

Whiting are in good numbers in the small boat channel this morning alll the way thru to the rous but with southerly at 14 knots and incomming tide was not much fun.

October 15th 2021

Well the weather finally went to poopoo with predictions of amegedon thank heavens it was the typical qld storms and finally plenty of rain,but the fishing before the event was pretty good,we went out to catch a few whiting in the small boat channel between chain banks and maroon banks and plenty of fish with the big incomming tides and plenty also in the blue hole at moreton so family was happy with fresh whiting tempura fillets, a few small mackerel still around in close but the water with the big tides and winds really churned it up so we will wait a little and look a little further out.

Also a few nice squire and sweetlip around the close in bay islands mud and green worked well with the last of the outgoing tide.

Crabs are in plentyful supply in close and gee they taste good ,the week ahead looks like we can get back out for a fish.

October 4th 2021

Not a bad week on the water school mackerel were pretty thick close in till the rain and storms which made the water very dirty best time seemed last hour of the rising tide with hundreds of very small fish but some nice big ones mixed in,my thoughts are the bigger ones will be moving out towards peel and the hope bank areas and going for a troll out wide managed two big fish but two flippers decided it was easy lunch.

The other area worth looking is the north west side of mud island towards the shipping channels this time of year as well as shark spit and the sandhills.

Whiting were ok in the small boat channel but they will be moving closer in to south of the chain banks as well in the comming weeks the fish caught were 30 cm so very good quality .

At least the last week of school holidays and the long week end weather was pretty good wind did get up early on sunday.