Moreton bay fishing offers great fishing for boaters, kayakers and even some great land based fishing spots. The bay is fairly shallow, with most waters only 1-8m deep apart from the shipping channel. The main species to target are Bream, Flathead, Snapper, Sweetlip, Tailor and Whiting. However other species like Cobia, Mackerel, Tuna, Jewfish, Cod, Trevally and Mangrove jack are caught in the bay.
All year ‘round anglers can target Snapper, Bream, Flathead, Whiting and cod. The best months for Moreton Bay Snapper and Winter to Spring, when larger and more fish hand around structure of the bay. Winter is also a good time for Trevally, Bream and Diver Whiting. Summer time sees better pelagic fishing for Mackerel and Tuna in the bay.
Cobia also come into Moreton Bay, the best time to find them is from September to January. Target deeper structure in the northern bay, look for ledges, coffee rock, rubble and even channel markers.
Many anglers are hardcore lure fanatics and will fish for all species in Moreton Bay with lures only. This is definitely a viable option and will land fish, provided you fish at the right time.
Moreton bay doesn’t have much bottom structure. Boaters and kayakers will mostly find sandy bottom and weed beds. There are some rubble / pebble bottom sections that hold fish. There are also a number of artificial reefs that attract fish. But don’t be put off by the shallow water, some of the best fishing is done in only 2-4m of water, low light times are best.
Good summer whiting fishing around the Logan River mouth. Use small poppers and live yabby baits.
The deeper channel waters here has plenty of underwater structure that holds Bream, Flathead, Snapper, Jewfish...
Flatrock holds Bream, small Snapper, Flathead and odd surprise like jewfish, Trevally and Tailor. Strong current...
Rocky structure along here drops off into deeper water and holds Bream, Flathead and the odd...
Good flathead on the incoming and outgoing tide in Browns bay. Soft plastics jigged along the...
The jetties along here attract bream and trevally. A great place to lure fishing for bream...
Flats here hold Bream and whiting on an incoming tide. Flathead around the drop offs on...
The deeper holes throughout the channel hold jewfish at times. The various drop offs into the...
Giants Grave rocky shoreline fishing well for Bream and Pink Snapper, a building time seems best....
Great little drains that fish well for Flathead on the run out tide. Soft plastics jigged...
Rock extends into deeper water and holds big Bream, Flathead and the odd Jewfish at times....
Deep holes throughout the channels here are known to hold Jewfish. Fishing live baits an hour...
Cast soft plastics and small hard body lures next to the moored boats as Bream will...
Good bream fishing around these rocks on a building tide.
A fairly shallow bay, mainly fishes okay for Bream, Whiting on an incoming tide and Flathead...
Mostly Bream, Whiting and Flathead on baits like Prawns and strip mullet.
Good bream fishing on an incoming tide. Use poppers or shallow diving hard body lures. Flathead...
Awesome Bream fishing on a incoming tide on poppers and shallow diving hard body lures. Target...
A maze of sand banks and channels. This area fishes well for Whiting amongst the sea...
Rocks here hold Bream mostly, however snapper also frequent the area.
Great place to target bream and snapper on lures. A yellow marker here shows the start...
Rocks off Lamb Island are famous for bream fishing, particularly on surface lures. A rising tide...
Snapper and emperor around the rock walls and drop offs north and south of this map...
The structure close to shore holds bream. The deeper waters often have Tailor, Tuna and Trevally.
Tuskfish along the reef. Best fished at the turn of the tide. Use live crab baits.
Strong current make fishing hard in the channel. The channels produces Trevally, Tuna, Mackerel, Tusk fish...
Find the oyster racks from the Bay south and you’ll find the bream. Anglers can also...
Any rocky structure around Dunwich point has Bream and the odd Snapper. Fish can be spooky...
Patchy Reef holds Bream, Snapper and Sweetlip.
Bream and whiting on the incoming tide. Use baits like prawn and strip mullet.
Fish this little drain on a run out tide for Flathead. Soft plastics jigged along the...
Bream around the shallows on a building tide. Fish further out from the island at the...
Pink Snapper along the ledge / drop off, turn of the tide, dawn and dusk fishes...
Pink Snapper along ledge / drop off. Soft plastics jigged from shallows into the deep on...
Artificial reef setup for fishing, holds reef fish and pelagics at times, approx. 8m deep.
Artificial reef in about 10-15m of water. Holds Pink Snapper, Emperor at times.
Artificial reef in about 10-15m of water. Holds Pink Snapper, Emperor at times.
Artificial reef in about 10-15m of water. Holds Pink Snapper, Emperor at times.
Artificial reef in about 10-15m of water. Holds Pink Snapper, Emperor at times.
Artificial reef in about 10-15m of water. Holds Pink Snapper, Emperor at times.
Artificial reef in about 10-15m of water. Holds Pink Snapper, Emperor at times.
Tiwi Pearl shipwreck in about 18m of water, holds reef fish and pelagics.
Gravel, rock and sandy bottom. Pink Snapper, Grass Emperor, Cobia and pelagics like Tuna and Mackerel...
Approximate location, Wanderer shipwreck in about 12m of water.
Bard's Legacy shipwreck, about 15m deep, fishing spot worth having a fish.
Hinemoa shipwreck, approximate location, about 12m deep, holds reef fish.
Merkara shipwreck, approximate location, in about 6-8m of water.
About 10m deep, Curtin Wreck holds reef fish and pelagics.
Fishing spot about 12m of water. Holds reef fish at times.
Approximate location, in about 5-6m of water.
Venus shipwreck in about 8m of water. Holds Reef fish and pelagics at times.
Fish box clusters in about 13m of water, holds Pink Snapper, Emperor, Cobia, Tuna and Mackerel.
Fish box clusters in about 13m of water, holds Pink Snapper, Emperor, Cobia, Tuna and Mackerel.
Artificial reef holds Snapper and Bream, approx 10m deep, best fished dawn and dusk during turn...
Approximately 10m deep, holds Pink Snapper on sundown and Cobia at times.
Patienct anglers can sound around the smaller channels for hard bottom, the patchy reef and drop...
Patience anglers can sound around deeper water for hard bottom where Pink Snapper hang out.
Reef balls approximately 14m deep, holds reef fish.
Shallow reef has Pink Snapper and Emperor at times, near channel marker.
Reef fish aproximately 11m deep
Sunken house boat about 8m deep. Pink Snapper, Emperor, Pelagics, odd Cobia and Jewfish.
About 14m deep, Peel Artificial reef balls, Pink Snapper, Emperor, Pelagics.
The North East and South points drop off into deeper water and fish well for Snapper...
A rising tide bream will move up onto the flats, target them with lightly weighted soft...
Reef up to 2-3m deep surrounded by about 6m deep waters. Regular catches of Snapper, Sweetlip...
Fish the patchy reef and drop off here for Snapper and Sweetlip. Soft plastics jigged from...
Snapper, Sweetlip, Tuna and Mackerel are caught on the reef. Baits of pilchards work well. Soft...
The odd mangrove jack and code amongst the snags, although not well known for its Mangrove...
Good flathead fishing on a run out tide around the smaller channels and drop offs. Use...
To the north try using a popper in the shallows over summer for Whiting. Bait will...
If there is pelagics in Deception Bay then they are can often be found close to...
Good flathead fishing on the dropoff on an outgoing tide. Use 3-4” soft plastics in red...
Shallow shoal mostly Bream and Flathead.
The draining waters from the Brisbane river push over the shallows here, this pushes bait fish...
Boaters target Jewies in the deeper channels here.
The shallow water here holds Bream, Flathead and Whiting. Bream and whiting are best targeted on...
Pink snapper, Bream, Sweetlip and cod in about 6m of water.
The usual suspects of Bream and Flathead throughout Kedron Brook. It is also known to produce...
The bridge pylons in deep and shallow waters, sometimes holds Bream and Flathead. Fish baits close...
Good shallow rock patches that hold bream all year round. Flathead are also abundant around the...
Good tailor fishing during during winter. The patchy reef also produces Snapper and the odd Emperor....
From Scarborough to Redcliffe there is patchy reef which produces Bream, Flathead and Whiting. During summer...
Heavily fished reef still produces Bream, Snapper and Sweetlip. Cast baits into the reef or drift...
The deeper waters here produce diver whiting in winter. Best fish with fresh baits of yabbis.
Underwater channels carved into the mud here produce good flathead fishing on a run out tide....
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Kym Bartholomew
says:What’s the best bait or lure to use at Bribie island inlet
Wayne
says:Yabbies are a local bait if you are looking for flathead then try strip baits or livies
Robert Millen
says:depends on your target fish..anything alive is better than any lure sold.. may i recommend live prawns,yabbies or poddy mullet