Tweed River Fishing Spots

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Tweed River

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Saltwater
New South Wales | North Coast

4.5/5 - (53 votes)

28°10'39.05" S, 153°32'55.01" E

Located just 2hours from Brisbane and 30mins from the Gold Coast, fishing Tweed River while so close to population still provides some great fishing action for land based, kayakers and boat based anglers.

What fish are in the Tweed River?

Tweed River fishing spots anglers can expect

Flathead
Bream
Whiting
Cod
Trevally
Tailor
Mulloway
Luderick
Mangrove Jack

Land based fishing the Tweed River

There are many accessible land based fishing spots along the Tweed River and depending on the time of year produce some fun fishing for the family. The mouth of the river is great for bream in winter as they move down the river to spawn. Malloway are also around the mouth this time of year especially at night if you are ready to brace the cold weather. Flathead throughout the river all year round and walking the sandy flats is often well worth it. There are several good sand banks to pump yabbies for Whiting year round.

The seawalls give anglers access to some fast moving water and deep gutters past the surf for good tailor fishing. There are also numerous bridges, jetties and parks for families to safely fish from where you can expect Bream, Flathead and Whiting.

Some great spots are:

South head at the end of Letitia Road, bream and tailor, mulloway at night
Sand Pump station, it says NO fishing but no one seems to listen!
Cave Point, great for fishing with lures along the rock wall

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Kayak and Boat fishing Tweed

Kayak fishing the Tweed River is a great option as the river has many shallow tributaries of the main channel which are full of sea grass. Here Bream, Flathead and Whiting forage amongst the grass, a run out tide is great for flathead while a run in tide is great for Bream. The ability to have a kayak to cross shallow sand bars to access these areas is priceless.

Recommended fishing gear for the Tweed River

Fish light to get the bite is the best bet! A 4-6kg spin outfit with braid and flurocarbon leader will cover most fishing in the Tweed River. Running ball sinkers with prawn, squid or pilchards is great bait. If lure fishing, small pink soft plastics with jig heads from 1/8 to ¾ ounce will cover most scenarios for flathead. Bream will take surface lures on top of sea grass beds early mornings, walk the down or small poppers. Small hard body lures work around jetties and any rocky structure.

Mulloway and Tailor will require a slightly heavier setup, but not to heavy. Live bait like whiting and pilchards work well for Mulloway.

Where to go fishing near Tweed River?

Cane Bridge
Structures along the bend of this part of the upper Tweed River are good spots to...
Riverside Bridge
Bridge structure holds Bream and Mangrove Jack mostly in summer. Downstream from here is a deep...
Oyster Leases
These structures have some good bream fishing, early morning rising tide is the best time to...
Womgin, Meebun Islands
The channels that separate these channels and smaller gutters are great fishing spots for flathead on...
Cobaki Broadwater
Fairly shallow upstream from the broadwater, this spot is deeper and has traveling fish on both...
Cobaki Drains
Keep an eye out for small drains and gutters draining into the main creek, cast orange,...
Cobaki Creek Mouth
Good fishing around the channel and sandy flats on a run out tide for Flathead and...
Terranora Creek Bridge
A good night time fishing spot for Mangrove Jack around the pylons. Deep water also has...
Terranora Sand Bar
Fish the sand flats on a high tide for Bream, Flathead and Whiting.
Boyds Bay Bridge
Good fishing spot at night for summertime Mangrove Jack. Bream and Mulloway are also around throughout...
Tweed River Harbour
Fish around the jetties and wharfs for Bream and Mangrove Jack. Good lure fishing in summer...
Ukerebagh Passage
Fish up here on high tide for Bream, Flathead and Whiting between the gaps of the...
Stotts Island Hole
Deep hole on the bend, around 10m, produces Bream, Flathead, Mangrove Jack and Mulloway. Best to...
Stotts Channel
Fish the run out tide for Flathead, Whiting and Bream. Soft plastics worked along the bottom...
Broadwater Deep Hole
Deep hole holds Bream and Mulloway, best fished around the turn of the tide.
Tweed River Sand Flats
Good sand flats to pump for Yabbies, on the incoming tide good whiting move onto the...
Holiday Homestead
A rockwall stretches along this part of the Tweed River, here anglers can expect Bream and...
Barneys Point Bridge
Good spot in summer to live bait for Mangrove Jack. Small Mulloway are also around. Bream...
Tims Island
Red channel marker holds good Bream and Flathead. The northern channel between the mainland and Tims...
Murwillumbah
Fish around the bridge for Bream and the odd Mangrove Jack. River becomes shallow upstream from...
Lakes Drive Boat Ramp Rock Wall
Rock wall along here holds bream, best fished with hard body lures. The odd mangrove jack...
Cobaki Bridge
Mangrove Jack, Cod and Bream throughout the tides around the bridge pylons. Summertime, live bait is...
Philp Parade
Fish along the rock wall with small hard body lures bounced along the rocks for Bream...
Dry Dock Wharf
Fish off the wharf or off the rocks near the bridge on an outgoing tide for...
Terranora Wharf
Fish off the wharf for Bream, Flathead and Whiting.
Barneys Point
This old bridge is a popular Tweed River fishing spot amongst land based anglers. Bream and...
Wommin Lake Drain
Fish the drain on a run out tide for Bream and Luderick. Wommin Lake is shallow...
Rocky Point
Another Tweed River fishing spot for land based fishers, good on a run out tide for...
Cave Point
A good land based fishing spot on the Tweed River, park at the boat ramp and...
Rocky Drop off
Nice deeper water has good Bream and Flathead passing by on both tide, use a running...
Kerosene Inlet drop off
Deep drop off holds Bream, downstream the sand drop off has good flathead, try using pink...
Sand Pump
Sand pump station, has no fishing signs but people still fish here mostly for Bream and...
South Head
At the end of Letitia Road, walk along the track out to the rock wall, fish...