FRESWATER fishing is firing up with the warmer weather.
Raymond Kennedy and Neil Stratford fished the North Pine Dam and caught 100 fish between them.
All were caught on live shrimp. They followed schools and pulled about 20 fish from each school before moving on to the next. Both golden perch and bass were caught on the day.
James Miller fished the Somerset Dam and caught a personal best saratoga of 70cm on a 3/8 yellow spinnerbait. James was fishing from his kayak.
Reports from freshwater locations were positive and it's a good time of the year to have a great day fishing the sweet water.
Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for saltwater fishing this past week.
It was slim pickings all round. After the big blow, I thought the inshore reefs and rubble beds would be firing up with the disturbance of the mussel beds but the fishing was less successful than expected.
A few snapper in the 75cm range were caught, and a few cod were landed around the Redcliffe reef and bay islands.
This time of the year is when the big flathead are about, and they will take large lures so do not be afraid to fish a lure larger than what you may be used to using.
Jumpinpin and the entrance to Jacobs Well are the areas which normally fire up with flathead. They can be caught all along the Redlands and drifting is an effective method of catching them.
Summer whiting are thankfully back and pumping your own yabbies is the most cost effective way of catching a feed although live worms are the pick of the bait.
The bigger whiting are best targeted at dusk over yabbie banks as the first of the run-in tide moves in. They are a timid fish and any noise will put them off the bite.
If the wind is blowing I have found them to be elusive and not worth fishing for. However, they are a tasty little fish and it's worth putting in the effort to catch a few whiting.
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