sunshine coast

[maverik]

hi guys is there any good estuary fishing on the sunshine coast anymore.... i havent been up there in a while, i have a tinnie so can get anywhere but i am sick of going out and not getting anything!!! help please

[Chamelion]

We tend to get something decent in the Mooloola each time we fish, though usually only or two worth noting. Forget the Maroochy IMO... Not sure of elsewhere.

Honestly the best fishing short of heading out to the reef on the Sunshine coast exists at the Bli Bli Barra park

Matt.

[maverik]

my dad loves the sunshine coast thats the problem he raves on about how good it once was.... i try and tell him that it is severly fished out but he wont listen. how is cotton tree fishing these days ?

[Chamelion]

I havn't caught anything decent around cotten tree for years and years. Actually, my last decent fish from the mouth of the Maroochy was a 75cm flathead back in 2004.

[maverik]

ok wow not looking very good for thre old fella is it. he also raves on about an old fish shop on the water i cant tell you exactly where it is all i know is it is just up from a bridge... any ways he used to catch a hell of a lot of bream there with soldier crabs was wondering if you have heard anything similar

[bowds13]

hey mate good old bells creek still fishes alright these days some good flatties getting around an still some whiting an bream in the blue hole.

cheers

[sandbankmagnet]

northern end of the pumicestone passage can produce your bread and butter species. depends what you're chasing.

[maverik]

chasing bream and flathead boys

[Chamelion]

The fish and chip shop down across from maroochy river cruises is quite good. They give you a whole shedload of chips for next to nix too.

Plenty of soldier crabs around.. perhaps I'll test your theory and get back to you.

Matt.

[maverik]

thnx mate let me know how you go and i will tell the old boy

[gunna]

You are probably better off going in at Donnybrook and fishing the lower part of the passage.

[maverik]

how does it fish there ?

[George D]

I have been getting some nice Jews( 80 - 90cm) and a few Bream just out from the mouth of Bells, I have found live bait is the best, also got a few nice Jacks same spot.....just before first light in the morning on either high or low tide.

George

[Chamelion]

I caught a golden trevally in the maroochydore canals this afternoon... It went a wopping 6", or thereabouts.

Matt.