posted by admin on Apr 27

December brings a transition time for fish with the changing weather patterns and increasing number of bait fish on the west coast of Fraser Island. I love this time of year as you can judge the health of the marine system buy what you see on the water. To date we have been encountering schools of small Tailor rounding up the juvenile hardy heads and behind the tailor are schools of GT’s and Golden Trevally.

There is not a lot of size in the Trevors as yet but excellent fun on light gear with some of the bigger fish finding their way home to the structure. I have recently come into possession of a new spin stick by Gary Howard and am very impressed by the craftsmanship and ability of the rod to handle some of the bigger fish on offer. I’ve only had the rod for three weeks and have mainly been using soft plastics to catch and release many tailor, flathead and Trevally.

Fishing Restrictions

Don’t forget; Bay fishing restrictions for the month of August through to September. The eastern foreshore waters and waters within 400m out to sea from the eastern shore at low water, between 400m north of Waddy Point and 400m south of Indian Head are closed from midday 1 August to midday 30 September.