The author caught a 40cm tuskfish using a TT Fishing SwitchPrawn+ in King Tiger colour.
Richard’s kids caught nice squid and fish on the Broadwater.
Winter options in Broadwater
H School flathead are a common catch on blade lures and soft plastics.
Katie was very happy with her big arrow squid, caught in 6m of water on a Broadwater reef. Page 36 – Bush ’n Beach Fishing, August 2024
I everyone, August is known as the month of the westerly wind, which isn’t too bad for fishing in the Gold Coast Broadwater and beaches because there are areas that provide good shelter. This is the month I fish a lot in the area from the Seaway to Sovereign Islands. I often call it ‘calm water reef fishing’ as there are actual live coral reef areas. South Stradbroke Island is about 10,000 years old. Before it existed, the area we now know as the Broadwater would have been part of the ocean, with shallow reef in 3-8m water depth. Using lures and fresh bait such as yabby and beachworms will catch a large variety of reef and estuary species, including tuskfish, snapper, grassy emperor, three types of flathead, three types of whiting, flounder, squid, tailor, mackerel, cod and many more. We’ve even encountered fish that normally
Broadwater Guide by CLINT ANSELL
only exist in far north Queensland! This time of year is especially good because the water is clean and cool and lots of baitfish pass through the area. The best way to find reefy areas in the Broadwater is by keeping a close eye on the fish finder when drifting in
the channels, the bottom looks slightly rougher instead of flat. By GPS marking the areas, you’ll work out where these patches start and finish. Some of them stretch for kilometres and are 100m wide. You’ll find the bottom * continued P38
An abundance of arrow squid are in the Broadwater channels this month.
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