What is it? It's the start of Shark Bay. Rocky headland with shallow reef running to the north.
Where is it? From the mouth of the Clarence approximately 5 nautical miles north.
What’s there? There is beach access from the road at the headland as well as the road north of the turn off. On land there is a camping ground and boat ramp.
Woody Head What fish should I target?
What lures are best?
Mackerel fishing is great from December to early May along the outer edge of the shallow reef and inside the bay there are a couple of higher reef areas the Mackerel congregate around. Some very nice Tailor can be taken from the headland itself in winter mostly but all year round it will produce Tailor, Jew and Bream. From July to early September soft plastic fishing the outer edge of the reef produces nice Snapper, just drift along in about the 10– 5mtr mark.
Fishing for Jewfish a large bibbed lure like Bills Bugs Jew Lure will get down to the fish. Off the rocks a silver metal lure of about 50g worked fast for the Tailor or Trolling pink squid well back from the boat at between 8–9 knots seems to work the best for the Mackerel between day break and about 8am then switch to float baits. Soft plastics work well for snapper here.
What bait should I use?
What dream fish might I catch?
Fish for Tailor off the rocks using Pillies on gang hooks. Floating blue pillies on light wires will get the Mackerel later in the morning.
Spanish Mackerel to over 20kg in the bay and Jewfish over 15gk from the rocks and Tailor over 4kg have been caught here.
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Best time to fish? June to September for the Tailor,July and August for the snapper. December to early May for the Mackerel.
Make sure your boat and motor are in top condition. Don’t go out if you have any engine trouble at all. Always make sure you have enough fuel to get out and back.
For the Kids The inside protected area behind the reef and the beaches are excellent for kids being safe protected water.
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