FISHING, BOATING AND ADVENTURES
July 2022 Fishing Report
out at their “special spot”, somewhere not far north of the Ningi Creek marker, and consistently get onto big Flathead. They’ve also been bringing in a few Flounder, the occasional Bream, and some winter Whiting. Brendan went into Ningi Creek, to escape the chilly winds and caught five Flatheads, 40-55cm, using soft plastic Squidgees.
The real winter fishing has started in earnest, at least until this last lot of unseasonal rains. The water turbidity had cleared nicely, right through the Passage and those steady days that are typical of SE Qld winter were encouraging lots of hopefuls to throw a line in. The good news is that the water is still fairly clear, but its temperature has certainly dropped, currently around 19-20 degrees, which is a good sign for a few fish species. Reporting on fishing in the Pumicestone Passage is always a bit like telling two different stories, depending on the side of the Passage, but even more so this month. The mainland is all about flathead and the Bribie side story features whiting and lots of them. From the second green marker south of the bridge and right
up through the Passage, at least as far as Lime Pocket, there have been good Flathead catches. Most of the bigger catches have been on Pilchards or Prawns. Sarah used pillies near the bridge on a falling tide, and caught two Flatheads, 45 and 50cm; her friend Emma had a 60cm Flatty and Jo had a
couple of 32cm Bream. A nightfishing session from the shore, between Spinnaker Marina and the bridge, landed a couple of 30+cm Breams for Reggie and Levi. Shane, Nev and Brent have also been scoring well with prawns and pillies. They’ve been fishing a few times
Dave and Amanda were keen to get something for the Everton Park Fishing Comp, so they headed to Ningi Creek and used worms to land a potentially prize-winning Flathead and seven Whiting around 30-31cm. There have been some winter Whiting and Sand Whiting showing up along the mainland side, but along the shore of Bribie has been much more consistent. The sandflats of Banksia Beach are an easy place to get to, to target Whiting – a rising tide, light winds, pleasant weather and the right gear make a surefire combination. It might also be a good idea to gather up a
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