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Everyone Can Find Something

On Bribie Island, there is a fishing place for everyone, whether you’re a beginning angler limited to the shore with a hand reel or you’re a seasoned pro with a boat and the newest equipment.

The Pumicestone Passage is teeming with fish all year long and is a crucial location for fish, crabs, and prawns to reproduce. The ocean side of the island has just as much going for it.

Along the Pumicestone Passage, popular fishing areas

Jetty Bongaree

The Bongaree Jetty is located to the bridge’s south. A huge variety of fish uses this area as their main migratory route because the water here is around 7.5 meters deep. You might come across mulloway, young snapper, bream, flathead, cod, parrot fish, and Moses perch, to name a few, at any moment. Another possibility is a tailor, but they only work from June to August.

It is better to enter the jetty very early or very late to escape the crowds because swimming and jet skiing are both quite popular on the jetty. If not, cast off onto the cliffs that descend from the beaches on either side. Red Beach, near the southernmost tip of the island, is a good place to catch winter whiting.

At Sylvan Beach, north of the Bribie Bridge, you may fish from the shore or rent a boat; meanwhile, at Banksia Beach, you can catch tailor, bream, and flathead from the shore.

The canal estates of Bribie

The canals can also give nice possibilities for fishing on Bribie Island.

Fishing at The Lock, the entrance to the canals between the Bribie Bridge and Bongaree Jetty, is surprisingly good, especially for mangrove jack. The nearby beach is also a good place to catch whiting and flathead.

The Pacific Harbour canal system, which is to the north, can produce excellent catches of young snapper, trevally, bream, and mud crabs, among other species. You might also find sweetlips at The Ripples, which is at the entrance to the Pacific.

Far from the beaten path

The good fishing locations become increasingly isolated and difficult to reach as you travel north along the Passage.

The last location before requiring a 4WD to access interior tracks in Bribie National Park and camping on the Passage is White Patch. Young snapper, bream, flathead, the occasional mulloway, and sand crabs will be your price here.

Bream, whiting, and flathead love the north-south running Gallaghers Gutter, which is close to Gallaghers Camp Ground. Poverty Creek Campground, which is a bit further north, has a comparable catch and is one of the greatest areas to find mud crabs.

Mission Point Camp Site is located even further north. The only way to get to this is by boat, and the closest boat ramp is on the mainland city of Donnybrook. Mangrove Jack is most likely to be seen here.

Beware: Pumicestone Passage fishing fines

Learn about the different fishing zones in Pumicestone Passage before casting your line. You can paddle or zip your boat through a green zone around Long Island, which is a strictly no-fishing zone; just keep the fishing line in the boat. Trawling, netting, and the remaining portion of the passage are all absolutely forbidden. You will be penalized if caught doing the wrong thing.

Popular oceanside fishing locations in Bribie

Bribie Island’s ocean side provides excellent prospects for surf fishing. Winter and summer whiting, dart, and bream can be found in Woorim. Skirmish Point, which is conveniently located and known for surf fishing, is just south of Woorim.

There is a 4WD beach access point north of Woorim. You can drive all the way to the Caloundra bar, but you’ll need to pay for a Beach Access Permit and reserve a campsite in advance because there are only so many available. You may catch darts, whiting, flathead, and bream from the beach.

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