| SPECIES |
BEST TIMES |
RECOMMENDED BAIT/LURE |
TACKLE WORLD TIP |
| Barramundi |
Wet season Oct to Feb. |
Bait: live mullet, boney herring, cherabin.
Lures: Barra Classics, Nils Masters, Rapala, Bolt.
Soft Plastics: Squidgy, Gulp
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Medium sized barramundi to 15-20lb can be had all year round in our tidal estuaries.The Fitzroy river can hold some big fish and has tidal and billabong fishing. Prime time however is still during the summer months. Another tip to remember is to fish on a tide change as the fish feed more actively. |
| Mangrove Jack |
All year round |
Bait: boney herring.
Lures: Nils Masters & Strada.
Soft Plastics: Squidgy, Gulp
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If you cast lures or troll, buy yourself a lure retriever other wise trolling for mangrove Jacks can get very expensive. Rocky ledges are great places to fish for these great fish. |
| Fingermark |
All year round |
Bait: live mullet & boney herring.
Lures: Nils Masters & Halco.
Soft Plastics: Squidgy, Gulp
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Trolling deep diving lures around the mouths of creeks with rock ledges are ideal spots. The most common catching technique is livebaiting, but these fish will take quality dead baits as well. |
| Sailfish & Marlin |
May to Oct |
Swimming Baits : Garfish, Queenfish, Mullet, MilkFish. Lures: Richter soft grassy, Apex, Pakula, Black Snacks |
There are three main techniques for sailfish and these really depend on where you're fishing for them. If you're fishing proven grounds, trolling baits is a great way to go. Sailfish love skipping baits but some days they grow shy, as do all fish, and a well-rigged swimming bait may be the only thing which will work. An increasingly popular way to fish for sails, especially in waters frequented by other non-target critters such as mackerel and tuna, is to run a spread of teasers with no baits in the water. When the sailfish turn up to go crazy over your teasers, drop a bait back to them and bingo - nine times out of ten you're connected to a sail |
| Mackerel |
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Lures: Halco, Rapala & Yo Zuri. |
Some of the best techniques for catching Spanish mackerel are Trolling Lures and Baits and Jigging chrome lures. |
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Tuna
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May to Oct
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Deep diving, hard body lures with a wide bib
Tuna feather lures, Resin head skirted lures, Steel, jet head skirted lures, Yo-Zuri Surface Bull GT , Hawaiian Jet Heads, Artificial feathers and ballyhoos |
Jet head lures are a favorite because they create a trail of bubbles by forcing water through the small tunnels located at the front of the lure.
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