Bays and Estuaries
Bays and estuaries are common throughout Australia and offer great fishing for a wide variety of species that can often be found in large numbers.
When fishing bays and estuaries look for drop-offs, channels and weed beds as these areas will hold concentrations of fish. Whether you are drifting or anchored in a boat or fishing from the shore, these areas are great places to find a wide variety of fish species.
To improve your results and concentrate fish to your area, a fine continuous trail of berley such as chicken pellets, bread or small fish pieces will help to improve your results. Another tip to remember is to fish on a tide change as the fish feed more actively.
Species | Rigs | Baits |
Bream/Trevally | General running rig Beach rig Bottom rig | Prawns Worms Nippers Fish pieces Chicken gut |
Tips Bream respond extremely well to berley although they are very shy so it pays to use light line and as little lead on your rig as you possibly can |
Species | Rigs | Baits |
Whiting | General running rig Beach rig | Worms Nippers Prawns Pippies |
Tips Whiting can be found on the edge of sand drop-offs where they feed. Anglers find that the addition of a red bead or piece of tubing above the hook will help to attract whiting to your bait. |
Species | Rigs | Baits |
Flathead | General running rig Paternoster rig Gang hook rig | Prawns Squid Live Mullet Pilchards Fish pieces |
Tips Flathead can be found regularly throughout bays and estuaries as they lie in wait along drop-offs, weed beds and gutters. Anglers can improve their results on flathead by keeping the bait slowly moving across the bottom |
Species | Rigs | Baits |
Mullet/Garfish | Beach rig Quill or pencil flat rig | Prawn pieces Bread Worms |
Tips Mullet and garfish are commonly found throughout bays and estuaries, they are most commonly found around weed beds. Berley such as breadcrumbs soaked in tuna oil will improve results, as it will bring fish from a wide area. |
Species | Rigs | Baits |
Mulloway | General running rig Floater rig | Live mullet Fresh Squid Live yellowtail |
Tips Mulloway are a large shy fish mainly caught at night where they feed around reefs and gutters. To catch one of these creatures you will need to have the freshest bait possible and be very patient. When one does grab your bait allow it time to move off with it as mulloway will often mouth the bait before swallowing it. |
Species | Rigs | Baits |
Tailor | Ganged hook rig Bobby cork gang rig | Pilchards Whitebait Garfish |
Tips Tailor fish are veracious feeders that travel in schools and can often be seen feeding as they splash through the surface of the water especially around dawn and dusk. Another way of finding tailor is to troll or spin along deep drop-offs with small metal lures. |
Species | Rigs | Baits |
Snapper | Floater rig General running rig Bottom rig | Pilchards Squid Prawns Fish fillets |
Tips Snapper are shy feeders often caught around the dawn and dusk periods. Best methods include lightly berleying and fishing with lightly weighted baits. As with mulloway allow snapper time to eat the bait. |
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