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Fishing in the

Gladstone RegionA visitors guide

GLADSTONEVISITOR INFORMATION CENTREMarina Ferry Terminal, 72 Bryan Jordan Drive

Gladstone QLD 4680 07 4972 9000

AGNES WATER

VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE71 Springs Road

Agnes Water QLD 4677 07 4902 1533

MIRIAM VALEVISITOR INFORMATION CENTRERoe Street

Miriam Vale QLD 4677 07 4974 5428

TANNUM SANDS

VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE25 Ocean Street

Tannum Sands QLD 4680 07 4973 8062

Wild Cattle CreekLocated at the southern end of Tannum Sands

main beach, this area sports a wide selection of

fish including Barramundi, Salmon, Whiting and

Crab. Wild Cattle Island also has plenty of Flathead,

Mackeral and Whiting, although access to and from

the Island by foot is limited to low tides. Please planyour trip accordingly.

The Boyne RiverOften produces a good catch, with the Lillys being

a well known spot to fish. The mangroves provide

a home to may fish and test the skills of most

anglers. Access at Boyne Island and from the Bruce

Highway.

Inner BoyneSafe fishing for Mangrove Jacks, Grunter,

Barramundi and Flathead at South Trees Inlet when

the weather is rough. For those on foot, areas near

the Boyne River Bridge provide a steady supply of

Bream and Grunter.

BOYNE ISLAND & TANNUM SANDS

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or use a boat. Best to use live bait and lures.

Agnes Water & Town of 1770Including the coastal areas down to Baffle Creek,

this area is suitable for all types of fishing and

crabbing, although crabbing is NOT permitted in

Eurimbula Creek. There is ready access to the reef

and plentiful supply of beach, rock and estuarine

fishing spots waiting to be explored.

Gladstone Power Station

If on foot, the most popular venue producing quality

fish would have to be the Hot Water Outlet situated

at the rear of the Gladstone Power Station. The

most sought after fish at this venue is the elusivebarramundi. Most barramundi fall victim to lures

- the most popular being the larger of the nilsmas-

ter invincible types. Queenies and Trevallay often

succumb to a surface fished popper, and Tarpon

are regularly caught on lead head jigs. If you dont

like lure fish, fresh baits like prawn, mullet, tailor or

squid will almost always get you a feed of bream or

whiting.

Barney BeachGreat Fishing but watch for stingers from Novem-ber to March on northerly breezes.

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CALLIOPE & MIRIAM VALE

GLADSTONE

CalliopeThe Calliope River is home to many species of fish,

including bream, whiting, barramundi, mangrove

jack, flathead, trevally, salmon and queenfish.

Beecher Bar, situated about fifteen minutes to the

left of the boat ramp, above the railway bridge, pro-

duces good catches of salmon and grunter whenthey are running. Best bait is tailor, pilchards and

fresh prawns.

Just above the bar heading upstream are a few

good mangrove jack spots. Just cast a small bibbed

type lure in and around the branches of the over-

hanging trees and if youre lucky you just might

land yourself a Jack.

Bafe Creek

The Baffle Creek area, including Wartburg andRules Beach is situated just south of Agnes Water

on the Discovery Coast and is a tranquil coastline,

offering spectacular scenery and breathtaking sur-

rounds. Grab a line, bait and tackle and fish to your

hearts content in Baffle Creeks major river estuary

at Rules Beach providing many opportunities for

fishing, crabbing and boating. Several boat raps are

available and bait and gear can be obtained from

the local caravan park shops ad in the small busi-

ness centre.

Lake AwoongaLooking to catch some Barramundi? Lake Awoon-

ga is loaded with them! You can fish off the banks

Gatcome HeadsSituated at the south end of Facing Island, acces-

sible by boat only. Several reef areas are scattered

around Gatcombe and produce catches of Sweetlip,

Coral Trout, Honeycomb Cod, Tuna and Mackeral.

Good results can be obtained by bottom fishing

with squid or pilly for a catch of Lippers, Trout orCod. Livebaiting and lures are best for Mackeral

and Tuna.

Farmers Point & South EndFarmers Point is the northern end of Facing Island,

with Southend being the Southern End of Curtis

Island - which is just a stones throw across the bay.

Beach fishing is great on Farmers with Whiting,

Bream, Dart and Flathead being the main quarry.

These can be caught on a variety of baits; yabby,beach worms, prawns and mullet proving themost

productive. The rocks at South End provide home

for a lot of reef type species.

Reef FishingThe offshore reefs also offer exciting fishing op-

portunities, and by prior arrangement, there are a

number of charter boats available to take groups on

expeditions as far east as the mighty Swains Reef.

Ask one of our friendly staff at any of our VisitorInformation Centres for your guide to permits and

zones for reef fishing

SURROUNDING ISLANDS & REEFS