Fishing Frenzy

Have you ever considered going to the Gold Coast, near Brisbane and experiencing a fishing charter? Gold Coast fishing charters work from two points on the Gold Coast. At the northern end from the Nerang River estuary called the Broadwater and at the southern end from the Tweed River. Read on to find out what kind of fish you can expect to catch and when as well as some other delights to behold.

There are two types of Gold Coast fishing charters: deep sea, which is the most common and calm water.

Calm water fishing, such as that undertaken in the Broadwater by Gold Coast fishing charter operators, generally use small boats that transport up to six passengers. The kind of fish they target include bream, flat head and whiting. Light tackle is used. It's not unusual for deep sea fish such as snapper to be caught in such shallower waters.

Mostly Gold Coast fishing charter operators take people deep sea fishing. Out there, it is not uncommon to catch big game fish such as marlin. Aside from fishing ,there are other unique experiences to be had such as viewing dolphins and whales as well as the tremendous view of the Gold Coast coastline with it's majestic background of the mountainous hinterland.

The target fish, when fishing offshore varies between the winter and summer seasons. Gold Coast fishing charter operators tailor the fishing according to these two seasons.

During the summer season, warm water currents flow from the north which can make fishing the deeper reefs (60-90 meters) for bottom dwelling fish quite difficult. On the upside though, the warm currents bring with them many fast pelagic fish such as black marlin, wahoo, mahi mahi and various species of tuna. The other alternative in the summer employed by Gold Coast fishing charters is to target the reefs closer to shore where snapper, teraglin, tailor and a variety of other bottom dwellers are typically caught.

On Gold Coast fishing charters, the pelagic fish are caught using small live baits whilst for reef fishing (for bottom dwelling fish species) various types of bait are used.

What is the fishing strategy of Gold Coast fishing charters during the winter season when the larger pelagic fish will have moved on? The ideal is to fish the deeper reefs where snapper, amberjack, kingfish and teraglin abound. Alternatively large cobia can be caught off the reefs closer to shore.

Are Gold Coast fishing charters attractive just for those wanting to fish? Certainly not. The winter season is an ideal time to observe whales, dolphins, turtles and other creatures of the wild. Also there is an abundance of bird life such as gannets and albatross. Which ever season you choose to go on a Gold Coast fishing charter your experience will be unique and memorable.