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| Bream |
Edibility
Rating: |
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*** |
| Best
Bait: |
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| Prawns, fisho, mullet fillets, pilchards, mullet gut. |
| Best
Time: |
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Bream:Good foodfish |
| All year. May to August best. |
Size
Limit: |
| Where
To Find Them: |
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NSW (25cm) QLD (23cm) |
| Estuaries, creeks, beaches & rocky shores. |
Best
Rig: |
| 3kg-4kg line |
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| Dart/Swallowtail |
Edibility
Rating: |
| |
|
*** |
| Best
Bait: |
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| Sea worms, pippes, white pilchards. |
| Best
Time: |
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Dart/Swallowtail:Good if fresh |
| All year |
Size
Limit: |
| Where
To Find Them: |
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Nil |
| Surf beaches from the central QLD coast South. |
Best
Rig: |
| 4kg-6kg line |
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| Flathead |
Edibility
Rating: |
| |
|
**** |
| Best
Bait: |
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| White pilcards, anchovies, blue pilchards, prawns. |
| Best
Time: |
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Flathead:Sweet flesh in smaller fish. |
| All year. Summer best. |
Size
Limit: |
| Where
To Find Them: |
|
NSW (36cm) QLD (30cm) |
| Estuaries, bays & sand patches around reefs. |
Best
Rig: |
| 4kg-plus line |
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| Jewfish/Mulloway |
Edibility
Rating: |
| |
|
**** |
| Best
Bait: |
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| Mullet fillets, sea worms, sae gar, blue pilchards, squid, octopus. |
| Best
Time: |
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Jewfish/Mulloway:Good table fish |
| All year |
Size
Limit: |
| Where
To Find Them: |
|
NSW & QLD (45cm) |
| Beach gutters, reefs, estuaries. |
Best
Rig: |
| 8kg-plus |
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| Mackeral/Spanish & Spotted |
Edibility
Rating: |
| |
|
*** |
| Best
Bait: |
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| Sea gar, blue pilchards, anchovies. |
| Best
Time: |
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Mackeral/Spanish & Spotted:Good quality |
| December to May |
Size
Limit: |
| Where
To Find Them: |
|
NSW (nil) QLD Spanish (75cm) QLD Spotted (50cm) |
| Bay structures & shallow reefs along the QLD coast |
Best
Rig: |
| 7kg line |
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| Mangrove Jack |
Edibility
Rating: |
| |
|
***** |
| Best
Bait: |
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| Mullet fillet strips, white pilchards, prawns. Live bait best. |
| Best
Time: |
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Mangrove Jack:Excellent |
| October to April |
Size
Limit: |
| Where
To Find Them: |
|
NSW (nil) QLD (35cm) |
| Snags & rock bars & walls in estuaries & rivers. |
Best
Rig: |
| 8kg line |
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| Moses Perch |
Edibility
Rating: |
| |
|
**** |
| Best
Bait: |
 |
| Mullet fillet strips, anchovies, squid, blue pilchards, prawns. |
| Best
Time: |
|
Moses Perch:Quality table fish |
| All year |
Size
Limit: |
| Where
To Find Them: |
|
NSW (nil) QLD (25cm) |
| Reefs & estuaries around snags & oyster leases. |
Best
Rig: |
| 3kg-4kg line |
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| Parrot/ Venus Tuskfish |
Edibility
Rating: |
| |
|
**** |
| Best
Bait: |
 |
| Mullet fillet strips, blue pilchards, squid, prawns. |
| Best
Time: |
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Parrot/ Venus Tuskfish:Excellent white flesh. |
| All year. Winter best. |
Size
Limit: |
| Where
To Find Them: |
|
NSW (nil) QLD (30 cm) |
|
Best
Rig: |
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| Pearl Perch |
Edibility
Rating: |
| |
|
***** |
| Best
Bait: |
 |
| Blue pilchards, squid, mullet fillet strips. |
| Best
Time: |
|
Pearl Perch:First rate |
| All year |
Size
Limit: |
| Where
To Find Them: |
|
NSW (nil) QLD (30cm) |
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Best
Rig: |
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| Red Rock Cod |
Edibility
Rating: |
| |
|
*** |
| Best
Bait: |
 |
| Squid, blue pilchards, mullet fillets. |
| Best
Time: |
|
Red Rock Cod:Good eating (Called Poor mans lobster) Watch for poisonous spines. |
| All year |
Size
Limit: |
| Where
To Find Them: |
|
NSW & QLD (nil) |
|
Best
Rig: |
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| Rosy Jobfish/King Snapper |
Edibility
Rating: |
| |
|
**** |
| Best
Bait: |
 |
| Blue pilchards, squids octopus, mullet fillets. |
| Best
Time: |
|
Rosy Jobfish/King Snapper:Prized food fish |
| All year. Winter best. |
Size
Limit: |
| Where
To Find Them: |
|
NSW (nil) QLD (30cm) |
|
Best
Rig: |
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| Sand Crab & Mud Crab |
Edibility
Rating: |
| |
|
***** |
| Best
Bait: |
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| Whole mullet, fish heads. |
| Best
Time: |
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Sand Crab & Mud Crab:Sweet Succulent meat |
| Summer and Autumn |
Size
Limit: |
| Where
To Find Them: |
|
NSW Muddy (8.5cm front to back) Sandy (6cm front to back) QLD Muddy & Sandy (15cm across shell) |
|
Best
Rig: |
|
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|
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| Snapper/Squire |
Edibility
Rating: |
| |
|
**** |
| Best
Bait: |
 |
| Blue pilchards, squid, octopus, prawns, mullet fillets, anchovies. |
| Best
Time: |
|
Snapper/Squire:Prized food fish |
| All year. Winter best. |
Size
Limit: |
| Where
To Find Them: |
|
NSW & QLD (30cm) |
| Reefs & rubble grounds from bays to offshore. |
Best
Rig: |
| 8kg-plus line |
| |
|
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| Tailor |
Edibility
Rating: |
| |
|
*** |
| Best
Bait: |
 |
| Sea gar, blue pilchards, anchovies, mullet fillets. |
| Best
Time: |
|
Tailor:Good if fresh |
| All year. Best in Winter. |
Size
Limit: |
| Where
To Find Them: |
|
NSW & QLD (30cm) |
| Surf gutters, headlands, bays. |
Best
Rig: |
| 6kg-7kg line |
| |
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| Teraglin (Trag Jew) |
Edibility
Rating: |
| |
|
*** |
| Best
Bait: |
 |
| Blue pilchards, mullet fillet strips. |
| Best
Time: |
|
Teraglin (Trag Jew):Good if fresh. |
| All year. |
Size
Limit: |
| Where
To Find Them: |
|
NSW (38cm) QLD (45cm) |
|
Best
Rig: |
|
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| Whiting |
Edibility
Rating: |
| |
|
***** |
| Best
Bait: |
 |
| Sea worms, pippies, squid strips, prawns (peeled). |
| Best
Time: |
|
Whiting:Very succulent fillets |
| All year. Best in Summer. |
Size
Limit: |
| Where
To Find Them: |
|
NSW (27cm) QLD (23cm) |
| Surf gutters, estuaries, bay flats. |
Best
Rig: |
| 2kg-3kg line |
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