Gold Coast
Everyone has their favourite spots to yak, and if your home base is within a short paddle from those places, like me, then you tend to hit those spots more than you cook hot dinners. I’m based smack bang in the middle of Palm Beach on the Gold Coast, and for me especially, I love estuary fishing. My location is truly blessed because I have two great tidal creeks within a very short distance from my home, short enough a distance that I don’t even need my car to load the yak on top. I hook it up behind my bike and ride the same distance north or south from my home depending on the tide. I have a couple of yaks I use, a Mirage Pro Angler 12 and my custom home-made two-seater timber and fibreglass 6.5 metre monster. It’s not that great for offshore, unless I attach the outrigger, but in the creeks, it’s a dream to float in, and spacious enough to bring any size catch home.
TALLEBUDGERA CREEK
Tallebudgera Creek really is a great spot for fishing, whether you are after some serious fish. Cruise near the mouth of the to bag a few flatheads. The bridges have deep holes, where you can catch some seriously big fish.
CURRUMBIN CREEK
If you are persistent with the bridges in Currumbin Creek, there’s bound to be a good fish or two on your line. If you get down there early in the morning before the sun gets too high, you can cast up on to the shallows banks to land some bream.
PALM BEACH REEF & MERMAID REEF
PALMY REEF - One of Qld’s most thrilling sports fish are the Spotted Mackerel, and my local Palmy Reef is one of the best spots to catch these supper fast fish. Head out from Currumbin or Tallebudgera creek, throw an anchor and troll. The reef is about 1500 metres from the beach. In a kayak, once you nail a spotted mackerel, your work will be cut out for you.
CLEAR ISLAND WATERS
If you are keen to catch some bass, there are plenty of great locations on the gold coast to do so, but my favourite would be Clear Island Waters. It’s part of the Mudgeeraba Creek system, located in the middle of a housing estate. The best part of this spot, is that the waters are regularly stocked with Australian Bass by the Australian Bass Association.
JACOBS WELL AND JUMPINPIN
Jacob’s Well is pretty much just a huge boat ramp. It’s also a place where you can catch some enormous flathead. Jacobs Well leads to the Pimpama River and what seems like infinite networks of creeks, channels, islands and gutters that could take months in your kayak to explore. This is good because this place isn't exactly a secret.
GOLD COAST SEAWAY
The notorious Gold Coast Seaway is great for catching everything from flathead, Garfish, crabs and squid. The walls are home to mangrove jack, jewfish and with the canal estates, full of bream, flathead, and mangrove jacks. It can be dangerous in a kayak, so know your tides, and keep an eye on changes. If you love snorkelling as much as I do too, it’s a great place to see some fine looking tropical breeds as well as a brilliant spot for spearing.
The Gold Coast has so many amazing waterways and reefs, that are full of fish worth paddling for.
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TALLEBUDGERA CREEK
Tallebudgera Creek really is a great spot for fishing, whether you are after some serious fish. Cruise near the mouth of the to bag a few flatheads. The bridges have deep holes, where you can catch some seriously big fish.
CURRUMBIN CREEK
If you are persistent with the bridges in Currumbin Creek, there’s bound to be a good fish or two on your line. If you get down there early in the morning before the sun gets too high, you can cast up on to the shallows banks to land some bream.
PALM BEACH REEF & MERMAID REEF
PALMY REEF - One of Qld’s most thrilling sports fish are the Spotted Mackerel, and my local Palmy Reef is one of the best spots to catch these supper fast fish. Head out from Currumbin or Tallebudgera creek, throw an anchor and troll. The reef is about 1500 metres from the beach. In a kayak, once you nail a spotted mackerel, your work will be cut out for you.
CLEAR ISLAND WATERS
If you are keen to catch some bass, there are plenty of great locations on the gold coast to do so, but my favourite would be Clear Island Waters. It’s part of the Mudgeeraba Creek system, located in the middle of a housing estate. The best part of this spot, is that the waters are regularly stocked with Australian Bass by the Australian Bass Association.
JACOBS WELL AND JUMPINPIN
Jacob’s Well is pretty much just a huge boat ramp. It’s also a place where you can catch some enormous flathead. Jacobs Well leads to the Pimpama River and what seems like infinite networks of creeks, channels, islands and gutters that could take months in your kayak to explore. This is good because this place isn't exactly a secret.
GOLD COAST SEAWAY
The notorious Gold Coast Seaway is great for catching everything from flathead, Garfish, crabs and squid. The walls are home to mangrove jack, jewfish and with the canal estates, full of bream, flathead, and mangrove jacks. It can be dangerous in a kayak, so know your tides, and keep an eye on changes. If you love snorkelling as much as I do too, it’s a great place to see some fine looking tropical breeds as well as a brilliant spot for spearing.
The Gold Coast has so many amazing waterways and reefs, that are full of fish worth paddling for.
To read the full article, click the button below to download the digital version of Blade
