Tallebudgera Creek....

[masterdusky]

Just curious if anyone has fished west of the highway bridge (M1 bridge) in tallebudgera creek... and how did it fare, ??? thinking of dropping the kayak in but is it worthwhile...?? :)

[TheSaint]

Don't waste your time.. ;)

[the gecko]

I did it once last summer and got a ray. Nothing else to speak of.

Ive heard its good if you know where the 19th ave lake goes under the road and empties in the main creek. They say you can pick the runout tide and get jacks in the creek, but it didnt happen for me. I suppose one trip isnt enough to make a fair call on.

Its as good or bad as any other spot on its day.

cheers
Andrew

[rogersto]

Just curious if anyone has fished west of the highway bridge (M1 bridge) in tallebudgera creek... and how did it fare, ??? thinking of dropping the kayak in but is it worthwhile...?? :)

Bit iffy up there, took the kids yappy pumping on the flats down from the M1 / footbridge there and got a decent haul, and there was this old fella gettin' his fair share, we had a bit of a chat about fishing in the area, asked him if there's anything worthwhile upstream, he nah, down that way though there's flathead and whiting to be had....

[jpart10]

Well i went there about 2 years ago and ended up with some good whiting and bream and caught a 57cm flathead a 45cm flathead and a 40cm flathead and some blokes in the mouth of the creek were catching tiger sharks, mackerel and Kingfish

cheers Jpart10

[gregdeeth]

very hot and cold,
can be good one day, go back the next with similar conditions and it will be shocking. the whole creek can be like that, but thats just my experience.

[Seth]

I have a mate who does quite well fishing the bank there he has caught alot of big flatties and the occasional jack. One night he landed three nice jacks from right under the m1 bridge

[marty_z]

even though I live very close to talle creek I rarely fish it because, as Greg said, it is very hot and cold.

the pipe that goes thru to 19th ave lake (that Andrew mentioned) is one of the better spots, but mainly on the runout. there are other spots further up, but it can be a slow trip

i threw surface lures around the M1 bridge the other morning before work and managed a few trevors (big eye and GT) - good fun for a quick land based flick

marty

[LizardLord]

in my experience i've caught moses perch, trevs, flathead and this ugly looking brown fish that got away up there. also seen guys at the ramp comparing jacks which they caught a bit upstream. worth a try

[rogersto]

There's crabs and yabbies in that river, so I'd assume with a food source, there'd have to be fish in there also :)

[masterdusky]

cheers guys might still be worth a shot, is the pipeline from the 19th avenue lake easy to spot..???

[_Dan_]

If you drive up 19th avenue from the gold coast highway you cant miss it, ive always heard reports from there but you have to put the time into it to get results...

[the gecko]

yes, easy to spot. Theres a stretch of just parkland, no houses, and then a few big 2 storey houses. Its in the grassy parkland right before the big white spanish style building (from memory). I think its visible on most tides, unless youre right on a big high.

Theres a vacant block/park on the lake side as well, so you should work it out on a map ok. UBD 60 E20.

The lakeside could be even better if you are LB. Dont discount it, theres some big fish in them lakes.

Andrew

Andrew

[masterdusky]

cheers guys...
hey gecko fish in the lake also..?? have heard of trevs in there....correct ???

[Brett1907]

Careful on the 'yak out there, a guy got bumbed around by a big shark there last year. He thought it was a bully, but there are tigers in there as well. I don't know how people let their kids swin there.

Brett

[_Dan_]

The big house is not missed let me tell you, once you see it look to your left.

Big Gt's have been reportedly caught there but a long time ago, i used to fish there as my grand parents live on the canals in 19th Avenue.

They have lived there since 68 and some of the stories of the early days in those canals are mind blowing. 60cm + Jacks, elbow slapper whiting and huge flathead... almost all gone now..