Woodgate areas

[greggo55]

Members,

I am off to a little place called Woodgate for some relaxation and some serious fishing towing up a new 1/2 cabin tinny with 115 hp .
I have no ides of the fishing up there as i am a first timer.I would love to fish in a 15 km radius out from Woodgate but have no ides of species to target or have any marks.
I have had a look on google and there seems to be a 8 mile reef off Burrum heads, an artifial reef just off Woodgate beach and a four mile reef south of Elliot heads for which i managed to get some basic marks.
Any advice members could give me would be deeply appreciated . Also if anyone could PM me some other marks to get me going would also be very helpful.

Greggo

[the gecko]

I think they are the main 3 places that youve named already. the other would be the northern gutter coming out of Burrum River.

Use the search function and search on woodgate, you should find some reports.

[Robsie]

Just came back up from a long weekend up there. We headed out from the woodgate beach ramp to the artifical reef a km or so off shore. Dont have any marks as we dont have gps, but there are normally plenty of boats out there early morning, so just go to where they are.

For a 4 hour session we ended up with 8 Mackeral 70cm+ and a couple of sladey bream to about 60 cm or so... The sladeys went back because they are shi#house to eat.

Careful[ using teh boat ramp on t he beach as the waves can get a little steep at times.

[Bennywise]

I have been told there is a great spot where locals dumped washing machines many years ago.....

Ben

[Moonlighter]

Hi Greggo

I go to Woodgate for a week's holidays every year.

Its a great spot for a fish and a relaxing break. Macks, snapper, tuna, grassies. noahs etc all within the sort of range you are considering.

Its quite different territory up in Hervey Bay - most structure is just a few lumps and bumps and nothing as dramatic like pinnacles that you see offshore from Brisbane and the Coasts - generally very flat with just a few bits of rubble and that's where you'll find the fish.

I have some marks you are welcome to if you'd like to PM me I can send them to you. Let me know what brand/model GPS you have as well - if Lowrance I can just send you a file you can upload direct. I've also marked the green zones in it already.

I don't use the ramp onto the main beach near the Pub - its very exposed to winds from SE to NE and unless weather is very good it gets a bit ugly to retrieve there, especially if you don't like getting salt water all over your car! Its OK if you're out for a quick early trip and back before any wind is up, I suppose.

I always use the ramp up the Burrum River at Walker's Point - just follow the road south and you'll find the signs - there's only one road to Walker's Pt so you can't miss it. There is a very good 2 lane ramp there that's excellent for even larger boats - a bit slippery at the end at low tide and subject to current, but really not much drama if you've got a good deckie to assist you. Plenty of carparks and I've never had any dramas there with people interfering with car or trailer, nor heard of any problems.

It's only a 5 or 6 minute run out thru the leads and you're in the Bay - no Bar crossing involved. Then you can head north to Woodgate or ESE to the Burrum 6 mile or 8 mile reefs, or beyond.

ML