gladstone landbased ???

[qldzook]

merry xmas to all

my father and i are palnning our yearly fishing trip (leaving boxing day) and are looking at gladstone as an option. We are mostley landbased but do have 2 kayaks also.
I have done a search and can find alot on gladstone but not alot on the area landbased, does anyone have any info on were to fish landbased?
Dads not a big fisherman but does get very excited catching speedsters such as queenies,trevs etc.
whilst i no its abit late to be planning a trip any help would be appreciated.
thanks.

[Bouttime]

The hot water outlet is a land base spot you can sometimes catch a speedster.I have caught barra,queenies and samon at times.

[Cobia Kid]

yer, the hotwater outlet is easy and productive,
also if you can make your way around boyne river and toolowa bends very worth while,
cheers,
jamie

[bundylundy]

Both the Boyne River and the Calliope River would be options using the kyacks. Fish downstream from where the Bruce Highway crosses both rivers. The Boyne being more accessable. Species would include jack, cod, flathead, etc with the occasional trevally thrown in for good measure.

Jeff.

[tunaticer]

The rocks either side of the Bruce Highway bridge over the Calliope River has produced several barra to about 80cm and quite a few jacks and cod on lures. I have been fishing that area for a couple of hours when I travel that road occasionally for nearly 30 yrs now. I can't say its depreciated noticeably during that time in that location. It is tide dependant for decent results though.

[mangomick]

If you have kayaks try South Trees. (toolooa bends)Thats the boat ramp you pass going into Gladstone from the south. Some really good grunter being taken there at the moment. head down south trees inlet till you hit the pipeline over the inlet and you come to a cut through. good rocks on the left bank of the cut through which is the branch on the right. Fish for grunter on gravel patches and for jack and estuary cod around rocks.
Also picking up grunter just down from ramp on right hand side bank heading back towards gladstone
Have you thought about heading out to awoonga dam chasing the big barra. No closed season for impoundment barra. Kayaks would be just the shot around timber

[qldzook]

yep we had planned on going to awonga if we are in gladstone. one option we are looking at at the moment is catching a ferry to cutris island and camping there for a week, there looks to be some tracks (on google earth) that crisscross the island and run up to near the top so that may be worth exploring as well as some reefy looking stuff down near the southern point. has any camped over therebefore? if so what it like? and how is the fishing along this stretch of the coast.

[mangomick]

Think i'd rather camp on facing island though may be a bit crowded. not too far to paddle across to though.
Some pretty good country off the North west corner of facing although all around Rat Island between Curtis and Rat is ok.
The shallow country behind the channel markers over near facing can deliver some good blue bone.
Sable Chief not too far off the beach at Facing can produce some nice trout and early morning can give good mackeral.
pearl ledge also ok
Good estuary cod feed right up close to the beach on incoming tide Nov to March.
I have taken most on lures in later years but I havent tried this year yet. Last year they didnt come in as thick as normal.
They usually are chasing little crabs
Tracks on facing take you to southern end where fishing also ok

[qldzook]

Thanks mango you have been of great help and we are taking your advice and staying on facing island which is apparently pretty quite at the moment.
We are leaving tomorrow now due to a few sore heads
Hows the stinger situation at the moment, i.e. is it possible to wade around throwing lures or would this result in getting stung?

[mangomick]

Tell the truth I never really give stingers a thought. I always carry vinegar in both boats and car though .
My young bloke was snorkling around facing today. saw a heap of trout but never shot any. my daughter and boyfriend fished but not really fishermen. Only ended up with one flag(stripey)
he didnt say anything about any stingers but then again Iraquanjiis (spelling??) dont usually stand out. Box jellies not too bad this far down. I think around facing should be ok. You've got hairy legs havent you
In all seriousness a kid was hit years ago by a box jellyfish on barney point beach which is right up in the harbour but my kids did nippers for years and there has never been any problems. The nippers do wear stinger suits now just because of the threat of litigation really.These last few years there has been a few reports of iraquanjiis at Agnes Waters but Gladstone is right at the southern end of the stinger zones. Having said that carry a bottle of vinegar to be on the safe side.
Have a good holiday

[qldzook]

sounds good mango thanks for your help.