Written by Andrew Chorley

March is a fantastic time of year and with a change of season brings some great fishing ahead.

Burrum
Queenfish, barramundi, whiting, flathead and trevally have been reported. Out the front tuna have been about around the Burrum 8 mile along with the odd spotted mackerel.

Local Reefs
Recent rains over the past few months will do the local reef scene some good this can fire up the inshore reefs. Grass sweetlip, parrot, cod, coral trout and blackall have been reported. Soft vibes and prawn imitation lures have been working well on the reefs.

Platypus Bay
Platypus Bay has seen tuna move in the bay over the last few weeks. Working stick baits, soft plastics and metal slugs has seen the best results. Spotted and school mackerel have been found under the tuna along with golden trevally. Anglers looking for a feed can find good numbers of scarlets at night on cut baits.

Urangan Pier
Live yabbies have been the best baits for the whiting. Bream, barramundi, GT’s and flathead have been other captures from the Pier. Working the night tides will see the best results for those targeting whiting.

Sandy Straits
Salmon have been reported down the straits around the Diamonds and Ungowa. Working the deeper holes and drains with soft vibes and prawn imitations has seen great results. Barra are often in the same location and can be some lucky dipping between barra and salmon at times. Whiting have been caught on the western flats along Fraser Island with grunter and flathead also about. Whiting have been taken on small poppers but it is hard to beat live yabbies particularly when fishing at night.