Each week we put together a plain-English fishing report for the main fishing areas around Australia. You get what is biting, where people are catching them, the weather, and a quick rules check. The reports come from local tackle shop reports and posts in local fishing groups. Pick your area below.
Moreton Bay fishing report
14 to 21 October 2026
A wet, windy week kept most boats close to home, but the rivers and creeks are still fishing well. Flathead, jacks and crabs are the best bets, and snapper are still about in the bay. More showers are on the way for the weekend.
Read the Moreton Bay report →Sunshine Coast fishing report
14 to 21 October 2026
A quieter week, but there are still good fish about. Flathead, bream and whiting are steady in the rivers, the first mangrove jacks are showing up, and a metre-long barramundi came out of the canals.
Read the Sunshine Coast report →Gold Coast fishing report
14 to 21 October 2026
Showers and steady winds kept many boats in, but the Broadwater is fishing well for whiting and flathead are still about at Jumpinpin. Kayak fishos also found some good flathead and trevally this week.
Read the Gold Coast report →Sydney fishing report
14 to 21 October 2026
Typical spring weather, but the fish are biting. Blackfish are on fire in the lower harbour, small kingfish are everywhere, and big bream are on the beaches after dark.
Read the Sydney report →Port Phillip Bay fishing report
14 to 21 October 2026
Snapper season is building, with good fish off the piers and on the Bellarine. Squid are thick at Queenscliff and Black Rock, and gummy sharks are biting on the Bellarine.
Read the Port Phillip Bay report →First report coming Wednesday: Adelaide (SA), Perth (WA), Tasmania (TAS), Darwin and the Top End (NT).
Emergency: 000. On the water: VHF Channel 16.
