A Gold Coast Fishing Charter: A Memorable Experience
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Have you ever considered going to the Gold Coast, near Brisbane and experiencing a fishing charter? Gold Coast fishing charters work from two points on the Gold Coast. At the northern end from the Nerang River estuary called the Broadwater and at the southern end from the Tweed River. Read on to find out what kind of fish you can expect to catch and when as well as some other delights to behold.
There are two types of Gold Coast fishing charters: deep sea, which is the most common and calm water.
In terms of calm water fishing conducted by Gold Coast fishing charter operators, small boats are generally used with a limit of around 6 people on board. The fish that are usually caught include whiting, bream and flat head. Of course other fish are caught as well including even offshore varieties like tailor and snapper.
Mostly Gold Coast fishing charter operators take people deep sea fishing. Out there, it is not uncommon to catch big game fish such as marlin. Aside from fishing ,there are other unique experiences to be had such as viewing dolphins and whales as well as the tremendous view of the Gold Coast coastline with it’s majestic background of the mountainous hinterland.
The target fish, when fishing offshore varies between the winter and summer seasons. Gold Coast fishing charter operators tailor the fishing according to these two seasons.
As warm water flows from the north in the summer season, Gold Coast fishing charters target game fish like black marlin, mahi mahi, wahoo and certain species of tuna. Alternatively, bottom fishing for snapper, teraglin, tailor etc is best done on the reefs that are fairly close to the shore.
What kind of baits are used by Gold Coast fishing charters? Live baits are used to catch the larger pelagic whilst pilchards, prawns and squid is typically used for reef fishing for bottom dwelling fish species.
When winter comes around, the fast traveling pelagic fish will have moved on. Now is the time for Gold Coast fishing charters to exclusively target reef fish at all depths. At the deeper reefs (60-90 meters) good catches of snapper, teraglin, pearl perch, amberjack and king fish are possible. Closer to shore, large cobia are target ted.
Are Gold Coast fishing charters attractive just for those wanting to fish? Certainly not. The winter season is an ideal time to observe whales, dolphins, turtles and other creatures of the wild. Also there is an abundance of bird life such as gannets and albatross. Which ever season you choose to go on a Gold Coast fishing charter your experience will be unique and memorable.
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