Where to go fishing near Manning Reef?

• Wiggins Flats

  Good winter Bream, sight cast when the water is clear. Shale bottom.

• Wiggins feeder creek

  Bream, Grunter and Flathead on the outgoing tide.

• BSL Wharf 2

  Popular jew fish spot. 12m deep.

• Lillys Flats

  A big high tide at night these flats are exposed to the SE trade winds. Has...

• South Trees Pipe Bridge 1

  Barramundi, Salmon and Cod. Best on the run in tide. About 6-8m deep.

• South Trees rock hole

  Barramundi, Grunter and Mangrove jacks (summer). Fish the start of the incoming tide. Herring bait in...

• South Trees pontoon

  Mostly bream and grunter. Rocky bottom that is quiet shallow at low tide.

• South Trees feeder creek

  Bream and flathead on the run out tide. 

• Gladstone Rock Wall

  Bream and Cod along the rock wall, incoming tide.

• Barney Point Wharf

  Barramundi, big Bream and Grunter  on an incoming tide.

• Old meatworks jetty

  Grunter, Barramundi, Pelagics and more all haunt this area. Heavy structure under water be careful. Vibes...

• QAL Pump station

  Good grunter and Barramundi around the pylons

• BSL Bridge

  Holds Barramundi, Grunter, Cod and Mangrove Jack. Heavily fished so live baits are the best. Night...

• South Trees Rock bar

  Rock bar extends ¾ across the creek. Holds few fish, best fished with bait.

• South Trees Pipe Bridge 2

  Barramundi around the pylons. Larger soft plastics work well. Suffers from a fair bit of pressure.

• Calliope River Mouth

  Bream, Cod and Barramundi along the rock wall. Incoming Tide.

• Calliope River old wharf

  Bream, Cod and Barramundi on an outgoing tide.

• Curtis island flats

  Flats have Blue Salmon and Flathead. Open the SE wind, best fished incoming tide in Winter.

• Picnic Island

  Out going tide produces a big back eddy. Rocky drop off holds Jewfish, Blubber lip, Grunter...

• Compigne Island

  Sunken shipping container holds Grunter, Barramundi and Jewfish at times.

• Quion Island

  Large back eddy drops into a hole. To the north Barramundi, Grunter and Cod at times.

• Facing Island Rocks

  Fishing well for bream and flathead on the run out tide. 

• Turtle Island

  Rocky out crop, has good fish on an outgoing tide. Barramundi, Queenfish, Bream and Cod mostly.

• Fishermans Landing

  Big back eddy and nervous water on a run out tide. Cod, Grunter and Bream.

• LNG Pipe

  Underwater pipe has mostly cod however Jew fish turn up at times.

• Rat Island

  GT, Queensfish, Cod and the odd Coral Trout.

• East Banks

  Queenfish and the occasional Giant Herring.

• Pilot Marker

  Has big spanish mackerel and school mackerel in winter. Bottom fishing sometimes produces small Nannygai. Good...

• Sable Chief Rocks

  Holds small tusk fish, Cod, Coral Trout, Squid in the shallows and lots of flowery cod....

• Tide Island

  Deep hole has jew fish at times. 

• Witt Island

  Deep hole and big back eddy on a run out tide. Produces Jewfish, Cod and Barramundi.

• Yarwun Pond

  Fish the start of the run out tide for Bream, Barramundi, Blue salmon, Cod and grunter....

• South Trees Boat ramp

  Family friendly bait spot for the kids. Small Bream mostly. Rocky to the north. Live bait.

• Auckland Wharf

  Cast towards the pylons for Cod and Bream.

• Gladstone Yacht club

  Pontoon, good for soaking a bait with the kids. Cast net for prawns on the big...

• South trees hole

  Deep rocky hole about 5m offshore. Fish the start of the incoming tide for Barramundi, Mangrove...

• Calliope River Powerlines

  Quiet place to soak a bait. Barramundi, Bream, Flathead, Grunter and Blue salmon.

• Calliope River Anabranch

  Deep hole. Live bait for Barramundi. Bream, Flathead and Grunter also move in and out of...

• Calliope River Bridge

  Best fished on a run out tide. Bream, Flathead and the odd grunter. Rubble bottom.

• Hot Water outlet

  Warm water from the power station pumps out here. Barra school up in here during winter....