Gladstone – my normal fishing locations

 
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  1. Above Benaraby bridge and fish the water from there to Pikes crossing.
  2. Below Benaraby bridge – fish:
    1. Benaraby Creek which is the first branch off the main river to the South directly below the bridge
    2. The water below the bridge down to below the next two gravel bars.
  3. Lower to middle Boyne – launch at Bray Park
  4. Seal Rocks. To get to seal rocks head out from the Bray Park boat ramp and head out the Boyne River entrance and then head east about 9 kilometres. At about 7 kilometres you should be able to make a bearing to the east outer channel marker which is a tall triangular timber shipping marker. Seal Rocks are low to the water and just around half a kilometre east of that east outer channel marker.
  5. Facing Island. Head out from the Bray Park boat ramp and head out the Boyne River entrance and then head North to the point of the island. From there can fish around the corner itself, around the front and behind the island.
  6. Calliope entrance and the waters between there and Rat Island. Head out from Power Station ramp. Particularly like:
    1. The channel and rocky point at the NE end of Picnic Island – there is a good colour change here on the run out tide.
    2. The marker off the tip of Curtis Island opposite Quoin Island.
  7. Calliope Anna Branch. Launch at Power Station. Anna branch can be accessed opposite ramp or from about a kilometre up the Calliope River. Target threadfin salmon there on rising and high tide. It is shallow so when tide starts to fall return to main river.
  8. Calliope River. Launch at Power Station … from there can fish the river right up to where it is blocked by a rock bar – probably 6 or 7 kilometres.
  9. Pikes crossing. Launch at the causeway/bridge. I have never done well there but it has a reputation both above and below the causeway/bridge for a lot of barra particularly after Awonga overflows.