1 PIONEER PIONT
Here you will catch all types of reef fish including Coral Trout, There is a very nice drop off and the bottom has a lot of coral and rock formations for the fish to hide. A few hundred meters away there is Pioneer Rocks, Here you can expect to catch all your reef fish and if you have a floating line out the back you can also hook up on a mackerel and other pelagic species.
2 THE BEAK
The beak is the last point on the left as you leave Shute Harbor, Here you will find different types of reef fish including Coral trout and also Large Sweet Lip. There is a coral bottom with lots of rocks and as you move further out it starts to turn into a weedy bottom
3 LONG ISLAND
Here you can find all types of fish, Shallow reefs produce many reef fish. You can also catch Barra, Trevally, Queenfish, Jacks and Fingermark. My favorite spot is on the jetty, This is were i have had the best luck for the larger reef fish
4 UNSAFE PASSAGE
Unsafe passage, is between North Mole and Middle Mole, There has been many times i have passed the Passage and the sounder showed a lot of fish sitting on the bottom, I expect that they would be Reds or Nannygai but with the way the water flows its very hard to set up a drift back over were i spotted them, as well as that there is also a lot of boats that pass through here. On the points you can catch Mackerel, Queenfish and Trevally. Also this is a good place at night to chase after some massive Jew Fish. And there is also a really good camping ground on North Mole Just inside the Passage.
5 HANNA'S POINT
This is one of my favorite fishing places, Its on the northern tip of North Mole. So many different species live here. I have caught large Trout, Mackerel, Tuna, small Red Emperor, Trevally, Fingermark, Jew fish and Sweet Lip. There has been many reports of Marlin and Sailfish being hooked 100 meters from the point.
6 CID ISLAND
Just out side of Cid Harbor on Whitsunday Island is a perfect place to Moor the boat for a overnight stay. Around Cid Island the are some good Coral Trout hiding in the coral bottoms, Here you can also catch Queenfish, Trevally and Mackerel. Cid Harbor is one of the best places to stay for the night as it is well protected.
7 NORTHERN POINT OF WHITSUNDAY ISLAND
Here you can expect to catch some large reef fish including Coral Trout, Red Throat Emperor, Also there are Mackerel of the point as well as large Trevaly.
8 HOOK ISLAND
There are so many species of fish living around Hook Island, It has a few inlets where mangroves grow and plenty of shallow reefs. You can catch Coral Trout, Sweet Lip, Red throat Emperor, Mackerel, Trevally, Mangrove Jacks and Queenfish.
9 HAYMAN ISLAND
Here the is some pretty exciting fishing to be done. Of the northern point you can catch game fish, around the island you can catch all species of reef fish from the shallow reefs. Of the north point in the current lines there are Marlin, Sailfish, Cobia, and large Gt's. There are many holes to explore and lots of reef to be fished.
10 THE GREAT BARRIER REEF
Now if you have a boat large enough to make the 160 km round trip to the reef, this is the place to go. I do not think that any where in the world compares to the fishing that is to be had here. The fishing here is amazing there is around 2600 different reefs making up the Great Barrier Reef and its about 2000 km long. There are many places that have never been fished before. Here you can catch just about all the fish i have mentioned above and they are in large numbers. You can catch Red Emperor and Coral Trout some of the best eating fish, This is one place to go if you want a adrenaline rush. The Whitsunday's is one of the closest points on the Queensland coast to the reef. So next you are planing your fishing holiday make sure you remember that there many exciting times to be had around the Whitsunday's.
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