Onk bridge fishing

[MorningFresh 0]

Does any one have any luck fishing off the bridge near the onk mouth, been there a couple of times, using various rigs but never have luck, what can be caught there?

[surfish 0]

you can get bream, flathead (have seen an 80cm one come from the onk), yellowfin whiting and mullies. I know of people getting ones over a metre around 20lb

[MorningFresh 0]

can you saggest a good rig for targeting flattys and a good time to catch em, i have been told they are there and snagged one before but never caught one.

[tonyb 1,017]

Check with Waterboy mate, he's the man for down south 8)

[1fish 0]

G'day MorningFresh.First suggestion mate grab a pair of Polariod sunnies and have a sticky around the pylons there are mobs of fish around em (Small amounts of berley often will help). I us a size 8 - 6 suicide hooks single or snelled for Bream or size 8 Mustad fine worm hooks for whiting. I use a very basic running sinker rig with the least amount of lead needed to hold bottom. I have even dropped right down to a small single split shot on somedays. Bait Beachworms are my fav at the mo as everthing from Schoolies to whiting eat em. I also use Mullet mix, Whitebait and salted pilly pieces. Hope this helps and if I've missed anything Waterboy should be able to assist further. Cheers

[tonyb 1,017]

Another thing I've seen at the footbridge is one of the regular locals using a small peice of red meat with a float for Gar :PAlso, sometimes, when conditions are right, in the evening/dusk, the shallows "boil" with Soapies chasing Mullet and ST's :fishing:Also, before daybreak jaunts for mullet, (off Southport beach),when crossing the Footbridge, I've seen Mulleys scattering the bait fish by the Solar panel lights at the Lifesaving Club end of the bridge 8)Cheers, tonyb.Cheers, tonyb.