Redcliffe Jetty and Woody Point
Queensland · Jetty and bay foreshore
Moreton Bay's most family-friendly land-based fishing, with lit jetties, sand flats and enough tidal movement to keep fish feeding.
Fishing Redcliffe Jetty and Woody Point
Redcliffe Jetty and Woody Point is one of the Queensland spots people come back to, and it fishes as a jetty and bay foreshore. The species most people target here are Bream, Flathead, Whiting, Tailor and Squid, and the mix shifts through the year with water temperature and bait movement.
Pylons, shadow lines and the deeper channel at the end of the structure hold the fish. Night and the first hour of light are consistently the best sessions.
The season here runs like this: year-round. Outside it you can still catch fish, but you work harder for them.
Before you plan a trip, check the access. Free parking and lit, level jetties at both locations.
The single thing that changes results most at Redcliffe Jetty and Woody Point is the detail locals take for granted — fish the lit edges at night for bream and tailor. Everything else is refinement on top of that.
Local tips
- ▸Fish the lit edges at night for bream and tailor.
- ▸Work the sand flats on a rising tide with small plastics for whiting and flathead.
- ▸Yabby-pumped bait on the flats out-fishes anything frozen.
Check current closures, marine park zoning and licence requirements with the relevant state fisheries authority. Conditions on tidal and offshore water change quickly — always check the forecast and tell someone your plans.
Licences and rules
Queensland sets its own licence requirements, size and bag limits and closed seasons, and they change through the year. Confirm the current position with Fisheries Queensland before you fish Redcliffe Jetty and Woody Point.
Species guides for Redcliffe Jetty and Woody Point
Frequently asked questions
What fish can you catch at Redcliffe Jetty and Woody Point?
Redcliffe Jetty and Woody Point holds Bream, Flathead, Whiting, Tailor, Squid. Moreton Bay's most family-friendly land-based fishing, with lit jetties, sand flats and enough tidal movement to keep fish feeding.
When is the best time to fish Redcliffe Jetty and Woody Point?
Year-round. As a rule, the hours either side of a tide change and the dawn and dusk bite windows produce the most fish here.
How do you access Redcliffe Jetty and Woody Point?
Free parking and lit, level jetties at both locations.
Do you need a fishing licence at Redcliffe Jetty and Woody Point?
No general recreational licence for tidal waters. A Stocked Impoundment Permit is required to fish many stocked dams. Confirm current rules with Fisheries Queensland before you fish.
Nearby waters to Redcliffe Jetty and Woody Point
Closest locations in the directory if Redcliffe Jetty and Woody Point is blown out or crowded.
- Gold Coast Broadwater, QueenslandSame state · shared target: flathead
- K'gari (Fraser Island) Beaches, QueenslandSame state · shared target: tailor
- Gladstone Marina and Auckland Point, QueenslandSame state · shared target: bream
- Hervey Bay, QueenslandSame state · shared target: whiting
- Moreton Bay, QueenslandQueensland · bay, islands and flats
- Weipa, QueenslandQueensland · tropical rivers, flats and reef
What swims here
Species profiles for the fish Redcliffe Jetty and Woody Point is known for.
- BreamLight soft plastics — best tide changes at dawn and dusk
- Dusky FlatheadSoft plastics — best run-out tide over sand flats
- Sand WhitingSurface poppers — best rising tide over shallow sand flats
- TailorMetal slugs — best dawn and dusk in beach gutters
- King George WhitingLight paternoster rigs with squid — best slack water either side of the tide change
- Tiger FlatheadDrifted baits — best any time on a moderate drift
- Yellowfin WhitingSurface poppers — best rising tide over warm shallow sand
- Trumpeter WhitingBaited paternoster rigs — best tide change over sandy mud
Plan this session
- Fish Finder spot mapPlot depth, structure and access points around Redcliffe Jetty and Woody Point.
- Bite times calculatorTide and moon windows for Queensland so you fish Redcliffe Jetty and Woody Point on moving water.
- Catch logLog sessions at Redcliffe Jetty and Woody Point and build your own pattern over a season.
- Guided chartersLocal skippers who run Queensland trips if you'd rather learn the water with a guide.
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