ROCKHAMPTON SALTWATER & PORT ALMA
SALTwater SAFARI
SALTWATER CREEKS AND PORT ALMA CREATE AN ENDLESS VARIETY OF FISHING ADVENTURES, ALL WITHIN EASY REACH OF ROCKHAMPTON. Where the freshwater estuaries end, the saltwater safari begins. Interconnecting creeks feed into an expansive port mouth and out into Keppel Bay and Curtis Island beyond.
GET HOOKED
Give the barramundi and king threadfin the best chance to see your lure. Cast into the clearest water.
14 Central Queensland Fishing
WHAT REELY MATTERS
Location: 50 minutes south east of Rockhampton on the Bruce Highway and Port Alma Road Best time of year to fish: year-round, certain fish such as barramundi have specified fishing seasons. Starting at midday on 1 February each year, barramundi season stretches right through till midday on 1 November Fishing grounds: port mouth, interconnecting creeks and reef-lined islands Facilities: extensive caravan parks, camping grounds, picnic grounds, holiday houses and high-end accommodation Species: barramundi, king threadfin, blue salmon, grunter and jewfish. Out wide, coral trout, sweetlip and red emperor, spanish mackerel, cobia and long tailed tuna
