Fishing spots at Jumpinpin and Jacobs Well

7 places to fish around Jumpinpin, Jacobs Well and Pimpama: 1 you can fish from land, 3 public boat ramps and 3 reached only by boat. Each has its marine park zone, the winds it is sheltered from, its tide place and what is in season in October.

Updated 9 Oct 2026

Species seasons here follow our Straddie & Jumpinpin guide, which covers North Stradbroke (Point Lookout, Main Beach, Amity, Dunwich), South Stradbroke, Jumpinpin bar, Jacobs Well and the Pimpama/Coomera mouths. Positions are a guide only, not for navigation.

See this week's fishing forecast for Jumpinpin: the app rates each day for shore, small-boat and kayak fishing, with the best time of day, wind, tide and what to target.

Spots at a glance

7 spots around Jumpinpin, Jacobs Well and Pimpama
Spot	Type	Access	Sheltered in	Zone	Tide place
1. Cabbage Tree Point	Shore	Land-based and kayak	S, SW, W	Light blue zone GUZ13	Cabbage Tree Point
2. Kalinga Bank	Boat area · channel	Boat and kayak	Open water	Yellow zone CPZ10: 2 lines; green zone nearby	Kalinga Bank
3. Tiger Mullet Channel	Boat area · channel	Boat and kayak	Open water	Dark blue zone HPZ02	The Bedroom
4. Tipplers Passage	Boat area	Boat and kayak	Open water	Dark blue zone HPZ02	The Bedroom
5. Cabbage Tree Point ramp	Boat ramp	Boat (ramp here) and kayak	–	Light blue zone GUZ13	Cabbage Tree Point
6. Jacobs Well ramp	Boat ramp	Boat (ramp here) and kayak	–	Not in a marine park	Jacobs Well
7. Pimpama River – Colman Rd ramp	Boat ramp	Boat (ramp here) and kayak	–	Dark blue zone HPZ02; green zone nearby	Pimpama River (Kerkin Rd Weir)

1. Cabbage Tree Point

Type: Shore
Access: Land-based and kayak
What's good here: Peak in October: Dusky flathead, Summer whiting, Tailor and Mangrove jack (11 more in season).
Best tide: Run-out for dusky flathead; early run-in for summer whiting; high tide for tailor; any tide for mangrove jack
Best wind: Sheltered in S, SW and W winds; exposed to N, NE and E (faces NE)
Zone: General Use Zone (light blue) GUZ13 Cabbage Tree Point: normal Fisheries rules (up to 3 lines and 6 hooks per person). For the water about 25 m out from here: there is no zone on the land itself.
Note: Foreshore at the southern Logan River mouth; flathead and bream. Access: Foreshore park.
Map: -27.73445, 153.35806 · Open in Google Maps
Tide times here: Cabbage Tree Point (MSQ local times, from Brisbane Bar)
Forecast: Open in the forecast

2. Kalinga Bank

Green zone MNP31 (Swan Bay-Never Never Creek) about 130 m away: no fishing, crabbing or bait gathering inside it; stow gear when you cross it. Go-slow area (natural values) GSN05 Swan Bay-Never Never Creek about 130 m away: no planing inside it.

Type: Boat area · channel
Access: Boat and kayak
What's good here: Peak in October: Dusky flathead, Summer whiting, Tailor and Mangrove jack (11 more in season).
Best tide: Run-out for dusky flathead; early run-in for summer whiting; high tide for tailor; any tide for mangrove jack
Best wind: Open water: exposed to every wind
Zone: Conservation Park Zone (yellow) CPZ10 Canaipa Passage-Jumpinpin: max 2 lines and 2 hooks in total per angler (a lure with up to 3 hooks, a ganged set of up to 6 hooks, or a squid or bait jig counts as one hook), max 4 crab pots, no netting except bait nets.
Note: Sand bank inside the Pin; flathead and whiting on the edges. Access: Boat only.
Map: -27.73778, 153.43194 · Open in Google Maps
Tide times here: Kalinga Bank (MSQ local times, from Brisbane Bar)
Forecast: Open in the forecast

3. Tiger Mullet Channel

Type: Boat area · channel
Access: Boat and kayak
What's good here: Peak in October: Dusky flathead, Summer whiting, Tailor and Mangrove jack (11 more in season).
Best tide: Run-out for dusky flathead; early run-in for summer whiting; high tide for tailor; any tide for mangrove jack
Best wind: Open water: exposed to every wind
Zone: Habitat Protection Zone (dark blue) HPZ02 Moreton Island to Broadwater: normal line fishing, trolling, crabbing and bait gathering (up to 3 lines and 6 hooks per person); no trawling.
Note: Channel south of the Pin; flathead, whiting, bream. Access: Boat only.
Map: -27.75944, 153.42278 · Open in Google Maps
Tide times here: The Bedroom (MSQ local times, from Gold Coast Seaway)
Forecast: Open in the forecast

4. Tipplers Passage

Type: Boat area
Access: Boat and kayak
What's good here: Peak in October: Dusky flathead, Summer whiting, Tailor and Mangrove jack (11 more in season).
Best tide: Run-out for dusky flathead; early run-in for summer whiting; high tide for tailor; any tide for mangrove jack
Best wind: Open water: exposed to every wind
Zone: Habitat Protection Zone (dark blue) HPZ02 Moreton Island to Broadwater: normal line fishing, trolling, crabbing and bait gathering (up to 3 lines and 6 hooks per person); no trawling.
Note: Broadwater passage near Tipplers; flathead, bream, whiting. Access: Boat only.
Map: -27.80917, 153.42306 · Open in Google Maps
Tide times here: The Bedroom (MSQ local times, from Gold Coast Seaway)
Forecast: Open in the forecast

5. Cabbage Tree Point ramp

Type: Boat ramp
Access: Boat (ramp here) and kayak
What's good here: Peak in October: Dusky flathead, Summer whiting, Tailor and Mangrove jack (11 more in season).
Best tide: Run-out for dusky flathead; early run-in for summer whiting; high tide for tailor; any tide for mangrove jack
Best wind: No facing direction recorded for this spot
Zone: General Use Zone (light blue) GUZ13 Cabbage Tree Point: normal Fisheries rules (up to 3 lines and 6 hooks per person).
Note: Popular launch for Jumpinpin and the southern bay islands. Going to sea crosses the Jumpinpin bar, a designated bar: check MSQ advice and conditions before crossing.
Map: -27.73497, 153.35897 · Open in Google Maps
Tide times here: Cabbage Tree Point (MSQ local times, from Brisbane Bar)
Forecast: Open in the forecast

6. Jacobs Well ramp

Type: Boat ramp
Access: Boat (ramp here) and kayak
What's good here: Peak in October: Dusky flathead, Summer whiting, Tailor and Mangrove jack (11 more in season).
Best tide: Run-out for dusky flathead; early run-in for summer whiting; high tide for tailor; any tide for mangrove jack
Best wind: No facing direction recorded for this spot
Zone: Not in a marine park (Fisheries rules still apply)
Note: Large ramp for Jumpinpin and the northern Broadwater. Going to sea crosses the Jumpinpin bar, a designated bar: check MSQ advice and conditions before crossing.
Map: -27.77996, 153.36702 · Open in Google Maps
Tide times here: Jacobs Well (MSQ local times, from Brisbane Bar)
Forecast: Open in the forecast

7. Pimpama River – Colman Rd ramp

Green zone MNP33 (McCoys Creek) about 200 m away: no fishing, crabbing or bait gathering inside it; stow gear when you cross it. Go-slow area (natural values) GSN06 McCoys Creek about 200 m away: no planing inside it.

Type: Boat ramp
Access: Boat (ramp here) and kayak
What's good here: Peak in October: Dusky flathead, Summer whiting, Tailor and Mangrove jack (11 more in season).
Best tide: Run-out for dusky flathead; early run-in for summer whiting; high tide for tailor; any tide for mangrove jack
Best wind: No facing direction recorded for this spot
Zone: Habitat Protection Zone (dark blue) HPZ02 Moreton Island to Broadwater: normal line fishing, trolling, crabbing and bait gathering (up to 3 lines and 6 hooks per person); no trawling.
Note: Pimpama River ramp.
Map: -27.82145, 153.37890 · Open in Google Maps
Tide times here: Pimpama River (Kerkin Rd Weir) (±1 h, from Brisbane Bar)
Forecast: Open in the forecast

Boat ramps around Jumpinpin, Jacobs Well and Pimpama

3 public boat ramps, all launching into smooth water. Trips from these ramps reach 1 reef or mark that we list; Cabbage Tree Point ramp and Jacobs Well ramp each reach it.

Boat ramps around Jumpinpin, Jacobs Well and Pimpama
Ramp	Bar crossing	Reach from here
Cabbage Tree Point ramp	Jumpinpin Bar	South Stradbroke Artificial Reef (6 h)
Jacobs Well ramp	Jumpinpin Bar	South Stradbroke Artificial Reef (6 h)
Pimpama River – Colman Rd ramp	No trips listed	–

"Reach from here" lists the reefs and marks whose usual launch is this ramp, with the trip length out and back that we allow for when checking the bar and the open water. Tide places and marine rescue units for each ramp are on the boat ramps page.

What's biting here in October?

In peak season around Jumpinpin, Jacobs Well and Pimpama in October: dusky flathead, summer whiting, tailor, mangrove jack and 4 more. Of the 17 species in our Straddie & Jumpinpin guide that these spots reach, 8 peak in October 2026 and 7 more are in season.

Dusky flatheadPeak · best Aug–Nov
Summer whitingPeak · best Sep–Jan
TailorPeak · best Apr–Nov
Mangrove jackPeak · best Oct–Mar

Also in season: Flounder, Snapper, Blue swimmer crab, Javelin / grunter, Yellowfin bream, Mulloway, King threadfin, Estuary cod, Mud crab, Trevally and Tarwhine.

Out of season in October: Tiger squid (best May–Aug); Banana prawns (best Jan–Jul).

Every species and its size and bag limits: species guides. Seasons are closure-aware: a species in its closed season is never listed as in season, and its best months leave out any month with a closed day.

Species photos are used under Creative Commons or public-domain terms; see photo credits for each photographer and licence.

Can you fish here? Rules, green zones and safety

You don't need a licence to fish Queensland's tidal waters (licence rules), but size and possession limits and closed seasons apply. None of the 7 spots on this page is in a green zone. A green zone starts close to Kalinga Bank and Pimpama River – Colman Rd ramp: each one's warning says where. No fishing at Swan Bay.

Size and bag limits: Queensland tidal size and possession limits (our species guides were checked 8 Oct 2026). Fishing rules for South East Queensland.

No fishing here

No fishing at Swan Bay: Inside green zone MNP31 (Swan Bay–Never Never Creek), which is also closed water (FRW-027): no fishing or collecting.

Rules at particular spots

Prawn-farm channels (at Cabbage Tree Point, Cabbage Tree Point ramp, Jacobs Well ramp and Pimpama River – Colman Rd ramp): Biosecurity Area 2 near Logan-area prawn farms (e.g. Jacobs Well, Pimpama, Steiglitz, Woongoolba, Southern Moreton Bay Islands): no line fishing in farm intake/drainage channels or within 100 m of them; crab pots, cast nets and yabby pumps are allowed. Follow the signs. Official page, checked 8 Oct 2026.

Bars and open water

Trips to sea from here cross the Jumpinpin Bar. MSQ: only experienced skippers with local knowledge should cross. Lifejackets must be worn crossing a designated bar in an open boat, or in an open area of any boat (the law since 1 Dec 2024, enforced from 1 Jul 2025; MSQ, checked 9 Oct 2026). We never call a crossing safe: check the conditions yourself.

Marine rescue

Log on and off with MRQ Jacobs Well (ask the unit for log-on details). Emergency: 000 (112 from mobiles) · VHF 16 for distress (checked 8 Oct 2026).

Weather and zones

Read the official forecast and warnings in the Bureau of Meteorology's own words: Moreton Bay coastal waters forecast, Gold Coast Waters forecast and Current warnings. Marine park zones are a guide only, not for navigation: check the official zoning maps and app.

Other rules in parts of South East Queensland

Each rule's text says where it applies.

White spot disease movement area (Caloundra to the NSW border, 100 m off Bribie, Moreton and Stradbroke, inland to Ipswich): prawns, saltwater yabbies, marine worms and other crustaceans must not leave it unless cooked; decontaminate gear and boats when leaving. Exempt: spanner, three-spotted, blue swimmer and mud crabs, bugs, lobsters, red claw. Never use raw supermarket prawns as bait. Official page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
Bivalves: pipis only: Bivalves and gastropods are no take in Moreton Bay and all tidal waters flowing into it, except pipis (30). Official page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
Coombabah Lake and Creek: Coombabah Lake and the tidal waters of Coombabah Creek upstream of the lake (Gold Coast): all fishing prohibited. Official page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
Spearfishing: No spearfishing within 100 m of any public jetty from the Noosa River south; also banned in Lake Weyba/lower Noosa River, the lower Maroochy (incl. the Cod Hole), the Mooloolah below Nicklin Way, parts of Pumicestone Passage, Jumpinpin and the Southport Broadwater/Seaway (south of 27°42′S), Tallebudgera Creek and the artificial reef off Cowan Cowan. Official page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
Lota–Wynnum worm digging: No worm digging on the Wynnum foreshore (Lota Creek to the Wynnum North Esplanade groyne); hand pumps only in Fish Habitat Areas. Official page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
NSW waters: South of Point Danger (Tweed, Kingscliff, Cook Island) is NSW: NSW rules apply and a NSW recreational fishing licence is required (not covered here). Official page, checked 8 Oct 2026.

Nearby fishing areas

Victoria Point and Redland Bay (about 19 km north)
Gold Coast Broadwater and Seaway (about 19 km south)
Gold Coast offshore (about 26 km south-east)
Cleveland, Peel Island and Straddie (about 31 km north)

Distances are between the middle of each area's spots.

Sources and checked dates

Marine park zones: Moreton Bay Marine Park zoning, © State of Queensland (Department of Environment and Science) 2021, CC BY 4.0, simplified; guide only, not for navigation (zones checked 8 Oct 2026).
Spot data checked 8 Oct 2026; area details checked 8 Oct 2026; bars checked 8 Oct 2026; marine rescue units checked 8 Oct 2026.
Species seasons: our South East Queensland guide (Straddie & Jumpinpin), rules checked 8 Oct 2026. Tide places name the Maritime Safety Queensland predictions each spot uses (CC BY 4.0).
Every source and licence: Sources and disclaimers.