Fishing spots on the Redcliffe Peninsula (Scarborough to Woody Point)

13 places to fish on the Redcliffe Peninsula and around Deception Bay: 9 you can fish from land (5 with a public boat ramp), 3 more public boat ramps and 1 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 local Redcliffe Peninsula notes (fishing rules checked 7 Oct 2026). Positions are a guide only, not for navigation.

See this week's fishing forecast for Scarborough: 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

13 spots on the Redcliffe Peninsula and around Deception Bay
Spot	Type	Access	Sheltered in	Zone	Tide place
1. Scarborough Boat Harbour walls	Boat ramp · rocks and walls	Land-based, boat (ramp here) and kayak	SE, S, SW	Not in a marine park	Scarborough
2. Reef Point / North Reef	Shore · rocks and walls	Land-based	S, SW, W	Yellow zone CPZ05: 2 lines	Scarborough
3. Scarborough Beach	Shore	Land-based and kayak	SW, W, NW	Dark blue zone HPZ06	Scarborough
4. Queens Beach (north ramp)	Boat ramp	Land-based, boat (ramp here) and kayak	SW, W, NW	Dark blue zone HPZ06	Scarborough
5. Redcliffe Jetty	Jetty	Land-based	SW, W, NW	Dark blue zone HPZ06	Scarborough
6. Margate Beach	Shore · boat ramp	Land-based, boat (ramp here) and kayak	W, NW, N	Dark blue zone HPZ06; green zone nearby	Scarborough
7. Woody Point Jetty	Jetty · boat ramp	Land-based, boat (ramp here) and kayak	NW, N, NE	Yellow zone CPZ06: 2 lines; green zone nearby	Scarborough
8. Clontarf – Pelican Park	Shore · boat ramp	Land-based, boat (ramp here) and kayak	NW, N, NE	Yellow zone CPZ06: 2 lines; green zone nearby	Scarborough
9. Ted Smout Bridge platforms	Jetty	Land-based	NW, N, NE	Yellow zone CPZ06: 2 lines; green zone nearby	Scarborough
10. Turner Artificial Reef	Reef · artificial reef	Boat and kayak	Open water	Dark blue zone HPZ06	Scarborough
11. Deception Bay – Captain Cook Pde ramp	Boat ramp	Boat (ramp here) and kayak	–	Dark blue zone HPZ05	Newport
12. Beachmere boat ramp	Boat ramp	Boat (ramp here) and kayak	–	Light blue zone GUZ06	Beachmere (Caboolture River)
13. Burpengary Creek boat ramp	Boat ramp	Boat (ramp here) and kayak	–	Light blue zone GUZ06	Beachmere (Caboolture River)

1. Scarborough Boat Harbour walls

Type: Boat ramp · rocks and walls
Access: Land-based, boat (ramp here) and kayak
What's good here: Peak in October: Mulloway (2 more in season).
Best tide: Any tide for mulloway
Best wind: Sheltered in SE, S and SW winds; exposed to NW, N and NE (faces N)
Zone: Not in a marine park zone (harbour waters). Fisheries size, bag and gear rules still apply
Note: Rock walls and two public 4-lane ramps (Thurecht Pde on the west side, Bird O'Passage Pde on the east). The northern breakwall is about 600 m long. Faces north across Deception Bay: exposed to N–NE–NW, sheltered in S–SW and partly in SE. Tiger squid under the lights at night in winter; mangrove jack in summer; tailor and mulloway off the northern wall.
Map: -27.19402, 153.10498 · Open in Google Maps
Tide times here: Scarborough (MSQ predictions)
Forecast: Open in the forecast

2. Reef Point / North Reef

Type: Shore · rocks and walls
Access: Land-based
What's good here: Peak in October: Snapper, Javelin / grunter and Mulloway (2 more in season).
Best tide: Any tide for snapper, javelin / grunter and mulloway
Best wind: Sheltered in S, SW and W winds; exposed to N, NE and E (faces NNE)
Zone: Conservation Park Zone (yellow) CPZ05 Castlereagh Point–North Reef: 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: Castlereagh Point: rock platform and a short jetty on the north-east tip of the peninsula, with North Reef just offshore. Inshore reef country for snapper, grass sweetlip and grunter at dawn, dusk and night. Exposed to N–NE wind.
Map: -27.19134, 153.11486 · Open in Google Maps
Tide times here: Scarborough (MSQ predictions)
Forecast: Open in the forecast

3. Scarborough Beach

Type: Shore
Access: Land-based and kayak
What's good here: Peak in October: Dusky flathead, Summer whiting, Javelin / grunter and Mulloway (2 more in season).
Best tide: Any tide for javelin / grunter and mulloway; run-out for dusky flathead; early run-in for summer whiting
Best wind: Sheltered in SW, W and NW winds; exposed to NE, E and SE (faces E)
Zone: Habitat Protection Zone (dark blue) HPZ06 Redcliffe: normal line fishing, trolling, crabbing and bait gathering; no trawling.
Note: East-facing beach and foreshore from Scarborough Point to Drury Point, with a short groyne at the south end. Rock worms are dug along this foreshore. NE–E–SE winds blow onshore and choppy; westerlies are offshore and give flat, clear water.
Map: -27.20054, 153.11570 · Open in Google Maps
Tide times here: Scarborough (MSQ predictions)
Forecast: Open in the forecast

4. Queens Beach (north ramp)

Type: Boat ramp
Access: Land-based, boat (ramp here) and kayak
What's good here: Peak in October: Dusky flathead and Summer whiting.
Best tide: Run-out for dusky flathead; early run-in for summer whiting
Best wind: Sheltered in SW, W and NW winds; exposed to NE, E and SE (faces E)
Zone: Habitat Protection Zone (dark blue) HPZ06 Redcliffe: normal line fishing, trolling, crabbing and bait gathering; no trawling.
Note: Sand boat ramp at Queens Beach North (Flinders Pde opposite Griffith Rd) and the beach either side. East-facing: strong onshore winds bring a savage chop; westerlies are offshore. Whiting and flathead along the beach.
Map: -27.21031, 153.11701 · Open in Google Maps
Tide times here: Scarborough (MSQ predictions)
Forecast: Open in the forecast

5. Redcliffe Jetty

Type: Jetty
Access: Land-based
What's good here: Peak in October: Snapper, Javelin / grunter and Mulloway (4 more in season).
Best tide: Any tide for snapper, javelin / grunter and mulloway
Best wind: Sheltered in SW, W and NW winds; exposed to NE, E and SE (faces E)
Zone: Habitat Protection Zone (dark blue) HPZ06 Redcliffe: normal line fishing, trolling, crabbing and bait gathering; no trawling.
Note: 257 m public jetty facing east into Moreton Bay. Squid under the lights, bream, snapper and grunter at night, blue swimmer crabs from the jetty. No spearfishing within 100 m of a public jetty.
Map: -27.22625, 153.11652 · Open in Google Maps
Tide times here: Scarborough (MSQ predictions)
Forecast: Open in the forecast

6. Margate Beach

Green zone MNP12 (Scotts Point) starts just south of Scotts Point, about 1 km south of the beach: no fishing, crabbing or bait gathering there, and gear must be stowed. Fish north of Scotts Point only.

Type: Shore · boat ramp
Access: Land-based, boat (ramp here) and kayak
What's good here: Peak in October: Dusky flathead and Summer whiting.
Best tide: Run-out for dusky flathead; early run-in for summer whiting
Best wind: Sheltered in W, NW and N winds; exposed to E, SE and S (faces ESE)
Zone: Habitat Protection Zone (dark blue) HPZ06 Redcliffe: normal line fishing, trolling, crabbing and bait gathering; no trawling.
Note: Shallow ESE-facing foreshore, a classic summer whiting flat; a boat ramp sits at the south end (-27.2482, 153.1110). Onshore SE–NE winds stir the shallows and can switch the whiting on.
Map: -27.24553, 153.11149 · Open in Google Maps
Tide times here: Scarborough (MSQ predictions)
Forecast: Open in the forecast

7. Woody Point Jetty

Green zone MNP12 (Scotts Point) begins about 300 m east of the jetty: no fishing, crabbing or bait gathering there, and gear must be stowed. Fish from the jetty and to the west.

Type: Jetty · boat ramp
Access: Land-based, boat (ramp here) and kayak
What's good here: Peak in October: Snapper and Mulloway (6 more in season).
Best tide: Any tide for snapper and mulloway
Best wind: Sheltered in NW, N and NE winds; exposed to SE, S and SW (faces S)
Zone: Conservation Park Zone (yellow) CPZ06 Hays Inlet–Bramble Bay: 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: 223 m jetty facing south across Bramble Bay, with the Woody Point ramp nearby. Tailor, bream and flathead at night; school mackerel and mac tuna on winter mornings; yellowtail pike for bait. Sheltered from N–NE wind, exposed to SE–S–SW.
Map: -27.26413, 153.10306 · Open in Google Maps
Tide times here: Scarborough (MSQ predictions)
Forecast: Open in the forecast

8. Clontarf – Pelican Park

Hays Inlet green zone MNP11 lies about 1 km to the west: no take there, including worm digging and bait pumping.

Type: Shore · boat ramp
Access: Land-based, boat (ramp here) and kayak
What's good here: Peak in October: Summer whiting (1 more in season).
Best tide: Early run-in for summer whiting
Best wind: Sheltered in NW, N and NE winds; exposed to SE, S and SW (faces S)
Zone: Conservation Park Zone (yellow) CPZ06 Hays Inlet–Bramble Bay: 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: South-facing Bramble Bay foreshore at Pelican Park, with a ramp and jetty. Hornibrook Bait & Tackle is nearby. Sheltered in N–NE wind; exposed to SE–S–SW and used by windsurfers in winter westerlies.
Map: -27.25839, 153.08693 · Open in Google Maps
Tide times here: Scarborough (MSQ predictions)
Forecast: Open in the forecast

9. Ted Smout Bridge platforms

Hays Inlet green zone MNP11 is close by to the north and north-west (about 1 km): no take of any kind there, including worm digging.

Type: Jetty
Access: Land-based
What's good here: Peak in October: Dusky flathead and Summer whiting (3 more in season).
Best tide: Run-out for dusky flathead; early run-in for summer whiting
Best wind: Sheltered in NW, N and NE winds; exposed to SE, S and SW (faces S)
Zone: Conservation Park Zone (yellow) CPZ06 Hays Inlet–Bramble Bay: 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: Fishing platforms on the Ted Smout Memorial Bridge across Bramble Bay. Whiting, flathead, bream and tailor; a good option on calm nights or in offshore westerlies.
Map: -27.27374, 153.07200 · Open in Google Maps
Tide times here: Scarborough (MSQ predictions)
Forecast: Open in the forecast

10. Turner Artificial Reef

Type: Reef · artificial reef
Access: Boat and kayak
What's good here: Peak in October: Snapper (1 more in season).
Best tide: Any tide for snapper
Best wind: Open water: exposed to every wind
Zone: Habitat Protection Zone (dark blue) HPZ06 Redcliffe: normal line fishing, trolling, crabbing and bait gathering; no trawling.
Note: Six clusters of concrete modules in about 6 m of water, roughly 1.2 km east of Scarborough Point (boat only). Recreational line fishing and trolling allowed. Snapper, grass sweetlip and grunter. Open water: exposed to every wind. Map: parks.desi.qld.gov.au map (PDF)
Map: Centre of the QPWS reef area: -27.19627, 153.12933 · Open in Google Maps
Tide times here: Scarborough (MSQ predictions)
Forecast: Open in the forecast

11. Deception Bay – Captain Cook Pde ramp

Type: Boat ramp
Access: Boat (ramp here) and kayak
What's good here: No species in this area's guide is listed for this spot; see what is in season across the area below.
Best tide: No species listed here is in season this month
Best wind: No facing direction recorded for this spot
Zone: Habitat Protection Zone (dark blue) HPZ05 Deception Bay: normal line fishing, trolling, crabbing and bait gathering (up to 3 lines and 6 hooks per person); no trawling.
Note: Shallow southern Deception Bay ramp; tidal.
Map: -27.18586, 153.03074 · Open in Google Maps
Tide times here: Newport (MSQ local times, from Brisbane Bar)
Forecast: Open in the forecast

12. Beachmere boat ramp

Type: Boat ramp
Access: Boat (ramp here) and kayak
What's good here: No species in this area's guide is listed for this spot; see what is in season across the area below.
Best tide: No species listed here is in season this month
Best wind: No facing direction recorded for this spot
Zone: General Use Zone (light blue) GUZ06 Caboolture River: normal Fisheries rules (up to 3 lines and 6 hooks per person).
Note: Western Deception Bay ramp near the Caboolture River mouth.
Map: -27.14520, 153.03603 · Open in Google Maps
Tide times here: Beachmere (Caboolture River) (MSQ local times, from Brisbane Bar)
Forecast: Open in the forecast

13. Burpengary Creek boat ramp

Type: Boat ramp
Access: Boat (ramp here) and kayak
What's good here: No species in this area's guide is listed for this spot; see what is in season across the area below.
Best tide: No species listed here is in season this month
Best wind: No facing direction recorded for this spot
Zone: General Use Zone (light blue) GUZ06 Caboolture River: normal Fisheries rules (up to 3 lines and 6 hooks per person).
Note: Creek ramp into Deception Bay.
Map: -27.14937, 153.03170 · Open in Google Maps
Tide times here: Beachmere (Caboolture River) (MSQ local times, from Brisbane Bar)
Forecast: Open in the forecast

Boat ramps on the Redcliffe Peninsula and around Deception Bay

8 public boat ramps, all launching into smooth water. Trips from these ramps reach 11 reefs and marks that we list; Scarborough Boat Harbour walls reaches all of them.

Boat ramps on the Redcliffe Peninsula and around Deception Bay
Ramp	Bar crossing	Reach from here
Scarborough Boat Harbour walls	No bar: open water through the Moreton Bay northern entrance	Wild Banks Artificial Reef (7 h), North Moreton Artificial Reef (7 h), Spitfire Channel (7 h), North West Channel (7 h), Hutchison Shoal (7 h), Smith Rock (7 h), Brennan Shoal (7 h), Roberts Shoal (7 h), FAD 6 Bribie offshore (7 h), FAD 17 Cape Moreton offshore (7 h), SFAD 3A Cape Moreton shelf (7 h)
Queens Beach (north ramp)	No trips listed	–
Margate Beach (ramp nearby)	No trips listed	–
Woody Point Jetty (ramp nearby)	No trips listed	–
Clontarf – Pelican Park (ramp nearby)	No trips listed	–
Deception Bay – Captain Cook Pde ramp	No trips listed	–
Beachmere boat ramp	No trips listed	–
Burpengary Creek boat 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.

Reefs and offshore marks

1 boat-only mark on the Redcliffe Peninsula and around Deception Bay: Turner Artificial Reef. Turner Artificial Reef is also on the artificial reef GPS marks page, with GPX and CSV downloads.

Reefs and marks on the Redcliffe Peninsula and around Deception Bay: positions (WGS84)
Mark	Position (decimal, DMS, DDM)	Launch from	Restrictions
Turner Artificial Reef	-27.19627, 153.1293327°11′47″S 153°07′46″E27°11.776′S 153°07.760′E	Boat or kayak	Dark blue zone HPZ06; artificial reef: some activities need a permit

Positions are a guide only, not for navigation: check your chart and the official zoning maps. An artificial reef's position is the centre of its QPWS reef area.

What's biting here in October?

In peak season on the Redcliffe Peninsula and around Deception Bay in October: dusky flathead, summer whiting, snapper, javelin / grunter and 1 more. Of the 21 species in our local Redcliffe Peninsula notes, 5 peak in October 2026 and 10 more are in season.

Dusky flatheadPeak · best Mar–May and Sep–Nov
Summer whitingPeak · best Sep–Jan
SnapperPeak · best May–Jun and Sep–Oct
Javelin / grunterPeak · best Oct–Mar

Also in season: Mulloway, Yellowfin bream, Tailor, Grass sweetlip, School mackerel, Longtail tuna, Mac tuna, Mangrove jack, Mud crab, Blue swimmer crab and Cobia.

Out of season in October: Diver whiting (best Jun–Aug); Tiger squid (best Jun–Aug); Spotted mackerel (best Jan–Mar); Estuary cod (best Jan–Mar); Banana prawns (best Feb–Apr); Trevally (best Nov–Mar).

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 13 spots on this page is in a green zone. A green zone starts close to Margate Beach, Woody Point Jetty, Clontarf – Pelican Park and Ted Smout Bridge platforms: each one's warning says where.

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

Bars and open water

Trips to the northern grounds go out through the Moreton Bay northern entrance: no bar, but open water. Seaward of the Skirmish Point – Comboyuro Point line is open water: open-water safety gear applies (Marine Safety Regulation). We never call open water safe: check the conditions yourself.

Marine rescue

Log on and off with QF3 Redcliffe (Coast Guard) (ask the unit for log-on details); for trips through the Moreton Bay northern entrance, MRQ Bribie Island (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 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.
Prawn-farm channels: 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.
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

Sandgate and Bramble Bay (about 12 km south)
Bribie Island (about 18 km north)
Tangalooma and central Moreton Bay (about 24 km east)
Brisbane River (about 26 km south)

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

Sources and checked dates

Scarborough and Redcliffe Peninsula spots: positions from Catch Signal's research using OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and Queensland topographic data (QTopo, © State of Queensland, CC BY 4.0); facing directions are estimates from the coastline, not surveyed; notes in our own words
Boat ramps: Moreton Bay City Council open data, CC BY 4.0
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; at the Scarborough spots 7 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 local Redcliffe Peninsula notes, rules checked 7 Oct 2026. Tide places name the Maritime Safety Queensland predictions each spot uses (CC BY 4.0).
Every source and licence: Sources and disclaimers.