Mooloolaba Fishing Information

Mooloolaba Fishing Reports

Recorded catches and species reported at Mooloolaba.

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Fishing report activity

242 historical fishing reports recorded for Mooloolaba. Reports describe past catches; they do not predict current conditions.

Latest recorded report: 2026-10-29

All reports

242

Reports this year

42

Species recorded

55

Reported species

Snapper

159 historical reports

Latest: 2026-10-25

Pearl Perch

143 historical reports

Latest: 2026-10-23

Flathead

133 historical reports

Latest: 2026-10-29

Tuskfish

117 historical reports

Latest: 2026-10-29

Bream

116 historical reports

Latest: 2026-09-10

Whiting

116 historical reports

Latest: 2026-10-10

Amberjack

112 historical reports

Latest: 2026-10-25

Grassy Sweetlip

104 historical reports

Latest: 2026-10-01

Trevally

104 historical reports

Latest: 2026-10-18

Spanish Mackerel

92 historical reports

Latest: 2026-07-24

Mangrove Jack

91 historical reports

Latest: 2026-10-23

Cobia

87 historical reports

Latest: 2026-10-23

Dart

78 historical reports

Latest: 2026-10-25

Tailor

53 historical reports

Latest: 2026-08-13

Mahi Mahi

50 historical reports

Latest: 2026-10-01

Wahoo

45 historical reports

Latest: 2026-08-06

Black Marlin

44 historical reports

Latest: 2026-02-13

Hussar

44 historical reports

Latest: 2026-10-10

Sweetlip

33 historical reports

Latest: 2026-09-18

School Mackerel

32 historical reports

Latest: 2025-11-06

Spotty Mackerel

32 historical reports

Latest: 2024-06-27

Jewfish

27 historical reports

Latest: 2026-09-18

Garfish

25 historical reports

Latest: 2026-07-10

Longtail Tuna

22 historical reports

Latest: 2026-04-29

Mackerel

20 historical reports

Latest: 2026-07-31

Squid

15 historical reports

Latest: 2026-07-24

School Jew

14 historical reports

Latest: 2026-04-29

Mack Tuna

13 historical reports

Latest: 2026-03-20

Moses Perch

12 historical reports

Latest: 2026-10-01

Cod

11 historical reports

Latest: 2025-10-02

Marlin

11 historical reports

Latest: 2025-12-31

Mulloway

10 historical reports

Latest: 2026-10-23

Kingfish

9 historical reports

Latest: 2026-08-13

Striped Marlin

9 historical reports

Latest: 2025-12-11

Coral Trout

6 historical reports

Latest: 2026-07-02

Red Throat Emperor

6 historical reports

Latest: 2026-10-01

Yellowtail Kingfish

6 historical reports

Latest: 2026-10-01

Tuna

5 historical reports

Latest: 2025-05-01

Dolphinfish

4 historical reports

Latest: 2026-09-18

Grunter

4 historical reports

Latest: 2026-05-15

Australian Bass

3 historical reports

Latest: 2026-07-31

Bass

3 historical reports

Latest: 2026-07-31

Queenfish

3 historical reports

Latest: 2024-04-24

Saratoga

3 historical reports

Latest: 2026-07-31

Yellowfin Tuna

3 historical reports

Latest: 2024-09-19

Estuary Cod

2 historical reports

Latest: 2023-12-21

School Jewfish

2 historical reports

Latest: 2026-10-01

Barramundi

1 historical reports

Latest: 2026-01-29

Bluefin Tuna

1 historical reports

Latest: 2024-02-22

Golden Trevally

1 historical reports

Latest: 2025-05-08

Luderick

1 historical reports

Latest: 2026-05-15

Red Emperor

1 historical reports

Latest: 2022-01-20

Shark

1 historical reports

Latest: 2025-01-02

Spotted Mackerel

1 historical reports

Latest: 2023-03-16

Tarpon

1 historical reports

Latest: 2022-01-20

Species recorded

Species most often mentioned in local reports

A wide spread of species appears across Mooloolaba reports, led by Snapper, Pearl Perch and Flathead.

Share of the displayed top 5 species entries in historical reports for Mooloolaba.

Top species across the seasons

For each of the top 6 species reported at Mooloolaba, each bar shows that season’s percentage of the species’ all-time seasonal counts. Zero means no reports for that season in the available data.

Snapper by season

159 all-time seasonal species counts

Pearl Perch by season

143 all-time seasonal species counts

Flathead by season

133 all-time seasonal species counts

Tuskfish by season

117 all-time seasonal species counts

Bream by season

116 all-time seasonal species counts

Whiting by season

116 all-time seasonal species counts

Year-to-date share of reported species

Each percentage is the species’ share of all year-to-date species counts in the available Mooloolaba report files. One report may name more than one species.

SpeciesYear-to-date share
Snapper8.1%
Pearl Perch8.5%
Flathead10.4%
Tuskfish3.9%
Bream3.5%
Whiting7.7%
Amberjack1.5%
Grassy Sweetlip6.6%
Trevally3.1%
Spanish Mackerel5.8%
Mangrove Jack3.9%
Cobia2.7%
Dart2.3%
Tailor1.9%
Mahi Mahi1.5%
Wahoo2.7%
Black Marlin0.8%
Hussar0.8%
Sweetlip1.5%
School Mackerel0.0%
Spotty Mackerel0.0%
Jewfish3.1%
Garfish1.2%
Longtail Tuna2.7%
Mackerel2.7%
Squid1.5%
School Jew0.4%
Mack Tuna0.4%
Moses Perch0.8%
Cod0.0%
Marlin0.0%
Mulloway0.8%
Kingfish0.4%
Striped Marlin0.0%
Coral Trout1.5%
Red Throat Emperor0.4%
Yellowtail Kingfish1.2%
Tuna0.0%
Dolphinfish0.4%
Grunter0.8%
Australian Bass1.2%
Bass1.2%
Queenfish0.0%
Saratoga1.2%
Yellowfin Tuna0.0%
Estuary Cod0.0%
School Jewfish0.4%
Barramundi0.4%
Bluefin Tuna0.0%
Golden Trevally0.0%
Luderick0.4%
Red Emperor0.0%
Shark0.0%
Spotted Mackerel0.0%
Tarpon0.0%

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