Fishing near Mackay, Queensland

Mackay sits on the central Queensland coast at the mouth of the Pioneer River, giving anglers access to a broad mix of inshore saltwater, estuarine and freshwater fishing. The region is well known for barramundi in its net-free zones, a network of land-based platforms along the Pioneer River in the CBD, and offshore shoals and reefs within reach of the region's roughly 30 boat ramps. Kinchant Dam and Teemburra Dam round out the freshwater options for those who prefer still water.

Top waters to fish near Mackay

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Australian Longfin Eel

Anguilla reinhardtii

Barramundi

Lates calcarifer

Black Catfish

Neosilurus ater

Freshwater Catfish

Tandanus tandanus

Mangrove Jack

Lutjanus argentimaculatus

Hyrtl's Catfish

Neosilurus hyrtlii

Flathead Grey Mullet

Mugil cephalus

Mulloway

Argyrosomus japonicus

Queenfish

Scomberoides commersonnianus

Dusky Flathead

Platycephalus fuscus

Giant Trevally

Caranx ignobilis

Narrow-barred Spanish Mackerel

Scomberomorus commerson

Mozambique Tilapia

Oreochromis mossambicus

Short-finned Eel

Anguilla australis

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