Amity Point Jetty & Rock Wall

Amity Point is the north-western tip of North Stradbroke Island (Minjerribah), where the tide pours in and out of Moreton Bay past a short jetty and a long rock wall protecting the township. The deep channel runs right along the wall, so bream, tarwhine, tailor and trevally can be caught within a short cast of the rocks. It is a quiet fishing village with a big reputation among land-based anglers. The resident dolphins and pelicans also know where the fish-cleaning happens, and they are not shy about it.

Fish the change of tide, because the current along the wall can be too strong to hold bottom at mid-tide. Bream and tarwhine take lightly weighted prawns, yabbies or mullet strips fished close to the rocks. Tailor and trevally hunt along the edge of the channel at dawn and dusk, so cast metal slugs or ganged pilchards and retrieve them with the current. Squid come into the jetty and weed edges in the cooler months. Whiting and flathead feed on the sand banks either side of the township. The water here is a yellow zone, so keep to 2 rods or handlines and 2 hooks in total per person.

Bream and tarwhine are the most reliable fish, especially in winter. Tailor run in the cooler months, and trevally are a summer target. Flathead, whiting and squid fill in through the year, and mulloway are an occasional night-time catch. Bream and tarwhine 25 cm (possession limit 30 combined), tailor 35 cm (20), trevally no size limit (20 combined), dusky flathead 40–75 cm (5), whiting 23 cm (30), mulloway 75 cm (2), tiger squid 20.

The jetty and rock wall are in the South Passage–Boat Rock conservation park (yellow) zone of the Moreton Bay Marine Park: maximum 2 rods or handlines and 2 hooks in total per person. Eight shark-control drumlines are set along the Amity Point shore, three of them just south of the jetty with the nearest about 100 m away. It is an offence to be within 20 m of a drumline or its float, so cast away from the floats, and cut your line rather than pull on it if it fouls one. Report damaged equipment on 1800 806 891. Bivalves and gastropods other than pipis (oysters, mussels, whelks and the like) are no take in Moreton Bay Marine Park and the tidal waters that flow into it. Swan Bay, further south on Straddie, is closed to all fishing, as is the surrounding green zone. The Amity Banks and Wanga Wallen Bank green zones start under 1 km from the jetty — no fishing of any kind inside them. The netted swimming enclosure sits beside the jetty; keep lines and lures out of it.

Amity Point is about 20 minutes' drive from the Dunwich ferry terminal on North Stradbroke Island. Park along the foreshore near the jetty. The jetty is flat and easy, while the rock wall is uneven and needs care. Toilets, a general store and a café are nearby.

The point is exposed to north-westerly and westerly winds blowing across the bay, which push chop against the rock wall. Easterly and south-easterly winds blow off the island and leave the channel calmer. The current is strongest on spring tides; neap tides are easier for bait fishing. The water is often very clear on the incoming tide.

The current along the rock wall is very strong, and the channel is deep right at the edge of the rocks, so never climb down or swim to retrieve gear. Large sharks are present in the channel; swim only in the netted area. The rocks are uneven and slippery, so wear sturdy shoes, and a lifejacket is strongly recommended when fishing the wall. Keep clear of boats using the jetty.

Yes. The jetty and rock wall are well-known land-based spots. They are in a conservation park (yellow) zone, so the limit is 2 rods or handlines and 2 hooks in total per person.

Yes. The channel holds large sharks, and eight shark-control drumlines are set along the Amity Point shore, the nearest about 100 m south of the jetty. Stay more than 20 m from any drumline or float. Swim only in the netted area and never enter the water from the rock wall.

Bream, tarwhine, tailor, trevally, squid, flathead, whiting and the occasional mulloway.