Sandgate's Family Bait & Tackle Store

That is the question that I see being asked by so many and the answer is changes each week or days!

The QLD Government’s current policies wants you to:

• Yes you can still boat in your local community to fish for food. Read more>>
• So, we can still go out and get food, providing we “Do the Right Thing” and Fishing is a perfect way to gather fresh food.
• Maintain “Good Hygiene”
• Practice “Social Distancing”
• No “Public Gathering”
• Stay “At Home” where you can
• Go outside for “Shopping, Medical and Exercising”
• To this end, we are still “Open and Trading” until further notice and we will continue to provide you with everything you need to put food on the table.

We are encouraged to “Stay at Home” but we are also “Allowed to Exercise” providing we keep our distance.

With the dollar getting short, some families will be looking at a bag of prawns and turning the catch into a few cheaper meals.

I know of Seniors who would love a feed of fresh fish so I will be walking the foreshore and grabbing some Bream, Whiting and Flatties to give them some relief.

Be sensible, follow the instructions given and try to maintain a little bit of normality.

Please don’t condemn people for wetting a line, it might just be their next meal, or it might be a case of getting out of the family home before they do something they regret for the rest of their life.

Fishing is a great release for those with Mental Health issues as well.