Also unlike the Gold Coast doesn't cost a fortune to stay there. The weather is usually a bit warmer as well. Along the way you can see many different sights including the Glasshouse Mountains and the legendary Ettamogah Pub. The pub is well worth a visit and is the perfect place to stop and stretch the legs. As well as the pub there are shops and attractions so make sure you check it out.
Fishing Let's start with the whole reason for the trip - Fishing.
The waters around Mooloolaba offer fishing for absolutely everyone ranging from Marlin and tuna offshore down to bream and flathead in the rivers. For the game fisherman the waters just offshore have some of the best sailfish and small black marlin grounds to be found south of Townsville. The sailfish can be found from as close as 1 km off the river entrance and with plenty of offshore reefs it is easy to find where they are feeding. The reefs also produce spanish, school and spotted mackerel, cobia, dolphin fish, yellowfin and mack tuna as well as countless reef fish like snapper and coral trout. There is an island called Mudjimba about 4.5 nautical miles north of the Mooloolaba river entrance, if you troll small pink squid, pakula cockroaches, or whole garfish rigged as a swim or skip bait around the island you should get hot action in the form of mackerel or even a sailfish.