What a week we have had on the coast. With the first heavy rainfalls of the season the land and rivers have had a much needed flush out. As the rivers turn to a dark brown this push of freshwater should see the bait which was scattered far and wide now become more concentrated in the lower estuary. Offshore the …

BUNDABERG INSHORE With the winds looking a bit all over the place around the Bundaberg area for this weekend, it might be time to do a little maintenance on the bigger boats or stick to inshore. There have been good reports of schoolies all along the coast from Burnett Heads to Elliott Heads. Casting out slugs and flasha spoons or …

Hi Everyone, hope you have all had a good week, anglers had to get an early start to dodge big storms and hail on the Gold and Tweed Coasts last Saturday. We have seen some good dumps of rain over the past couple of weeks which has been great for our local waterways receiving a bit more of a flush …

IT has been a while since we posted an article, this having been such a tumultuous year after the pandemic broke out. Stanage Bay closed the doors completely to both our Stanage Bay Marine and Accommodation guests. Thanksfully, we are back open. Bevan and Maree also closed the Crab Pot Bar during that time, so Stanage was very quiet for …

Existing methods for detecting seafood spoilage are far from satisfactory for ensuring food safety and security. To solve this problem, Flinders University researchers have constructed and tested a solid-state fluorescent sensor loaded on filter papers that can instantly and accurately measure the rate of spoilage in Atlantic salmon – and can easily be applied to other seafood. Importantly, Flinders University’s …

NSW DPI Fisheries needs your help to map our oyster reefs! Oyster reefs are important habitats which have almost completely disappeared from our marine landscape. DPI Fisheries is building a picture of what’s left through mapping current shellfish reef across the state. Information from the community is helping this so if you know the location of a reef, please report …

The first metre-long dusky flathead – the Holy Grail for all keen flattie fishos – has been tagged as part of the Trophy Fishery Program! This program is a grassroots citizen science initiative involving anglers working with DPI to find out more about large female flathead in the Lake Macquarie, St Georges Basin and Tuross Recreational Fishing Havens. Col Couchman, …

Two men were issued fines totalling $1600 after allegedly fishing in Cabbage Tree Bay Aquatic Reserve in May this year. Several reports made to the NSW DPI Fishers Watch Phoneline on 20th May this year led to fisheries officers intercepting two men near North Head, Manly NSW. Investigations resulted in the officers issuing penalty notices to the men both from …

BUNDABERG INSHORE The schoolie mackerel have been thick around the Bundaberg area over the past week.  Fast-retrieving Flasha spoons vertically off the bottom and trolling medium size hardbody lures will get you a nice feed.  In order to get the bite, remember not to use wire for schoolies – stick to 80lb leader. BURNETT RIVER The Burnett River has been …

This week we have seen a change of season coming. For the first time in a long time the seasonal rains are fast approaching. This makes now a great time to start fishing as fish tend to feed hard before and after the rains arrival. With the rain we usually see the rivers along the coast have a much needed …