Spring has landed with thump and the sun has let us all know it’s going to be a hot one ahead. With temperatures on the rise it won’t be long until we are all chasing pelagic monsters and hooking the big one! Offshore had a great week post full moon with some cracking fish landed for our snapper comp. For …

Firstly, we hope all the Dad’s out there were spoilt rotten and had a fantastic Father’s Day last weekend.  Unfortunately, the weather forecast for the Bundaberg area for this coming weekend isn’t the best, which will restrict most of the fishing action back into the local rivers and impoundments.  Remember to always check the latest forecast before going to throw …

Hi Everyone, hope you have all had a good week, the weather has started to warm up this week on the Tweed and Gold Coast along with the water temp. September will see a transition of seasons giving everyone a great variety of species to target both inshore and offshore. Looks like a bit of rain on the way for …

Sussan Ley says conditions of export licence for shark fins and other products have not been met! Environment minister Sussan Ley has moved to revoke the export of shark fins and other seafood products from a Queensland government fishery over inaction on reforms to protect threatened species. Ley has written to Queensland’s fisheries minister, Mark Furner, saying the state had …

A man and a woman are facing charges after being found using an illegal 374 metre long monofilament meshing net in the Towra Point Aquatic Reserve in Botany Bay. A call to the NSW DPI Fishers Watch service on June 30th this year led Fisheries Officers to take up surveillance in Quibray Bay within the Reserve. There they observed two …

BUNDABERG OFFSHORE We are heading into my favourite time of year for chasing the big red emperor!  Big flesh baits and live baits are definitely the key to get them.  Also, the trout fishing has been pretty amazing even in the closer patches like the Fifteen Mile and the Eighteen Mile.  I’ve seen plenty caught over that magic 6.5kg mark.  …

Cool mornings, light winds and perfect daytime temps is why we live on the coast! With the winds tending to be light and variable the offshore crew certainly made the most of conditions and landed some great fish. This month sees the start of the Davos snapper comp. It runs for the entire month of September, is free to enter …

Hi Everyone, hope you have all had a good week, as we head into Spring it is nice to see some warmer days on the Tweed and Gold Coast. September will see some different fishing options with some warmer water species starting to make a comeback. If you are planning to take Dad out for a fish this Sunday to …

QBFP officers in Mackay recently teamed up with the Queensland Water Police to execute a search warrant on St Bees Island (located north east of Mackay). Acting on information provided to Fishwatch, officers located and seized eight commercial gill nets and the unlicensed owner was fined $6670. The nets have been forfeited and will be destroyed. Please report any activity …

Offshore has been slower mid week due to the increasing winds. Earlier in the week and especially the weekend we had lighter westerly winds in the mornings and almost no swell! The main target have been snapper and pearl perch and we have even seen a continued smattering of pelagics too! Sunshine has smaller snapper, coral trout, sweetlip and pearl …