HI Everyone, hope you have all had a good week, a bit of a roller coaster with the wind direction and strength on the Gold and Tweeds Coast making choosing a weather window a bit difficult. Sunday looks like the pick of the days over the weekend for getting out on the water and chasing a feed. Let’s have a …

State government scientists will assess the population biology of black jewfish in a new Queensland study project to better understand stocks and manage the species. Minister for Agricultural Development and Fisheries Mark Furner said the three-year priority project would provide crucial information to help protect the sustainability of black jewfish. “We need to know more about black jewfish on the …

TWO men, aged 40 and 23 from Broadwater have been sentenced before the Ballina Local Court following a late night patrol of recreational fishers in ocean waters South of Ballina, found they were in joint possession of a commercial quantity of snapper and teraglin, many of which were undersized. The 40 year old was also found in possession of a …

BUNDABERG OFFSHORE FOR the boaters who took the opportunity to get offshore from Bundaberg over the past week, there has been really good reports of red emperor, coral trout, parrot and heaps of grass sweetlip being caught out wide.  This weekend looks like it’s shaping up to be another good one for those boats wanting to chase a few red …

Illegal fishers have nowhere to hide in NSW waters following the launch of the NSW Government’s largest ever offshore patrol vessel. Minister for Agriculture Adam Marshall officially named and launched ‘Solitary Ranger’ at Coffs Harbour today and said the $3.3 million vessel would be a valuable tool in the NSW Government’s arsenal. “This is the largest and most technologically advanced …

BUNDABERG OFFSHORE The fishing offshore from Bundaberg has been red hot!  With the sharks calming down people have had a chance to get the trophy fish up.  Some of the sizes of the coral trout that have been caught around the Fifteen Mile area has been crazy.  We are coming into my favourite time of the year for chasing red …

In a first for Australia, active acoustic equipment (echosounder) and unBaited Remote Underwater Video (uBRUV)cameras have been used together to assess snapper stocks as they aggregated to spawn in the waters off the northern end of Bernier Island. For the past three winters, these waters off Shark Bay have been closed to fishing for pink snapper from June until August, …

With the pearl perch and snapper closure in full swing until midnight on August 15, anglers have had to venture to new ground in search of different species. For tips on catching a snapper before the closure, click here! Large grass emperor have been recorded in the shallower reefs off Noosa such as Sunshine and Halls, with anglers collecting fish …

The NSW Department of Primary Industries want your fish skeletons! The DPI needs fish frames from recreational fishers to help with the monitoring of mulloway, yellowtail, kingfish, snapper, dusky flathead, tailor, black bream, spanish or spotted mackerel. skeletons It doesn’t just want huge trophy fish, the little ones are as important as the big ones. All legal length frames are …

Recreational fishers and local tourism on the far north coast of NSW will be the big winners with an offshore artificial reef to be deployed off the Tweed Heads coast. Minister for Primary Industries Niall Blair said the new offshore artificial reef is great news for Tweed Heads and will be a major drawcard for local fishers and visitors to …