WELL the time of year is here yet again where the big female flathead come into very shallow water to feed on big bait! A lot of anglers have taken to this style of fishing in the last two, three years. With big swimbaits suck as the Westin hypo-tease and the Zerek affinity. These swim baits range from 178mm to …

QUEENSLAND’S new fisheries regulations commenced September 1. As a result of the consultation on the proposed amendments to the Fisheries Regulation 2008, a number of changes have been made to the structure of fisheries legislation, along with changes to some recreational, charter and commercial fishing rules. This includes several changes to rebuild snapper, pearl perch and scallop stocks. These are all …

It certainly looks like we are seeing another wave of bigger snapper right now along the coast. With fish ranging in size from 4-7 KG these older fish are hitting everything from lures to lives and everything else in between. For the soft plastic anglers anything with some movement appears to be getting crunched with the new Powerbait nemesis certainly …

BUNDABERG INSHORE If the weather plays the game this weekend the inshore fishing around the Bundaberg area should be super fun!  With the water temperature starting to warm up, the school mackerel should start turning up in good numbers.  Fast retrieving Flasha spoons vertically off the bottom is a deadly technique.  Floating pilchards and gar out the back of your …

HI Everyone, hope you’ve all had a great week, as we say goodbye to winter and hello to springtime, the weather has certainly heated up on the Gold and Tweed Coasts.  Fisheries Queensland has made some major changes to the rules as of September 1, 2019. Please see the link in the report to make sure you’re up to date …

TEAM Abu Garcia/Evinrude will compete in a tricked-out Stacer for the first time ever. Powered by an Evinrude E-TEC 150 HO G2, Ross Cannizzaro and teammate Codie Stewart will take their Stacer 529 Assault Pro to Australia’s east coast fishing competitions. Cannizzaro and Stewart are Sydney locals who have been fishing in Australian competitions from northern NSW to Gippsland for …

SUMMER is coming! After months of cold, the warmer weather is on the horizon and to help boat owners make the most of it, Mercury is offering a free rigging kit worth up to $1575 with the purchase of a new 4.5, 6.2 or 8.2-litre MerCruiser package. This great offer means boaters will be able to significantly upgrade their craft …

BUSH ‘n Beach has brought Nautilus Marine Insurance on board to expand the fine print and provide readers with clear, easy-to-understand and helpful tips on protecting their boating assets. The scenario Boats and engines work in the most spectacularly beautiful but ‘anti-machinery’ environments imaginable. Engines virtually spend their entire working lives in first or reverse gear, going uphill underwater, while …

LEADING marine products retailer Boating & RV, which has stores at Capalaba, Slacks Creek, Tingalpa and Townsville, has joined with Bush ‘n Beach to bring you a regular column with some serious information and news about general boating products. Here, director Aaron Hunt looks at life jackets and clears up a few myths including some about ‘self-servicing’ the inflatable types. …

A COMMERCIAL fisher has been fined $15,000 for trawling in a marine park and not having his vessel tracking unit turned on. Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries Mark Furner said the fisher was found guilty in the Sandgate Magistrates’ Court of fishing without operating a vessel tracking unit on three occasions, and also for commercial fishing in the …