Inshore Fishing The inshore reefs have been producing some very nice fish! The spanish mackerel, school mackerel, mac tuna, snapper and grunter have definitely been the standout fish on the chew. The mackerel have been smashing slowly trolled gar rigged on a set of gang hooks and live baits set under a float while anchored. The snapper and grunter have …

If there was one single fishing related thing I hate seeing, it’s a hook or lure randomly lying on the ground waiting for someone to step on it. Such was the case when my daughter in-law to be Rebekah Ellis walked into our garage recently and trod on a 10/0 treble that had been lying in wait for its victim. …

It’s time to get back-in-black with the 23 TD Black range. Now into its third generation, Daiwa’s TD Black series is its largest range of light tackle rods developed specifically and solely for the Australian market. From chasing King George whiting in the south to swimbaiting for cod and barramundi in the north, the 23 TD Black range has a …

Monduran Anglers Stocking Association – also known as MASA – held the 2024 Hummingbird Barra Classic at Lake Monduran on March 22-24. This year, the weather gods did not listen to our wishes of ideal fishing conditions for the classic. Twelve months previous, you set a date and hope the weather will be as good as the moon phase you …

This year has been one of the wettest we’ve had for a while. Constant downpours have kept the rivers browner than we would like. The fish don’t seem to know whether they’re coming or going. As soon as the water looks to be clearing up and the fish start pushing back in, it rains again and we are back to …

If you want to be part of the $200,000 cash and prize action at the 2024 Rainbow Beach Family Fishing Classic and Expo, the time to enter is now. In its thirty-seventh year, this epic event is on everyone’s fishing calendar and from June 2-8 this year, whether you’re an adult, teen or junior, you need to get among it. …

Fisheries Queensland is seeking your feedback on fishery reform options for recreational fishing in Queensland. The management reforms for consideration are: Recreational fishing gear changes – banning Opera House-style traps, banning lightweight crab pots and new minimum gear specifications Size and possession limit changes and new closed season – separating possession limits for crimson and saddletail snapper and other considerations, …

Welcome to this week’s Sunshine Coast Fishing Report. Well it’s raining again! After a few picture perfect weeks, the gloomy weather has returned, with showers predicted for the long weekend. Windy conditions will make offshore fishing tricky, so we’d recommend sticking to local rivers and estuaries – just make sure you pack the wet weather gear! More rain means prime …

Inshore Fishing The inshore fishing right in close to our coastline has been incredible during the small weather windows we have had! The mouth of the Burnett right out along the leads and south along the coast towards Bargara has been absolutely riddled with baitfish. These massive schools of bait have brought with them plenty of mac tuna, all types …

In his paper entitled ‘Critique of and alternatives to proposed changes to the management of saddletail and crimson snapper’, Klim Martin discusses the proposed modifications by Queensland Fisheries to the managing of these species on the east coast of Queensland, as at March 2024. Saddletail and crimson snapper have a number of common local names, including red jewfish, large-mouth nannygai …