NSW prawns remain safe for human consumption and consumers can continue to purchase NSW prawns from local seafood suppliers. Last month NSW DPI and the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness has confirmed detections of White Spot in wild-caught school prawns near the Evans River (on 8 May) and Richmond River (on 25 May). As a result, a Biosecurity Control Order …

Inshore Fishing We have certainly had a cracking run of weather again this week and the weekend is also looking primo! Plenty of really good sized spanish, grunter and snapper are being caught on our inshore reefs! The spanish have been best targeted in the early mornings and late afternoons as this is when they are higher up in the …

Hi everyone, this month we’ve seen a big spike in winter species in the Gold Coast Broadwater. Large numbers of flathead, tailor, squid, flounder, bream, squire, winter whiting and other species can all be caught on lures, which makes the next three months my favourite period of the year for fishing. The amazing run of sand whiting locally has been …

The Berkley Shimma Pro-Rig is built for big fish that pull hard. Fitted with a removable weighted hook, a single Owner STX Taff Wire treble and a Hyper Wire split ring, this bait is an out-of-the-packet solution for prized fish such as jewfish, barramundi and Murray cod. With a thick body profile and a tapered off paddle tail, the Shimma …

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The Isisford Barcoo Recreational Fishing Club invites you to its annual fishing competition on the banks of the Barcoo River at the Oma Waterhole. This year’s Isisford Fishing Competition will be held on the weekend of July 26-28, 2024. The event starts at 10am on Saturday and finishes 11am on Sunday, and competitors can fish all day and all night …

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Just because we can, doesn’t mean we should. Being a keen pest fisho and also having a love of fish keeping, I am more aware than ever of the damage that exotic aquatic species can wreak on our waterways. I also see a lot of posts and ads on social media for aquarium fish available for delivery right to your …

Inshore Fishing Well what a cracking week we have had so far! The weather has been pristine and plenty of fish have been caught. The south westerly winds have cleared the inshore water clarity up and with the cool change we have seen some quality snapper being caught. These fish have been chewing hard as they usually do during the …