BUNDABERG OFFSHORE With the weather gods feeling the love this weekend, it’s looking good for offshore fishing. Good reports from previous weeks of red emperor, coral trout, parrotfish and sweetlip coming over the side should encourage you to have a crack. Large flesh bait or livies have been the go-to bait for these trophy fish. Just a reminder that the …

Last week – As we enter the final week of school holidays, it certainly turned on weather wise for those lucky enough to have a break. With the start of the holidays pouring with rain, we now have offshore wind, no swell and clear sunny days. This time of year is when fishing goes through a good phase and now …

Rockstar Tackle is a brand-new fishing tackle shop that opened its doors recently in Warana on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. Run by Sunshine Coast locals David Granville and Andrew Orr – better known as ‘Granny’ and ‘Orry’ – the shop caters for all anglers, chasing everything from whiting to giant marlin and sharks. David has been in the fishing and four-wheel …

The Zerek Giant Ruby Plus is a deeper diving variation to that of the original Giant Ruby. Diving quickly to 6-7m, the Giant Ruby Plus shares the same properties as the giant ruby, including a tight wobbling action, great buoyancy and an excellent colour range. The high floating nature of the Giant Ruby Plus allows the lure to be worked …

Spanner crabs are one of the more unusual looking critters that Queensland fishers target. Fisheries Queensland monitoring staff recently completed their annual independent survey of the spanner crab fishing grounds. Several thousand crabs were measured during the survey. The data collected will help set the commercial quota for the 2023-24 financial year. In 1999 the spanner crab fishery became the …

Atomic Hardz is the hard-body collection, encompassing a multitude of lure patterns and colours. The most iconic in the series is the Crank 38. This is a certified tournament-winning lure and sits alongside other premium lures in the range, including the K9s, Pop 50, Metalz and Shiners. More recently, we have added offshore and barramundi lures to the range with …

Understated in looks yet outgoing in design and performance, the Daiwa TD Black spin reel range is elevated to another level with the release of the TD Black MQ. Combining Daiwa’s advanced Zaion V material with monocoque body design results in a TD Black reel that is lighter, stronger and more precision designed than ever before. Daiwa’s biggest evolution in …

Iconic Australian brand Alvey Reels will close after more than 102 years in business creating its signature fishing reels. Announcing the shutdown in emails to shoppers and on social media, the company said “drastic cost increases” in raw materials as well as global supply chain issues were proving to be too expensive to remain in business. Alvey will cease production …

Holidays kick off – Well, here we are with another month down as we push deeper into winter. The start of the school holidays was greeted with rain and despite the conditions, fishing has been great. Offshore has had a slight offshore wind and 1-1.2m swell running, especially over the weekend. In the rivers, the post-moon bite has seen many …

Hi everyone, hope you are all having a nice week. Well, what a cold and wet start to the week on the Gold and Tweed coasts, with only the keenest of fishos braving the below-average conditions in search of a feed. The good news as we head towards the weekend is that the rain is forecast to clear and we …