Another successful tailor survey season for our monitoring team on K’gari (Fraser Island) this year! Our team sampled 483 catches and measured 4881 fish. 1227 fish skeletons were donated, allowing us to collect 370 otoliths (fish ear bones). These donations help us keep a close eye on tailor stocks and ensure their sustainability. Find out how we process otoliths to …

Warmer times to come – Noosa Report Welcome to November and everything we love about the coming month. Though it’s still quite cold in the mornings, the water temperature is on the rise. We are now starting to see some summer species coming through, which means those with casting rods and metal lures can get excited. Offshore has been a …

BUNDABERG INSHORE/OFFSHORE With our inshore reefs swarmed with yakka, the pelagic fishing has been red hot. Heaps of anglers had fun using topwater lures catching a few cracker queenfish, tuna and trevally, while these predators smash bait balls. Fishing the pressure edge side of reefs was a great technique, as was keeping an eye out for any action along the …

For the second year running, the dedicated team at Department of Primary Industries’ Port Stephens Fisheries Institute marine hatchery have successfully reared tens of thousands of healthy mulloway fingerlings as part of the DPI Marine Stocking Program!  🐟🐟🐟 We have now completed the stocking of 30,000 juvenile mulloway into the Georges River in Sydney’s south, 10,200 fingerlings into the Hastings …

Do you know the rules regarding closed waters near dam walls and weirs? 🤔 Fisheries Queensland has noticed an increase in anglers fishing near the Mt Crosby Weir over the past couple of months. Fishing within 100m upstream and 200m downstream of the Mt Crosby Weir is illegal. These closures are in place for your safety and the safety of …

Perfect conditions What a turn out for the books, with some simply perfect days. The sun was out and the temperature is on the rise. This has had some quality fish moving, especially inland and on the estuaries. Offshore we have had a mixed bag of conditions, ranging from a solid mid-week swell to a variable wind building in the …

BUNDABERG INSHORE/OFFSHORE Our local inshore reefs have been swarmed with bait over the past couple of weeks. Yakka was the most common baitfish and a lot of our pelagic fish were feeding hard while the bait was around. Watching for birds working is a dead giveaway of a bait ball being harassed by predators and is definitely worth a few …

Holidays on the horizon WITH school holidays in full swing, you can expect to find things a little busier on the water and around the ramps. If the fishing stays consistent this spring, the holidays should offer a few opportunities for heading out and enjoying a great day on the water. The wind has been everything from light to variable …

BUNDABERG INSHORE At this time of year, we get a lot of bait schools showing up along the coastline, and last week definitely had plenty of pelagic action that followed. Normally the bait are quite small, around the 5cm mark, so sometimes it takes a bit of work to trick the pelagic fish that are feeding on them. In order …

There are regulations for marking and using crab pots.  Queensland Boating and Fisheries Patrol officers found several incorrectly marked crab pots in Weipa. The pots were removed from the water and seized. Crabbing can be a great experience when you follow the regulations. Remember:  A person must not possess more than 4 pots.  Pots must be marked with the name …