Bundaberg Inshore/Offshore With this weeks weather being less favourable than previous weeks we have seen more people fishing our inshore reefs whilst heading out wide isn’t an option. Anglers have been getting stuck into some awesome fishing throughout the Bundaberg inshore reefs and this time of year the variety you can come across is astounding. With the recent influx of …

Hundreds of Quintrex boat owners are set to join forces across the country as they unite for the inaugural Quintrex Community week this Saturday 22nd – Sunday 31st October. The events conception comes twofold – driven towards bringing Quinnie owners together to celebrate the brand and the shared community, whilst providing local Aussies the opportunity to enter the lifestyle and …

We want your fish frames ! We need fish frames from recreational fishers to help with the monitoring of Mulloway, Yellowtail Kingfish, Snapper, Dusky Flathead, Blue Spotted Flathead, Pearl Perch Spanish or Spotted Mackerel.We don’t just want huge trophy fish, the little ones are just as important as the big ones. All legal length frames are wanted and will help …

Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP) is shaking up the boating industry with fully redesigned Manitou, Alumacraft and Quintrex boats, featuring the all-new Rotax outboard engine with stealth technology. Disappearing under the boat and engineered not to be seen or felt, this new engine technology is a game-changer. The model year 2023 Manitou, Alumacraft and Quintrex line-ups also stand out thanks to …

Noticed the number of boats on hardstands or in dealerships awaiting service personnel and or parts for repairs? It’s becoming a more common sight. And that’s not taking into account the boats sitting on trailers at home, on a pontoon or in a marina berth and going nowhere safely until some mechanical or technical problem is resolved. Want something fixed? …

Daiwa’s new D-Box range of tackle trays has been designed and developed to produce a cohesive range of purpose-built storage perfectly suited to the modern angler. Available in a range of sizes and depths, Daiwa’s D-Box range is made from recycled polypropylene, a low-impact material which delivers no toxic waste, no emissions, no fluorocarbons and no halogens in its process. …

Two men were recently convicted and fined $4000 each for being in possession of spearguns and attempting to take fish while in the Brunswick River Habitat Protection Zone of Cape Byron Marine Park. In addition one of the men was convicted for providing a false name to Fisheries Officers and fined an additional $1200. Cape Byron Marine Park Fisheries Officers …

Court delivers strong deterrent to repeat offender for fishing in Marine Park Sanctuary Zones. A 45-year old man from South Durras NSW has been convicted and sentenced for Marine Park offences taking place on the 21st of December 2021. The man was observed fishing from a boat in the Murramarang Sanctuary Zone and Murramarang Special Purpose Zones in the Batemans …

OCT 9, 2022 —  The Fraser Coast Fishing Alliance welcomes the long-awaited release of the DRAFT re-zoning plan for the Great Sandy Marine Park. You can view the full details here – https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/coasts-waterways/marine-parks/zoning/gsmp The proposed changes are described in a Consultation Regulatory Impact Statement, now available for consultation until midnight 23 October 2022. You can review the proposed changes here – …

BUNDABERG INSHORE/OFFSHORE With this weekend’s weather shaping up to be red hot we should see plenty of great fish being caught. The schoolie mackerel are all along our coast at the moment and are in numbers we don’t get to see too often. These fish have been in schools along almost any bit of structure that our inshore reefs have …