THE Mustad Mini Ink Vaders were developed in response to requests for a smaller and more finesse Ink Vader to target shallow and still water fisheries. Available in two styles – the Tenya and Double Assist – the Mini Ink Vader delivers a staggeringly real lure that fish cannot resist. The Tenya variant features both a fixed Tenya hook and …

Planning on fishing and collecting within Sydney Harbour? – make sure you know the rules first! NSW Fisheries Officers recently apprehended a man collecting and line fishing from a rock platform within Sydney Harbour. Upon inspection the man was found to be in possession of 17 molluscs and 1 Cunjevoi collected within Sydney Harbour. He was also line fishing using …

BUNDABERG INSHORE & OFFSHORE fish The inshore reefs off Bundy have been producing plenty of quality pelagic fish over the past week. The fish caught the most are longtail tuna, mack tuna, queenfish and trevally. The tuna have been are little hard to find because there haven’t been as many birds working above them, so keep an eye peeled for …

Hi everyone, hope you are all having a nice week. It’s good to see some nice weather this week on the Gold and Tweed coasts for the end of the snapper and pearl perch closure in Queensland waters, giving fishos a good opportunity to get out and catch a feed. At the time of writing this report, the weekend was …

Not long to go – With another week of cool temperatures and sunny days, it’s been a case of watching the weather and timing your bar crossings for some great fishing. The swell has been present but holding around 1m. This has allowed most offshore anglers to have a crack. North Reef has been popular and for good reason. With …

We need your help to protect the beautiful Bielsdown River. The beautiful Bielsdown River at delightful Dorrigo, up in the picturesque plateau country of Northern NSW is a top little waterway. The Bielsdown is part of the Nymboida River catchment. It’s a declared General Trout Stream and it provides refuge to many a Platypus and native Water-rats. This River is …

Hi Everyone, hope you are all having a nice week. The southerly wind has been up this week, making conditions a bit tough at times for anyone trying to fish. These conditions are more suited to finding a spot out of the wind up the local rivers and estuaries on the Gold and Tweed coasts. If you are thinking about …

With the miserable conditions we experienced last week, we saw only the larger boats or experienced skippers crossing the bar and fishing the local reefs. The swell and wind combined with a fading ground swell and run-out tides, slow and steady was the best approach. Noosa Fishing North Reef was popular for charters and they came home with a mixed …

BUNDABERG INSHORE & OFFSHORE Bundaberg fishing report The inshore reefs have been producing some very nice grunter and late season spanish mackerel over the past week! The grunter have mostly been caught on 20g soft vibes and 5” soft plastics. Using a slow hop off the bottom, making sure the lure stays in the strike zone, has been key. If …

New moon, high tide – Very rarely do we get a chance to enjoy big tides with light winds and a dropping swell. Mid-week and mid-week next week finally allowed those of us who head offshore a few days grace to experience some reef fishing. Noosa fishing Out wide North reef saw the cobia showing up along with some chunky …