Prohibited size fish returned to water in Sydney Harbour Five snapper and three tarwhine were seized from a fishers bucket last week from Clarke’s Point Reserve in Sydney Harbour. The fisher was unaware of the prescribed sizes for the fish and intended to use the fish for bait. Snapper have a prescribed size of 30cm and Tarwhine have a prescribed …

Wild winds and big fish – Well as the title suggests, it has certainly been a big week of weather yet again. It really is a case of having your gear ready to go at moment’s notice and being prepared and flexible to make sudden changes to plans once out. The biggest bit of advice is to have mobile phones with …

Hi everyone, hope you’ve all had a great week. Unfortunately, it seems as though the weather gods are still very upset with another windy and wet weekend on the way for the Gold and Tweed coasts, making conditions no good for offshore and inshore you’ll have to stick to the protected rivers and estuaries to find a spot to hide. …

INSHORE REEFS With the weather for this weekend looking unpredictable and not looking too good for offshore, it’s time for some maintenance or to get a few jobs that need attending to on the boat. If you do venture out, ensure to check the latest weather report. Bundaberg BURNETT RIVER Over the past two months, the Burnett River has had …

SALTWATER fly fishing in Australia continues to grow in popularity, thanks in part to companies such as TFO that are producing high performance fly rods at affordable prices. The new Mangrove Coast is a mediumfast action saltwater rod designed for easy loading and effortless casting, which makes it ideal for casters of all skill levels. Featuring a full-wells grip with …

QBFP officers responding to a Fishwatch complaint located this unmarked and unattended net at the mouth of the Caboolture River recently. The net was 111m long with 100mm sized mesh. The net contained a variety of species, including mud crabs, sea mullet, dusky flathead, ponyfish and catfish. Officers were able to release the live fish and mud crabs on site. …

Tuggerah crab poacher convicted, pays $12,000 and loses boat and motor An illegal fisher has been convicted in Wyong court yesterday receiving over $8,000 in fines and ordered to pay over $4000 in professional costs. NSW Fisheries Officers from the Central Coast conducted targeted surveillance of Tuggerah Lakes as a result of several reports of recreational and commercial crab traps …

Well… as the title suggests Australia Day started off perfectly, but it soon turned to squalls and a lot more rain than predicted. Those who made it offshore were rewarded with a mixed bag of species from mackerel to cobia and some standout reef fish came off the bottom. North Reef has been fishing well following the extended break and …

Hi everyone, hope you have all had a great week. Unfortunately, the run of good weather mid-week won’t hang around for the weekend, with a strong southeasterly wind and rain kicking in on Friday and hanging around for the weekend and early next week, limiting most fishing activities to sheltered rivers and estuarys. So far this summer, these would have …

BUNDABERG INSHORE REEFS The inshore reefs have been producing some very good-sized queenfish. Targeting them with poppers on the surface, is great fun and is super effective. Halco Roosta Poppers are my go-to for them. There’ve been plenty of school mackerel being caught too. Fast retrieving Flasha Spoons vertically off the bottom and floating out pilchard is the way to …