THIS is generally a magic time of the year to get out and wet a line around the Bundaberg region. At this stage the forecast for this weekend is looking good, but please check the forecast the day before you’re intending to head offshore. The bigger boats that headed out to the reef last week all reported catching a good feed …

Finally, the weather forecast for this weekend looks favourable for the reef fishermen to venture out to the outer reefs off Bundaberg. With the full moon last Wednesday night, the tides should be starting to ease and with the light winds predicted, it’s looking like it will be a top weekend to be on the water. By all reports there …

LUCKILY enough we had some magic days around the Bundaberg area earlier in the week, and it was great to see that quite a few boats made the most of the calm conditions, catching some quality reef fish and the odd billfish on the grounds out a little wider. Unfortunately the forecast for this weekend does not look too flash with …

With the cold weather around the Bundaberg area lately, winter is certainly in full swing, and so are the snapper and bream. A prime location for snapper is the Cochrane Artificial Reef, approximately three nautical miles offshore form Elliott Heads. When heading out, keep in mind that the mouth of the Elliott River is very shallow at low tide, so make sure …

It was great to see the quality of whiting and we’ve had good reports of big summer whiting on the sand flats up towards Splitters Creek. Another species that has fired up this week has to be the blue salmon.  Fish up to 90cm have taken a liking to heavy Pulse soft vibes.  These lures are 115mm in length and …

Well, let’s hope this weekend’s weather forecast is better than last weekend. The rain was fantastic but the wild winds caused a little damage with some trees down and it also flattened some of the local sugar cane crops. Let’s hope it stays dry for the start of the crushing which is due to kick off in the next few …

Well, it looks like the weatherman is predicting a wet weekend around the Bundaberg area, with different models forecasting up to 30mm.  Hopefully this rain event comes off, helps the local farmers and tops up a few rainwater tanks. For anglers who don’t mind getting a little damp, the winds are predicted to drop out, with Sunday being the better …

There has also been good numbers of flathead, big blue salmon, grunter and the odd mangrove jack and barra being caught. It is great to see the Burnett River so healthy.  The river is holding huge amounts of bait fish and prawns which has been attracting better class of fish to the Burnett. Lake Gregory’s bass have been a little …

The largest barramundi I’ve heard of this week was at 108cm, caught on a suspending hard body lure.  Pulse Vibes have also been very successful on barra and bass worked much closer to the bottom. Fish with confidence, Dale Smith

School mackerel and massive Spanish mackerel have been holding on any structure and are biting well on floating pilchards and gar. Live baits have been very effective, also getting smashed as the pelagic species move through. A few schools of tuna have been mixed through the mackerel. The tuna are also fantastic fun to catch, either by casting small metal …