Fishing Articles

G’day crew, I trust you’ve been keeping well and enjoying the beautiful crisp mornings, blue-sky days and cold nights of the past few weeks. Tin Can Bay It sure is time to break out the Uggies and beanies – it is getting cold! On the note of beanies, you should pop in to the shop to see our new beanies, …

This month it’s about one thing! Well, a few things but one species… cobia. This hard fighting, great eating and quite often very frustrating target is one of my favourite fish to enjoy on the inshore reefs over winter. So, with that said, let’s get stuck into a few frequently asked questions and basics to get you out on the …

This time of year is simply heaven sent. Glassed out cool mornings extending into beautiful sunny days are what mid-winter fishing is all about. And, more often than not, the trip goes well into the afternoon for that hot evening bite. Though I haven’t had as much time on the water as previously because of business commitments, the days I …

July is a great month to chase a variety of species in the rivers and creeks around Brisbane. Flathead, bream and tailor are the most common species that will be about in large numbers. Other species that will turn up are trevally, grunter, jewfish, snapper, cod and threadfin salmon. All of these fish will eat a well-presented lure at the …

Well, the fishing this month has been good to say the least, with most trips turning up some very nice fish. Unfortunately, sprinkled in there we’ve had a couple of tough days where the fish just would not play the game. So, I suppose that’s why we have the old saying: “That’s why it’s called fishing, not catching.” You can …

Autumn is coming to a close and it definitely shows. trevally Longtail tuna are tapering off, but mack tuna are still around, and bait is shrinking in size. So, yes, the usual stuff is happening in Hervey Bay for this time of year. April had us often chasing trevally, going from school to school of tuna and occasionally finding trevally …

G’day crew, I hope you’re all well and have been out wetting a line because there were some cracker back-to-back days over the past few weeks, that’s for sure! Sorry for missing last month, with the Easter long weekend and so many holiday makers around Tin Can Bay recently, time has certainly been a precious commodity. So this article will …

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You’re out fishing and the bite shuts down or you’ve been fishing for a while in one spot but haven’t caught a fish. move So, the thought comes into your mind, “Should I stay or should I go?” In an angler’s head, that’s perhaps one of the most frequently asked questions. To be clear, I’m not talking about finishing up …

Hi everyone, so winter fishing is in full swing on the Gold Coast and June is one of the better months of the year to get out on the water. Catching a mixed bag is not that hard to do, if you know where and how. With some big tides at night, June daytime tides are ideal for fishing the …