Fishing News

Inshore/Offshore fishing The inshore reefs have been producing some very nice fish! The spanish mackerel, snapper and grunter have definitely been the standout fish with plenty of these on the chew. The spanish mackerel have been smashing slowly trolled gar rigged on a set of gang hooks and live baits set under a float while anchored. fishing   The snapper …

Welcome to the weekly Sunshine Coast Fishing Report. Thankfully the wind and poor conditions disappeared this week, leaving clear skies, warm days and next to no wind. Mostly sunny conditions are expected for the coming weekend, with Sunday looking to be the pick of the days. Offshore Snapper are slowly turning up with some quality catches reported. Pearl perch, grass …

Inshore/Offshore fishing With the weather looking half decent this weekend the inshore reefs and mouths of the rivers should come alive. The grey mackerel (not to be confused with spanish mackerel, a very similar looking fish) have been about in great numbers. Team member Josh has been doing very well on the grey mackerel with reports of them being in …

Inshore/Offshore fishing The inshore fishing right in close to our coastline has been incredible during the past week! The mouth of the Burnett right out along the leads and south along the coast towards Bargara has ben absolutely riddled with baitfish. These massive schools of bait have brought with them plenty of mac tuna, all types of mackerel and the …

Welcome to another Sunshine Coast fishing report. We hope you’ve been able to avoid the wind and reel in some great catches this past week. As always, we’re here to provide you with the latest information on what’s biting and where. With the recent run of poor conditions over the past week, this report is a little shorter than usual. …

Moura Fish Stocking Group hold its annual Muddy Water Classic Fishing Competition at the Dawson River over Easter and it’s always a great event. The MFSG put on a fantastic comp, with good food, the ever-popular ice cream and coffee van, the bar and, on the Friday night, Apex set up an outdoor movie screen – though it was rained …

Dusky flathead stocks in three popular NSW South Coast estuary systems have received a significant boost following the recent release of more than 50,000 flattie fingerlings! Over recent weeks 27,900 dusky fingerlings have been released into St Georges Basin, 12,900 into Burrill Lake and 11,450 into Lake Conjola – bringing the total number of flatties released by NSW DPI this …

Inshore/Offshore fishing The inshore reefs off Bundy have been fishing red hot during the good weather we have had all week! The early mornings have seen some good sessions on big grunter, snapper and mulloway around the reefs which are holding plenty of bait. Finding the big schools of bait is absolutely key as the predatory fish will be close by! Throwing …

Welcome to this week’s fishing report. Thankfully, the weather has started to improve after a run of poor conditions. Things are looking good for this weekend, with a full moon on Saturday. While mornings are fresh, the day-time temperatures are pleasant, so our advice is to get out and enjoy it while there’s no wind! Our customers have reported great …

A diver has been caught illegally fishing for eastern rock lobsters in Long Reef Aquatic Reserve. On a recent patrol Fisheries Officers were conducting covert surveillance at Long Reef on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, when they intercepted a diver who was found with three eastern rock lobster taken illegally from the reserve. Two of the lobsters were prohibited in …