Fishing News

Inshore/Offshore fishing The inshore fishing has been red hot! The spanish mackerel have arrived in good numbers and have been proper chewing. Trolling gar has definitely been the standout technique. Early morning and late afternoons are by far the best bite times.   There’s been some nice snapper and grunter being caught as well, again early morning and late afternoon …

Welcome to this week’s Sunshine Coast fishing report. After a relatively good run over the past few weeks, weather conditions for the weekend and into next week are not looking great, with rain, wind and swell predicted. The last week has seen some good catches both offshore and inshore, with some nice prawns and crabs about too. Offshore The recent …

The Darling River was once again making headlines as the muddy waters were hardly visible through a blanket of dead fish. The Murray-Darling Basin Authority’s mantra of ‘just add water’ has had a schooling once again by Mother Nature as the kills came on the back of some of the highest inflows and floods on record. Closer to home, residents …

The twenty-eighth annual Boyne Tannum HookUp will be held on Boyne Island in Queensland this May Day long weekend, from Friday to Sunday April 28-30, 2023. And this year, Australia’s biggest family fishing competition offers its biggest prize pool ever, with over $400,000 worth of prizes to be won! The HookUp is a much-loved and favourite event for thousands of …

A significant risk to Australia’s biosecurity was prevented by biosecurity officers securing approximately 38 tonnes of risk material, including boxes of turtle meat, frog meat, plant products, avian meat, pig meat, beef meat and raw prawns. Recently, a Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry biosecurity officer noted suspicious boxes of goods at a routine inspection in NSW. The observations led …

New reforms passed in parliament allow local councils to retain more stock route revenue fees to reinvest back into network maintenance. The bill cuts red tape for councils and makes it easier to update stock route maps and management plans. Queensland’s 2.6-million ha stock route network is vital to the state’s $23.1 billion agriculture sector. The Palaszczuk Government passed reforms …

You may recall an article I wrote in regards to access on stock and water reserves, with fishing in mind. Well, that consultation paper was put out in 2019 and you were all given from April 8 to May 10, 2019 to make comment. I wrote about one council that actually took into account tourism and recreational needs, which included …

After a very busy Easter on the Sunshine Coast, with school holidays coming to an end, beaches and waterways are starting to quieten down. Weather conditions for offshore fishing look ideal this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with cooler mornings, warm daytime temperatures and calm conditions. As the wind is not expected to pick up until mid-morning Monday, this weekend is …

Inshore/Offshore fishing With these slightly cooler mornings the snapper are starting to show up along with some solid grunter around the inshore reefs and rocky coastlines. Some good spots to look for grunter and snapper is the artificial off Elliott Heads, 2 mile off Bargara and along the rocks off Elliott Heads for the land based fishos.   There has …

Inshore/Offshore fishing If you like catching pelagic’s you are going to absolutely love this time of year! Team member Josh got out over the weekend and saw heaps of tuna busting up everywhere. These fish were feeding on tiny bait around the 5cm size so a small metal slug and 20 to 30lb leader got the bites.   Throwing some larger lures …