Fishing News

Happy Easter! The Easter long weekend is looking perfect, with fine sunny conditions expected after some possible storms on Friday. With an influx of visitors expected over the break, no doubt popular fishing spots will be crowded, so we recommend getting out early or heading offshore to escape the crowds. There are plenty of good areas away from the more …

A significant dredging campaign that will improve navigation in the Coomera River will soon get underway. The Coomera River is the primary access way for a wide variety of commercial, industrial, residential and recreational waterway users. The $2.5 million project is scheduled to commence in April and will deepen the Coomera River channel. The Coomera River channel dredging project will …

Welcome to this week’s fishing report. Conditions look good for the upcoming Easter school holidays, which makes it a great time to get out and wet a line. If you are planning a trip to the Sunshine Coast for a break, make sure you drop in to our Bli Bli shop. We are loaded up with bait, including live beachworms, …

Inshore/Offshore fishing The inshore reefs have been firing.  With the spanish mackerel season open alot of anglers got into them last weekend. Trolling gar and hardbody lures has been the standout techniques while fishing for spanish mackerel.   Early mornings and late afternoons is always a great time to target them. Again, the snapper and grunter are starting to show …

Welcome to the weekly Sunshine Coast fishing report. After perfect conditions recently, this weekend is looking just as good with minimal swell and light winds.  Offshore anglers have had great success over the past few days. Glenn from Deep End Fishing Charters at Mooloolaba reported lots of snapper, pearl perch, tuskfish and grass sweetlip being caught at Barwon Banks. Spotty …

Inshore/Offshore fishing Finally its open season on the spanish mackerel and the inshore weather should be good enough to get out over the weekend, key word SHOULD.  Remember to always check the latest weather forecast before heading out.  Now remember spanish mackerel currently have a bag limit of 3 per person and 6 per boat with 2 or more people …

Queensland recreational fishers recently delivered the biggest ever single day of habitat restoration in Moreton Bay – deploying more than one million recycled oyster shells to help restore shellfish reefs. More than 200 members and supporters dedicated over 2900 hours to collect and clean used oyster shells and construct 765 mini reefs – known as robust oyster baskets – using …

Inshore/Offshore fishing The inshore reefs have been red hot lately! Plenty of schoolie mackerel, grunter and early season snapper have been caught! The schoolie mackerel have been smashing 50g Flasha spoons and lightly weighted pilchards. Don’t use wire as a leader for the schoolie mackerel, just use 60lb fluorocarbon. You’ll get plenty more bites! The grunter and snapper have been …

Fishing conditions on the Sunshine Coast have been favorable over the last week, with warm weather and light winds resulting in some great catches. The coming weekend sees a high moving into the Tasman Sea from tomorrow, resulting in winds turning southeasterly over the weekend. Conditions should be prime prior to the southeasterly change on Saturday, with north to northwesterly …

Finfish – including bony and cartilaginous fish – are the most diverse group of vertebrates in the world, with over 32,000 species described worldwide and nearly 5000 in Australian waterways. Many NSW marine finfish species hold commercial and recreational value, while many non-natives species pose a threat to our marine ecosystems and should be reported if found.   Three species …