Fishing News

Inshore/Offshore fishing The inshore reefs have been firing! Plenty of schoolie mackerel, tuna and grunter have been getting caught. The schoolie mackerel have been smashing Flasha spoons and whole pilchards. The tuna have been eating on very small slugs and soft plastic’s fast retrieved through bait schools. The grunter have been biting on 20g soft vibes and 5” soft plastic’s but …

Ever caught a tagged fish? It turns out the chances really are one in a million. Australia’s volunteer tagging database Infofish Australia recently became the first citizen science tagging program in the world to tag 1 million fish since its inception in 1986. To put that in perspective, it took 17,000 volunteer taggers a combined 198,600 days (that’s 544 years!) …

Repeat offender jailed for stealing fish on states South Coast. Fisheries Officers from the Batemans Bay District and the State-wide Operations and Investigations Group, Regional Mobile Squad, apprehended a repeat fisheries offender on May 9, 2022, in Ulladulla. The offender faced the courts this week and was sentenced to 18 months in jail with a non-parole period of 11 months …

Inshore/Offshore fishing Unfortunately with this tropical low or possible cyclone coming down the coast we have not had very favourable conditions for anglers to head out this week. Off the back of these tropical low’s we usually see a small window of good weather and this could possibly be Saturday or Sunday this weekend. Keep an eye on the weather forecast …

Inshore/Offshore fishing The inshore reefs have been fishing really well over the past week! The schoolie mackerel and grunter have been the biggest standouts. By far the most effective technique with catching schoolies has been fast retrieving 50g flasha spoons vertically off the bottom. If you’re more into bait fishing pilchards are a killer bait for them, slowly floating a …

This year, Platypus Fishing Lines – Australia’s longest running fishing tackle brand – celebrates its 125th year. From its humble beginnings in 1898, George Ross McPherson – a Scottish immigrant rope maker – began making fishing line from twisted linen to meet the demands of local anglers. In 1902, the first ‘factory’ – a corrugated iron shed at the back …

Fish for crabs responsibly this summer! Crab fishing is a popular activity, particularly during the warmer months in NSW. Sought after crab species such as Mud Crab and Blue Swimmer Crab can be effectively targeted using traps and nets and make for a fun time on the water and provide exceptional eating when back on land. Here are some useful …

The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (Reef Authority) has released its draft policy on fish aggregating devices and artificial reefs for public consultation.  The draft policy prohibits the use and installation of fish aggregating devices (FADs) and artificial reefs across the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. The Reef Authority’s General Manager, Major Projects Ian Walker said the draft policy …

New drone technology continues to assist Fisheries Officers in the field. Fisheries Officers from the State-wide Operations and Investigations Group have put an offender before the courts by utilising new drone technology allowing officers to capture crucial evidence that resulted in multiple offences being detected. The use of this new and evolving technology is just another modern step forward for …

Inshore/Offshore fishing The inshore reefs have been on fire lately! Plenty of school and spanish mackerel have been caught while fishing, using a few different techniques including fast retrieving spoons, lightly weighted pilchards and trolling gar for the spanish mackerel. Any of these techniques used around the Leads at Burnett Heads or around any big bommies and wrecks throughout out …