Fishing News

Inshore/Offshore reef fishing The Inshore reefs are still producing some really good numbers of school, spanish and grey mackerel. These fish are being found all along the coast but in particularly around the mouth of the Burnett River and the 2 mile reef off Bargara. Trolling garfish or hardbody lures are a good way to get these fish to bite …

Welcome to this week’s Sunshine Coast fishing report. We’ve finally enjoyed a run of good weather, with beautiful sunny days and minimal wind. The weather is looking pretty good for the coming weekend and into next week, so it’s an excellent time to wet a line! Dry conditions over the past week have given our estuaries a chance to clear, …

Inshore reef fishing This week has seen some cooler mornings due to a south westerly change and this has brought the spanish mackerel in close and they have been on the chew! Finding the bait has been key, most of our inshore marks are holding great amounts of bait and with that has been plenty of school mackerel and some …

Fisheries in northern Australia are experiencing the negative impact of abandoned, lost and discarded crab pots. In collaboration with OceanEarth Foundation, through its Ghostnets Australia program, OzFish has launched the ‘Great Aussie Crab Pot Recovery’, to recover these ghost pots and find a preventative solution. Ghost gear Crab pots used incorrectly or left in the water when not being used …

Inshore reef fishing This week we have finally had a break in the weather and this has meant plenty of boats have headed offshore in chase of some tasty reefies. We have seen great success coming from those who have been bottom fishing the northern and southern gutters with some cracking trout, sweetlip, venus tuskfish and even the odd snapper. …

Welcome to this week’s Sunshine Coast Fishing Report. The weather gods have finally smiled upon the Sunshine Coast, delivering some awesome weather over the Easter long weekend. Perfect conditions offshore have allowed many boaties to venture out after an extended spell of unfavorable weather. These good offshore conditions are expected to continue until mid-next week. We are however, expecting the …

Inshore reef fishing Although the weather has definitely not been ideal to head offshore we did see a few boats brave the rain and sneak out to our inshore reefs earlier in the week. The wind was down to about 10knots and at 0.8m of swell off Burnett Heads it was good enough for a few anglers to have a …

Welcome to this week’s Sunshine Coast Fishing Report. Unfortunately, we’ve had another week of heavy rainfall and windy conditions. The freshwater, combined with super high tides, has made our estuaries virtually unfishable again. Offshore has been a no go, and freshwater options are flooded. This week’s report therefore will be another short one. Hopefully the sunshine we are seeing poke …

Welcome to this week’s Sunshine Coast fishing report. Unsuitable fishing conditions have continued this week, with rain and wind hampering many efforts to wet a line. There have been a few decent breaks in the weather, which has seen a few fishos finally manage to sneak offshore. We are starting to see an improvement in river fishing, however more rain …

Burnett River The Burnett has had a really good week of fishing, plenty of small grunter have been around the rocky structures and bridges in the Town Reach area. These fish have ate whole prawns and small soft plastics or soft vibes. The rock bars and bridges have also produced some great quality flathead, cod and jack this week. Live baits …