Fishing News

Important – any sooty grunter caught in the Mary River MUST be destroyed, no matter the size. Same applies to any sooty grunter caught in any southeast Queensland waterways. This announcement comes on the back of sooty grunter potentially being caught and released into waterways that are NOT their natural environment. This causes an imbalance in the system and impacts …

A highly invasive species of clam, freshwater gold clam (Corbicula fluminea), has been detected for the first time in Australia at several places along the Brisbane River at Savages Crossing, Colleges Crossing and Riverside Park. Freshwater gold clam is highly invasive because of its rapid growth rate, high reproductive rate, and ability to broadcast its larvae over a broad area …

Welcome to this week’s Sunshine Coast Fishing Report. Poor weather conditions have resulted in few catches over the past week. This week’s report therefore is short and sweet! With more rain and wind predicted for the coming week, it’s looking like another quiet week on the water. Offshore Over the last week, the weather gods turned on a few prime …

Inshore fishing Although we have not had much of a chance to head out with the unfavourable conditions lately the inshore reefs have still been fishing well in the small weather windows we have had. The standout fish have been the pelagic’s, a lot of tuna, mackerel, queenfish and trevally have been around. The school mackerel have been at times hard …

The Quilted Oyster Doona stands at the forefront of a revolutionary strategy for shellfish reef restoration, providing a tailored solution to overcome challenges in rejuvenating and enriching shellfish populations across diverse marine environments. The QOD provides a pragmatic and sustainable avenue for shellfish reef restoration and fortifies the structural integrity of marine infrastructure. Rock walls, which are home to a …

Welcome to this week’s Sunshine Coast Fishing Report. Fishing conditions continue to be tricky, with the remnants of the previous week’s flooding still affecting local fishing. Wind and swell should make offshore a no-go until a brief reprieve next Wednesday, after which conditions look to deteriorate again. Hot and muggy conditions look as though they’ll continue into next week, with …

Inshore fishing The inshore reefs are definitely still producing some great fishing! Good sized trout and stripeys have been caught along the coast and at the common marks on squid and pilchards as bait. Big schools of quality sized grunter have also been caught along the coast with squid being the go to bait. Hopping soft vibes around the rocks, …

Welcome to this week’s Sunshine Coast Fishing Report. Due to recent poor weather conditions, our update is a bit shorter than usual, but there’s still plenty of news for anglers. With the weather clearing up, we’re looking forward to a weekend of promising fishing opportunities across our coastal and freshwater locales. Offshore Despite the challenging weather, the offshore scene has …

Inshore fishing Our Inshore fishing has been red hot lately with plenty of pelagic fish and tasty reefies on the chew! The one fish which has been everywhere lately has been the school mackerel, these fish have been at all the common reefs and wrecks off the coastline, wherever the bait is these fish will surely be there. Trolling hardbody lures …

The carp herpes virus urgently needs to be released into Australia’s freshwater rivers if we hope to protect our native fish populations and habitats. This bold move is supported by Dr Martin Mallen-Cooper, one of Australia’s most respected river ecologists, who was a guest on the OzFish Unlimited official podcast Ozcast – A look below the surface. The release would …