Fishing Tips

Great action on Moreton Island trip

trip

G’day everyone, this month will be all about a recent camping trip I did with a few of friends and family on Moreton Island. We headed over on June 7 for 10 days of four-wheel-driving, fishing and drinking around a fire. Once we’d gotten off the barge, we were greeted with a strong 15-20 knot westerly that made it cold …

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Moreton Bay pre-closure snapper

snapper

The young guns have certainly been hitting the waterways, bringing home some great feeds over the past month. Awesome local Moreton Bay snapper seemed to be on the menu right up until the closure on July 15. Billy did himself proud picking up a very nice 63cm snapper when trolling around Mud Island. This was a great local snapper and …

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2024 Moreton Bay Fishing Classic

Moreton

Get ready for the fishing event of the year – the Minn Kota Wynnum Marine Moreton Bay Fishing Classic. With over $100,000 in cash and prizes on the line, this is the competition every angler dreams about. Each open category boasts a total cash prize of $1200 plus prizes and there’s the ultimate in bragging rights with an official branded …

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Winter species fire up

winter

We’re in the second month of winter and the temperature has dropped, bringing the water temperature down with it. Now’s the time to be on the water chasing those winter fish such as blue salmon, bream, flathead and black jewfish. Longer periods of little to no wind have allowed for more time on the water. It might be hard to …

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Tin Can Bay turns it on

on

G’day crew, as always, I hope you’re keeping well and warm. At the time of writing, it was a chilly day, so the Uggies were well and truly on. The past couple of weeks have felt like it’s winter, particularly in the evening and first thing in the morning, though during the day was warm and sunny. Let’s hope the …

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Guide to catching red emperor

red emperor

Well, it’s been a bit of a wait but we are finally getting some of the very nice weather patterns that winter is known for. Unfortunately, between work and family commitments, I haven’t had the opportunity to head wide for a proper offshore mission, but the boat is set up and ready for when the chance does pop its head …

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Tailor time on beaches

tailor

A cold westerly wind, chilly mornings and evenings and long rods lined up along the beach signal my favourite time of year. It’s peak beach-fishing time in Queensland off the open surf beaches from Tweed Heads to K’gari. For beginners to experienced anglers, tailor are a popular species for a multitude of reasons. Including that they are can be found …

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Tips for winter plastics fishing

With cooler weather comes an influx of bait into many of our river and estuary systems, bringing with it a winter run of species, such as big bream and tailor, as well as attracting larger models of some species into the shallows, including snapper and flathead. The cooler months are a favourite time of mine for flicking soft plastics, so …

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Lizard and bream techniques

flathead

Hi crew, it’s been a while since I wrote an article, simply because the weather had been too poor for me to get out. flathead So lining work up with the weather windows and when the clients could go has meant I’ve done minimal charters over the past 3-4 months. Hence, I haven’t had a lot to write about. Luckily, …

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Guide to catching your own bait

bait

While considered ‘old school’ by some in the fly or lure-only fraternity, the truth is bait fishing will always have a place in fishing, from the beginner to the experienced. And while I love lure fishing in a variety of scenarios – from tossing lures off the beach to trolling lures for everything from mackerel to marlin in the salt …

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