Fishing

Autumn has arrived and with it hopefully some reprieve from the constant heat we had during January and February. reefs During February, strong wind was the norm, with only small breaks in the constant blustery conditions allowing people to sneak out wider. This restricted most people to the harbour, rivers, creeks and inshore reefs and headlands around the region. With …

Each time you go fishing, it’s an opportunity to make a difference and the Fish For Life – Keep It Clean campaign encourages you to commit to this environmental stewardship. When you dedicate your time to cleaning up shorelines and riverbanks, you prevent plastic and debris from harming marine life and inspire others to follow. Discarded rubbish pollutes our waterways, …

Welcome to this week’s Sunshine Coast Fishing Report. Unfortunately we’ve had another week of poor weather conditions which has resulted in a quiet week for local fishos. Smithy from Smithy’s Fishing Charters and Glen from Deep End Fishing Charters both confirmed they haven’t been offshore due to the conditions, and it doesn’t look like the upcoming week will be any …

Inshore/Offshore fishing Needless to say there hasn’t been many boats heading offshore this week with consistent 20-30knot days proving to be set in for quite some time. With the weather the way it is there’s no doubt that it is the perfect time to catch up on maintenance that often times get overlooked. Trailer maintenance, reel servicing, line spooling and …

Well, what a dismal start to 2024! snapper With all the rain earlier in the year, the water around the southern bay islands was very ordinary, to say the least. Throw in the wind and trying to coordinate dates when people can go fishing with the days and weather windows available and we’ve managed only one day on the water …

March is normally an excellent month to chase fish and crustaceans around Brisbane. Mud crabs were well and truly on the move towards the end of January, and there were also plenty of smaller prawns getting around, which meant things were looking good for the coming weeks. Then the rain turned up and dumped 300mm overnight around the north Brisbane …

The study of fish ear bones, or otoliths, provides a fascinating window into the aquatic world – similar to how dendrology, the study of tree rings, offers insights into terrestrial environments. Otoliths record valuable data about the life of a fish. These calcium carbonate structures reside in the head of fish and grow in layers throughout a fish’s life. Each …

The recent commercial netting activities in Moreton Bay, initially raised on social media, has triggered a reaction from many recreational fishos. With most of these anglers having fished the bay for years, they no doubt saw the damage ring netting did to fish stocks back in the 1980s – which has taken years for the fishery to recover from. Before …

Do not discard any seafood waste in waterways – throw all abalone shells, gut and any leftover abalone waste in the bin. Movement restrictions are in place on the transport of live abalone into and within New South Wales in response to detections of Abalone Viral Ganglioneuritis (AVG) in South Australia. What is AVG? AVG is a viral disease which …

Welcome to this week’s Sunshine Coast Fishing Report. Apologies for the lack of a report last week – we were moving our store from Bli Bli to our new location in Maroochydore. More rain has once again resulted in frustration for estuary fishos, with rivers still murky due to the freshwater. Some good catches have still been reported however, so …