Fishing

Hopefully, by the time this hits the stands, we should be having some better weather periods. winter It hasn’t been playing the game lately, with only small windows of opportunity to head out inshore or offshore. We are certainly starting to see the weather shift to more of a typical winter pattern, which means we’ll get wind in the morning …

Inshore Fishing Our inshore reefs are continuing to fish really well and provide plenty of variety for those heading out during the good weather we have had. 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, grunter, sweetlip and even some quality snapper, …

Golden snapper – more commonly known as fingermark – are a common species caught throughout the Gladstone harbour. Though it has been only in recent years that I’ve worked out the techniques and areas that consistently produce good numbers of this fish. A change of techniques – fishing vertically and deeper when fishing in rivers – was the first thing …

Well, here it is, my favourite part and the steps that matter after all your hard work… the cooking that is, not the cleaning up. Before starting up Suncoast Skutes, I was a passionate and devoted chef, so hopefully I can nail a few good pointers for you this month. Without blathering on, we’re going to look at the most …

This time of year is welcomed by many fishos because of the variety of species we can chase – snapper, longtail tuna, cobia, mackerel, tailor and so many more. June is also an awesome month for getting rugged up, filling a thermos, grabbing the family or a friend and searching for a feed of snapper. A few spots including shallow …

It’s winter already! Time flies when you’re having fun! The past couple of months have produced some excellent catches around southeast Queensland. The larger systems, such as the Pine and Caboolture rivers, have been on fire, especially around the mouths. Flathead were the most common catches for those anglers fishing lures, with tailor and bream not far behind. I’ve spent …

Inshore Fishing Our Inshore fishing has been red hot and the good weather has meant even the smaller boats are getting out and stuck into plenty of quality fish. The standout fish being caught are the school mackerel, snapper, grunter and jewfish! The mackerel are all along our coastline and to find these fish you should be fishing areas that …

G’day crew, as always, I trust you’ve been keeping well, staying out of trouble and able to wet a line over the past few weeks. Personally, I’ve been too busy in the shop recently to be causing any trouble. With the Easter school break and a few public holidays thrown in, the town has had its fair share of visitors. …

Winter is snapper time in southeast Queensland and since the introduction of the closed season from mid-July to mid-August, June is the month to chase a few. The cooler water temperature and light southerly wind that we typically experience during June are perfect conditions for schooling snapper to feed and spawn. Snapper are an incredible fish, particularly when you consider …

Inshore Fishing We have certainly had a cracking run of weather again this week and the weekend is also looking primo! Plenty of really good sized spanish, grunter and snapper are being caught on our inshore reefs! The spanish have been best targeted in the early mornings and late afternoons as this is when they are higher up in the …