Fishing

Changing to a 4g jig gave me enough distance to reach the back of the target area and allowed me to slowly work along the bank, keeping the old 10’ glass rod high to compensate for the weight of the 4g jig over the shallow reef. The only modern aspect to the rod and reel combination that has changed since …

STOCKS of king threadfin in the Brisbane River are at risk of serious decline. Infofish Australia has been monitoring the commercial catch for over a year but with a dip in the 2014 catch it wasn’t clear the take was too high until April/May this year. To March, Brisbane was the second-largest king threadfin fishery in the state. A meeting …

August coincides with fantastic tailor action on the lead-up to the moons in the lower reaches of the Tweed and Gold Coast river systems. Tailor tend to spike in activity around the tide changes and in particular the first couple of hours of the run-in tide. They can often be easily located by either bird or surface activity as they …

PARLIAMENTARY Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture Richard Colbeck will this weekend attend the National Recreational Fishing Conference and Tournament on the Gold Coast where he will speak about the Government’s commitment to the sector. “The Government is working to further strengthen lines of communication with our recreational fishers – who are estimated to contribute a massive $2.56 billion to the …

Luke and Callum also used O.S.P High Pitchers to attract the attention of the bass lurking in the undercut banks. Fishing 10lb straight-through fluorocarbon, the anglers pitched as close as possible to the edges and noticed the bass took the lure within the first two cranks. Hobie Kayak Series Peter Bostock, a BCF manager from Brisbane, had a plan to …

STAKEHOLDERS will continue to have opportunities to contribute to advice on the science of the Commonwealth-managed Small Pelagic Fishery following members of the resource advisory group completing their term. Parliamentary Secretary to the Agriculture Minister Richard Colbeck said members of the Small Pelagic Fishery Resource Assessment Group were appointed for a set period, which ended on June 30, 2015. “The terms of …

This year the Interclub Shield is once again up for grabs and will be awarded to the club that accumulates the most points based upon the following: 10 points will be awarded for the first-placed fish in each of the senior nominated species; five points will be awarded for the second-placed fish in each of the senior nominated species; and …

HUNDREDS of birds and wildlife are injured or killed in Gold Coast waterways every year due to unattended or discarded fishing lines. Fishers are being urged to attend to their lines and think before they throw when disposing of unwanted gear. Wild Bird Rescues Gold Coast founder and operator Rowley Goonan said unattended and recklessly discarded fishing lines cause much …

A WHOPPING 144 unattended and abandoned crab pots have been seized in the Hinchinbrook Channel during a three-day operation by Queensland Boating and Fisheries Patrol. QBFP district officer Rob Ibell said abandoned fishing gear was a growing environmental issue, with numbers being recovered on the rise. “Some of the pots found had been reported stolen and were returned to their …

THE annual drop in the mercury is always an exciting time for me, as it is for most serious snapper anglers around the Brisbane area. Knowing where to be and when to be there is half the battle and discovering this information takes quite a lot of trial and error, which can be very frustrating at times. Even I sometimes draw …