Fishing

Winter has officially kicked off, so break out the warm clothes in preparation for the next three months. With the water temperature falling, summer species will start to slacken off a bit. They will still be well and truly catchable but may take a little more persuading to get them to open their mouths. It’s generally after we’ve had our …

Preparations for the sixteenth VMR Bundaberg Family Fishing Classic are well advanced, with the competition running over three days from June 23-25, 2023. An attractive prize pool of over $60,000 will be on offer in lucky draws and fish prize categories. The Friday night program includes a $3000 cash lucky draw, while on the Saturday, the lucky draw will be a …

The way I see it, there’s no better time and place for offshore fishing than winter in central and southeast Queensland. At the time of writing, the first of the bitterly cold westerly wind gusts were striking the east coast, making for fresh mornings and clear blue skies. Though the current wind speed won’t allow for an offshore trip, the …

The Great Sandy Strait is in Queensland, amasses over 600sq km and runs 70km in length, separating mainland Queensland from World Heritage Listed K’gari, approximately 250km north of Brisbane. In his seasonal rundown of fishing the river and estuary systems in the region, Paul Chew kicks off with the winter bite. Because the size of the tides have dropped off in …

Inshore/Offshore fishing The inshore reefs have been producing some very tasty feeds! The squid and winter whiting have turned up in good numbers! The squid have been caught on most of our coastline from Burnett Heads to Elliot Heads. Jigging squid jigs in the shallows will get you into the action, drifting with the tide or using your electric motor is …

Fishing on the coast over the past week has been fairly consistent with good weather conditions, if you don’t mind a spot of rain! This weekend’s forecast looks favourable with calm offshore conditions. Friday promises to be a mild day with scattered clouds and a temperature range of 12-24C. The excellent weather continues into Saturday, with sunny skies, temps between …

After having to contend with two weeks of a solid 20 to 30-knot southerly wind and big swells, we finally had a week of good weather in early May. This resulted in excellent catches of jewfish, mackerel and tuna before yet another onslaught of strong wind and 5m swells once again battered the coast. I was starting to think that, …

This weekend June 2-4 will see customers of one of Australia’s leading retailers make a significant contribution to the health of Australia’s aquatic habitats. BCF’s ‘Small Change 4 Big Change’ weekend gives customers the opportunity to provide direct financial support to OzFish Unlimited, Australia’s only recreational fishing charity in one massive donation drive. OzFish mobilises Australia’s recreational fishers to lead …

White spot was detected at two northern NSW prawn farms in February 2023 and was confirmed by NSW Department of Primary Industries and Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness diagnostic tests. Consumers are assured that white spot does not pose a threat to human health or food safety. NSW seafood, including prawns, remains safe to eat. NSW DPI is working with …

Building a recreational catch and shark depredation reporting function into the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries recreational fishing app will ensure it can be a one-stop-shop for recreational fishing information and reporting. That’s the finding of the DAF project team and app developer after assessing feedback from consultations with recreational fishers. Feedback from last year’s spanish mackerel management changes consultation …