Fishing

I was having a chat with an assistant in a tackle shop the other day and he asked me how the fishing was going. I told him about a few of our recent captures and he said, “Wow, I wish I could get some fish like that, as they are better than my personal bests.” Obviously, he asked me where …

Yes, that’s right, offshore flashing. flashers But not as we normally associate flashing. This month, I give a run down on the key practice of using ultraviolet and glow-enhanced flashers to change the way fish view a bait. In essence, a flasher does what it says on the tin, but what’s the purpose other than sparkle? The short answer is …

Inshore/Offshore fishing Inshore has been fishing red hot!! Plenty of good reports of big grunter being caught on most of the inshore reefs along the coast. Fishing 20g soft vibes in brighter colors such as pink and 5inch jerk shads hoped slowly over reef and rubble bottom has worked a treat. This time of year you should also see yourself getting …

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, …