Fishing

Working groups provide Fisheries Queensland with important operational advice on the sustainable management of our fisheries – a key action under the Sustainable Fisheries Strategy. We are currently seeking a range of people to join 14 fishery working groups, including commercial and recreational fishers, charter operators, seafood marketers and processors, conservation representatives and First Nations peoples. We look for a …

A diver has been caught illegally fishing for eastern rock lobsters in Long Reef Aquatic Reserve. On a recent patrol Fisheries Officers were conducting covert surveillance at Long Reef on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, when they intercepted a diver who was found with three eastern rock lobster taken illegally from the reserve. Two of the lobsters were prohibited in …

Welcome to this week’s Sunshine Coast fishing report, though unfortunately, there’s not much to report! Poor weather conditions made offshore fishing near impossible and only die-hard fishos braved the inshore wind. Offshore Weather prevented most offshore fishing over the past week. Glenn from Deep End Charters thinks conditions will start to improve for the coming weekend and next week. A …

Inshore/Offshore fishing This weekend should see the wind ease up so we can head offshore to target a few reef species and with the build up to full moon they should be hungry. With these cooler mornings we should see a few snapper being caught regardless whether you like throwing some bait out or jigging curly tail soft plastics or …

Inshore/Offshore fishing The inshore fishing has been red hot! The spanish mackerel have arrived in good numbers and have been proper chewing. Trolling gar has definitely been the standout technique. Early morning and late afternoons are by far the best bite times.   There’s been some nice snapper and grunter being caught as well, again early morning and late afternoon …

Welcome to this week’s Sunshine Coast fishing report. After a relatively good run over the past few weeks, weather conditions for the weekend and into next week are not looking great, with rain, wind and swell predicted. The last week has seen some good catches both offshore and inshore, with some nice prawns and crabs about too. Offshore The recent …

The Darling River was once again making headlines as the muddy waters were hardly visible through a blanket of dead fish. The Murray-Darling Basin Authority’s mantra of ‘just add water’ has had a schooling once again by Mother Nature as the kills came on the back of some of the highest inflows and floods on record. Closer to home, residents …

Thirty new public moorings will be installed across the Whitsundays to help protect sensitive coral on the Great Barrier Reef. The new environmentally friendly vessel moorings will be located at key points on the Reef to provide safe and sustainable access to some of the Whitsundays’ most popular snorkelling and anchorage sites. Townsville-based company Pacific Marine Group has been awarded …

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April is an excellent month to chase a feed of the fish and crustaceans available from around southeast Queensland. The air and water temperatures will begin to drop as the weather cools, and the days will get shorter. It’s been a dry start to the year, with very little rain falling throughout February and March. The lack of rain sees …