Fishing

Easter is a time to overindulge in chocolate, to have a great time outside with family and friends, and to lose tackle… that’s right, go fishing! Our waterways have seen some incredible changes over the past 12 months. After the flooding last year, we had so much debris wash into the creeks and rivers, it fed the system with much …

Following a year’s absence from my local fishing hole Lake Wivenhoe, a day off work thanks to a public holiday prompted a day on the water in the boat, mainly to give the neglected vessel a run. Great friend and regular hunting companion Michael Sunner accepted the invitation for an early start to run a few lures around to see …

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Welcome to this week’s fishing report. Conditions look good for the upcoming Easter school holidays, which makes it a great time to get out and wet a line. If you are planning a trip to the Sunshine Coast for a break, make sure you drop in to our Bli Bli shop. We are loaded up with bait, including live beachworms, …

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Teemburra Dam has been stocked with 37,000 barramundi fingerlings! Significant rain caused the dam to spill over and barramundi tragically fell victim to the spillway. Money from the Stocked Impoundment Permit Scheme (SIPS) has secured Mackay Area Fish Stocking Association Inc. (MAFSA) 16,500 barramundi and Bass, Barra & Barcoo donated another 20,500 fingerlings towards the release.   Queensland Boating and …

Inshore/Offshore fishing The inshore reefs have been firing.  With the spanish mackerel season open alot of anglers got into them last weekend. Trolling gar and hardbody lures has been the standout techniques while fishing for spanish mackerel.   Early mornings and late afternoons is always a great time to target them. Again, the snapper and grunter are starting to show …

G’day crew, I hope you have all been well and are now back to normal after the holiday rush – wasn’t the town busy! I say it all the time but it’s so good to see new faces getting around for the holiday season and enjoying our little slice of paradise. What’s even better is catching up with revisiting holiday …

Well, so far we have dodged any very bad weather, apart from a lot of wind and huge swell from the cyclone that slid past out at sea. Let’s hope any future intense systems follow the same route and leave us to have a nice spring for a change. Fishing throughout the Clarence Valley region during February was fairly good …

Welcome to the weekly Sunshine Coast fishing report. After perfect conditions recently, this weekend is looking just as good with minimal swell and light winds.  Offshore anglers have had great success over the past few days. Glenn from Deep End Fishing Charters at Mooloolaba reported lots of snapper, pearl perch, tuskfish and grass sweetlip being caught at Barwon Banks. Spotty …