Fishing

October is one of the best months to get serious about chasing that chrome goodness. There’s no other fish that comes close to barramundi. I might be a bit biased but saltwater barramundi fishing is up there with the best piscatorial pursuit. What makes barra fishing so addictive? Once you start competition fishing for barramundi you’ll find an even greater …

Ern Grant was a Queensland government biologist and, in 1963, was asked to produce a book called Know Your Fishes. This book was commissioned due to the introduction of size and bag limits and the realisation that many anglers couldn’t correctly identify fish, which made prosecutions for illegal catches difficult. In 1965, that first book evolved into Grant’s Guide to …

Rangers have captured and sedated another dingo on K’gari (formerly Fraser Island) to remove a large set of gang hooks from the animal’s mouth and foot. The gang hooks had become deeply embedded into the dingo’s jaw, and as she tried to use her right foot to remove them, the third hook snagged her leg. The adult female dingo’s right …

It’s on again, the annual Logan & Albert Fish Management Association’s Wyaralong Dam Carp and Tilapia Eradication Competition will be held Saturday October 19, 2024. This is a one-day family oriented fun fishing event aimed at catching pest fish. By entering this competition, you will help remove some of the noxious carp and tilapia from the dam, as well as …

Inshore Fishing The Inshore fishing has continued to produce some cracking fish in the small weather windows we have been seeing. In particular we are seeing good numbers of grunter and grass sweetlip caught with some big jewfish hanging around these fish as well as a late seasoned snapper. The grunter and grass sweetlip have been commonly caught on fresh …

An OzFish Young Leaders Program participant, Katie Broadfoot was recently selected to attend the Women’s Environmental Leadership Australia Great Barrier Reef Leadership Intensive in Townsville. This program aims to empower and uplift women who are working to drive change in the climate and environmental space. In partnership with the Great Barrier Reef Foundation, WELA brought together 21 like-minded women for …

Since last month, our prayers were somewhat answered. We had a few good weather windows and were able to head out wide, or at least to the islands and beyond. A few of those windows lasted a considerable amount of time, going for a week or more. I did receive some great feedback about the red emperor tips and techniques, …

Inshore Fishing Our inshore reefs are continuing to fish really well and provide plenty of variety for those heading out during the good weather we have had. Finding the bait has been key, most of our inshore marks are holding great amounts of bait and with that has been plenty of school mackerel, grunter, sweetlip and even some quality snapper. …

The twenty-fifth Tackle World Bundaberg Lake Monduran Family Fishing Classic will be held on October 18-20, 2024 at Fred Haigh Dam (Lake Monduran), slightly north of Gin Gin. Over $40,000 worth of cash and prizes will be up for grabs, including individual fish catch awards and random lucky prize draw sections. The major senior lucky draw prize, sponsored by Bundaberg …

Wade and Luke Smith, who go by the name of the ‘Bastard Smith Brothers’, set themselves up to hit the reef systems found on the east coast of Australia and learnt the hard way of the importance of quality fishing tackle when taking on the front rowers of the sea. Hailing from central Queensland, Wade and Luke share their insights …