Fishing

Hi everyone, the thirtieth edition of the Gold Coast Flathead Classic fishing tournament will be held on September 24-27, 2024. The event features three days of fishing, lures only, and heaps of prizes will be up for grabs. With long days of fishing and plenty going on at event headquarters in the evenings, there will be no shortage of fun …

Inshore Fishing Our Inshore fishing has been red hot and the good weather has meant even the smaller boats are getting out and stuck into plenty of quality fish. The standout fish being caught are the school mackerel, snapper, grunter and jewfish! The mackerel are all along our coastline and to find these fish you should be fishing areas that …

Excitement is building for the 2024 Humminbird Fitzroy River Barra Bash, the premier event of the year for fishing enthusiasts. Hosted by the Frenchville Sports Club, this year’s tournament promises an unforgettable blend of sport and camaraderie. From October 9-12, anglers from across Australia will converge on the Fitzroy River to compete for over $90,000 in cash, prizes and giveaways. …

Recent news items indicate that Australia has one of the highest numbers of shark attacks in the world. Environmentalists however state that sharks are endangered in Australian waters. These two statements are, to a large extent, contradictory. How can we have one of the highest number of attacks with so few sharks? One explanation is that the statement that sharks …

What a fantastic event our fourth annual Tailor Fishing Classic turned out to be! This year’s competition attracted 117 anglers from local and distant locations who competed in both adult and junior divisions over a weekend brimming with camaraderie, skill and plenty of fish. The 2024 Tailor Fishing Classic saw an impressive array of catches – the biggest and most …

If you told me I could fish for only one month each year for the rest of my life, I reckon I’d choose September. Throughout southeast Queensland, the cool westerly wind of August indicates that the water temperature is relatively low, translating to species such as tailor and snapper still about in good numbers. Warmer sunny days are conducive to …

Get ready crew, the 2024 Gold Coast Flathead Classic is here and it’s bigger and better than ever. We’re celebrating 30 years of hardcore angling action, and this is one event you won’t want to miss. Picture this… 300 teams, over 600 anglers, with a whopping $200,000 plus in prizes up for grabs. This isn’t a fishing competition – it’s …

Inshore Fishing The last couple of weeks has sure seen our inshore reefs fishing really well. Some good numbers of tuna have been thick along the coast, majority have been big mac tuna however there are some cracking longtail’s getting around as well. Soft plastics like the new Cast Echo range of jerk tail soft plastics have got the bite. …

Kurrimine Beach is a small seaside town located on the beautiful far north Queensland coast, where the rainforest meets the big blue. Known to some, yet unbeknown too many, and with a small community of 700 permanent residents, this sleepy seaside town comes alive every September for the Kurrimine Beach Fishing Classic. Whether it’s up the freshwater creeks, in the …

Invasive fish species in our waterways is a hot topic nationally, and north Queensland is no exception. The warmer waters of the tropics provide ideal conditions for a number of exotic species to thrive, putting pressure on resources and ultimately affecting native fish stocks in our waterways. The more notable invasive fish species affecting north Queensland waterways include tilapia (Mozambique …