Fishing

WELL, it’s been a long time since I wrote my last article. Moreton Bay winter species I’ve been writing articles for a fair few years now and I’ve never seen a year quite like this one. So, for that reason I haven’t written anything – simply because with all the rain, wind and poor water quality, for the first five …

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THE Moreton Bay Fishing Classic is back for 2022, thanks to the Green Beacon Brewing Co and Wynnum Marine. With seven days of family fishing fun, Moreton Bay’s favourite event will cast off from August 21 to 28. A lucky winner will walk away with a super cool Stacer boat, Yamaha motor and trailer package – with a few awesome …

THE Mustad Mini Ink Vaders were developed in response to requests for a smaller and more finesse Ink Vader to target shallow and still water fisheries. Available in two styles – the Tenya and Double Assist – the Mini Ink Vader delivers a staggeringly real lure that fish cannot resist. The Tenya variant features both a fixed Tenya hook and …

ANY trip to K’gari – which aptly means ‘paradise’ – is special to me. But an early winter trip with my youngest son Josh was extra special – the chance to spend five quality days together, just the two of us. So, off we went to stay at our favourite K’gari Beach Resort – formerly known as Eurong Beach Resort. …

BUNDABERG INSHORE & OFFSHORE fish The inshore reefs off Bundy have been producing plenty of quality pelagic fish over the past week. The fish caught the most are longtail tuna, mack tuna, queenfish and trevally. The tuna have been are little hard to find because there haven’t been as many birds working above them, so keep an eye peeled for …

Hi everyone, hope you are all having a nice week. It’s good to see some nice weather this week on the Gold and Tweed coasts for the end of the snapper and pearl perch closure in Queensland waters, giving fishos a good opportunity to get out and catch a feed. At the time of writing this report, the weekend was …

Not long to go – With another week of cool temperatures and sunny days, it’s been a case of watching the weather and timing your bar crossings for some great fishing. The swell has been present but holding around 1m. This has allowed most offshore anglers to have a crack. North Reef has been popular and for good reason. With …

Hi Everyone, hope you are all having a nice week. The southerly wind has been up this week, making conditions a bit tough at times for anyone trying to fish. These conditions are more suited to finding a spot out of the wind up the local rivers and estuaries on the Gold and Tweed coasts. If you are thinking about …

With the miserable conditions we experienced last week, we saw only the larger boats or experienced skippers crossing the bar and fishing the local reefs. The swell and wind combined with a fading ground swell and run-out tides, slow and steady was the best approach. Noosa Fishing North Reef was popular for charters and they came home with a mixed …