Fishing

With the 2024 Baffle Creek Family Fishing Festival fast approaching, it’s time to get your entry forms submitted and book your accommodation. The 2023 event attracted over 300 people – a growth of 28 percent from 2022 – which can only mean we’re doing something right. This year’s major senior boat prize is a Sea Jay 3.85 Angler fitted up …

During the June school holidays, my wife Ash and I decided to take the kids on a trip down south to Canberra, to see some snow and catch up with family while we were there. Of course, a road trip obviously meant there would be some sort of fishing along the way. When organising the trip, we looked at a …

The Seventeen Seventy trip to contest the Bush ’n Beach Trophy saw 13 club boats attend the annual week away. As usual, a few arrived early to get some preliminary intel – including checking out the new channel in the mouth of Round Hill Creek, which caused some concern on the first crossing in the dark. Conditions looked good for …

August has arrived, the last month of winter, and so far along the coastline of central Queensland, we’ve had few cold mornings that dipped below double digits. We’ve been lucky to finally have a reprieve from the constant wind that was around earlier in the year, with some good extended low-wind periods. This had many people venturing out further and …

Inshore Fishing With a few cracking days of weather early this week and last weekend we have seen plenty of people heading to our inshore reefs. Most people have had great success and the spanish mackerel have been around in good numbers! Trolling whole gar and hardbody’s is getting the bites with most of the common grounds in close producing some quality …

The eighth annual Woodgate Beach Hotel Fishing Classic is almost here, and we are excited to announce that this year we have once again partnered with Queensland Fishing Classics to host our 2024 event. With our prize pool reaching over $100,000, by September this family friendly event is sure to have something for the entire family! Our theme this year …

The last weekend in June is always a special time of year as it plays host to the annual VMR Bundaberg Family Fishing Classic. Held at Burnett Heads, the VMR Bundy comp is well organised and attracts a great bunch of people trying to either catch a few fish or simply soak up the atmosphere of the event and chance …

If I had to give the fishing along the Clarence Coast of northern NSW over the past month a rating out of 10, I reckon a seven would be about right. jewfish I’m sure luderick and bream anglers would be giving it a 10, though across the board, it’s a seven from me. Both jewfish and tailor were playing silly …

With snapper season in full swing, we have nice cold frosty mornings out on the water. At this time of the year, whales, dolphins and turtles are in massive numbers, creating an amazing day on the water when fishing. Seeing colossal whales jumping, waving and having a good time always entertains a fisho. So, to the fishing part of the …

This little plastic slays! This month, I thought I would share a fishing adventure, and the story of how an American dropshot plastic became an instant favourite for me when targeting choice Australian species, using some of our common plastics fishing techniques. Fish on! As we roll into a new season, we also see a flood of new gear arriving …