Fishing

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 …

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 …