flathead

HELLO sunshine!  Thankfully, we’ve had more decent weather recently and less rain. But we still needed to contend with some difficulties. Flathead Luckily, the inshore fishing has been steady. Dusky flathead on the southern coast of Queensland have been fairly good, and around Hervey Bay was no exception. Out wider it’s business as usual with trevally, snapper and by-catch tuna. …

WE are starting to get deep into this very unsettled year. tailor A fair bit more rain is forecast over the next three months but at present things have been OK. On the fishing front, it has been quite good, especially in the estuaries and on the beach. The Tweed River has had a great run of tailor, the best …

If the past couple of weeks are anything to go by, another amazing month of fishing is upon us. Mulloway Though snapper and pearl perch were off limits during the closure, many of us found alternatives with some outstanding results. I made a last-minute phone call to a couple of great people who run the Facebook page Fishing for Mental …

Well, it’s been another great month of fishing, with fish definitely being on the chew and a little run of reasonable weather. Anybody who reads my articles knows I love catching flathead and this year has so far been an exceptional flatty season. I haven’t seen this many fish and as widespread as they are at the moment for a …

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THE last month of winter is upon us. June and July provide excellent fishing around southeast Queensland and August should continue to produce just as well. Flathead Flathead have been the most common capture, with excellent numbers turning up in all of the rivers and creeks around Brisbane. The ocean-fed rivers on the Sunshine and Gold coasts will see big …

WINTER has kicked off with a bang and so has the fishing! Fantastic flathead The cold temperature has certainly brought the winter species on the chew and this month things should be even better. The rainfall we have had this year has discoloured most systems and the dirty water has hung around, so a lot of fish have been congregating …

NSW introduces new dusky flathead and lobster recreational fishing rules – effective 1 August 2022. From 1 August 2022 there are new recreational fishing rules for dusky flathead and lobster in NSW. This follows a comprehensive community consultation process which showed strong community support for the proposed changes. The new changes for recreational fishers (line fishers and spear fishers) are: …

Hi everyone, can you believe it… June already, wow! Flathead trolling Not that I’m complaining – it is one of my favourite months to fish the Gold Coast estuaries. Flathead trolling Species on offer include squid, flathead, tuskfish, sand whiting, winter whiting, flounder, squire, bream, tarwhine and many more. Flathead trolling This month I’ll focus on some flathead trolling tips. …

When it comes to fishing the ‘fight hard and bite even harder’ fish, two species are on the top of the list for many anglers – amberjack and yellowtail kingfish. Jigging tips And we are lucky to have both of these in huge numbers in southeast Queensland! Jigging tips Though there are always good schools of these fish year-round, now …