Local Reports

Inshore/Offshore Fishing How good is the weather forecast looking! This long weekend is shaping up to be the opportunity we have all been waiting for to get out fishing! This week has again seen our inshore ground hold really good numbers of pelagic fish such as longtail tuna, queenfish, school mackerel and even more numbers of spanish have come in …

Inshore/Offshore Fishing Despite the dirty water our pelagic fishing off the coastline has been spectacular again this week. The long tail tuna are thick and have been smashing bait balls, casting small metal slugs or soft plastics over the top of the feeding frenzy and winding back through them has picked up some cracking fish. These long tail have not …

Inshore/Offshore Fishing This week’s fishing has continued to see our inshore grounds produce some quality fish. The standout’s are the spanish mackerel and long tail tuna that are around in great numbers. Trolling whole garfish or floating out live yakka’s, slimey’s or dead pilchards is a great way to target these spanish. Good area’s to focus your attention are the …

Inshore/Offshore Fishing How good was that weather window on Monday this week! Those who were fortunate enough to head out sure had a spectacular day on the water in glass conditions. The bottom fishing was red hot with big large mouth nannygai and red emperor caught for those who headed North, fishing ground around the Warrego’s and marks towards the …

Inshore/Offshore Fishing Unfortunately this week has not held any opportunities for us to head offshore fishing with a cyclone currently sitting east off of Townsville causing some very strong south-easterly winds. These winds are likely to stick around whilst this cyclone builds and until it passes however as we have seen in the past, the weather off the back of …

Inshore/Offshore Fishing Earlier this week did house some gaps in the weather and those fortunate enough to capitalize on these opportunities were rewarded. With these windows being short lived the inshore fishing grounds have been the favorite for fishos due to their close proximity. We have been seeing these inshore marks continue to produce great numbers of grunter and grass …

Inshore/Offshore Fishing This week has provided us with some better conditions for fishing and those who were able to take advantage and head out have been rewarded. This Saturday morning is also looking like a nice chance to venture out the front, make sure to check the latest weather forecast as this time of year the Northerly Winds are renowned …

Inshore/Offshore Fishing The strong easterly winds this week have certainly limited the amount of fishing being done along our coast and offshore. When the weather is like this we always preach the importance of maintenance from the trailer and outboard right through to your rods and reels. Ensure everything is in order so once the weather does turn good again …

Inshore/Offshore Fishing The inshore reefs are currently fishing great numbers of mackerel with all three types of our commonly caught mackerel showing themselves – spanish, school and grey mackerel. Flasha spoons or trolled garfish and hardbody lures have worked really well on these fish. All of our inshore reefs and wrecks are good spots to target these mackerel, the 2 …

Inshore/Offshore Fishing The inshore reefs are definitely still fishing great at the moment and plenty of variety is on the cards if you are fishing these areas. Finding the bait has been key, most of our inshore marks are holding great amounts of bait and with that has been plenty of school mackerel and some schools of spanish and grey …