Fisho Tackle

AFTER another awesome weekend and start to the week of weather here on the Gold Coast we are going to see the wind move through on Thursday and end our great run. Luckily it’s just a short blow from the South and we will be back to a better weather forecast by the weekend. Great conditions saw plenty of boats …

We’ve had mostly light winds for the past week on the Gold Coast, except for strong W/NW wind last Saturday that made the daytime temperature rise to 29 degrees.  From Sunday onwards we have moved back into a more normal winter weather pattern, seeing the temp drop and a few nice fish biting. Customers have been scoring some nice catches …

A bit of drizzle and cloud cover over the weekend didn’t seem to dampen the spirits of customers who headed out on the water and were rewarded with some nice fish.  From Monday onwards the swell and wind dropped making perfect conditions to head off shore and try your luck on the Gold Coast. “Tech Tip Drag Settings”. Quite often …

We have seen good numbers of flathead being caught throughout the Broadwater and Jumpinpin area the past few weeks.  The key is to find were the fish are and more than likely you will land multiple schooling fish within a small area.  Best areas to look are river mouths on the run out tide, junctions in channels and river systems, …

After the strong cold Westerly winds last weekend it was nice to see the Sunshine this week matched with light winds made for some great fishing weather on the Gold Coast for the first week of school holidays. The weekend is looking good, let’s see what’s been happening this week. Customers have been getting amongst some nice Flathead this week, …

Just as it looked like the Rivers, Broadwater and Jumpinpin had started to recover after the big low pressure system dumped a large amount of rain 2 weeks ago we received another 60+mm on Sunday adding more fresh water into local waters. Its great news for the Gold Coast in the coming months, you just had to look a bit …

Float lining with the smallest sinker possible using whole WA pilchards, Large Squid and live Yakka’s is the best method on the local 18, 24, 36 fathom reefs, I do recommend to keep a steady burly trail of WA pilchard cubes to keep the fish on the bite. Good sized Pearl Perch, Amber Jack and Yellow Tail Kingfish have been …

IT seems to be either drought or torrential rain on the Gold Coast, last weekend we saw the heavens open up with rain and wind dominating the forecast. There are some benefits to so much rain, it gets the mud crabs on the move, gives the rivers a good flush and pushes the bait into the main systems. From Sunday …

It’s great to be back after a good break, I defiantly made the most of the nice weather we’ve had the past couple of weeks. It looks like we are in for some wind and much needed rain on the Gold Coast from Friday until mid-next week. As we make the transition into winter the offshore bottom fishing has started …

You will be happy to know that Brett will be back next week and I am sure will have a story to two to tell about the one that got away! In the meantime, Mike here with the local report for this week. Lots of activity on the water over the weekend due to the Sanctuary Cove Boat Show and …