Local Reports

Perfect conditions What a turn out for the books, with some simply perfect days. The sun was out and the temperature is on the rise. This has had some quality fish moving, especially inland and on the estuaries. Offshore we have had a mixed bag of conditions, ranging from a solid mid-week swell to a variable wind building in the …

BUNDABERG INSHORE/OFFSHORE Our local inshore reefs have been swarmed with bait over the past couple of weeks. Yakka was the most common baitfish and a lot of our pelagic fish were feeding hard while the bait was around. Watching for birds working is a dead giveaway of a bait ball being harassed by predators and is definitely worth a few …

Holidays on the horizon WITH school holidays in full swing, you can expect to find things a little busier on the water and around the ramps. If the fishing stays consistent this spring, the holidays should offer a few opportunities for heading out and enjoying a great day on the water. The wind has been everything from light to variable …

BUNDABERG INSHORE At this time of year, we get a lot of bait schools showing up along the coastline, and last week definitely had plenty of pelagic action that followed. Normally the bait are quite small, around the 5cm mark, so sometimes it takes a bit of work to trick the pelagic fish that are feeding on them. In order …

BUNDABERG INSHORE The inshore reefs off Bundaberg have been producing some cracking fish this week. School mackerel have been around in numbers and are proving easy to catch, with trolling around the leads at Burnett Heads doing well. Though easy to get snipped by these mackerel, using a monofilament or fluorocarbon leader has resulted in a lot more hook ups. …

Far and wide NOOSA WITH the start of the full moon cycle and building neap tides this week, the lead up saw some slightly rougher weather but with some great fish captures along the way. With the SCF competition on last weekend, anglers travelled far and wide to take part in the weekend’s events. Fortunately, the wind and swell dropped …

BUNDABERG INSHORE The inshore reefs have been on fire, with plenty of small school mackerel, big spanish mackerel, snapper and grunter around and feeding. The schoolie mackerel have been the easiest fish to catch this week, with almost anything you can troll out the back of your boat getting a bite. The bigger spanish have been scattered but using a …

Spring has sprung fishing Well, that’s farewell to winter as we ticked over into September. The cold nights gave way to warmer day temperatures and a noticeable change, until the rains moved in for Friday and Saturday. Until that, the post-new moon provided hot fishing offshore for some and quiet for others. Out wide around North Reef and beyond, there …

BUNDABERG INSHORE this week Last weekend and this week have seen great numbers of mackerel caught in close on a range of different lures and bait. Trolling large garfish, pike or tailor has been the best way to target the bigger fish, with the old saying ‘big bait big fish’ working a treat. Trolling deep diving lures such as the …

New moon rising With the new moon on Saturday night, there was certainly something in the air. This time it was more for the surf anglers than those who ventured offshore. Offshore had some solid southeast swell rolling around, making things a bit rocky for those in smaller craft. Out wide, currents were against the wind, making sitting on anchor …