Local Reports

INSHORE & OFFSHORE Bundaberg fishing Welcome back to another Bundaberg fishing report and what a report this is going to be. Mackerel and tuna are in full flight, and I mean literally jumping out of the water chasing bait after smashing through bait schools at a great rate of knots. All along the Bundaberg coastline you will see birds working …

Mid-week spoils – As expected, we are finally seeing a few more fishable days. With a drop in the swell mid-week, a few boats made the bar crossing with ease. For many anglers, the weather has kept them grounded but next week is shaping up to have light wind and swell, so keep a watchful eye out! Sunshine Coast Noosa …

OFFSHORE Bundaberg fishing With the smaller tides this weekend, reef fishing should be on in the deep and shallows. March and April are a couple of my favourite months of year for chasing big red emperor, so be sure to drop some big flesh bait down around the 40m mark. Fingers crossed the weather plays the game and remember to …

More to come – Right now, it certainly feels as though we are getting a lot of rainfall, with more to come. So far this month, we have received record falls, but there is light at the end of this rather wet tunnel. Sunshine Coast Noosa For those able to get out, the fishing has produced for many. Offshore fishable …

OFFSHORE Bundaberg fishing With the recent weather patterns, most of the offshore spots haven’t seen much action and fishers have been chomping at the bit to get out wide. There should be some nice fish caught on slack tides this weekend. We have a full moon so there will be a fair bit of run, but the top and bottom …

Drier times ahead – Well, we certainly got smashed! As a result, the rivers saw record levels of floodwater and sediment. For the Noosa River and many other systems, this means a lot of displaced fish and larger congregations of baitfish. For the angler, this translates to finding larger schools of fish that should be very hungry. Sunshine Coast Noosa …

OFFSHORE / INSHORE Bundaberg fishing The weather at this period of time is looking OK for the bigger boats that want to get out and have a bottom bash. Good reports from the previous week with catches of red emperor, coral trout and grass sweetlip all coming onboard. For smaller boats… get out early before the wind picks up. There …

The big wet – Unless you’ve been interstate, you will know that southeast Queensland has received record flooding rainfall. The local rivers are flooding, causing major disruptions across the entire state. Sunshine Coast Noosa So how is this going to impact the fishing for the weeks to come? Sunshine Coast Noosa Offshore was showing signs of longtail tuna with the …

OFFSHORE / INSHORE Bundaberg fishing The weather this weekend looks like it is going to play the game, so this will be the chance to get out and chase those bigger reef species such as coral trout, red emperor and grassy sweetlip. There have also been a few nice pelagics caught off the coast. With the recent weather, we’ve not …

OFFSHORE Bundaberg fishing Offshore fishing has really been turning it on lately… when the weather is playing the game. Coral trout have definitely been the standout fish, caught in good numbers offshore. Fishing for trout using pilchard is the best technique to get a feed but using soft plastics can also be a deadly way to catch them. Fingers crossed …