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BUNDABERG OFFSHORE Now that it’s open season on snapper and pearl perch, all our local reef fisherman can once again get out and chase both species.  Even though the conditions weren’t great, the anglers who were lucky enough to have some time off earlier this week and ventured offshore all reported catching a quality mixed bag of reef fish including …

Well here we all are and the offshore crews can again catch all species without restriction, apart from bag and size limits, of course. The Queensland annual snapper and pearl perch closure is now done and dusted and for most it wasn’t too much of an issue as we had some pretty wild weather which gave the fish a break …

Hi Everyone, hope you have all had a good week, it was great news to see the lockdown come to an end in South East Queensland giving anglers the green light to get out the water and go fishing. With the Snapper and Pearl Perch closure now over and some lighter winds on the way heading offshore will be on …

BUNDABERG INSHORE Firstly, the weather isn’t looking too good for the weekend. For the anglers that got out over the last week, there was some nice red emperor, grassy sweet lip, coral trout, cod, red throat emperor, parrot fish and hussar.  The baits used have been squid, pilchard and yuccas. The rigs that have been used are paternoster with single …

With a hot start to the week we had daytime temps of 27C and evenings that felt the same. Of course this time of year that didn’t last for long and the weather soon changed to cold and fresh WSW winds. Offshore So, if you are heading offshore you are best advised to stick to the local reefs including Halls, …

Hi Everyone, hope you have all had a good week, it was great news to see the lockdown come to an end in South East Queensland giving anglers the green light to get out the water and go fishing. It was a bit of a quirt start to the week with a bit of wind and rain, lets hope the …

Hi Everyone, hope you have all had a good week, unfortunately another lockdown put the brakes on Fishos last week, combined with the windy weather earlier in the week, it made for a quiet time on the fishing front. I recommend you keep an eye on the Queensland Government website for the latest information and rules. Bream will be a …

BUNDABERG INSHORE For the boats that want to get out over the weekend, the reefs in close aren’t looking too bad. Good size grunter have been reported using large fresh prawns. If you don’t mind a good feed of whiting, north of the Leeds and near the lighthouse spoil grounds is where most schools hold. Using beach worms, cut up …

Sunshine Coast Noosa – Well that’s another month gone as we push into the last month of winter. Last week certainly turned on the beautiful days and strong winds. Although strong, the winds featured mainly west in them which made for great land fishing or close inshore work. Beach With winter associated with tailor and jewfish it would appear that …

BUNDABERG INSHORE The inshore reefs have been producing some very nice grunter over the past week. Most of these fish are getting caught on soft vibes and using prawns as fresh bait. There has been some good winter whiting being caught as well. Berkley Gulp worms and using squid as bait has been producing the goods. BUNDABERG OFFSHORE With the …