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Hi Everyone, hope you have all had a good week, it was nice to see the lockdown ease last Friday night giving everyone the opportunity to head out for a fish. Unfortunately, the weather has been a bit all over the place with wind, rain and a pumping swell offshore limiting fishing options. The dreaded snot weed has moved in …

Well there had to be a break in the amazing conditions we all experienced last week. With the run up to Friday’s full moon the weather closed in and despite the rain it was a glass out day. A few anglers made the trip offshore to fish during the perfect overcast conditions. This time of year bigger fish will become …

BUNDABERG INSHORE The inshore reefs will be producing some cracker snapper and grunter this weekend. The 4 mile and the Artificial Reef off Elliot Heads should be the hot spots. Jigging soft vibes and 5” soft plastics off the bottom will get you into some action. Also, if you’re more into bait fishing, lightly sinking pilchards and squid to the …

Hi Everyone, hope you have all had a good week, we have seen a bit of a mixed bag of weather to kick off school holidays on the Gold and Tweed Coasts with stronger Southerly winds and scud showers dominating most of the week leaving anglers with fewer options to find a fish. Unfortunately, the forecast is not looking the …

BUNDABERG INSHORE With light south-westerly’s forecast this weekend, it should allow plenty of small boats to get out and take advantage of the fantastic fishing our inshore reefs have been providing. Squire/snapper have really turned it on over the past month. The key with areas such as Cochrane’s Artificial Reef and 4 mile, is to fish as the sun is …

These last few week’s we have really seen and felt a change in the season. We now have cold evening temps below 10 degrees and mid 20 degree daytime temps. This has seen the sea temps drop to low 20 degrees and with that the tuna have pretty much gone from the local waters. Big Spanish mackerel continue to patrol …

Hi Everyone, hope you have all had a good week, we have had a bit of everything weather wise on the Tweed and Gold Coast including strong winds, nice days then rain thrown in to top it off. We were lucky to see a couple of nice weather windows to head out for a fish and try your luck. It …

BUNDABERG OFFSHORE Firstly, how good has the weather been over the last week? There has been some cracking days for the big boats to get offshore. There has been some awesome fish coming over the side. The bait of choice was mullet fillets, squid, yellowtail and pilchards. The rig to use depending on the bottom you’re fishing, can vary from …

Finally the weather winter is known for showed up this weekend. With calmer seas, westerly winds and low 20 degree daytime temps this is fishing at its best! Offshore conditions allowed anglers to head both far and wide and with the tuna and mackerel still hanging around it was on for most. The tides were less strong during the day …

Hi Everyone, hope you have all had a good week, the wind ended up being a bit stronger than forecast last weekend with lots of anglers heading offshore chasing a feed of reef fish off the Tweed and Gold Coast putting up with fairly average conditions. The weekend ahead will see nicer weather on Saturday before the wind and swell …