Local Reports

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 …

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, …

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 …

THE past few months have provided a bit of a smorgasbord when it comes to species being caught in the Moreton Bay region. Morgan, Austin and Wilson scored another awesome catch while fishing off Nudgee Beach with mum and dad. Taking home a cracker feed of winter whiting, this was a great effort and I can only imagine the smiles …

WITH Spanish almost gone, winter is the time when several species are on everyones’ lips. For the beach fishos jewfish and tailor are prime targets. In rivers, an influx of golden trevally have made their presence known, and offshore snapper are coming on before their one month seasonal closure starts on July 15 for breeding. Offshore we are seeing better …

With the pearl perch and snapper closure in full swing until midnight on August 15, anglers have had to venture to new ground in search of different species. For tips on catching a snapper before the closure, click here! Large grass emperor have been recorded in the shallower reefs off Noosa such as Sunshine and Halls, with anglers collecting fish …

BUNDABERG OFFSHORE Once again there might be some small windows of opportunity to get out and wet a line off Bundaberg this weekend. The few boats that headed out last weekend, though it was a little rougher than the forecast, managed to land plenty of impressive reef fish, including coral trout, green jobfish, red emperor, grass sweetlip and parrot. Let’s …

Hi everyone, hope you have all had a good week, with over 100mm of rain falling on the weekend over most suburbs on the Tweed and Gold Coast the flush out is great news for fishing over the next few months. For those keen to brave the cool nights and early mornings, bream have been on the bite in big …

Now is the time to focus on a prime winter target that can reach in excess of 20KG. The mighty mulloway or jewfish are starting to show up in greater numbers and for some this fish is part of a lifelong obsession. Offshore, the mighty mulloway can be caught on a wide variety of methods from huge livebaits to plastics …