Local Reports

BUNDABERG OFFSHORE  The weather for this weekend is looking good for the boats wanting to get offshore, with Saturday being the better day. Coral trout, red emperor, grass sweet lip, parrot and a few spanish mackerel being caught from previous weeks. Remember to always check the weather conditions before heading out.   BUNDABERG INSHORE  For the smaller boats it’s a good opportunity to hit the inshore reefs. Very …

With winter now upon us we are starting to see the winds tending more westerly which as predicted has cleaned the water up offshore. Conditions have also calmed down and despite swell on the bar the offshore conditions have been quite pleasant especially during the week. For those heading out the species list has been varied especially after the full …

Hi Everyone, hope you have all had a good week, it’s been very cool and a bit wet this week on the Gold and Tweed Coast, the good news for the weekend ahead is we will see very light winds and a small swell giving us great conditions for heading out fishing. With a great forecast on the way let’s …

BUNDABERG INSHORE With the water cooling down the snapper are really starting to turn up.  Working 20g soft vibes and 5” soft plastics off the bottom at sunrise and sunset has been getting most of the action. Lightly weighting squid and pilchards is a deadly trick as well. Definitely keep an eye out for big spanish mackerel roaming around as …

Well that’s the end of autumn and with May behind us let’s hope the next few months turn it on weather wise. There weren’t that many opportunities the last month for the offshore anglers. We had a few great weekends but the swell and persistent strong winds really prevailed. This really highlights the need to become adaptive and maybe try …

Hi Everyone, hope you have all had a good week, although it has cooled down a lot it is nice to finally see the wind ease and the swell drop this week on the Gold and Tweed Coast giving everyone much nicer weather to finally enjoy a fishing trip to kick off winter season. At the time of writing my …

BUNDABERG OFFSHORE The forecast at this stage for the Bundaberg Show Holiday on Thursday should be good enough for the bigger boats to venture offshore and get stuck into some cracking reef fish off Bundaberg and 1770. Unfortunately, the wind is expected to strengthen slightly again over the weekend, restricting most of the fishing closer to shore.  As always, check …

As expected the wonderful weather we had last week/weekend faded away to blustery mid-week conditions and a rising swell. Prior to this change the bite was definitely on, especially as we pushed toward the new moon. It was a little quiet post moon but anglers in the know reported good fish and a nice mixed bag. The ocean temps are …

Hi Everyone, hope you have all had a good week, the weather has been a bit average with only a small weather window last Wednesday before the Southerly wind kicked back in on the Gold and Tweed Coast making it hard going. The weekend is looking pretty wild at this stage with strong Southerly winds and a big swell pumping …

BUNDABERG OFFSHORE With the recent good weather there has been a range of good sized fish caught, using a range of different methods and techniques.  The slow pitch jigging and strip baiting has been working well. We have been seeing a range of fish being caught from pearl perch, coral trout, and red throat emperor. There are still some good spanish …