Local Reports

Hi Everyone, hope you have all had a good week, School Holidays has kicked off with plenty of family’s heading out on our Houseboats to enjoy the fabulous Gold Coast Waterways and hopefully catch a feed of fish. Conditions are looking nice on the Tweed and Gold Coast for getting out of the house and making the most of the …

With a week of blustery winds, easterly swell and showers the fishing was all about the river and freshwater with a good mix of species keeping anglers busy. Starting around the mouth, flathead can be located around the many drop offs that litter the lower river area. These fish respond well to drifted whole fish baits like whitebait and froggies. …

Hi Everyone, hope you have all had a good week, Winter has certainly taken hold on the Tweed and Gold Coast with cold Westerly winds causing the temperature to plummet, especially at night we have been seeing single digit temps. That is a great sign for those Fishos that prefer to target Bream, Tailor and Jew Fish as these species …

BUNDABERG INSHORE Some cracking snapper and grunter have been caught around the Bundaberg area over the past week.  The Four Mile Reef and the Cochrane Artificial Reef off Elliot Heads have been the hot spots.  Drifting over the top and the edges of the Four Mile working soft plastics and soft vibes will get you into the action.  At the …

Offshore fishing is definitely heading toward a change with many anglers waiting for the arrival of the big snapper and that consistent winter pattern. The smaller fish are certainly in good numbers and these are the best ones to keep due to their slow growth rates. Pan sized snapper are a huge amount of fun on 3-5KG estuary gear and …

BUNDABERG INSHORE With the weather around the Bundaberg area looking a bit up and down over the past week, Sunday is looking to be the best day on the weekend to poke your nose out the front to have a fish.  There have been plenty of schoolie mackerel along the coast.  Try trolling smaller hard bodies or casting smaller chrome …

Hi Everyone, hope you have all had a good week, it’s nice to see our happy Houseboat customers back out on the water this week having a ball exploring our local waterways and catching feed of fresh fish. A bit of wind, the odd shower of rain and a decent swell hanging around the Tweed and Gold Coast, just pick …

It certainly appears that winter is now here with cold mornings and dropping water temperatures. For the offshore crew we are in a period of crossover where the last of our summer species are still present and the winter snapper are showing up. In the rivers, winter whiting are showing up as are other species making the coming weeks ahead …

BUNDABERG INSHORE The Bundaberg inshore reefs have been producing some cracking grunter and snapper.  Some of the grunter have been 70cm plus.  My favourite way to chase both of these fish on the Bundaberg inshore reefs is by working Samaki 20g vibes all through the water column.  Looking at your sounder and finding the bait will put you in the …

Hi Everyone, hope you have all had a good week, great news as restrictions begin to ease Coomera Houseboat Holidays are good to go and everyone can start to enjoy a relaxing holiday on the Gold Coast waterways once again. Looks like a bit of a mixed bag off weather at the moment on the Tweed and Gold Coast with …