Local Reports

Make the most of mackerel madness

Well here we are, another month gone and we now find ourselves enjoying great potential if only the rain and winds would stop. May and June will see a period of time where the last of the summer pelagic fish are still about but will soon be off to warmer waters. The start of the winter fish will become apparent …

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Broadwater bouncing right back

Hi Everyone, hope you have all had a good week, the weather was wet and windy at times over the Labour Day Long weekend, but we still saw plenty of Sunshine on the Gold and Tweed Coast making fishing a nice option for those keen to try their luck. It looks like the showers will finally clear and we are …

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River and dam action hot

BUNDABERG INSHORE With the weather looking a bit windy for the weekend, hanging around the mouth of the Burnett River casting a few slugs or trolling a hard body lure may catch you a feed of pelagics. We have been getting good reports of schoolie mackerel, tuna, queenfish and trevally all being caught.  Always check the weather report before venturing …

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Westerlies have begun!

So as the title says the westerlies have started to show up as they often do this time of year. Fortunately for us the rains have abated and this means the current sea conditions will clean up with water clarity improving. This can only mean tuna time offshore and Spanish a lot closer. Westerly winds clean up the sea state …

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More rain as we move into May

Hi Everyone, hope you have all had a good week, the weather was great for the Anzac Day Long weekend with some nice conditions for everyone on the Tweed and Gold Coast to enjoy some quality time on the water. Unfortunately, this Long weekend is not looking so good with the wind picking up and rain moving in to make …

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Huge range of species available offshore

BUNDABERG OFFSHORE For the anglers that got out in the good weather window that we had, there was some nice fish caught such as coral trout, red emperor, tusk fish and red throat emperor. Anglers have been using a range of baits but the mullet fillet has been the stand out for most anglers. They have also been using a …

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Cool change ramps up fishing

After a wet and wild Easter it was only a matter of time before conditions started to improve. With the lack of rains and a spring tide the rivers have started to clear up a little and offshore along with it. Although not yet clean, it doesn’t take much for fish to acclimatize and start feeding again. After the rains …

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Big catches from local reefs

Hi Everyone, hope you have all had a good week, it was nice to see the forecast for last weekend was way better than predicted with very little rain on Saturday and much lighter winds on Sunday on the Gold and Tweed Coasts making heading outdoors much nicer for those keen to wet a line. At this stage it looks …

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Comfortable weather and ravenous fish

BUNDABERG OFFSHORE With a couple of decent days weather last weekend, both the Burnett River and Agnes Water boat ramps were very busy. By all reports most boats managed to land a quality mixed bag of reef fish including coral trout, red emperor, grass sweet lip and parrot. Once again sharks were a problem, destroying lots of good fish. BUNDABERG …

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Cool change brings bites

Hi Everyone, hope you have all had a good week, what a difference a week makes to the weather. Plenty of sunshine and light winds made for a great weekend and cooler change mid-week gave everyone a chance to dry out and get on the water to have some fun on the Gold and Tweed Coast. It looks like we …

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