Local Reports

Offshore conditions improving

BUNDABERG OFFSHORE With the weather around the Bundaberg area, not looking too bad for Saturday, it looks like perfect weather to get offshore. We have had good reports coming in from last week of trout, parrot, grass sweetlip and smaller cobia being caught offshore from Bundaberg. If you are wanting to head offshore this weekend, always check your local weather …

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Jump on the good weather window!

Hi Everyone, hope you have all had a good week, cooler weather combined with wind and showers for majority of the last week has greeted anglers on the Tweed and Gold Coast. Tuesday and Wednesday were the best days to hit the water, if you are keen to get out over the weekend the forecast is looking fairly good with …

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A fresh year with fresh options

Welcome to 2021 and we hope you all enjoyed a safe festive season. We have certainly seen some mixed up weather with significant rainfall falling across the state with more to come. This has been great for the rivers as they are starting to push out all the weed and silt that has been building up. It has seen the …

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Hard-pulling bruisers close to home

BUNDABERG INSHORE With the weather not playing the game around the Bundaberg area this weekend, it’s going to be hard to get out and chase a few reef fish. There was some nice mackerel caught over the Christmas break. Trolling lures and floating a dead bait back behind the boat has been doing the damage. We are finding they have …

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Gold Coast boat traffic easing

Hi Everyone, hope you have all had a good week and a nice start to the New Year. Last weekend and early this week were the pick for getting out and trying your luck as the weekend is looking windy with a blow moving in from the South East bringing in a bit of swell with it. Best to stick …

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Rain gets bait moving!

Finally we have seen some of the wettest and roughest conditions in what feels like years to hit the coast. This has been on the wish list of many anglers for years as the river has long been filling with sand. After the rains we should start to see some great fishing next week as the fish adjust to the …

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Reef fishing set to peak in Bundy

BUNDABERG INSHORE After the big south east winds last weekend, the schoolie mackerel should be thick this weekend on the inshore reefs around the Bundaberg area. With the early morning low tides, the water should be quite clear around sunrise. My favourite time to pull Flasha spoons for mackerel is always when the sun just pops up. There’s been some …

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Fish run wild in run-off!

Hi Everyone, hope you have all had a good week, wild windy wet conditions for the Gold and Tweed Coast last weekend and early in the week put a hold on outdoor activities until conditions settled down. Massive swell, strong winds, high tides and rain runoff has stirred up the fishing conditions considerably for the next week or so. The …

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All systems go for pelagic season

Well things are definitely starting to heat up on the land and offshore. The start of the pelagic season is becoming more apparent with mackerel and tuna starting to appear. We are also seeing wahoo and Mahi making for a positive outlook ahead. Offshore Spanish are on most people’s radar and even though they aren’t here in bulk numbers they …

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Early assaults will pay off

BUNDABERG INSHORE With the winds up this weekend around the Bundaberg area, getting out early to chase a few schoolie mackerel or even to troll for spanish mackerel, while searching for the schools of schoolies will be the best option to get a feed of fish. Have ready any type of Flasha lure or metal slug while trolling around.  Once …

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