Local Reports

Hi Everyone, hope you have all had a good week, anglers had to get an early start to dodge big storms and hail on the Gold and Tweed Coasts last Saturday. We have seen some good dumps of rain over the past couple of weeks which has been great for our local waterways receiving a bit more of a flush …

BUNDABERG INSHORE The schoolie mackerel have been thick around the Bundaberg area over the past week.  Fast-retrieving Flasha spoons vertically off the bottom and trolling medium size hardbody lures will get you a nice feed.  In order to get the bite, remember not to use wire for schoolies – stick to 80lb leader. BURNETT RIVER The Burnett River has been …

This week we have seen a change of season coming. For the first time in a long time the seasonal rains are fast approaching. This makes now a great time to start fishing as fish tend to feed hard before and after the rains arrival. With the rain we usually see the rivers along the coast have a much needed …

Hi Everyone, hope you have all had a good week, a Summertime feel on the Gold and Tweed Coast with a few good sized storms making their mark including some much needed rain to finally stir things up and give the snot weed a flush out. Anyone thinking about fishing this weekend will have to keep an eye on the …

This week saw some hot action for many anglers as we pushed toward a Friday new moon. With offshore continuing to blow the focus has been on mangrove jacks and flathead in the estuary. The BIG flatties have been around although a little quieter. Mangrove jacks are becoming more popular and this week we have seen some cracking fish landed …

BUNDABERG INSHORE With the Coral Reef Fin Fish closure finished now we can get back into it.  There is still some school mackerel being caught using metal lures retrieved quickly back to the boat, or by dropping them to the bottom and then retrieving them back to the top.  Floating out a well-presented pilchard should also land a mackerel or …

Hi Everyone, hope you have all had a good week, some great conditions mid-week for getting out for a fish on the Gold and Tweed Coats was well received by local fishos. It looks like we will see some storms and much needed rain over the coming weekend and week, this will be great for fishing in the coming weeks …

A few charters did well to punch through the swell on the bar and head out to wider marks to score a good mixed bag. Double Island is always a favourite when the sea’s allow and the catch consisted of snapper, cobia, mahi mahi, tuskies, sweetlip, AJ’s and jewfish. As mentioned in previous reports you can access DI by launching …

BUNDABERG INSHORE With the Coral Reef Fin Fish closure being from  the 14th to the 18th of October,  the reef fishing around the Bundaberg area will be out of the picture this weekend.  Lucky there’s plenty of schoolie mackerel on the inshore reefs to keep us amused.  Fast-retrieving Flasha spoons off the bottom and sinking lightly-weighted pilchards to the bottom …

Hi Everyone, hope you have all had a good week, warm sunny days are starting to be the norm on the Tweed and Gold Coast as the Spring weather pattern kicks in. A good dose of rain would be great to stir up the rivers and give the snot weed a flush out as it is starting to be annoying, …