Local Reports

After a week of nice weather the weather gods frowned down on the sunshine coast again and we have had a fair bit of wind, rain and swell. Earlier in the week a few boats managed to get offshore but only to the local reefs. Halls reef, Sunshine reef and Jew shoal were the picks with some pelagics still around. …

The Noosa Bar still had 2-3 feet of swell rolling through but patience made for an easy dry crossing for most. With Spanish mackerel very much on the chew the reef of choice was Halls reef. With over a dozen boats present along with the pros it was pretty quiet but some big fish were landed including a meter plus …

BUNDABERG OFFSHORE With a bit of luck, this weekend’s forecast isn’t looking too bad to get out and have a fish around the Bundaberg area.  The south-easterly winds are expected to exceed 15 knots which may present a small window for the bigger boats to explore the wider grounds.  Anglers who put in the effort last weekend were well rewarded …

Hello everyone, I hope all our mums out there had a great Mother’s day last Sunday. Brett our resident fishing reporter has taken some annual leave from this week to go and get amongst some fishing of this own.  He will be back in around 3 week with no doubt a tale or two to tell, in the meantime it …

Coming into the colder months we will see a great increase in captures of winter bream. Most fish at this time are in for breeding and usually hungry! A lot of fisherman think that fishing deep water is the best way to catch these fish. Most fish travel around looking for good areas to hang around to find a mate …

The squid bonanza is here and the action is thick and fast. Many land-based anglers love chasing the beloved squid along rock walls, foreshores and islands. Moreton Bay provides many options when it comes to areas to catch these tasty cephalopods. Jigs: most jigs will work however there are better performers then others, Yamashita jigs seem to be the most …

Hi Everyone, hope you’ve all had a nice week and managed to get out any enjoy the fantastic weather over the May Day long weekend. Conditions this week have also been great for spending some quality time outdoors. Let’s see what’s been happening around the coast. Fantastic conditions over the May Day Long Weekend saw plenty of boats heading offshore …

With the holidays behind us the weather certainly changed and the swell ramped up for the offshore scene. With only the charters headed out during the start of the week the bite was pretty quiet and with wind and currents building as we pushed toward the new moon the fish were on the chew but it made for a lumpy …

BUNDABERG OFFSHORE Well, we were lucky enough around the Bundaberg area to get a break in the weather earlier in the week allowing us to get offshore, and by all accounts everyone caught fish. The Gutters produced some quality sweetlip, coral trout, red emperor, cod and plenty of Spanish mackerel. The outer reefs and islands also fished well with plenty …

With the Easter break now gone we finally saw some good weather on Friday and first thing Saturday morning before the dominant South Easterly winds kicked in again. The swells dropped off enough to allow anglers a chance to get offshore especially through Mooloolaba and stuck into some longtail and mac tuna action. There were also some big Spanish mackerel …