Local Reports

From gusty to gale force this week we have seen some very varied conditions across the state. Monday saw a sharp increase in wind from a glassy weekend and by mid-week we had winds strong enough to blow a dog off its chain! species species Offshore the west/south west winds allowed anglers to fish the closer reefs on the weekend …

Hi Everyone, hope you’ve all had a great week, conditions  have been first class on the Gold and Tweed Coasts  giving anglers  nice weather for fishing offshore, inshore and land based. A bit of long overdue rain would be great for the local waterways to help give the system a flush out. We have a new moon on Friday bringing …

IT was that time of year again that all tackle shops head to the annual trade show known as AFTA. All companies at the show had something new to offer with some real standouts! This year came with a twist though as they held the first public day for the trade show. This provided the public attendance to see what …

HI Everyone, hope you’ve all had a great week, the wind has made fishing a bit difficult this week with a mixed bag of directions from north to west to south and bit like a yoyo up and down with speed. Good news for the weekend with Saturday looking great for getting outdoors for a fish on the Tweed and …

Well what a turn out for the winter time weather. The westerly offshore winds gave way to a blustery southerly change and the swell has remained very low to almost non existent on the Noosa bar. Anyone who had a boat sure made the most of the near perfect conditions inside the local bay. With the Noosa headlands blocking the …

Well, it looks like the anglers in the Bundaberg area might be in with a chance this weekend to send it offshore! There’s plenty of people itching to get out. With the smaller tides, the deep should be fishing awesome. Using big baits on Elkat ganged hooks will get you your trophy fish. Don’t forget to take the pilchards out …

Hi Everyone, hope you’ve all had a great week, it’s nice to  see some good weather after the cold and windy weekend put a stop to most fisho’s getting out on the water. Great conditions this week on the Tweed and Gold Coasts have seen keen anglers finding a variety of action. Let’s have a look at what’s been happening. …

With the winds picking up slightly we saw only the larger boats or experienced skippers crossing the bar and fishing the local reefs. The swell was very close together as wind swell combined with a fading ground swell and run out tides so slow and steady was the best approach. Toward the end of the week we had westerly winds …

Hi Everyone, hope you’ve all had a great week, after a cracking weekend and warm start to the week on the Tweed and Gold Coasts we have some cool winter westerlies on the way.  Let’s have a look at some options for the weekend. Great conditions last weekend saw plenty of Fisho’s head offshore and try their luck at catching …

We had some near glass out days with next to no swell offshore. The Noosa bar however claimed another boat during the low tide and a mid-week bump in the swell. The channel is ever changing so do not rely on any tracks older than a week or so as you could become stuck in the sand. A word of …