Local Reports

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 …

Land based: fishing off the banks or jetties is slowly getting better. With bream and snapper in pre-spawn they will be hungry! Best thing to do during pre-spawn times is to fish natural. Use baits that the fish are feeding on at the time. Light to no weight has shown the best results locally. Fish the structures whether they be …

BUNDABERG OFFSHORE The forecast for the Bundaberg area for Saturday is looking perfect at this point in time, but as always, check the latest forecast before heading out.  With the bigger tides there should be some awesome fishing in the shallows.  Drifting over shallow patches with small weighted ball sinkers is a deadly way to smack the red throat emperor …

Hi Everyone, hope you’ve all had a great week and managed to get out for a fish over the weekend and make the most of the nice weather conditions last Sunday. Friday and Saturday are looking like the pick of the days to wet a line this week before the wind returns on Sunday. Let’s have a look at what’s …

Earlier in the week a few of the larger charter boats made the effort to fish Sunshine Reef and with lighter current they had some great success. A mixed bag of reef fish including sweetlip, pearlies, some cracking coral trout and the occasional big Spanish mackerel hit the deck. These fish falling for live baits and whole pilchard dead baits …

Hi Everyone, hope you’ve all had a great week and enjoyed the Easter holidays. After a wet and windy Easter it’s nice to finally see the wind ease and the sunshine return to the Gold Coast. The forecast is looking much better for the next week to head outdoors and go fishing. Let’s see what’s been happening this week. Due …

I hope everyone has a fantastic break over Easter.  It was awesome to see so many families out and about enjoying what the Bundaberg region has to offer.  At this stage the weather is looking better than last weekend with lighter winds forecast for the local area over the coming weekend.  Always check the forecast before you head out though. …

With a break late last weekend and into Monday we saw the larger boats headed offshore to make the most of the narrow weather window. Out wide to Double Island the sharks were on patrol but those anglers who boated fish got a mixed bag of Scarlet sea perch, tusk fish, pearlies, sweetlip and snapper.  With lighter currents to the …

Hi Everyone, hope you’ve all had a great week, it’s fantastic to see all our Houseboats heading out on the Gold Coast waterways to enjoy a nice Easter break. If you’re keen to catch a feed of fresh fish and crabs for Good Friday let’s see what’s been biting and where. Bread and butter species like Bream, Whiting and Flathead …