Local Reports

The mouths of both Baffle Creek and the Kolan River will be the areas to concentrate on as these areas see the cleanest water.  There has been a good number of grunter, flathead and whiting about in the Bundy rivers.  There is also a few trevally and queenfish right at the mouths as well. The good old Burnett is shaping …

Anglers in the Noosa River anglers are spoiled for choice when it comes to catching mangrove jack and jewfish. Try trolling hard-bodies if catching mangrove jack is your thing. There are some great lures on the market but one of the standouts is the Maria MJ Twitch in the 70mm, this is a suspending lure that will dive to two …

My son and I did a quick run over to Lake Cania last weekend.  The dam levels were at 100%, and the fishing was fantastic.  We both caught heaps of Australia bass up to 50cm.  Most of the bass were caught on soft plastics and spinnerbaits. Finally, Lake Monduran Holiday Park is looking a treat if you’re wanting somewhere to …

We’ve had a great week on the Gold Coast, finally getting consistent weather, and the forecast is looking awesome for fishing for the next week as well. Let’s have a look at a few fishing options. The forecast is looking great for heading offshore for a fish, you have plenty of options to choose from depending on your preferred target …

With the weather the way it has been, it is all about the rivers. Plenty of Noosa River flathead continue to be caught with the better fish coming from the lower reaches of the river. Prawns, pilchard, whitebait and live baits like herring and poddy mullet have all claimed some good Noosa River flathead. For the lure angler soft plastics …

Well around the Bundaberg area we sure have copped our fair share of rain over the past week, sending more fresh down most of our river systems.  This will make the fishing very interesting, as this will push most of the species back down towards the river mouths. There has been a good number of bream about with some topping …

We’ve had plenty of rain on the Gold Coast this week combined with big high tides from the full moon. This has given all the rivers a big flush out. Let’s have a look at what’s been happening this week. Plenty of rain earlier in the week combined with some massive daytime high tides has seen the rivers on the …

Noosa River and Offshore waters fishing report for the weekend. Offshore: Double Island Point has produced Snapper, Saddle tail sea perch, Moses perch, Slate bream, Maori cod and a couple of impressive Gold band Snapper this week. North Reef is still fishing well for Snapper, Cobia, Cod, and Pearl Perch. Massauds Reef provided some quality Small Mouth Nannygai, Venus Tusk …

With Christmas only a few weeks away, I’m sure all the school children and parents can’t wait to get out and wet a line over the break. This week around the Bundaberg area there have been some nice school mackerel and Spanish mackerel caught on our shallow inshore reefs. Early each morning is the go before the dreaded south-easterlies pick …

It seems like this year has flown by quickly with this Friday being the first of December already. The summer weather pattern has kicked in with humid weather, showers and rain hanging around this week. Good news for anglers chasing pelagic species with the first wave of little Black Marlin off the Gold Coast. Plus plenty of Dolphin fish on …