Local Reports

The Noosa River has been a real hot spot for flathead and trevally this week. Woods Bays continues to fish well early in the mornings for trevally and flathead. Strada Surface lures have been working well. Also, slim swim and curly tailed soft plastics in motor oil and watermelon colours. Mangrove jack are in good numbers in the upper reaches …

It’s good to be back on deck after a nice holiday and thanks to Jason & Sarah for keeping the report going for me. We managed to go fishing a few times and find some good quality fish around Tin Can Bay and Rainbow beach. On the local front I was keen to get out for a look and catch …

The offshore fishing around the Bundaberg area will be limited this weekend. This is due to the recent south-easterly change, so any form of offshore fishing will be coastal and around the river mouths. The early morning tops of the tides will be best. Best tides for Bundy There has been a few mackerel and tuna about, as well as a …

The Noosa River has again come up with some great fish for angler unable to get outside due to weather! There are still good numbers of trevally in Woods Bay early in the morning, tailor are also amongst them with surface lures like the River2sea Skinny Dogs working well. Mangrove jack are in good numbers in the upper reaches of …

Brett is back from holidays but is very busy helping with the refurbishment of one of our spa boats Blue Sky.  She is looking fantastic and will be heading out on the water this weekend so I have offered to write the report this week. We have had some better days for heading out on the water for a fish …

Once again, for this weekend around the Bundaberg area, it looks like most of the fishing will be restricted to the local rivers and creeks, due to the south-easterlies that just don’t seem to stop. The good news is that most of our local rivers are starting to fish really well, and with the new moon Saturday night, the bigger …

We have had a gusty week on the Gold Coast this week with a few storms and some isolated showers that have made the fishing a bit of a challenge. Brett is still on annual leave and from all reports he has been slaying it in the fishing department. Stories and photos to come no doubt, I can’t wait to …

The mouth of the Burnett River has also sprung to life after the fresh.  There is heaps of bream along the rock walls, with some big grunter and some quality flathead further upstream, and some three-tooth jew and a few silver jew have been caught at the mouth of Rubyanna Creek. The Town Reach has also produced a few bream …

Heading offshore around Noosa, the weather gods have finally smiled on us and given use some great fishable days, plenty of angler took advantage of the great offshore conditions and did the run to the outer reefs, snapper, pearl perch, gold band snapper, cod and jewfish all on the menu this week with the good old paternoster rig loaded with …

Brett is away on annual leave for a week or so, no doubt chasing a few fish and I am sure he will have a story or two for you on his return and some photos to go with it. After a bit of rain last weekend the weather cleared on the Gold Coast to a pretty nice week, we …