Local Reports

The wind seeming to pick up mid-morning most of last week so anglers got out early and made the run for home as soon as the breeze picked up on the Sunny Coast. The closer reefs were quite busy with boats on the weekend but the anglers made the best of the conditions and bagged some great fish. Fishing hard …

The fishing around the region has been fantastic and this weekend’s Bundaberg weather forecast is looking good for the kids for the first weekend of the school holidays to get out and wet a line. This past week, the Burnett River has produced some really nice summer whiting around the shallow sand bars. Yabbies and fresh peeled prawns are two …

We’ve had a windy old week on the Gold Coast with the N/NW then SW winds persisting to blow from Tuesday onwards. Luckily our Houseboat customers have plenty of good spots to hide away and try their luck at catching a feed, with the weekend looking good. School Holiday’s kick off on Friday and the weekend is looking pretty good …

The first week of September has seen a return of warm NW winds with a mix of W/SW and Sunshine on the Gold Coast. We have plenty of Houseboats out enjoying the fishing this week, let’s see what’s been biting. I have noticed a few local anglers getting into targeting Mangrove Jack the last couple of weeks in the Coomera …

The past week has seen some interesting weather around the Bundaberg area.  The summer northerly winds have kicked in early, meaning the water temperatures will be on the rise and some of the summer species will be on the chew. Over the past few weeks we have seen a few barra and mangrove jacks being caught throughout most local estuary …

Well spring is finally here and with a bit of luck those winds that have keep a lot of boats close in will abate and let us get out to the reefs. Those anglers that did get out during the lighter wind periods were rewarded with snapper around the 4-6kg range as well as some cracking pearl perch and amberjack …

As we say goodbye to Winter on the Gold Coast and hello to Spring the week has been pretty nice with our Houseboat customers making the most of the conditions. Friday will be busy on the water for the Gold Coast Show day public holiday with a Sunny day on the way, let’s have a look at what’s been on …

Well it seems we are in that transition period where both summer and winter species are being caught throughout the Bundaberg region. Quite a few mangrove jack and the odd barramundi have fired up in our local rivers in this past week.  As the water temperatures slowly start to rise, this action should also increase over the coming months. I …

On the offshore scene, with the weather blowing up early morning for most of the week, those lucky enough to head out fished in close so they could do the run home as soon as the wind started to pick up. Angler headed to Sunshine Reef and were treated to a mixed bag of reef fish including pan sized snapper …

We’ve had a mixed bag of weather this week on the Gold Coast with big swells and tides early in the week then the odd storm followed by strong Southerly winds to finish off the week. Let’s see how our customers went trying their luck. Our Houseboat customers have been catching a few nice Bream, Jumpinpin has been fishing well …