Local Reports

Perfect days to be on the water around Noosa

With the exceptional weather we have been having around Noosa, the offshore anglers have had a field day. The only negative is the grinners. These green-eyed devils are in huge numbers and will be the first on your bait, with their multiple rows of needle teeth they are leader destroyers and one will see you re-rigging. On the plus side …

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Magic time to wet a line at Bundaberg

This is generally a magic time of the year to wet a line around the Bundaberg area.  With a few cool foggy mornings to start last week, locals enjoyed a fantastic week of fishing the local hot spots. This weekend isn’t shaping up too bad as well, with Sunday being the pick of the two days at this stage. Last …

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Noosa River anglers clean up on winter species

With a great couple of sunny days last weekend, families enjoyed all the Noosa River had to offer and we able to clean up on a variety of species. Flathead fishing has been outstanding in the Tewantin/Ski Run stretch of the river. The deeper channels around the river mouth have also produced good numbers. Fishing live baits like herring, mullet …

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Great winter fishing on Gold Coast

It’s been another great winter week on the Gold Coast with good weather and Fishing for those lucky enough to get out and try your luck.  Let’s have a look at some options for the weekend. Good bait schools have moved into the Jumpinpin and Broadwater area the past couple of weeks, so far Tailor fishing has been a bit …

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Bundaberg produces awesome fishing

The fishing around the Bundaberg area these past few weeks has been good with plenty of awesome fish being caught.  If you were lucky enough to have gotten out last weekend, you would have seen Bundaberg produces awesome fishing when we get great weather. Although the tides were a bit on the large side, there were still plenty of reefies …

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Cracking fish on Gold Coast

We’ve had another fantastic week for School Holiday fishing on the Gold Coast with light winds and plenty of sunshine for all our Houseboat and Tackle shop customers. Let’s see what been biting this week. The catch of the week goes to Kerra with her awesome Jewfish she caught fishing at Tipplers Passage on her Houseboat holiday, the Jew fell …

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Mixed reef fish and pelagics off Bundaberg

How good has the weather been around the Bundaberg area for the school holidays?  I’m sure all the kids made the most of the magic conditions, and by all the photos we keep seeing, a lot of good fish have been caught. Mixed reef fish and pelagics off Bundaberg With the perfect conditions, the boat ramp at Burnett Heads has been …

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Good weather to sneak offshore

There have been great weather windows over the past week, giving the offshore angler a chance to sneak across the bar and head to the reefs. Sunshine Reef seems to be a favourite for most anglers in smaller craft and has fished well for Cobia, tusk fish, sweet lip and squire. The snapper have started to show up and as …

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Islands on fire around Stanage Bay

Great news for everyone using the Stanage Bay Road, at the moment, our big driveway to heaven is sensational.  Better than  some sealed and main roads.  However, and yes there is always,’ a however’,  when it comes to unsealed dirt roads, a lot of traffic or a shower of rain can change that in a flick of mother natures,  kindness …

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Fishos do well around Bundaberg

The rivers and creeks have also been fishing well, even to a point where we reckon it has never fished better, with bulk fish being caught. Bream, bream and more bream seems to be the talk. They are big and in good numbers and have been caught on both bait and soft plastic lures. Other species that have been caught …

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