Local Reports

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The weather gods have been in a great mood this week on the Gold Coast, giving us light winds and small swell, allowing anglers to head offshore and go chasing reef fish. Our School Holiday Houseboat customers have had great conditions and good fishing in the Broadwater and Jumpinpin area as well. It was great to finally see the wind …

With some glorious weather for the start of the school holidays, anglers were out in force on the Noosa River. Families enjoyed some great fishing with catches of whiting being very consistent this week. The top of the tide and the first hours of the run out have been the prime times with Gympie Terrace, down at the river mouth, …

After more wind and swell on the Gold Coast this week it’s great to see a fantastic weather forecast on the way for this weekend and the following week. With School holidays starting Friday, let’s have a look at a few fishing options to keep the kids busy on the Gold Coast. It’s been great to see lots of family’s …

This weekend the annual VMR Bundaberg Family Fishing Classic will be held at Burnett Heads, and at this stage the forecast is looking fantastic to get out and have a fish, and try to win some of the many prizes in this year’s competition. The Burnett River has been fishing very well over the past few weeks.  The amount of …

With some pretty average weather over the last couple of weeks, most reports have been coming from the river. Flatties are still being caught consistently throughout the river. The channels around the river mouth and the lower end of the first ski run have been the most productive. The cooler weather will see some of the bigger fish sunning themselves …

What a wet and windy week we’ve had on the Gold Coast, lucky our Houseboat customers have plenty of good anchorages around the Broadwater and Jumpinpin to hide out of the wind and make the most of their time on the water.  Let’s have a look at options after the rain. Just as the Broadwater and Jumpinpin areas had started …