Local Reports

With the dramatic change in temperatures we saw last week, it seems the change in season is upon us in a big way, with this we are seeing a change in water temps that has seen a wide mix of species getting caught in close and out wide. Spanish mackerel are still about and were feeding hard on the run …

Wow! We have certainly seen some red-hot fishing this past week around the Bundaberg area, with both offshore and the estuaries fishing really well. Most of the gutters out to the islands produced coral trout, red emperor, sweetlip and big parrot. Some cobia and spanish mackerel have also been caught in these areas. The inshore reefs such as Ryans and …

It was great to see the Gold Coast blessed again this week with light winds and plenty of sunshine for all our Houseboats hirers and Tackle Shop Customers during the week. There is definitely a winter chill in the air for everyone getting an early start on the water, let’s have a look at some fishing options. Flathead have been …

Fishing options for Noosa River – With some large seas and a bit of wind anglers fished the river over the weekend. With the cooler weather we have been having the flathead have been up in the shallows during the high tide period sunning themselves. Some monster lies have been seen after the tide drops and exposed the sand banks. …

It would seem that the first signs of winter species have appeared around the Bundaberg area.  The last few mornings have been a little fresh – perfect weather to fire up our winter species like flathead and bream.  This is just in time for the annual VMR Family Fishing Classic, held at Burnett Heads in a couple of weeks, on …

The lead up to the new moon we really saw the fishing fire up, in the lower estuary some great catches of queenfish, trevally and tailor taken on surface and with plastics around the bridges and in Woods Bays. Surface walkers including the Strada viral, Bassday Sugapen and Jackson Risk bait were all perfect for the job. For those angler …

A good run of weather for all our Coomera Houseboats customers last weekend and early in the week was the perfect end to May.  The first day of winter kicked off with a cool south westerly on the Gold Coast.  Let’s have a look at what been biting this week. Our Houseboat customers did well again this week getting amongst …

Welcome one and all to Stanage Bay, Percy Isles, Shoalwater Bay and surrounding islands, The Road into Stanage Bay has been graded and is better than the bruce highway.  However, don’t be complacent, for its still only gravel and changes with traffic, wind and rain…on  a daily basis.  Please respect it and the graziers by not throwing your cans and …

How good was that weather off Bundaberg last weekend and earlier this week? This good weather allowed a lot of boats to head offshore, with the gutters out to the islands really turning on some red hot fishing. There were some great catches of big red emperor, coral trout, red throat sweetlip and some monster tusk fish all from out …

We’ve had a nice week weather wise, with the Gold Coast giving us light winds and sunshine making conditions on the water favourable. It’s great to be back on deck after a couple of weeks off, looks like our customers have been catching some great fish and crabs while I was away.  Let’s have a look at fishing options for …