Tackleworld – Bundaberg

BUNDABERG OFFSHORE With the new moon tides this weekend, the trout and red throat emperor should be chewing in the shallows. Using pilchards as bait and jigging 5” soft plastics will get you the bite. With plenty of water moving the spanish mackerel should be feeding as well. Setting unweighted gar out the back while you’re fishing for reefies on …

BUNDABERG OFFSHORE With the weather looking a bit average for offshore fishing over the weekend for the smaller boats, it may turn out to be ok for the larger boats. Be sure to always check the weather forecast before heading out though. We have had some good reports of red emperor, coral trout, and red throat emperor being caught in …

BUNDABERG INSHORE The weather this weekend looks like it’s going to give us a good opportunity to get out over the weekend with both Saturday and Sunday morning looking good. Sunday morning would be the pick of the 2 days. There has been plenty of mackerel and tuna getting around. Methods for catching the mackerel has been float lining un-weighted …

BUNDABERG OFFSHORE Firstly, how good was the rain Bundy received over this past week. The bad news is that the weather is meant to hang around for the next few days which may inhibit offshore action this weekend.  As you know, the weather can change at any time, always check the weather before heading out. BUNDABERG INSHORE At the moment …

BUNDABERG INSHORE With the cyclone up north and the torrential rain it has produced, the coastal areas are not looking very good to get offshore from Bundaberg this weekend. It may be time to do a bit of maintenance on the trailer and a chance to re-wire the boat. Always check the weather forecast before heading out. BURNETT RIVER Before …

BUNDABERG INSHORE The weather’s not looking very good for the in/offshore this coming weekend.  As always, check the weather report before heading out. The rivers, creeks and beaches are looking like the place to fish. For the anglers that got out over the past week, there was some nice spanish mackerel, tuna and school mackerel caught. BURNETT RIVER With the …

BUNDABERG OFFSHORE How good was it to see so many big boats out and about last weekend around the Bundaberg region? Good news is that most boats managed to secure a quality mixed bag of reef fish including red emperor, coral trout, grass sweetlip, and parrot. On the other side, nearly every boat reported losing lots of trophy reef fish …

BUNDABERG OFFSHORE With the weather for the Bundaberg area looking extremely good for the weekend, it’s a very good opportunity for the smaller tinnies to get offshore. There have been good reports of red emperor, coral trout, red throat emperor, parrot and pelagics such as spanish mackerel and cobia being caught lately. Putting down a well-presented flesh bait or pilchard …

BUNDABERG INSHORE With the cooler mornings we are starting to experience around the Bundaberg area, the spanish mackerel should really start turning up on the inshore reefs.  Using live bait, trolling hard body lures and throwing poppers on the surface are the best techniques to target them. There’s also been plenty of queenfish, schoolie mackerel and tuna in close.  Flasha …

BUNDABERG INSHORE With the Australia Day holiday just gone, there has been reports of good numbers of fish caught around the region with the local reefs, rivers and creeks all producing. The weather this weekend is looking good with a few short windows both mornings.  There is still plenty of school mackerel being caught along the Bundaberg coastline. The local …