Fish Species Guide

Australia’s fish habitat charity, OzFish, is calling on the help of Australia’s recreational fishing and ocean-loving super sleuths to track down the country’s remaining tropical shellfish reefs – so they can be studied and restored. OzFish, in collaboration with Griffith University, is asking Australians to keep their eyes peeled for tropical shellfish reefs while out on the water. If they …

Spanish mackerel stocks in Queensland are no longer at historically low levels. Our latest stock assessment indicates this iconic and much-loved fish have a stock biomass at a median of 34 per cent of unfished levels in Queensland waters. Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson) is an important commercial and recreational fish species in Queensland that is prized for its status as …

Inshore/Offshore Fishing That howling SE wind has sure put a stop to the cracking run of weather we have had since Easter. Although the inshore and offshore fishing has been off the cards this week, the weeks prior have seen them fish incredibly well. Now that we are coming into the season for our offshore fishing, it is the perfect …

Inshore/Offshore Fishing This week has again seen some really good fishing weather which has enabled plenty of keen anglers to venture inshore and offshore with great results. The pelagic action along our coast is in top shape at the moment with spanish mackerel, long tail tuna, big queenfish and GT just to name a few being regular captures. For those …

Inshore/Offshore Fishing How good was that weather window over the Easter long weekend! We could not have asked for better fishing weather and they were chewing! Plenty of boats headed out with Turkey Beach and Agnes Waters boat ramp absolutely packed. We saw the reefs at the bottom end of the Bunker Group such as Fitzroy, Lamont and Boult produce …

Following extensive community consultation, as part of the next stage of the Noosa River Management Plan, Maritime Safety Queensland will introduce further restrictions on anchoring in the Noosa River for vessels over five metres in length. From 31 May 2025, vessels over five metres will be prohibited from anchoring: Within 30 metres of the northern shore of the Noosa River …

Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) and Coast Guard Rockhampton are hosting a free boat and safety gear check event at the Rockhampton Boat Ramp in the lead up to Easter. This event will be held over two days, on Wednesday 16 April 2025 from 9am to 4pm and Thursday 17 April 2025 from 7am to 2pm. This event will give boaters …

Inshore/Offshore Fishing How good is the weather forecast looking! This long weekend is shaping up to be the opportunity we have all been waiting for to get out fishing! This week has again seen our inshore ground hold really good numbers of pelagic fish such as longtail tuna, queenfish, school mackerel and even more numbers of spanish have come in …

Inshore/Offshore Fishing Despite the dirty water our pelagic fishing off the coastline has been spectacular again this week. The long tail tuna are thick and have been smashing bait balls, casting small metal slugs or soft plastics over the top of the feeding frenzy and winding back through them has picked up some cracking fish. These long tail have not …

Yamaha Motor Australia Pty. Ltd. (YMA) is excited to announce it has signed a purchase agreement with subsidiaries of BRP Inc., headquartered in Canada, to acquire all the shares of Telwater Pty Ltd (Telwater), an Australian aluminium boat manufacturer. This acquisition is contingent on obtaining the clearances, permits, etc., required by competition laws and other regulations. Boasting Iconic brands including …