Fish Species Guide

What a fantastic event our fourth annual Tailor Fishing Classic turned out to be! This year’s competition attracted 117 anglers from local and distant locations who competed in both adult and junior divisions over a weekend brimming with camaraderie, skill and plenty of fish. The 2024 Tailor Fishing Classic saw an impressive array of catches – the biggest and most …

If you told me I could fish for only one month each year for the rest of my life, I reckon I’d choose September. Throughout southeast Queensland, the cool westerly wind of August indicates that the water temperature is relatively low, translating to species such as tailor and snapper still about in good numbers. Warmer sunny days are conducive to …

The Berkley PowerBait CullShad takes swimbait fishing to a new level, the CullShad combines big profile drawing power with proprietary Honeycomb technology for the ultimate swim action and robust durability. The CullShad can be custom weighted by adding Nitro Pro Nail Weights to increase running depth or swum unweighted out of the packet to produce explosive shallow water strikes. Available …

Get ready crew, the 2024 Gold Coast Flathead Classic is here and it’s bigger and better than ever. We’re celebrating 30 years of hardcore angling action, and this is one event you won’t want to miss. Picture this… 300 teams, over 600 anglers, with a whopping $200,000 plus in prizes up for grabs. This isn’t a fishing competition – it’s …

Inshore Fishing The last couple of weeks has sure seen our inshore reefs fishing really well. Some good numbers of tuna have been thick along the coast, majority have been big mac tuna however there are some cracking longtail’s getting around as well. Soft plastics like the new Cast Echo range of jerk tail soft plastics have got the bite. …

Kurrimine Beach is a small seaside town located on the beautiful far north Queensland coast, where the rainforest meets the big blue. Known to some, yet unbeknown too many, and with a small community of 700 permanent residents, this sleepy seaside town comes alive every September for the Kurrimine Beach Fishing Classic. Whether it’s up the freshwater creeks, in the …

From bass and golden perch to bream, flathead and more, the TT SwitchPrawn+ metal vibration blade has rapidly become a favourite in TT’s comprehensive lure range. Angler requests following the initial release have inspired the addition of four new colours across the range of 37mm (5.5g), 44mm (8g) and 50mm (13g) models, bringing the overall range to 20 colours. Mud …

Invasive fish species in our waterways is a hot topic nationally, and north Queensland is no exception. The warmer waters of the tropics provide ideal conditions for a number of exotic species to thrive, putting pressure on resources and ultimately affecting native fish stocks in our waterways. The more notable invasive fish species affecting north Queensland waterways include tilapia (Mozambique …

Shimano proudly introduces the Stradic SW series, engineered for the hardcore offshore angler. This advanced line of fishing reels is designed to conquer big game in the brutal saltwater environment. Featuring the robust X-Tough Drag system, innovative Infinity Drive and X-Ship technology, the Stradic SW series offers up to 16kg of drag force and smooth powerful winding. Built to last …

In March 2023, NSW DPIRD Fisheries Officers conducted a routine patrol at the Hammer Head Sanctuary Zone in Jervis Bay Marine Park. During this patrol, officers observed two men fishing from a boat inside the protected sanctuary zone. The Hammer Head Sanctuary Zone is clearly marked with four yellow buoys and shore-based markers. Despite these indicators and a zoning map …