Fish Species Guide

BUNDABERG OFFSHORE What can I say… the school mackerel have been on the chew, succumbing to the small Samaki metal slugs and the faithful Flasha lures. Don’t forget to throw an unweighted pillie out the back – you might get lucky and land a big spanish mackerel that could be lurking around at the moment. At this stage, the weekend …

Hi everyone, hope you have all had a great week. It’s been another fairly nice week on the Tweed and Gold Coast, with moderate wind making fishing inshore waters a fine option. Offshore, the large swell has stuck around most of the week with only the most experienced anglers trying their luck. Unfortunately, as we head into the weekend the …

As predicted the swell continues to linger around and this week has seen a few boats cross the bar. Right now, this should only be done by experienced skippers in boats with plenty of horsepower hanging off the back. Sunshine Coast Noosa During the week, Sunshine was fished by the bigger charter boats and small cobia were still hanging around …

Wet, wet, wet is what it has been for the past few weeks on the Gold Coast and with the confirmation of La Niña being in full swing, we will see above average rainfall this summer. Fishing freshwater flush What does this mean for fishers? Fishing freshwater flush Getting wet for one, and with that most likely reduced numbers of …

Nervous bait appears like rain on the surface of the water before out of nowhere the attack comes from both below and above. Fish fins and teeth carve up the surface of the water and birds descend from above, taking advantage of the hapless baitfish that have nowhere left to run. A quick cast into the melee, a few fast …

Hi everyone, we’re in peak season for summer species on the Gold Coast – including sand whiting and mangrove jack. I hope you’re enjoying time off to get out and fish in the wonderful waterways of southeast Queensland. Wading flats fish Over the past two years I ran many mangrove jack charters, however this year I have been heavily booked …

Rains hit the pause button – we have all seen some huge falls around the region, with some major and minor flooding across the region. As expected, the amount of freshwater coming down river has seen it turn a dark brown colour. With the levels rising in the Noosa River, we are all hoping it gets the much-needed flush we haven’t …

Hi everyone, hope you have all had a great week. It’s been nice to finally see some long-awaited sunshine and light to moderate wind on the Tweed and Gold Coast. We have had extremely average conditions to contend with for the past few weeks, limiting fishing and crabbing to the most sheltered waterways. The good news as we head towards …

BUNDABERG OFFSHORE The fishing offshore this weekend should be red hot with a full moon falling early next week. The morning tides are quite big, so the coral trout and redthroat emperor should be on the chew in the shallows. I’d definitely be focussing on the shallows until the afternoon tide change, then I’d be fishing the deep for your …

“Kicking off 2022” – Well, here we all are and welcome to 2022. We all hope you are safe and are looking forward to getting out there. Despite the bad offshore conditions, we still have many more options in the local area to choose from. The Noosa bar has been rough and with the winds only the larger charter boats …