Fish Species Guide

Tips on water temp and depth for flathead Southern Moreton Bay The fishing has been going reasonably well, having caught a few nice fish in the shallows around the Moreton Bay islands. When we talk about shallows, we’re fishing in water depths of 2-6m for squire or snapper and anything from 0.5-2m for flathead. With bream, most of them are …

September on Cape York is very much a transitional month weatherwise. This is the peak of the dry season – conditions are definitely warming and there’s an increasing chance the seemingly relentless southeast trade wind may ease off from time to time. Reef Cape York Inshore water along northwest Cape York is usually fishable by smaller but seaworthy boats of …

That’s the end of another week and one step closer to summer. For many anglers now has been a great time to go away especially over the school holidays. Fraser Island, Baffle Creek, Seventeen Seventy and of course the dams have all been popular, making now a great time to get away or plan a trip. Sunshine Coast Noosa Offshore …

Hi everyone, hope you have all had a good week, we have seen a bit of a mixed bag of weather for the second week of school holidays on the Gold Coast with the wind direction swinging around each day and a few showers thrown in. Looking towards the weekend we should see the wind ease a bit giving us …

BUNDABERG OFFSHORE The weather for this weekend is looking pretty good for offshore fishing. Reports in from last week have included good sized red emperor, coral trout, parrot and large sized cod. For offshore fishers, this weekend there is a Reef Fin Fish closure starting from midnight Saturday October 2 through to Thursday October 7, 2021. Remember to always check …

Hi all, we’ve been blessed to find ourselves living in Agnes Water and have enjoyed setting up our new home base, but the yearning for spending time on the road is never far from our thoughts. It’s a special feeling leaving our driveway, watching the towing mirror as the van settles behind the Isuzu D-Max, and any thoughts of work …

BUNDABERG OFFSHORE The offshore fishing lately has been red hot. Plenty of big red emperor and coral trout have been caught. Most the reds have been caught on flesh bait and the trout have been caught on pilchard and 5” soft plastics. Remember to fish your favourite spots on the tide change. You can’t beat that bite time! BUNDABERG INSHORE …

After a disappointing experience at Swain Reefs a few years ago, Helaine decided to bite the bullet and organise a redemption trip, as both she and Schombie couldn’t really tick it off their bucket lists after the way the previous sortie had panned out. They decided to go with a different operator and do a custom charter this time around, …

Delicious prawn recipe – super easy, super quick. The perfect snack or pre-dinner taste sensation that goes well with a cold beverage. Ingredients 250g medium green prawns, peeled and roughly chopped 1 tsp garlic 1 shallot, finely chopped 1 egg, lightly beaten 3/4 cup milk 3/4 cup self-raising flour 1 cup basmati rice, cooked 2 tbsp rice bran oil Method …

Well here we are again with amazing conditions and strong winds. This is the time of year unfortunately we can expect more wind as we head toward summer. Sunshine Coast Noosa Offshore Early mornings are the best time to head out for a fish before the wind kicks in. Though not ideal, this will see many anglers explore close reef …