Fish Species Guide

Hi Everyone, hope you’ve all had a great week, good news for everyone the Queen’s Birthday Long Weekend is looking good with plenty of sunshine on the way. School Holidays has been a busy time on the waterways with lots of people enjoying time outside Gold and Tweed Coasts. Let’s have a look at some fishing options. Exciting times this …

BUNDABERG OFFSHORE At this stage, the forecast for the Bundaberg area is looking pretty good for the last weekend of the school holidays.  Due to the ordinary weather we experienced earlier this week, we have not received many reports about what has been caught, but fingers crossed that a few larger boats can have a crack this weekend. THE BURNETT …

I HAVE been saltwater fly fishing a bloody long time! The legendary Ron Pearson, regarded as the father of saltwater fly in this country, took me under his wing when I visited him in the Kimberley during a round Australia trip in 1973. He helped me to catch my first couple of fish on the long wand, then passed me …

NOTHING beats the feeling of finishing the working week with big plans of heading out on the water over the weekend. There’s generally only one type of person who will leap out of bed at a ridiculous hour of the morning while most sane people are sleeping, and that’s fishers. So with around an hour and a half of driving …

G’DAY everyone, in this month’s article I would like to discuss some options for October and there are plenty, as this month can be very exciting for us anglers. The reason this month can be a lot of fun is it’s the start of our summer period and our more common winter fish, the likes of flathead and bream, will …

WELL the school holidays have landed and we now have some lighter winds and clear waters to go fishing this week. So far we have seen some great captures off the beaches and in the estuaries. Offshore is still a little bumpy for most owners of smaller boats. Those who made it offshore including the charters got some solid snapper …

HI everyone, hope you’ve all had a great week. It’s nice to see all of our houseboats out on the water with lots of families and friends enjoying the school holidays and catching a few fish and crabs. The weather has been nice on Gold and Tweed coasts for getting outdoors and having fun. Let’s see what’s been on the …

BUNDABERG OFFSHORE It looks like we might be in for some good weather around the Bundaberg area for the offshore guys this weekend!  With the big new moon tides the fish should be on the chew.  Fishing on the tops and bottoms of the tides will be super important.  With the strong current we will be experiencing I’d probably be concentrating …

THAT’S a wrap! Well the 2019 ARB Moreton Island Fishing Classic started with a bang! From the stunning weather, to the prawn peeling competitions, free ice-creams for the kids, amazing random draw prizes and sausage sizzle, most were happy to wait to throw in a line! Massive thanks goes to our wonderful sponsors for supplying 60k worth of cash and …

PREPARATIONS are well under way for the 2019 Lions Mary Valley Family Fishing Classic to be held at Lake Borumba on the November 2 and 3, 2019 according to Mary Valley Fishing Committee Chair, Glenn Williams. Mr Williams also welcomed two new sponsors for 2019 with the Imbil Hotel sponsoring a “tagged fish” prize of $2000 and Noosa Outback who …