Fish Species Guide

Inshore Fishing The inshore reefs have been producing plenty of action over the past week with spanish mackerel and grunter being the standout captures. The spanish have been hanging out on most of the inshore reefs with the Artificial off the Elliot being one of the hot spots. Trolling gar and hardbody lures around areas looking for the big shows …

Hi folks, this month I’m pleased to report on a recent trip to the Bli Bli Barra Fishing Park with my son and some friends. It had been a little while since I’d been to the park for one reason or another, including major surgery during the peak fishing season last year, so it was good to be back. On …

Berkley Pro-Tech Benders have quickly become favourites for anglers targeting fish in shallow water environments. The new 120mm and 150mm models feature the same action as the smaller 76mm and 100mm models but move more water and make a lot more disturbance to attract larger fish. Fitted with super tough Owner ST-56TN trebles and Owner rings to ensure you don’t …

A lot of anglers start their soft plastics fishing journey chasing bread and butter species such as bream and flathead, with the perception that snapper are a more exotic species reserved for anglers with big boats travelling long distances. This is not the case. Over the years, improvements in fishing tackle, electronics and watercraft have seen small boats and even …

Picking up from Part 1 in the April issue, the forecast looked a lot better for the following day so, as none of us had been to Bowen before, we decided to give that a run. I’d done a heap of research on the Bowen area before this sortie and had a few marks that sounded quite good. We also …

With Easter over and great fishing at the dam, the rivers will also pick up. So, over the next two and a half months, it should be fabulous fishing throughout the region. Those who work lures will do well with surface lures, spinnerbaits and hard-body tackle. And for the bait-fishing anglers, it’s time to put pen to paper and write …

The popular range of Z-Man FrogZ has received a boost with the addition of three new colours – Beer Run, Gold Rush and Calico Candy. Not only a favourite for saltwater barramundi, the 4” Hard Leg FrogZ and 4” Pop FrogZ are also impoundment barra favourites and dynamite on Murray cod and other larger surface feeding predators. The new colours …

Welcome to this week’s Sunshine Coast Fishing Report. It’s been a quiet week for fishing, with weather conditions limiting offshore opportunities. However, rivers have been productive for those with patience. This weekend looks promising, with light winds forecast for both inshore and offshore. Expect big tides due to tonight’s full moon, along with cooler days and some rain. Offshore Offshore …

Inshore Fishing Our inshore reefs are on fire again this week, from pelagic fish to trout, cod, grunter and some snapper they are producing some awesome fishing. For those chasing mackerel finding the bait has been key, trolling some hard-body lures or whole garfish has worked well to find the schoolies, greys and some of the big spanish that have …

We’ve had fairly ordinary weather over the past three months – so much rain and wind. Some people look at it in negative way, but I see it as Mother Nature enforcing her own closed season. Almost all species have had a chance to recover, so now they should be ready for the picking. All that rain floods our waterways …