Fish Species Guide

WITH the saltwater barra closure in place on the east coast as of November 1, we are lucky to have so many options available to small boat anglers. Sometimes deciding what to target or which way to go is the hardest part. Fantastic grunter move into the estuaries and in good numbers. Add to this many other estuary species firing …

QUEENSLANDERS are being asked to have their say on proposed and future locations of fish-attraction devices to create the next batch of world-class fishing spots when they are deployed this summer. Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries Mark Furner said the Queensland Government wants to install the devices, known as FADs, off the Gold and Sunshine Coasts. “FADs are …

Barramundi fishing will be off-limits throughout Queensland’s east coast from 1 November 2019 to 31 January 2020. Queensland Boating and Fisheries Patrol District Manager Glenn Shiels said fishers should be aware that the timing of the closed season had changed to make it consistent with other Queensland fisheries closures. “Most fisheries closures now operate from midnight to midnight and cover …

With the bad weather behind us the week lined up with light morning winds followed by afternoon winds, dropping off into the evening. The swell on the Noosa bar dropped low enough to allow anyone with a boat out and head far or stay local. The afternoon SE breezes made Sunshine reef a popular option for smaller craft and those …

BUNDABERG INSHORE For the anglers around the Bundaberg area, the schoolie mackerel have turned up in awesome numbers over the past couple weeks.  Fast retrieving Flasha spoons off the bottom and sinking pilchards on gang hooks will get you the numbers.  I usually don’t use anything over 60lb leader just to get the bite.  Also some of the size of …

Hi Everyone, hope you’ve all had a great week, we’ve had nice conditions for spending time outdoors on the Tweed and Gold Coasts. The warmer weather is firing up the summer species which is great news for anglers.  Let’s have a look at what’s been biting. We’ve found the offshore fishing quite good on the close reefs, with regular contributor …

I’VE been a bit quiet on the writing side of things, with work once again taking precedence over fishing, and the days I made it to the water being nothing short of shockingly below average. Classic 2019 What can I say but that was an absolutely crazy and unusual lead-up to this year’s Gold Coast Sportfishing Club Flathead Classic 2019. …

HI, it’s Craig Tomkinson here. It had been two years since I last towed my boat to the Pennefather River near Weipa and I was so looking forward to going. With all the prep work done, I finished work on Friday, packed my gear and was ready to go Saturday. I was waiting for my mate Dave to show up on …

HELLO and welcome to this month’s edition of BNB. I can’t believe I am about to say this given I live on the NSW Northern Rivers – but oh my goodness we need some rain! Now I know plenty of others places around the state and entire country need rain, however, given this has to be one of the wettest …

The NSW Government has successfully relocated more than 1100 native fish as part of a targeted fish rescue operation in the Lower Darling, where drying pools and warming temperatures pose an imminent threat to fish survival. Minister for Agriculture Adam Marshall recently visited Menindee and the Lower Darling River where the latest efforts were focused. “The relocation operations have been …