Fish Species Guide

WE have seen a few good weather windows over the past month and hopefully June will prove to be a cracker and we can all get out there and grab a feed. I have been getting around the Moreton Bay area and have received encouraging reports as well. Everything is pointing towards a good season for tailor, whiting, flathead and …

HEAVIER fines and jail time of up to three years awaits anyone who trades fish on the black market. Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries Mark Furner said it was one of several changes to the Fisheries Act that had now taken effect. “Anyone found guilty of black marketing or trafficking in fish is looking at fines of up …

Winter is a great time to stay in and try out some fantastic new dishes, so why not have a crack at our delicious new recipe for Mango and chilli pork chops.  Perfect for those cold nights to help warm you up and have some fun in the kitchen. Ingredients 1.5kg pork chops 500ml mango nectar 1/2 cup white vinegar …

The weekend smiled down on the Sunny Coast with Sunday providing epic conditions. With the closer reefs on offer Sunshine Reef was the favourite to fish with small snapper, grassy sweetlip, spotty and Spanish mackerel and of course a few fat longtail tuna. The pelagic fish taking floated live and dead baits and the reefies all falling to paternoster rigged …

THE National Carp Control Plan remains on track to be delivered to the Australian Government in December 2019. It is addressing the questions: is it feasible to release the carp herpes virus to control carp? If so, what is the most effective way to release and manage the virus? Results from over 19 projects addressing these questions are now coming …

Not a lot of people know about the fishing competition that is held within the Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show. This sees anglers from all over Australia compete over two days fishing for the humble bream. Paul Burt handles the weigh-in procedure and adds a touch of class to the competition. Over the two days anglers can chase bream on …

BUNDABERG OFFSHORE How good was it to have some fantastic weather around the Bundaberg area during this past week?  With the Burnett Heads boat ramp overflowing with boat trailers, most people had the same idea – to head offshore.  By all reports there were some trophy-sized fish caught.  Good numbers of coral trout, red emperor, parrot, grass sweetlip, cod and …

Hello Everyone, I hope you’ve all had a great week and had the chance to get out any enjoy the fantastic weather we are having on the Gold and Tweed Coasts.  The conditions have been typical of May weather with the overnight temperatures starting to drop and the day time sitting between the mid and low twenties.  We will have …

IT’S been an interesting month of fishing in the two impoundments of the South Burnett. With the cooler water starting to set in, there’s been a lack of consistent fishing as the season changes. The fishing has improved over the past few days and captures of good fish in both Bjelke-Petersen and Boondooma dams are being reported. The water temps …

LAST month we signed off our article expressing our hope to be able to speak about the final stages of getting our 80 Series LandCruiser on the road. Well, sadly we haven’t fulfilled our wishes, but from no fault of our own. Long story short, we are still waiting on a response from Queensland police about our surrogate VIN. Regardless, …