Fish Species Guide

AFTER a particularly long wet season up here on western Cape York, it’s finally over and the Peninsula Development Road is officially open, signalling the start of tourist season. In coming months, adventurers, grey nomads and anglers alike will descend on Weipa from all over Australia with the intention of wetting a line in the waters around this little slice …

With a change in weather starting from the weekend we are now looking at clear skies and lighter winds. The offshore brigade have been making the most of the lower swells and lighter winds. Sunshine reef continues to be a favourite, with trout over 7KG reported. Gang hooked fresh dead baits and livies are the most effective method. With the …

The humble garfish has forever been a great target species from beginner to advanced anglers. The use for this fish is endless – from bait to a great table fish. Fishing for garfish can’t be easier. Go down to your local jetty, marina or foreshore and find the fish using either berley pellets or bread. Simple small pieces will attract …

Hi Everyone, hope you’ve all had a great week, it’s good to back on deck after a nice holiday. A big thank you to Sandra for looking after the fishing report keeping everyone up to date with all the latest fishing action whilst I was away. Winter has hit with a bang on the Gold Coast and Tweed bringing strong …

BUNDABERG INSHORE If the forecast goes our way there might be a couple of small weather windows early in the mornings this weekend for the Bundaberg area.  The mackerel and tuna have turned up in big numbers over the past week.  Anglers have been getting spooled while throwing into birds working just in front of the lighthouse at Burnett Heads!  …

THE thought of buying a centre console had been on my mind for a couple of years and it wasn’t until I attended the 2018 Brisbane Boat Show that I knew what model my gut was set on. At the time I had absolutely no idea Cruise Craft manufactured a centre console, and seeing this boat for the first time …

IDEAL for fishing from the river to the reef and introduced due to customer requests, the hand-built Yellowfin Plate Rear Console is available in five sizes: 5800, 6200, 6500, 7000 and 7600. This design was developed in the Northern Territory by the saltiest of guides and used across Australia because it has complete visibility of the entire vessel while driving …

IN a Victorian-first citizen science project, GPS-tracked bottles will be released in suburban waterways around Melbourne to reveal precisely how litter makes its way from our streets to our beaches. A staggering 95 percent of the litter on Port Phillip Bay beaches comes from suburban streets, with about 350,000 cigarette butts washing into the bay every year. The Litter Trackers …

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 …