Fish Species Guide

Tuna, snapper and jewfish throughout Moreton Bay

jewfish throughout moreton bay

FINALLY southeast Queensland has got some much-needed rain and relief from the heat and wind. Dropping water temperatures and the influx of fresh water should fire up the prawns and fish over the coming month and make for great fishing. Tuna Longtail tuna have improved in numbers and regularity, feeding off the surface throughout Moreton Bay since cyclone Oma. Unfortunately, …

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Understanding the impact of recreational fishing

rec fishers furious understanding recreational fishing

A NEW survey launched today will help build a better understanding of the demographics, attitudes and social and economic contribution of Australian recreational fishers. Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources Senator Richard Colbeck said the survey would provide a clearer picture of one of Australia’s most loved past times. “Recreational fishing ranges from families taking their kids fishing once …

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Inshore spanish mackerel stirred up and chewing

inshore spanish mackerel

BUNDABERG INSHORE At this stage, the weather forecast for the Bundaberg area isn’t looking the best for fishing out the front this weekend, but it will be well worth keeping an eye on.  If we do get lucky and the weather lets us poke out, the fishing will be on fire!  These cooler mornings would have really stirred up the …

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Cracking offshore days around Noosa

cracking offshore days noosa

Well what a month March 2019 was. We had a real mixed bag of weather, with some cracking offshore days and some heavy downpours to finish the month off. Over this time we had a glimpse of some great pelagics from wahoo to some huge spanish mackerel. On the reefs we had some cracking jewies, coral trout and sweetlip as …

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Change of season kicks in on Gold Coast

change of season

Hi Everyone, hope you’ve all had a great week, the beginning of April has seen a big drop in the day and night time temperatures signalling a change of season is upon us. More welcome rain has stirred up some quality fish on the Gold Coast. As School Holidays are about to kick off let’s have a look at some …

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Fulcrum has the answer

fulcrum suspensions formula 4x4 lift kit

FULCRUM Suspensions, also known as the ‘Suspension Specialists’, aims to provide you with the highest-quality suspension service and best available product range. Diagnosing your car with both highly experienced technicians and the latest suspension technology, our team is dedicated to always giving you the best suspension solutions suited for your vehicle. Fulcrum Suspensions recently launched its new eCommerce website where …

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Kayak Bass Open at Clarrie Hall Dam

OVER the past few years a dedicated group of kayak anglers have fished bass competitions around Queensland, NSW and the Australian Capital Territory. But with the demise of B.A.S.S. Australia Nation, these anglers have limited dedicated kayak competitions available to them, with only ABT providing an avenue where the kayakers would have to compete against boats in the Bass Electric …

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Huge Evakool range on display at 4×4 Show

evakool range 4x4 show

EVAKOOL, based in Queensland, is both a manufacturer and distributor of an extensive range of caravan and camping fridges, iceboxes and ancillary products. Evakool is a wholly owned Australia company based on the Sunshine Coast with representation throughout Australia. Founded in 1994, the company was established to manufacture fibreglass iceboxes for the recreational fishing industry and has over the years …

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80 Series Toyota LandCruiser build

THOSE who follow our Flexible 4WD Solutions Facebook page will likely be aware we recently bought a new project in the form of an 80 Series Toyota LandCruiser. Back in November we saw an ad on Facebook for a tough-looking 80 Series that needed some work. Now when we saw this ad, we were already thinking about selling our Patrol …

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Not knowing Queensland fishing rules results in $4000 fine

queensland fishing rules undersized

FISHERS are being urged to make sure they know the Queensland fishing rules after five Sunshine Coast fishers were recently fined a total of $4000 for taking undersized fish. Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries Mark Furner said Queensland Boating and Fisheries Patrol officers found the fishers with 150 undersize fish on Chambers Island in the Maroochy River on …

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