Fish Species Guide

This week’s weather has been a pearler, allowing boats big and small to make the trek to their local reef. There have been no complaints coming from Double Island with anglers landing large red emperor as well as scarlet sea peach and nice gold band snapper. For anglers targeting these fish on bait you cannot go wrong with a nice …

The offshore reefs around the Bundaberg area have been fishing amazing over the past week!  Plenty of trophy-sized red emperor and coral trout have been caught.  Plenty of the big bar cheek trouts have been caught around the Fifteen Mile area.  Fresh flesh bait and live baits have been the standout baits to chase them.  Make sure you don’t go …

Hi Everyone, hope you’ve all had a great week, lucky anglers made the most of the nice weather conditions last weekend and early in the week before we see the rain and swell return to the Gold Coast. Let’s have a look at what’s been on offer. Good conditions last weekend saw lots of anglers heading offshore chasing a range …

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NEW fisheries laws passed by the Queensland Government mean Queensland Boating and Fisheries Patrol officers will have increased powers to crack down on black market fishers. Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries Mark Furner said making sure fishers followed the rules was critical to maintaining fish stocks. “Our reforms are a crucial step in building a legacy of a …

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WITH the growing popularity of the Ned Rig in Australia, a finesse technique that has exploded in popularity in the US, the TT Lures NedlockZ, ‘mushroom’-style stand-up jig head is now available in two new colours: Chartreuse and Orange. Originally available in Black and Green Pumpkin colours, anglers were looking for a couple of strike-trigger colours, with both Chartreuse and …

CUTTING-edge technology including fish image (fishal) recognition is being used to automatically collect information on commercial fishing in ground-breaking research funded by the Queensland Government. Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries Mark Furner said the feasibility stage of the Advance Queensland Small Business Innovation Research program had produced promising results. “The two successful applicants Anchor Lab and Fish-e have …

TACKLE Tactics is proud to announce it has acquired iconic Australian brand Platypus Fishing Lines. Platypus products have been proudly Australian made and owned for over 120 years and it is Tackle Tactics’ intention to carry on this tradition of manufacturing these quality products in Australia. Platypus Fishing was started by George Ross, a Scottish rope maker, in 1898. The …

This week’s weather has been warmer than usual, rising the water temperature and making the fish aggressive. The offshore scene has been alive this week with anglers making do of short weather windows and reaping the rewards. North reef as well as Double Island has been the land of red this week. Scarlet sea perch as well coral trout and …