Fish Species Guide

With big swell and strong winds only the charter boats have been making the bar crossing with a few smaller craft only just making it out. With all the swell and variable winds sunshine reef has been the pick of the spots. Those dropping pilchard and squid baits have been catching snapper, pearl perch, cod, small cobia and the odd …

BUNDABERG OFFSHORE Looking into the weekend’s forecast, things are looking pretty good but as always, keep an eye on up-to-date forecasts before heading out as our weather can change overnight. As for the fishing, this past week has seen some great weather and some fantastic fishing to go with it. The gutters have been fishing well for grass sweetlip, red …

Hi Everyone, hope you’ve all had a great week, it’s nice to see some lighter winds and plenty of sunshine on the Gold Coast after all the average weather the past couple of weeks. With nice conditions forecast it was great to see plenty of anglers out having fun fishing. The Coomera River is still looking pretty dirty with lots …

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IT’S often said in the marine industry there is no substitute for length, and that is certainly the case with Sea Jay’s new 5.38 Avenger Sports model. The Sea Jay Avenger Sports line-up already looked pretty good, with models ranging from 4.25m to 4.88m, but this new 5.38m example has raised the bar again. Not only is it half a …

SPRING is finally here and it’s the time of year I always look forward to. The water temps are gradually increasing and the native fish in our stocked impoundments really spring to life and start gorging themselves. This means a great time to be on the water, particularly in the warmer afternoons.Hungry. Boondooma Dam In last month’s article I mentioned …

What a week of weather! Monday we had storms and hail followed by late afternoon storms mid-week and some swell to boot. This has left the offshore brigade thinking about their next trip and now is the perfect time to start planning for the up and coming pelagic season. Surf fishing is now a great option as the run off …

How good was it to receive some well-needed rainfall throughout the Bundaberg district last week? Both the rivers and the reefs tend to fish better after a small flow, so over the next few weeks the fishing and crabbing around Bundaberg should be better than ever. BUNDABERG OFFSHORE With light to moderate east-north-easterlies forecast for this weekend there should be …

Hi Everyone, hope you’ve all had a great week, it’s nice to finally see all the wind and rain ease up on the Gold Coast. Conditions this week have been extremely average for fishing. Let’s have a look at some options for the weekend after all the rain. flush gold coast after rain After such a dry winter on the Gold Coast …

Anglers fishing in Toowoomba’s Cressbrook Dam are being urged not to take 60 fish tagged as part of a research project to improve fishing in dams. Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) Principal Fisheries Biologist Dr Michael Hutchison said 30 Australian Bass and 30 Golden perch have each been tagged to evaluate the use of fish attractors in dams. “Each …