Fish Species Guide

CORAL reef fin fish will be off-limits from Saturday, October 6, 2018 as the first of two annual fishing closures to protect these fish during spawning season commences. Queensland Boating and Fisheries Patrol District Manager Tony Loader said the two five-day closures coincided with the new moon when key coral reef fish species aggregate to spawn. “October and November have …

With the winds and rain came a jump in swell early in the week which meant only the larger charter boats and bigger boats headed offshore. The full moon on Monday made conditions hard going but the bite was definitely out wider into the deeper waters of Double Island and the Barwon Banks, and the long weekend saw several cracking …

BUNDABERG OFFSHORE With the coral reef fin fish closure this weekend from the 6th to the 10th of October, the reef fishing will be off the cards.  With the magic-looking forecast you can still make the most out of it chasing pelagics.  The Five Degree Patch and the Fifteen Mile are always good places to start.  Trolling gar and Samaki …

Hi Everyone, hope you’ve all had a great week. It’s nice to see the sun shining for everyone enjoying the School Holidays on the Gold Coast. Finally the wind has eased giving us better conditions to enjoy some Fishing. As the weather heats up in October we will see anglers starting to chase Mangrove Jack around the Gold Coast. If …

LANDCRUISER Mountain Park, the old-faithful, much-loved and extremely well-known four-wheel-drive park is situated at Jimna, an hour north of Kilcoy. This month we dive into not only our most recent trip to ‘Cruiser’ but also some of the reasons the 4WD community adores this spectacular property. With over 200km of tracks spread across 10,000 acres, Cruiser provides entertainment for everyone from …

WHILE it is common for car insurance companies to charge different insurance premiums depending on whether or not the vehicle is being financed, Nautilus Marine does not differentiate on financing when it comes to boats. So if you are borrowing money to buy a boat, your insurance premium will be exactly the same for that boat as if you had …

BECAUSE my recent annual winter road trips have coincided with the Brisbane Boat Show, it’s been several years since I’ve been able to attend. There was no clashing of calendars this year though, so I wasn’t going to miss the opportunity to visit the show. A lap around the show’s four halls in the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre revealed, …

BOTH the air and water temps are warming and this means a lot of us will be looking forward to wonderful whiting fishing in the Nerang and Coomera rivers. While you can catch whiting all year round on the Gold Coast, it is at this time of year when they become more plentiful and easier to find. For the next …

KEPPEL Bay Sportfishing Club, in conjunction with the Criterion Hotel, hosted a cracker king threadfin competition on the Fitzroy River in late August. Participants said they had a very enjoyable time and are really looking forward to next year. With the Fitzroy River net free for almost three years, expectations were high for plenty of fish. However, the report from …

THE fishing has been pretty good over the past month and should continue to be so. Fortunately the good weather has outshone the bad. Some snot weed is around, which is pretty normal for this time of year but nothing that can’t be dealt with. We’ve had both boats running charters this month, so we’ve been able to cover a …