Fish Species Guide

Well, the start of the hot weather is certainly upon us in the Bundaberg area with some scorcher days this past week.  These have certainly fired up the mangrove jack in all the local rivers and creeks. THE BURNETT RIVER The Burnett River is still fishing very well.  Some nice grunter and bream have been caught on the gravel beds.  …

Hi Everyone, hope you’ve all had a great week, hot Northerly winds combined with big tides has made fishing a bit hard at times. Picking a good spot out of the wind has been the key to success. Let’s see what’s been biting. With the weather warming up, chasing Bull Sharks is a great option during the summer months. Coomera …

NOW Wazza is doing a lot more of the Moreton Bay Charters work, I have a bit more free time, so I decided to sneak up to Lake Awoonga and try my hand at barra fishing. It was something of a last-minute trip because we were planning on heading up the inside of Fraser Island to do a bit of …

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THE aim of slide baiting is to get big baits into the strike zone, often 80-120m out from shore. To achieve this, you need the right setup and a desire to hunt the big ones. So, what do you need to successfully go slide baiting? Rod You’ll need a rod capable of casting 6-10oz weights. It must also have enough …

THREE prawn farms on the Logan River previously affected by white spot disease are now back in production after a twelve-month fallow period. The ponds on the prawn farms are currently stocked with post larvae which will be ready for harvest next year. Biosecurity Queensland will regularly visit and work with the farms to monitor their progress during the production …

BEFORE I get into the success of this year’s Rocky Barra Bounty, I would like to run through a quick local report. With the saltwater barra season closure, a lot of anglers have headed for the impoundments. Callide and Awoonga dams are only a short drive from Rockhampton and have been fishing very well. Anglers have reported fantastic double-figure sessions …

AUSTRALIA’S recreational fishers are being encouraged to get behind a new national campaign to restore degraded waterways, improving habitats and fish numbers. National not-for-profit organisation OzFish Unlimited has partnered with leading retailer BCF to launch the ‘Give Back to Habitat’ initiative. The opening of the Moreton Bay Shellfish Recycling Centre is just one part of the journey to restore Australia’s …

Finally we are starting to see a few days that have allowed the guys to get offshore and amongst the action. Currently between moons the currents in close have been lighter so fishing has been a bit tougher. Those guys who made the effort got some great fish. Out wide at Double Island the currents were stronger but the catch …

BUNDABERG OFFSHORE The forecast for this weekend for the Bundaberg area is a weird one.  It looks like on Saturday we are going to experience some SW winds and it seems there might be a short window of light winds before midday.  However, it pays to check the updated forecast before heading out. The Five Degree and the Fifteen Mile …