Fish Species Guide

Rivers clearing up on Sunshine Coast

clearing

What a turnaround for the weather. The rivers are starting to clear up, the swell is dropping and offshore the winds have dropped enough to let everyone have a shot at catching a feed. Offshore the inshore reefs have been the pick with Sunshine providing coral trout, snapper, pearl perch, tuskies, sweetlip, cod and the occasional cobia and mac tuna. …

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Rivers and impoundments magic around Bundy

magic

Well, another Melbourne Cup has been done and run for another year, and I hope everyone has recovered and is looking forward to wetting a line this weekend. For any big boats hoping to head offshore from the Bundaberg area this weekend, unfortunately at the moment, the weather isn’t looking too flash, so it’s looking like most of the action …

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Big flathead, mud crabs and jewfish on Gold Coast

big flathead gold coast

Hi Everyone, I hope you’ve all had a great week.  Brett is away on annual leave for a couple of weeks no doubt chasing a few fish and I am sure he will have a story or two for you on his return as well as a photo or three for the brag board. It’s is nice to see some …

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How to game fish successfully

game fish

THIS series of articles will focus on fishing for blue marlin but will address other species too. I will start at the logical place, which is the start. The biggest problem with game fishing is learning how to do it with a high level of success. It is obvious that all the world’s knowledge is in books, these days the …

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Formosa Marine Active Transom

active transom

UNIQUE design features are a hallmark of Formosa Marine boats, and the recently released Active Transom on the Sea-Rod range is no exception. Active Transom is effectively Formosa’s way of saying: “Set up the back end of your boat how you’d like it.” You’ve got four transom options to choose from: Full Access, Dual Access, Single Access and Closed Access, …

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Grilled fish recipe

grilled fish

THIS grilled fish recipe is the simplest and tastiest way to cook any whole fish on the campfire, resulting in a herb-crusted crispy skin and a flesh that is smoky and moist. The fingermark pictured was used as the basis for this recipe and was an ideal size. Ingredients 1 whole fish, 40cm in length Bush spice seasoning Oil Method …

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Navico launches c-map Embark

c-map embark

NAVICO, the world’s largest manufacturer of marine electronics, recently announced the launch of C-MAP Embark, a nautical navigation app designed to refresh the planning, cruising and fishing experience with a clear aim in mind – to make it simpler. C-MAP Embark is powered by map data from official hydrographic offices. This data is continuously updated and augmented from thousands of …

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Save up to $1150 with Mercury FourStroke

fourstroke

IT’S time to join the Mercury revolution and get out on the water this summer. Unbeatable savings of up to $1150 are now available on selected 2.5-115hp Mercury FourStroke outboards. By acting quickly, boat owners will also be able to take advantage of Mercury Finance’s very competitive loan rate of just 3.99 percent (comparison rate) for 40-150hp repowers… so why …

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Finding fish in Gold Coast estuaries

estuaries

G’DAY everyone, in this month’s article we will discuss some options for finding fish in our estuaries during November. The water temperature will rise to about 25C, which means the typical winter species including bream and tailor will slow down while mangrove jack and whiting fire up. Mangrove jack are without doubt the biggest bucket list fish targeted in the …

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Second annual closure looms for coral reef fin fish

second annual closure

CORAL reef fin fish will be off-limits from Monday, 5 November 2018, in the second of two annual closures to protect these fish during spawning season. Queensland Boating and Fisheries Patrol District Manager Tony Loader said the closure would start immediately after midnight at the beginning of 5 November and end immediately before midnight at the end of 9 November. …

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