Fish Species Guide

BUNDABERG OFFSHORE Unfortunately, the offshore forecast is very unstable at this point in time.  It will be a matter of checking the updated forecast and then call it on Friday afternoon.  With the small tides this weekend the deep should be firing.  The numbers of cobia, reds, snapper and trout have been unreal.  The standout baits have been pilchards for …

Hi Everyone, hope you’ve all had a great week, the weather has been a bit up and down with the warmer N/NW winds kicking in making the Fishing a bit harder at times and warming up the winter days quite considerably for this time of year.  Let’s see what been biting. Flathead have been dominating catches again this week for …

IT is mighty chilly, and my fingers would prefer to be tucked under a blanket, not tapping a keyboard. The weather change has started to affect the fish. We are finding big schools of non-committal fish on the sounder and not getting too many bites. Occasionally a fish gets stupid, but we never really see it become a pattern. However, …

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A NSW man who took almost 200 protected marine plants from a declared Queensland fish habitat area for commercial purposes has been fined $12,000 in the Bundaberg Magistrates’ Court. Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries Mark Furner said there was evidence of a well-established illegal commercial operation when Fisheries Queensland detected the offences in the Elliott River Fish Habitat …

IT’S been a really good winter for fishos in southeast Queensland and this month should be no different. August is generally a very productive month for a wide range of species. The local flathead run will still be going strong and the jewfish and threadfin will remain active for anglers fishing Brisbane’s rivers and creeks. Good numbers of quality grunter …

Hi Everyone, it’s great to see the nice weather hanging around with warm Gold Coast Winter days on offer last weekend. The temp cooled down a bit during the week but the fishing has been hot with some great catches coming in. Let’s have a look at some options for the weekend. Coomera Bait and Tackle customer and regular contributor …

BUNDABERG OFFSHORE Luckily the forecast did live up to expectations last weekend, and it was fantastic to see so many boats making the most of the magic conditions fishing offshore from Bundaberg.  The boats that did the miles definitely got the smiles with anglers landing some top quality reef fish including some big coral trout, red emperor, red throat sweetlip …

With the run of sensational weather continuing, the boat ramps have been full and the land-based Sunshine Coast anglers have been out and about catching a good feed. The river mouth has been producing some great catches of whiting in the mid 30cm range. To target these fish it is best to find a deeper gutter and fish with a …