Fish Species Guide

WINTER has well and truly kicked in, with cold mornings and nippy wind, but it has been a pretty successful cold season so far, with plenty of fish caught inshore, offshore and in fresh water. Offshore anglers who fish light are enjoying good snapper fishing on small drop-offs using 3”-4” soft plastics on light 1/6oz and 1/4oz jig heads, which …

In the Noosa River we are seeing quality whiting on the chew. The bigger fish have been taken around Lake Donella, Weyba and the stretch from Dog Beach down to the sand bags. Most whiting are taking live worms and peeled prawns on a number 4 Instinct long shank hook. For the lure fisherman try surface lures such as Strada …

BUNDABERG OFFSHORE With the winds around the Bundaberg area being a little bit too strong for fishing well offshore, most of the fishing options have been coastal and out to the inner reefs.  The Cochrane Artificial Reef and the Two-Mile Reef both produced a few school mackerel, trevally, grass sweetlip and grunter.  There has been a few schools of mac …

Hi Everyone, it was nice to see our Coomera Houseboat Holidays customers enjoy another great weekend on the Gold Coast seeing plenty of sunshine and light winds. Mid-week we saw a drop in temperature and a few showers. As school holidays kick off on the Gold Coast the weekend is looking great for families heading outdoors for some fun with …

SATELLITE technology will be used to help protect Queensland’s fishing industry under final vessel tracking guidelines released recently. Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries Mark Furner said vessel tracking would provide critical information to assist with on-water compliance, validating logbook data to improve the accuracy of information and assist with monitoring the sustainability of fish stocks. “The new Vessel …

A CLONTARF recreational fisher who sold crabs unlawfully has been convicted and fined $12,000 in the Redcliffe Magistrates’ Court. During sentencing, the Magistrate commented that the offending was commercially motivated and had a detrimental effect on recreational and commercial fishers. Referring to the fisher’s history of fisheries offences, the Magistrate said the court penalty should send a clear message to …

FISHING restrictions are in place around all prawn farms in the Logan River region. Because fishing near these farms could introduce serious diseases, line fishing is prohibited within 100m of prawn farm water intake and outlet channels and all fishing is prohibited in drainage channels surrounding these prawn farms. Crab pots, cast nets and yabby pumps can be used in …

THE Atomic Hardz range is one of the most comprehensive hard-body lure line-ups ever developed. It began with the Crank 38, which quickly became the go-to lure for estuary anglers chasing bream and flathead. From there the range rapidly expanded to include multiple models such as the Shiner in both barra and bass lure sizes. Today there are over 28 …

THE land-based longtail tuna and mackerel season came to a grinding halt mid-May after a couple of days of howling westerly wind followed by large 3-4m swells that lasted for several days. Sure, you may still be in with a chance of a land-based longtail tuna off the walls and headlands during June, however I would take a good supply …

BUSH ‘n Beach has brought Nautilus Marine Insurance on board to expand the fine print and provide readers with clear, easy-to-understand and helpful tips on protecting their boating assets. The scenario In a previous column, we explained how you could be entitled to claim a rebate on your boat insurance premium if you advised your insurer in advance that you …