Fish Species Guide

With the consistent run of cooler nights the water temperature in the river have really started to drop, and fishing the run out tide in the evenings has seen the odd jack being taken on live bait. Mangrove jack tend to feed a bit more in those warmer currents running out of the lakes after the sun has been on …

BUNDABERG OFFSHORE For the first time in ages the offshore forecast for the Bundaberg area was pretty good last weekend. It was great to see so many larger boats get a chance to head offshore. By all reports most boats managed to land a quality mixed bag of reef fish, including coral trout, red emperor, parrot, grass sweetlip, hussar and …

MOTORGUIDE’S newest release – the Xi3 – is the quietest and easiest to use motor in its class. Indeed, rigorous testing has proven it to be up to 40 percent quieter than its nearest competitor. But there’s a lot more to it than that. MotorGuide’s latest offering also has wireless control straight out of the box, with a hand-held remote …

THE latest round of surveillance results for white spot disease have now been finalised, with the results showing no further spread, which is welcome news for the Queensland seafood industry. More than 60 sites across the state were tested for the virus that causes white spot disease and the findings have shown there is no indication the virus is spreading. …

QUEENSLAND’S waterways are renowned for being home to many magnificent examples of runabouts from the 1970s and 1980s that have since been refurbished, repowered and kitted out with contemporary electronics. Some of their original manufacturers have even created new corporate divisions that specialise in undertaking these refurbishments. And the standard of work undertaken in some of these restoration projects is …

JEWFISH and tailor dominated catches during June here in the Clarence Valley, which is to be expected. I’ve been writing about it for 27 years now and it was happening long before Captain Cook touched down, so it amazes me the number of people still surprised by the yearly event that happens right along the coastline. Winter equals a lot …

THIS pea and ham soup recipe is one of the author’s mum’s traditional winter warmers. Grab a blanket, put your Uggies on and snuggle up with this tasty stomach-warming soup any night of the week. Ingredients 1 bacon hock 250g yellow split peas 2 potatoes, chopped 1 large onion, diced 2 carrots, chopped 1 large zucchini, chopped 1/2 sugar loaf …

With the breezes mainly blowing offshore over the weekend most offshore anglers keep to the closer reefs, some larger craft ventured to the outer reefs and found they where really firing. On North Reef There were good numbers of snapper being taken on Micro Jigs, the 40 – 50g sizes seemed to be doing the job. The Blue Blue Sea …

BUNDABERG OFFSHORE With the offshore forecast for the Bundaberg area not looking too flash for the weekend, it may be time to do some boat/trailer maintenance. If you were one of the fortunate ones who got offshore during the week, you would have done well. Good tides made for great fishing and plenty of quality fish were caught. Red emperor, …

HAVING owned and fished out of a side console for over 10 years, I have a bit of a soft spot for this style of boat. The reason I feel this way probably relates to how I use the boat, which usually involves fishing two or three-up with a mix of casting and trolling lures or bait fishing, crabbing and …