Fish Species Guide

CHRISTMAS is around the corner and what better way to celebrate with your family than with local seafood from Aussie waters? Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources Anne Ruston said having a good supply of fresh, local seafood depended on having healthy fisheries and a viable Commonwealth commercial fishing industry. “Australians love their seafood,” Minister Ruston said. “The Australian …

NAVICO, parent company to leading marine electronics brands Lowrance, Simrad and B&G, has expanded the range of reporting and connectivity options offered by its Track telemetry system with the all-new Navico Track HD. Historically, Track has provided instant access to vessel location and status via a mobile app and online dashboard. Now with Track HD, users can take remote control …

Catches of spanish mackerel are now in full flight, with quality fish taken on our famous Spanish Specials. This lure works perfectly with a slow troll and is designed to catch bigger fish lurking deeper in the water column. If you find the fish sitting closer to the surface, the crew members at Davo’s tackle shops have joined forces with …

THE popular Atomic Semi-Hardz Vib is back, bigger and better. Featuring the same attention to detail and innovation in design and action as the Semi-Hardz range that preceded it, the 75mm and 110mm models answer the calls from anglers chasing a large lure to catch bigger fish. From bottom bashing down deep to casting long and far for pelagic species …

With the weather the way it has been, it is all about the rivers. Plenty of Noosa River flathead continue to be caught with the better fish coming from the lower reaches of the river. Prawns, pilchard, whitebait and live baits like herring and poddy mullet have all claimed some good Noosa River flathead. For the lure angler soft plastics …

Well around the Bundaberg area we sure have copped our fair share of rain over the past week, sending more fresh down most of our river systems.  This will make the fishing very interesting, as this will push most of the species back down towards the river mouths. There has been a good number of bream about with some topping …

We’ve had plenty of rain on the Gold Coast this week combined with big high tides from the full moon. This has given all the rivers a big flush out. Let’s have a look at what’s been happening this week. Plenty of rain earlier in the week combined with some massive daytime high tides has seen the rivers on the …

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GARMIN Australasia recently announced the STRIKER Plus series – proven fishfinders with industry-leading sonar that are packed with new features to help anglers find and catch more fish, yet are as easy as ever to use. Garmin Australasia general manager Adam Howarth said, “The new STRIKER Plus series has the features that will bring the benefit of built-in GPS, Quickdraw …

The show is already a favourite, with hosts Milan Radonich and Nathan O’Hearn sharing epic fishing moments (both good and bad), stunning scenery and amazing wildlife, all while focusing on their speciality – showing people how to get big fish in shallow water. Season 6 features 13 episodes, with the BAF crew at their best fishing in New Zealand and …