Fish Species Guide

With two significant rain events in as many weeks around the Bundaberg region, the chance to get out and wet a line has been limited. 2017 Lake Monduran Family Fishing Classic The Annual Lake Monduran Family Fishing Classic was held last weekend.  This is always a fantastic weekend and this year was no exception.  Luckily enough the rain stayed away for …

We have definitely had more than our fair share of rain and wind on the Gold Coast lately. It’s good for the system and fishing in the long run but hard for finding a window to go fishing unless you’re keen to brave the conditions. We’ve had a few boats anchored in Tiger Mullet this week out of the wind, …

Over the past week there have been quality fish landed in the Noosa River thanks to the wet weather, with the area around the Tewantin stretch and Noosa Harbour a favourite for jack anglers. A lot of anglers have preferred to use live baits like herring, poddy mullet or live prawns. Using a snelled 2/0 hook setup for the bait …

Finishing second in the Pro division was last year’s champion Mitchell Cone with a six-out-of-six bag totalling 6.26kg. Mitchell earned himself a $1000 Atomic cheque, $1000 Frogleys Offshore voucher, Garmin VIRB camera, Tonic Eyewear, $590 Atomic entry credits voucher and the Atomic Championship second-place trophy. Mitchell gave it his all and really stepped up in this big event, proving how …

THE Wilson Bone Combat Beast series of rods, as the name suggests, is built specifically to take on the biggest predators fishing can throw at you. And the Combat Beast four-piece travel takes all the design features of the series and places them into the hands of travelling anglers. Crafted using high-performance Toray carbon material, the blanks have a fast …

MAKE your boat safer and easier to run with Whittley Marine’s new engine and power management system. The company has joined forces with Garmin and Volvo Penta to release the system, which will be standard on all models from the giant-killing Whittley SL 22 and evergreen CR 2380 cruiser all the way up to the largest vessels in the fleet. …

CORAL reef fin fish will be off-limits from Tuesday, October 17 for the first of two annual closures to protect these fish during spawning season. Queensland Boating and Fisheries Patrol district manager Robert Russell said the two five-day closures coincided with the new moon when key coral reef fish species aggregate to spawn. “October and November have been found to …

Recent rains have seen a great improvement in fishing for Sunshine Coast river anglers, just that bit of colour from the recent runoff has seen the flathead and trevally on the chew in the lower reaches. The best baits have included prawns, pilchards, white bait and hardy heads. Live baits have also been prime baits with herring and poddy mullet …

It’s great to see lots of Houseboats out this week chasing a feed of fish and crabs. We have seen a mixture of sunshine, cloud and a few showers on the gold Coast this week, a bit more rain on the forecast should get the mud crabs on the move. With a bit more rain on the forecast and the …

For children under 12, this is compulsory and it’s a great idea for all other passengers in the craft to wear PFDs too. There are two really good reasons for this. First, it sets a great example to little ones and makes them less likely to fight having to wear a PFD. Second, it makes you a lot more able …