Fish Species Guide

Plenty of great fish from the close Noosa reefs

With the consistent run of good weather and low swell we have had over the last few days, plenty of anglers took advantage and headed offshore to get into the action around the Noosa reefs. The lead up to the full moon has seen the snapper go on the chew with reefs like North reef, Sunshine reef and Jew shoal …

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Paddling the upper Brisbane River

Indeed, in our very diverse group we had canoes being paddled by a single adult, by an adult and child and even by two adults with three children on board and occasionally a boat-hopping dog. The ease of paddling, combined with excellent load-carrying ability meant the canoes could cater for nearly any combination of paddlers and passengers and still give …

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McGlashan joins Mercury Pro Team

If you’re into fishing at any level, the chances are you’ve seen or read Al’s work. Al’s audience stretches around the world. He’s currently producing the TV series Al McGlashan’s Fish’n with Mates for Channel Nine, which is the number-one rating fishing show in Australia and also airs in New Zealand and to millions of households across the US. Al …

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Quintrex recognises its top dealers

surf coast marine top quintrex dealers

QUINTREX has congratulated its top dealers across the country by announcing the 2016-2017 Dealer of the Year awards. Streaker Marine took out the top honours of National Dealer of the Year, however, many other dealerships were also recognised for their hard work and dedication to the Quintrex brand. Quintrex account managers Nathan Shaw and Drew Jackson said each and every …

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Big GTs on topwater lures and micro jigs

Surface fishing is so visual, with massive explosive strikes and the ability to see fish chasing after your lure, swiping at it, following it all the way back to the boat and sometimes smashing it just as you’re about to lift the lure out of the water. Micro jigging is so much fun too, with the fish hitting the jigs …

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JML Anglers Alliance St Clair Classic

JML Anglers Alliance

He used a Shimano Stradic on a Millerods Control Freak and rigged the plastic on a Berkley 1/6oz Dam Deep jig head. Rounding out the top three was Dean Silvester who claimed another cheque and also the Samurai Angler of the Year title, making this his third in four years. The question now remains, is Dean the best angler Australia …

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Anglers make the most of brilliant Bundaberg weather

Well, now we are into the eight month of 2017, and the days are warming up so it won’t be long until species like mangrove jack and barramundi start becoming more active in the Bundaberg area. Once again, the weather last weekend was brilliant in this part of the world and it was fantastic to see so many boats out …

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