Fish Species Guide

With a bit of weather headed our way and some significant falls in the Noosa River catchment areas we will see a real change in the river, Noosa River crabs are the first thing that springs to mind with good numbers of legal bucks taken, the deeper more saline area will be where most of the big bucks will be …

THE Fish Inc Lures Wing stickbait is a 120mm, 50g sinking stickbait that resembles a pilchard in both size and profile, making it dynamite on everything from tailor and salmon to kingfish, tuna, dolphinfish, mackerel and aggressive reef-dwelling species. The colour range and finishes are first-class, from natural baitfish colours such as Sardine Red Belly, Natural and Bonito to more …

IT’S the fishing platform vision that the Rocky community has been angling for. The same people that brought the city a second boat ramp have spoken up about the need for more fishing vantage points along the Fiztroy River. Rockhampton Regional Council is now investigating drafts for six land based fishing platforms. North and South Rockhampton will be covered with …

Initially, both Will and I got in the Poly and had a bit of a play, performing a few different manoeuvres that the boat and motor handled with ease. The tri-hull design of the Polycraft meant it cornered very sharply and was also relatively stable. It was even possible to stand up and flick lures at the mangroves. As with …

Customers have had a good week getting stuck into plenty of Prawns, Mud Crabs and a few nice Mangrove Jack on the Gold Coast this week. Let’s have a look at some options for the weekend ahead. Banana Prawns have been showing up in good numbers around Jacobs Well, Cabbage Tree Point, Power Lines, Russell Island and Karragarra this week, …

12 infringement notices with fines of $1,948 were issued to the fishers involved. The vessel’s owner and master was fined $1,219 for possessing an illegal sized net for recreational fishing, $243 for one undersized fish and $243 for the unmarked crab pots. Edited to add: the Moses snapper pictured is a legal size fish. The minimum size limit for this …

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