Fish Species Guide

With the weather looking perfect for the Anzac Day public holiday families were out in force fishing the Noosa River, flathead have been a standout species in the river being taken on live bait, dead baits and soft plastics. Some real monsters have been about with fish over 80 cm mark. Whitebait fished on gang hooks have been a great …

There were a couple of good days of weather earlier this week around the Bundaberg area, allowing some boats to head out and along the coast. Most of the inshore reefs produced some quality fishing.  There are good numbers of school and grey mackerel moving offshore, with the odd big spanish mackerel mixed in with them.  Most of the spanish …

SEQWATER has extended the deadline for its 2017 Water for life community grants program to make sure those impacted by ex-tropical cyclone Debbie have the opportunity to apply for funding. Seqwater acting chief executive officer Jim Pruss said the closing date for submission of detailed applications had been pushed from May 1 to May 15, 2017. The annual program offers …

A TEAM of scientists at the Tomsk Polytechnic University, Russia have come up with a remedy for a highly lethal and contagious prawn disease that could save millions for farmers. Injections of silver nanoparticles were successfully tested in Mexico, where the white spot syndrome virus epidemic in prawns has been a huge problem for several years. The drug developed by …

Current situation – white spot disease update Disease control activities have resumed on the impacted prawn farms in the Logan River region after they were suspended for a short time due to the weather event associated with Ex-Tropical Cyclone Debbie. Surveillance is continuing along the east coast of Queensland from the Sunshine Coast to Cairns. So far, eight samples, consisting …

BRP has released the next generation of Evinrude E-TEC G2 models with horsepower ranging from 150-200hp, the E-TEC G2 150hp, 150hp H.O., 175hp and 200hp. Boaters can rejoice as the release of the mid-range models opens up the power of Evinrude outboards to a wider variety of budgets and transoms. The new Evinrude E-TEC G2 models deliver up to 30 …

THERE’S good news for Whittley owners and trailer boat aficionados alike – the Whittley R&D team has come up with the very latest in high-tech on-board operating systems to install on its popular range of trailer boats. Presenting the Whittley Pulse. Utilising sophisticated digital gear from respected brands such as Garmin, Fusion, CZone and Volvo, Whittley has created the next-generation …

SAMAKI’S Marlin Tee suits the deckie in all of us, incorporating the passion for being on the water day in, day out, with the added comfort of a sleek and soft fabric that keeps you cool, dry and protected. Sporting a marlin trying to escape at speed, the Marlin Tee incorporates a few unique hits of design without being too …

THE original Bomber Long A design is one of the most effective jerkbaits on the market, and is arguably Australia’s most popular barra lure of all time. The most popular ‘all-rounder’ is the B15A size. When people talk about the mighty Gold Bomber, this is the size they are referring to. The 15A HD Barra Special Bomber Long A three …

Well what a great Easter we have had here on the Gold Coast.  Light winds and sunny days, there was a shower or two threatening a couple of times but never eventuated to anything much. Our houseboat customers have mostly reported Great Gold Coast catches of Crabs and fish over our 5 night Easter charter.   In most areas even the …