Fish Species Guide

“A crab that has recently moulted will have a very clean, shiny and intact shell. “Sometimes the shell will appear translucent. “Full mud crabs often have algae or barnacles on the shell. “Their shells are also likely to exhibit some general signs of wear and tear, such as worn inner ‘teeth’ on the claws. “You should also look for the darker-coloured maltese cross on …

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WITHOUT doubt the best baits for school jew are either live or preserved beach worms or live bloodworms. While some anglers simply put a bunch of worms on the shank of the hook, I much prefer to present my bait so it passes over the eye of the hook and up my line about 3-4cm. I bait worms this way …

MOST anglers I have met over the years know that whole squid is a great bait for mulloway, however very few realise that you will catch just as many (sometimes more) fish by stripping large torpedo squid. The beauty of using strips is that you will catch mulloway from 2-42kg using this method, whereas if you rig squid whole and …

THE Austackle Berserka is a sinking, high-speed trolling/casting lure with a violent action. It can be trolled up to seven knots with ease. Mimicking a frantic and terrified baitfish, the Berserka is suited to all kinds of pelagics and other species such as mackerel, tuna, wahoo, dolphinfish and barramundi. With a resounding rattle, vivid flash and wild action, the Berserka …

Apparently we are now in autumn however someone appears to have forgotten to tell that to summer as it’s been a pretty hot & muggy week with temps in the 30’s. Well two weeks after cyclone Marcia dumped heavy rain on SEQ Tin Can Inlet is starting to clean up although there is still some dirty water around. There have …

I think I will start with an apology for no reports over the last few weeks as the weather conditions got the better of everyone, even the keenest of anglers. However, on the brighter side of what we experienced over the last couple of weeks, the rain will bring the bait out of the creeks. As I said in my …

G’day, guys. Well, with the full moon coming up on Friday night and the weather forecast for the Bundaberg area looking like the winds will be up around 15 to 20 knots from the southeast, at this stage it might be a bit lumpy offshore this weekend. By all reports, quite a few of the bigger boats that headed offshore …