Fishing Articles

Yes, that’s right, offshore flashing. flashers But not as we normally associate flashing. This month, I give a run down on the key practice of using ultraviolet and glow-enhanced flashers to change the way fish view a bait. In essence, a flasher does what it says on the tin, but what’s the purpose other than sparkle? The short answer is …

Winter has officially kicked off, so break out the warm clothes in preparation for the next three months. With the water temperature falling, summer species will start to slacken off a bit. They will still be well and truly catchable but may take a little more persuading to get them to open their mouths. It’s generally after we’ve had our …

The way I see it, there’s no better time and place for offshore fishing than winter in central and southeast Queensland. At the time of writing, the first of the bitterly cold westerly wind gusts were striking the east coast, making for fresh mornings and clear blue skies. Though the current wind speed won’t allow for an offshore trip, the …

The Great Sandy Strait is in Queensland, amasses over 600sq km and runs 70km in length, separating mainland Queensland from World Heritage Listed K’gari, approximately 250km north of Brisbane. In his seasonal rundown of fishing the river and estuary systems in the region, Paul Chew kicks off with the winter bite. Because the size of the tides have dropped off in …

After having to contend with two weeks of a solid 20 to 30-knot southerly wind and big swells, we finally had a week of good weather in early May. This resulted in excellent catches of jewfish, mackerel and tuna before yet another onslaught of strong wind and 5m swells once again battered the coast. I was starting to think that, …

Hi everyone, May is normally a pleasant month on the Gold Coast. flathead The weather is cooler without being too chilly, with a mean annual minimum temperature of 15C and a maximum of 24C. It is also the third least windy month of the year, behind June and July. This means some great fishing times ahead in one of the …

It was an exciting couple of months on Lake Monduran. Despite the larger fish remaining hard to catch, we were once again able to have a very successful Humminbird Lake Monduran Barra Classic. There were 27 teams entered this year, with all but one team landing a legal-sized barramundi. Experienced competition fishers Jake and John Schwerin took out first place …

As winter draws closer and mornings get cooler, don’t panic – the fishing on the local reefs is about to heat up. May is typically quiet for demersal species on the nearshore grounds, with spotted mackerel very sparse and the last of the spanish mackerel starting to exit northbound after a healthy fattening. In this article, I touch on some …

This time last year we were predicting that Moreton Bay would be producing some cracker fish. Well… we were right! With some great boating weather being probable over the next few months, get everything ready now and not later.   Check your trailer, get your motor serviced and, most importantly, check your safety kit. Flares run out of date and …

Hi folks, I’ll start with an apology for not having an article last month. I had major spinal surgery but have recovered enough to pen this piece. bait And though my fishing and prawning may be a couple of weeks away yet, I’ll be back at it better than ever very soon. Now back to this month. While considered old …