Fishing Articles

My family and I are extremely fortunate to spend so much time on K’gari and never take our trips to paradise for granted. As is normally the case, our September school holidays were spent on the northern part of the island at Orchid Beach, passing our days at the beach near Waddy Point, K’gari. My eldest two children Rose and …

What a cracker month it has been, with so many different species caught in Moreton Bay! Snapper were readily caught in the bay area, with a few personal bests ticked off the bucket list. A cracker that Dan landed came in at slightly over 8kg. It’s one to be proud of, well done Dan – I think it was a …

I am a big believer in many of the old fishing sayings, such as ‘find the bait, find the fish’, ‘match the hatch’ and ‘think like a fish’ and, when the bite has been tough, it’s reflecting on these sayings and what I can take from them that has turned my sessions around. In this article I wanted to reference …

Hello all, well I guess there’s nothing more exciting than starting the summer off with a flood… a little sarcasm there.   This most recent event provided us with a downpour of slightly over 6m in Lismore.   While not to the catastrophic levels of 2022, it was still enough to make plenty of people around the area more than …

Welcome to the last month of spring – the way the months are passing us by, Christmas will be here before we know it. If you’re thinking of fishing, camping or leisure-time gifts for Christmas, now is the time to start looking – before the rush during December, particularly the lead up to the big day. We are spoilt for …

It’s the saddest time of the year for saltwater barramundi enthusiasts. The start of a long three month wait begins on November 1 as the East Coast barra closure comes into effect. Many barra anglers turn to impoundments to get their fix. If you live locally near Yeppoon or Rockhampton, you only have a few options close by. You can …

G’day everyone, Seventeen Seventy would have to be my favourite destination to go fishing. The variety of fish there is insane, including the iconic red emperor, coral trout, redthroat emperor and many more. Roughly, it’s a seven-hour drive from the Gold Coast, which includes refuelling and toilet breaks. On arriving, you can almost sense how busy the boat ramp will …

Saltwater river and estuary systems are loaded with structure, bait and a wide variety of fish species, including bread and butter basics like whiting, bream and flathead, and more exotic species such as snapper, trevally and grunter. When exploring new systems or hitting my local waters, one key structure that I like to target is saltwater yabby beds. In this …

The long-range weather forecast has not looked promising for me recently, which is just a bit stressful when you have multiple tours lined up, with some clients coming from abroad and no flexibility in their schedule. But for once Mother Nature smiled on me. I sit here now marvelling at the weather, but also grateful to take a rest. The …

Barramundi will be on just about every estuary angler’s mind as we move into October and closer to the closed season for this iconic fish. These chrome-sided fish are a majestic sight when they jump. Even people who have caught plenty still get that hit of adrenaline when a good sized barra surfaces. Central Queensland houses a great population of …