Fishing Tips

Hi everyone, the thirtieth edition of the Gold Coast Flathead Classic fishing tournament will be held on September 24-27, 2024. The event features three days of fishing, lures only, and heaps of prizes will be up for grabs. With long days of fishing and plenty going on at event headquarters in the evenings, there will be no shortage of fun …

If you told me I could fish for only one month each year for the rest of my life, I reckon I’d choose September. Throughout southeast Queensland, the cool westerly wind of August indicates that the water temperature is relatively low, translating to species such as tailor and snapper still about in good numbers. Warmer sunny days are conducive to …

During the June school holidays, my wife Ash and I decided to take the kids on a trip down south to Canberra, to see some snow and catch up with family while we were there. Of course, a road trip obviously meant there would be some sort of fishing along the way. When organising the trip, we looked at a …

The Seventeen Seventy trip to contest the Bush ’n Beach Trophy saw 13 club boats attend the annual week away. As usual, a few arrived early to get some preliminary intel – including checking out the new channel in the mouth of Round Hill Creek, which caused some concern on the first crossing in the dark. Conditions looked good for …

August has arrived, the last month of winter, and so far along the coastline of central Queensland, we’ve had few cold mornings that dipped below double digits. We’ve been lucky to finally have a reprieve from the constant wind that was around earlier in the year, with some good extended low-wind periods. This had many people venturing out further and …

If I had to give the fishing along the Clarence Coast of northern NSW over the past month a rating out of 10, I reckon a seven would be about right. jewfish I’m sure luderick and bream anglers would be giving it a 10, though across the board, it’s a seven from me. Both jewfish and tailor were playing silly …

With snapper season in full swing, we have nice cold frosty mornings out on the water. At this time of the year, whales, dolphins and turtles are in massive numbers, creating an amazing day on the water when fishing. Seeing colossal whales jumping, waving and having a good time always entertains a fisho. So, to the fishing part of the …

This little plastic slays! This month, I thought I would share a fishing adventure, and the story of how an American dropshot plastic became an instant favourite for me when targeting choice Australian species, using some of our common plastics fishing techniques. Fish on! As we roll into a new season, we also see a flood of new gear arriving …

September signals the start of spring and it also opens up a few more options for anglers in southeast Queensland. Winter was excellent for a range of species, particularly flathead, bream and tailor. I don’t know how long it’s been since this amount of quality tailor and bream have been found in our bays and estuaries. The flathead season has …

Hi everyone, August is known as the month of the westerly wind, which isn’t too bad for fishing in the Gold Coast Broadwater and beaches because there are areas that provide good shelter. This is the month I fish a lot in the area from the Seaway to Sovereign Islands. I often call it ‘calm water reef fishing’ as there …