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A world-leader in fishing electronics since 1957, Lowrance recently announced Eagle, the latest offering in the brand’s entry level fishfinder/chartplotter line-up. Featuring newly designed high-definition enhanced sonar, with FishReveal technology and detailed C-MAP charting including Genesis Live, Eagle is Lowrance’s most accessible fishfinder yet. Navico Group vice-president and general manager fishing systems Jeremiah Clark said, “Eagle brings Lowrance’s high-definition sonar …

Winter is snapper time in southeast Queensland and since the introduction of the closed season from mid-July to mid-August, June is the month to chase a few. The cooler water temperature and light southerly wind that we typically experience during June are perfect conditions for schooling snapper to feed and spawn. Snapper are an incredible fish, particularly when you consider …

Hi everyone, this month we’ve seen a big spike in winter species in the Gold Coast Broadwater. Large numbers of flathead, tailor, squid, flounder, bream, squire, winter whiting and other species can all be caught on lures, which makes the next three months my favourite period of the year for fishing. The amazing run of sand whiting locally has been …

For over two decades, Move Boat Trailers have continued to invest in providing an array of trailers to suit a wide range of personal watercraft, fibreglass, aluminium and plate boats available on the market. New boat sales are said to be on a steady incline, increasing by 50 percent every year in Australia, with 62 percent being aluminium and 33 …

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The Isisford Barcoo Recreational Fishing Club invites you to its annual fishing competition on the banks of the Barcoo River at the Oma Waterhole. This year’s Isisford Fishing Competition will be held on the weekend of July 26-28, 2024. The event starts at 10am on Saturday and finishes 11am on Sunday, and competitors can fish all day and all night …

There are many old sayings in fishing that still ring true and one of those is ‘find the structure, find the fish’. Available structure for anglers includes natural environments such as mangroves, lilies, timber and channel edges, as well as manmade construction such as boat ramps, pontoons, stormwater drains and rock walls. Very productive manmade structures – and the focus …

Over the past three weeks, I have penned six pages on recreational freshwater fishing in Queensland, as I know it. It’s come down to the demise of this section of Fisheries Queensland over the past six years. The loss of two doctors of fisheries biology and a further six biologists who were stationed throughout regional areas both east and west …

Live baiting spanish mackerel can be the answer to either an amazing session or a slow morning. This all depends on the season, the water and various other conditions. The better times I’ve found for live baiting in winter have always been the start and the end, with dead bait filling in the middle. From big yakka and bonito to …

The Moura Muddy Water Classic lived up to its name this year, with the mighty Dawson River having a minor flood and sending some brown water down for the weekend. Absolutely great for the river, though it did make finding the fish a bit challenging, with heaps more food flowing through. All of this didn’t put a dampener on the …