It certainly looks like we are seeing another wave of bigger snapper right now along the coast. With fish ranging in size from 4-7 KG these older fish are hitting everything from lures to lives and everything else in between. For the soft plastic anglers anything with some movement appears to be getting crunched with the new Powerbait nemesis certainly …

BUNDABERG INSHORE If the weather plays the game this weekend the inshore fishing around the Bundaberg area should be super fun!  With the water temperature starting to warm up, the school mackerel should start turning up in good numbers.  Fast retrieving Flasha spoons vertically off the bottom is a deadly technique.  Floating pilchards and gar out the back of your …

From gusty to gale force this week we have seen some very varied conditions across the state. Monday saw a sharp increase in wind from a glassy weekend and by mid-week we had winds strong enough to blow a dog off its chain! species species Offshore the west/south west winds allowed anglers to fish the closer reefs on the weekend …

Hi Everyone, hope you’ve all had a great week, conditions  have been first class on the Gold and Tweed Coasts  giving anglers  nice weather for fishing offshore, inshore and land based. A bit of long overdue rain would be great for the local waterways to help give the system a flush out. We have a new moon on Friday bringing …

G’DAY everyone, in this month’s article I thought I’d mix it up and not discuss how to target a specific fish but how to choose the right lure to catch more fish. Selecting the right lures these days is very overwhelming, with a huge variety of models and colours available in tackle shops. And to make it more confusing, they …

THIS month has been a bit of a mixed bag, with some days quite productive and others simply hard work. The better fishing has occurred on the lead-up to the full and new moons in the shallows. One thing I have noticed is even with the right tides, the fish have been rather finicky. All the little things such as …

IT was that time of year again that all tackle shops head to the annual trade show known as AFTA. All companies at the show had something new to offer with some real standouts! This year came with a twist though as they held the first public day for the trade show. This provided the public attendance to see what …

Hi Everyone, hope you’ve all had a great week, it’s nice to  see some good weather after the cold and windy weekend put a stop to most fisho’s getting out on the water. Great conditions this week on the Tweed and Gold Coasts have seen keen anglers finding a variety of action. Let’s have a look at what’s been happening. …

A FISHING trip to Swain Reefs had been on my bucket list for many years and was continually reinforced each time I read a BNB scribe’s epic trip report. As mentioned in last month’s editorial, I got the call up to accompany a select crew put together by Wilson Fishing including Troy (Dicko) Dixon, Clint Fannin, a number of tackle …

THIS month will see winter coming to end. Towards the end of the month the weather generally starts to warm and we might even receive a couple of afternoon northerly breezes. In years past I’ve had good success on mangrove jack in late-August. Most anglers believe it’s too early for mangrove jack to be getting active, but if you’re willing …