Inshore fishing The inshore reefs have been full of life the past couple of weeks! Plenty of pelagic’s have been getting caught with mackerel, tuna and golden trevally being the main two species. The standout areas have definitely been the artificial reef off the Elliot and the 2mile off Bargara. Fishing these area’s with 50g Flasha spoons vertically fast retrieved …

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Inshore fishing Tomorrow being Friday the 10th of November marks the last of this years Coral Reef Fin Fish Closures. This 5 day closure will finish at midnight on Tuesday the 14th. This limits targeting, catching and keeping of our Coral Reef Fin Fish species. If you are after more information please refer to the fisheries website. Fortunately during this …

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Inshore/Offshore fishing This time of year can be tough with the Northerly’s starting as this always chops the sea up and can make it hard to get a decent weather window to get out. For the spearo’s the Northerlies also mean dirty water so it is usually a battle to find some decent visibility along our coast once the Northerlies …

Inshore fishing The last few weeks has certainly resulted in some cracking inshore fishing! Big snapper, jew and grunter have been the stand out fish being caught. Most of the inshore marks fish really well for these fish, the most important thing to look out for is bait. Find the bait, and there’s a great chance that there will be …

These cool mornings test fishos who wake up early and travel out to sea, with freezing air whisking through the boat and finding every little gap in their clothing.  fish On top of that, we have the closed season for snapper and pearl perch in full swing during July and August. So, I guess there may be a few who …

Inshore fishing The inshore reefs have been producing plenty of action over the past week with spanish mackerel, grunter and snapper being the standout fish caught. With the few good days of weather earlier this week we got some great reports from those who managed to sneak out for a fish. The spanish have been hanging out on most of …

I hope you’ve pulled the winter woollies out and are planning your next piscatorial pursuit. vibes This month I’ll do a bit of a run down on using soft vibration lures, or soft vibes as they’re called in the ‘biz’. Soft vibes are big business when it comes to the world of fishing. I’ve asked a range of competition and …

Tailor season is swiftly upon us! Fishery Monitoring staff are hitting the sand on the northern Gold Coast beaches to collect biological data on tailor. You can participate in the ongoing monitoring program by allowing scientists to measure your fish during these annual tailor surveys. Tailor is a widely fished species commonly found along the east coast of Australia from …