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Well, after a long wait we finally saw the first bigger rain event last Thursday night. With some parts of the state in full flood, Noosa certainly got a top up. This is great news because the baitfish and prawns will be pushed down, making finding fish a little easier. While the fresh is moving down river, you may need …

BUNDABERG OFFSHORE With big full moon morning tides this weekend, I would definitely be fishing the shallows in the mornings for coral trout and red throat emperor. Using pilchard as bait or jigging 5” soft plastics off the bottom is an effective way to get a good feed. Fingers crossed the weather will play the game. As always, check the …

Hi everyone, hope you have all had a good week. It was nice to see a return to some good consistent weather, with lighter wind, sunshine and a small swell, giving everyone plenty of opportunity to get out on the water and enjoy some quality time fishing. At the time of writing my report, the weekend is also looking good, …

Sadly, for we keen beach fishos, the winter and early spring season is finishing up. However, at the time of writing – nearly the middle of October – there are encouraging signs that tailor are continuing on, with great catches at Fraser Island and by Brad Smith’s Fishing Charters in the Broadwater estuary. Flathead are another fish that will slow …

Fisheries Queensland has installed new fish attracting devices off the Fraser Coast in a program to support sustainable fishing and local jobs. Member for Hervey Bay Adrian Tantari said the latest phase of the FADs program includes three new FADs to create new off-shore recreational fishing spots off the Fraser Coast. “Hervey Bay and the Fraser Coast are already known …

With the recent winds and swell persisting, this is the time of year where land-based angling tends to favour most. The beauty of fishing around the Noosa region is the estuary has so many locations that work in a multitude of wind directions. We also have the freshwater dams, which allow anglers to find a secluded spot in a bay …

BUNDABERG INSHORE This weekend the wind looks as though it’s going to blow from mid-morning. We might get a chance to get out in the morning, but the window will not be open for long. There has been a lot of mackerel and tuna caught in close around the leads off Burnett Heads and the 2-Mile reef off Bargara – …

Hi everyone, hope you have all had a good week. It’s been a bit hard with the wind and rain hanging around to get out much this week, but hopefully you managed to sneak out for a fish. As I am writing the report it looks as though we will see some heavy rainfall to finish off the working week, …

The windy weather continues here on the Fraser coast. But we now have a northerly wind in the mix too – which is regular at this time of year as the temperature climbs to summer levels. The fishing however has not built to match. targeting tuna Usually I would encounter many schools of hungry surface-feeding mack and a few longtail …

Our ever-evolving reality in these ‘interesting’ times has changed our perception of many aspects of life. Many of us had fishing trips to venues far afield routinely scheduled for our angling year before ‘travel restrictions’ and ‘border closures’ became part of our vocabulary. Living so close to Queensland’s southern border meant that NSW waters were regular haunts for thousands of …