Recipes

Well yet another year appears to have virtually flown by and it won’t be not long before the big bloke in the red suit is here. I get the feeling that we’re going to have a very turbulent summer, with some destructive storms and plenty of rain coming our way. So, I would suggest taking every opportunity you can to …

Offshore from the Brunswick Byron coast can be a bit tricky this month. However, it’s always worth a look, isn’t it! Sometime in November, mahi mahi will start patrolling the warmer currents out wider. Anywhere between the 32-fathom line and the shelf is where they will be cruising and trolling a spread of lures is going to be the best …

Offshore As we start the last month of spring, the last week of October provided some anglers with a shot at some impressive fish offshore. Those with larger boats have been getting some great fish as the lead up to the new moon proved successful. Out toward Double Island, reports of pearl perch, cobia, jewfish and extra-large nannygai have been …

BUNDABERG OFFSHORE The offshore fishing for this weekend will have to be put on hold until Sunday due to the Coral Reef Fin Fish closure from November 2 to midnight November 6. The weather over the weekend is looking good for the bigger boats. We have had good reports of red emperor, coral trout, parrotfish and large sweet lip all …

Hi everyone, hope you have all had a good week, it’s was great to see some good consistent weather this week with just a few showers and fairly light winds giving anyone keen to get out the water pretty good conditions. Fingers crossed at the time of writing my report the forecast for the weekend was looking very favourable with …

Hi everyone, isn’t the warmer weather enjoyable? Though my guess is that it won’t be long before we’re complaining it’s too hot! November is a good month on the Gold Coast for fishing in our estuaries for big flathead, large whiting and massive jewfish and it’s the start of huge mangrove jack running, as well as blue swimmer and mud …

For those of you planning a fishing trip, November is promising to be another terrific month for chasing all sorts of inshore and offshore species. October proved to be exceptional on the flathead fishing scene, with the annual Flathead Classic hosted by the Gold Coast Sports Fishing Club and taking place at the end of the September school holidays. Over …

Great baked fish recipe – your choice of fish, serves four and done in 20 minutes. Ingredients 500g fish fillets 1/2 cup white wine 100g gold tomatoes 1 spring onion, finely sliced 2 tbsp basil, chopped 2 tbsp garlic 1 tbsp dill, finely chopped 1 tbsp garlic chives, chopped 3 tbsp butter 1/2 cup breadcrumbs 1/2 cup grated cheese 1 …

The weather is warming up and our favourite snag dwellers are starting to stir, shake off the colder winter months and smash up the local herring and poddy mullet population. The ability to entice a bite from snag dwellers, such as flathead, bass, barramundi – impoundment for those chasing them during the closed season – and mangrove jack, often hinges …