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With the wind and swell finally dropping over the weekend in rare good conditions, plenty of anglers made the trip over the bar and headed for the reefs. Sunshine was the first stop for most with plenty of good fish on offer including coral trout, grassy sweetlip, squire, pearl perch, good maori cod and a few sneaky spanish mackerel. Most …

We’ve had a bit of a mixed bag of weather on the Gold Coast this week, seeing hot NW over the weekend before the return of the SE winds and a few showers mid-week. Let’s have a look at what’s been biting. The water temp has started to cool down a bit as we head toward the end of April,  …

BAFFLE CREEK AND THE KOLAN RIVER Both of these systems have really started to clean up and come good, with some really good quality fish being caught.  The mouths are producing plenty of whiting and flathead with a few big grunter coming out of the channels.  Further upstream along the rock banks and deeper holes there has been a good …

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SHIMANO’S Backbone Elite rods have proven hugely popular with the offshore game fishing set, delivering a range of line class options at really good prices. And the 2018 line-up has just been given a well-deserved tweak. There are eight rods in all; a 10kg stick with fixed guides and a roller tip as well as three 15kg options in a …

Lewan and I were trying to skull drag our mackerel to the boat on many days and this often worked on the smaller fish but boy did we lose some. We pulled hooks, broke hooks, broke wire traces and broke the line in an effort to get the mackerel past the sharks. As annoying as it is not being able …

Finally, it’s nice to be able to report about some decent weather for the Bundaberg area for this weekend. I’m sure all the kids will make the most of the lighter winds for the last weekend of the school holidays. BUNDABERG OFFSHORE After weeks of terrible weather, it’s nice to see a few nice days on the horizon. At this …

In the Noosa River, it has been a case of the early bird catching the fish, Trevally, queen fish and tailor have all been taken on the surface with both poppers and surface walkers doing some serious damage. Woods Bays, the back of Noosa Sound and the first Ski Run have been the pick of the spots. Try Duo Poco …

It’s nice to finally see some good weather here on the Gold Coast last weekend and also to finish off the second week of School Holidays, definitely well overdue. Let’s see what our customers and staff have been catching. As we move into April the weather pattern is starting to transition and we should be in for some great fishing …

WHITTLEY Marine, builder of high-quality Australian-made fiberglass trailer boats, along with longstanding Queensland dealer, Northside Marine, is proud to announce the largest display of new Whittley boats since 2010 at this year’s 30th anniversary Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show. Northside Marine sales manager Bill Hull said, “The Sanctuary Cove Boat Show has always been successful for the Whittley brand. This …