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Many fishos dream of having a trip of camping, fishing, crabbing and perhaps enjoying a beverage. Well, after many years of trying to align a trip with my two closest friends, it finally happened. While it was originally going to be only three of us, it quickly turned to five, with a friend’s brother coming along and another friend wanting …

It was a long three months, though I’m pleased to announce that the wait is finally over. As of February 1, you can legally catch a saltwater barra and keep it, if you wish. Seeing as it’s the reopening of barra season, we will look through some tips and techniques to get a few more of those chrome superstars on …

In a significant milestone for Gladstone Area Water Board, Aquaculture Gladstone has successfully released 68,000 sea mullet fingerlings into Lake Awoonga. GAWB chief executive officer Darren Barlow said the release was significant for fisheries throughout Australia. “This is a huge step forward, not only for Aquaculture Gladstone but for the entire industry, showing large-scale production is possible in controlled environments, …

Inshore/Offshore Fishing The inshore reefs are currently fishing great numbers of mackerel with all three types of our commonly caught mackerel showing themselves – spanish, school and grey mackerel. Flasha spoons or trolled garfish and hardbody lures have worked really well on these fish. All of our inshore reefs and wrecks are good spots to target these mackerel, the 2 …

G’day crew and hello January, you gorgeous humid sticky month you. I did say to my wife this time last year that we should just leave the tree up because it would be Christmas before we knew it – but it’s 2025, already! Last year flew by so quickly, now it’s time to bring on the new one. So, with …

December 1, 2024 was the start of new life jacket regulations that took effect to increase maritime safety. You must understand and abide by these changes to stay safe and compliant on the water. Maritime Safety Queensland will be focusing on education, with enforcement delayed until July 1, 2025 to ensure all boaties are aware of the change. Further communication …

Each year the condition of the Gibb River Road is mostly unknown. Factors such as rain and traffic impact the road dramatically. Generally, it is better to hit the Gibb either early in the season or when it has reopened after the wet, as it will have been recently graded. Though it should still be attacked with caution. We passed …

Hi everyone, we are in the busiest month of the year for our estuary fishing charters and, if the weather is kind, we will be out fishing nearly every day. January is usually hot and wet, peak time for chasing big summer whiting. The great thing about the Gold Coast, and particularly around Surfers Paradise, is the large and diverse …

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Inshore/Offshore Fishing The inshore reefs are definitely still fishing great at the moment and plenty of variety is on the cards if you are fishing these areas. Finding the bait has been key, most of our inshore marks are holding great amounts of bait and with that has been plenty of school mackerel and some schools of spanish and grey …