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Finally, this weekend’s weather forecast looks like a fantastic chance to get out and chase a feed of reef and pelagic fish. With the wind predicted to be under 15 knots all weekend and the new moon on Friday, it should be worth a go. On the offshore grounds there has been good reports of lots of hussar, parrot, sweetlip, …

At long last we have a reasonable forecast for the weekend ahead. Light winds early mornings & late afternoon will make for the ideal conditions for hitting the water. With wind expected to reach 10-15knots through the middle of the day it makes sense to get out while it is cool to avoid the heatwave that is predicted to hit …

The Diver Whiting have been a little scarce this week on the Chain Banks and in the Rous Channel; they have been in slightly better numbers at the Sand Hills. The pelagic fish have started to show in the bay with reports of Spotty Mackerel and Long Tail Tuna being caught North of Peel Island. The Hope Banks are worth …

The Noosa River has been producing the goods over the last week with some great report coming in from right throughout the system. The whiting have again featured highly on angler’s hit list with some good fish being taken along Gympie Terrace on surface lures like the Bassday Sugapen and Fish Candy Skinny Dog, along with worms and yabbies. Other …

The two low pressure systems up north are not expected to impact on the Bundaberg region very much at this stage, other than to produce reasonable south-easterly winds that might make offshore fishing a little uncomfortable. Last weekend most of the hot action was just off our coastline. The Two Mile Reef and the Cochrane Artificial Reef both fished extremely …

Wow it’s only 3 weeks until the start of the Easter holidays! Hopefully the effects of these cyclones will be long gone by then. The fishing over the past week has been picking up with several good feeds of mud crabs being caught in the creeks around Tin Can Bay. There has been some big cod being caught with one …

“A crab that has recently moulted will have a very clean, shiny and intact shell. “Sometimes the shell will appear translucent. “Full mud crabs often have algae or barnacles on the shell. “Their shells are also likely to exhibit some general signs of wear and tear, such as worn inner ‘teeth’ on the claws. “You should also look for the darker-coloured maltese cross on …

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