The recent rain has given the creeks a much need flush out and the crabs are moving with several reports of mud crabs coming from around the mouth of the creeks as well as on the sand flats around Tin Can Bay with the added bonus of a few sand crabs as well. Golden trevally are about in Snapper creek. …

The past week has seen a glimpse of spring around Tin Can Bay, with warmer days as well as some well deserved rain.  We have had reports of whiting and flathead from the sand flats around Tinnanbar and Poona with live yabbies and beach worms working best. The offshore scene is fishing well with snapper, sweetlip, tuna and amberjack being …

At long last it looks like the Greenbacks have arrived on local beaches with several reports of good size fish over the 1kg mark in reasonable numbers.  With the early morning & late afternoon low tides this weekend it will be a good opportunity to hit the beach for an early morning or late afternoon session. Not a great deal …

Well its official; winter is here!  With temps dropping to only 2 degrees this week it has been time to break out the winter woollies AKA socks with the pluggers! The Rainbow Beach Family Fishing Classic wrapped up last weekend & despite being a little down on numbers from last year it was in my opinion a roaring success.  Whilst …

Lures such as Atomic Shiner 60, Lively Micro Mullet & Sebile Koolie Minnows worked at a speeds around 2.5-3knots work a treat. The beach has been fishing well although there is still no sign of the big greenback tailor with the current leader only weighing 1.5kg. There has been good dart, whiting & bream all coming off the beach with …

School holidays are now in full swing & with the run of warm sunny days on the water has been the place to be. Today also marks the start of the 2015 Rainbow Beach Fishing Classic & we should start to see competitors from all around start to roll into town today. If you have been waiting to see what …

As the end of another working week draws near you can be forgiven for shifting your attention to more pressing matters such as this weekend’s fishing plans….. The current forecast for the weekend is a welcome change around Tin Can Bay after the run of rather average weather we have had over the last couple of weeks although still not …

Yep its Nambour show long weekend & you guessed it….It’s set to be wet & windy! With the Queen’s Birthday long weekend last week turning out to be a bit of a fizzer due to wind it doesn’t look much better for the weekend ahead. Current forecast is for 10-15 knot from Friday through to Sunday before dropping away on …