Fishing

Winter is well and truly here and the westerly wind has arrived. Inshore reefs It’s nice to finally see what might be called a ‘normal’ weather pattern, for now at least. I was so sick of the rain that I headed out west and guess what… it rained out there too. At present, the north coast is experiencing a great …

Holidays kick off – Well, here we are with another month down as we push deeper into winter. The start of the school holidays was greeted with rain and despite the conditions, fishing has been great. Offshore has had a slight offshore wind and 1-1.2m swell running, especially over the weekend. In the rivers, the post-moon bite has seen many …

Hi everyone, hope you are all having a nice week. Well, what a cold and wet start to the week on the Gold and Tweed coasts, with only the keenest of fishos braving the below-average conditions in search of a feed. The good news as we head towards the weekend is that the rain is forecast to clear and we …

BUNDABERG INSHORE This week looks like we might get a short window of weather to get out and chase a few reef species. There are still a few good school and spanish mackerel along with big schools of tuna about. And a few good snapper and sweetlip have also been caught on local inshore reefs. Prime time to be fishing …

NSW Fisheries officers are pleading with fishos to do the right thing at the Cape Byron MP Bream Hole. Every year officers at Cape Byron Marine Park (CBMP) receive numerous reports of alleged illegal fishing activity taking place within the small area that is declared ‘Sanctuary Zone’ at Lennox Head – also known as the Bream Hole. The CBMP is …

G’day fishos, July already! Gold Coast snapper We have had a very challenging first half to the year but we’ve managed to pull through, bringing us into the middle of winter with favourable conditions over the past few weeks. Hopefully, we can follow suit and have a cracker season on our colder water species. With the Gold Coast’s offshore fishing, …

Hi everyone, after receiving a staggering 4000mm of rain over summer and autumn at upper Springbrook on the Gold Coast, we have never felt more excited about the cold dry weather of winter. Tips for targeting Though the La Niña weather pattern is forecast to continue through winter and beyond, inland trough systems with associated westerly wind will produce drier …

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Hi folks… so, this month I’ll give a bit of a summary on fishing some of my regular target species over the past month or so, along with a forecast for the month of July and winter. Moreton Bay As I reported in my detailed article last month, winter whiting are a great target species in the colder months and …

WINTER has arrived in the Moreton Bay region and has brought with it a host of targeted species! Tailor started showing up around the beginning of June and the numbers and sizes have been getting much better. The average sizes caught have been in the late 40 to mid-50cm range, which gives you a great fish to cook up – …