Fishing Articles

Well, so far we have dodged any very bad weather, apart from a lot of wind and huge swell from the cyclone that slid past out at sea. Let’s hope any future intense systems follow the same route and leave us to have a nice spring for a change. Fishing throughout the Clarence Valley region during February was fairly good …

It’s been a tough start to the year on Lake Monduran for many anglers. The huge increase in water level has left many people struggling to find good areas to target. For those who have managed to find decent numbers of fish, it’s a struggle to entice larger models to take a lure. I’ve been asked by a number of …

As readers of my column would know, I am more often than not a saltwater angler. However, at the start of the new year I felt the need for a new challenge, as well as a change of location from my usual estuary, bay, beach and flats fishing exploits. Recently, I reflected on a great bait-fishing session for bass I’d …

Hi all, with the silly season and school holidays over on the coast, let’s hope the Noosa area slows down a bit. It was so crazy – for my family and I, we didn’t even think about going over to Teewah or up to Inskip Point for a swim and a day trip. So, what did we do to instead? …

I’m so glad we’re starting to see slightly cooler weather. Some of the days in summer were super humid and hot. I have to admit that, as I’m getting older, I do enjoy having the comfort of a bimini on the boat. The last trip I did with my daughter, we certainly needed it and then, on the next trip, …

Hi everyone, hard to believe it’s March already. Times flies when you’re having fun, and we have been having lots of fishing fun on our estuary charters. Brad Smith has, as usual, been catching heaps of flathead, jewfish, trevally and more for clients on his lure-fishing charters on the Tweed River. Smithy has been an estuary fishing guide for over …

I enjoy the whole process of chasing a feed of mud crabs and it’s great fun for the whole family. From motoring up a tiny mangrove-lined creek, the search for likely spots to throw baited pots, the anticipation with the kids of pulling up a big buck, to boiling your catch as you enjoy a well-earned beverage. Both little and …

Seriously, it’s March already! Where have the past 12 months gone? I was reading a few articles that I’d written a while back, and I came across this little snippet – glad to say that things have not changed and our focus remains looking forward! We try to focus on kids and family, both in these write ups and particularly …

Hello and welcome – this year seems to be flying by incredibly quickly. The kids have gone back to school, and we have settled back into a little bit of normality, however I’m sure if we blink, it will be Easter before we know it. It probably doesn’t help my cause that Easter eggs and hot cross buns are being …

Over the years, I was fortunate to have spent a lot of time at Fraser Island or, as we now know it, K’gari. The memories I have of my time on the island seem endless and often involve fish. From an 18kg longtail tuna hooked at the boat, to a solo session bag out on red emperor to 13kgs. A …