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    • Jan 13, 2021

    Practice responsible crab fishing this summer

    A summer holiday on the Gold Coast is the perfect time to go fishing for mud and sand crabs, prompting a reminder to recreational fishers...
    Fishing Report December 20
    • Dec 16, 2020

    Fishing Report December 20

    Perhaps La Nina is coming in after all, just as the Bureau of Meteorology promised. There have been a couple of good dumps of rain in the...
    August 2020 Fishing Report – The Island and Surrounds
    • Aug 25, 2020

    August 2020 Fishing Report – The Island and Surrounds

    Well, here they are, regular as clockwork – isn’t it uncanny? It turns out we don’t even need EKKA to get the Ekka westerlies. These...
    • Jul 28, 2020

    Tragic year a sobering reminder for greater safety on Queensland waters

    Queensland recorded an alarming increase in recreational boating deaths in 2019, sparking calls for an increased focus on water safety....
    July Fishing Report- The Island and Surrounds
    • Jul 28, 2020

    July Fishing Report- The Island and Surrounds

    Winter fishing so far this year had been going really well, until that spell of cold weather last week. Not only uncomfortable for...
    • Jul 5, 2020

    Snapper and pearl perch spawning closure

    Snapper and pearl perch will be no-take species in Queensland waters for one month starting 15 July (from 12.01AM). Minister for...
    June Fishing Report
    • Jun 30, 2020

    June Fishing Report

    Like most fishing spots, the Pumicestone Passage and waters around Bribie Island fish better in some seasons than others. The winter...
    May Fishing Report- The Island and Surrounds
    • Jun 3, 2020

    May Fishing Report- The Island and Surrounds

    Winter fishing has well and truly started here at Bribie; the variety and numbers of fish being brought in, reflect the changing of the...
    • Jun 3, 2020

    Queensland State Government leaves our marine rescue volunteers high and dry

    Nearly two years after the Blue Water Review into Queensland marine rescue operations our volunteers remain completely in the dark as to...
    • Jun 3, 2020

    New Queensland study to shed light on black jewfish population

    Queensland Government scientists will assess the population biology of black jewfish in a new research project to better understand...
    April Fishing Report- The Island and Surrounds
    • May 7, 2020

    April Fishing Report- The Island and Surrounds

    April has been an interesting month, for Australia in general, and for fishing locally. The COVID-19 restrictions meant that to go out on...
    • Apr 7, 2020

    Fishing and essential boat use to continue

    Fishing and essential boat use to continue Queensland boaties can still take their boats out locally to fish or travel for essential...
    March 30 Fishing Report- The Island and Surrounds
    • Apr 7, 2020

    March 30 Fishing Report- The Island and Surrounds

    Boy, what a difference a month makes! A short time ago, it was all hunky-dory and now we’re coming to terms with this new life and...
    Giant Trevally or GT caught
in our waterways! Anthony Cass
    • Mar 10, 2020

    Giant Trevally or GT caught in our waterways! Anthony Cass

    March Fishing Report- The Island and Surrounds
    • Mar 10, 2020

    March Fishing Report- The Island and Surrounds

    We had to wait a while for the start of the summer rains, but February has been a good month for greening the gardens, and for stirring...
    • Feb 11, 2020

    February Fishing Report

    There was a promising start to summer fishing, with a big variety of fish, and good numbers, but sadly, it fizzled out a little. Hot...
    January Fishing Report
    • Jan 14, 2020

    January Fishing Report

    The start of summer has been a bumper season for fishing, with a big variety of fish caught and plenty of impressive catches among them....
    • Dec 17, 2019

    World-class fishing experience not a passing FAD

    Queensland fishers are set to reel in a great catch with the installation of 10 new fish attracting devices (FADs) off the southeast...
    December Fishing Report
    • Dec 17, 2019

    December Fishing Report

    The summer fishing season is definitely under way, with air and water temperatures on the rise. This past month has seen consistent daily...
    Outrigging for everyone
    • Nov 19, 2019

    Outrigging for everyone

    Local Outrigging group, the Bombora Outriggers, will soon have a new four-man outrigger canoe that will allow disabled members of the...
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