Category: Fishing Report

Hervey Bay Spanish mackerel and giant trevally at Sandy Cape shoals, coral trout in the Southern Gutters, grassy sweetlip, coral trout, nannygai, cod and snapper on the inshore reefs, spanish mackerel off Arch Cliffs, longtail tuna in Platypus Bay, longtail tuna south of Kingfisher Bay, grunter bream, threadfin and blue salmon in Sandy Straits, flathead,… Continue reading 24 April 2024

Hervey Bay Spanish mackerel and longtail tuna off Arch Cliffs, school mackerel in the western bay, sweetlip and nannygai on the deep inshore reefs, snapper on the artificial reefs, diver whiting, grunter bream, barramundi, queenfish and mulloway in Sandy Straits, trevally, longtail tuna, school and broad barred mackerel off the Urangan jetty, sand whiting along… Continue reading 18 April 2024

Hervey Bay Coral trout, grassy sweetlip, nannygai and cod on the deep inshore reefs, spanish mackerel longtail and mack tuna in Platypus Bay and the central bay, school mackerel on the reefs in the western bay, diver whiting, queenfish and grunter bream in Sandy Straits, bream, whiting and school mackerel off the Urangan jetty, dart… Continue reading 11 April 2024

The weather forecasts indicate that we could get quite a bit of rain this weekend. Depending on how much rain we get, the rivers and creeks may well have a lot of rain water runoff and could be quite fresh. If that happens, it would be best to fish the lower reaches where the salt… Continue reading 4 April 2024

Hervey Bay Grassy sweetlip, nannygai, snapper, coral trout and cod on the inshore reefs, spanish mackerel on the artificial reefs and in the northern bay, school mackerel, longtail and mack tuna in the shipping channels, flathead, bream, whiting, mangrove jack, grunter bream and threadfin salmon in Sandy Straits, trevally, queenfish and mackerel off the Urangan… Continue reading 28 March 2024

Hervey Bay Grassy sweetlip, nannygai, coral trout and cod on the inshore reefs, mack tuna in Platypus Bay and the inshore shipping channels, barramundi, flathead, threadfin and blue salmon in Sandy Straits, sand whiting along the town beaches, flathead, mangrove jack and mud crabs in the creeks, barramundi, mangrove jack, whiting and grunter bream in… Continue reading 21 March 2024

There hasn’t been much fishing done this week due to strong SE winds, rough seas and a big swell. Any fishing that was done was in very sheltered waters in estuaries, rivers, creeks and dams and the reports below will reflect that. Winds should be lighter this weekend, particularly on Sunday, but it’s looking like… Continue reading 14 March 2024

The southern Spanish mackerel closed seasons for east coast waters south of latitude 22˚S (located slightly north of Stanage Bay, between Mackay and Yeppoon) to the NSW border are from 1st to 21st of February and 1st to 21st of March. Hervey Bay Grassy sweetlip and grunter bream on the inshore reefs, coral trout, cod… Continue reading 7 March 2024

The southern Spanish mackerel closed seasons for east coast waters south of latitude 22˚S (located slightly north of Stanage Bay, between Mackay and Yeppoon) to the NSW border are from 1st to 21st of February and 1st to 21st of March. Hervey Bay Longtail and mack tuna in Platypus Bay, grassy sweetlip, coral trout, cod… Continue reading 29 February 2024

Hervey Bay Spanish mackerel off Rooney Point and in the Gutters, longtail and mack tuna in Platypus Bay, grassy sweetlip, coral trout, cod and blackall on the shallow reefs, queenfish off Point Vernon, grunter bream in Sandy Straits and along the rocky foreshores, pencil squid throughout the bay, sand whiting along the beaches from Burrum… Continue reading 22 February 2024