Recent fishing reports

Well, both the offshore and the estuary fishing around the Bundaberg area is well and truly on the improve.

This week though, the offshore weather was ordinary so no one really fished out wide. Most offshore fishing was coastal, with plenty of mackerel and tuna being caught right along the coast by spinning or trolling lures.

Since the recent flood here in Bundaberg, the fishing has been a bit slow in some of our estuary systems. In our region, the Burnett, Kolan and Elliott Rivers as well as Baffle Creek were all affected in some way.

However, all is not lost. After a while the systems start to clean up and the fish return. After all the rain we had, the prawns are now showing up and they are in good numbers. If you use the wash of your boat right along the banks of the rivers and creeks, you can usually see where they are. It should be a good season for them.

What incredible weather we’ve had over the past month or so! But, it’s not all doom and gloom – there are fish to be had in the estuary systems and local knowledge sure pays off.

With all the wind and rain that we’ve had, it has dramatically changed a lot of areas that we fish. Be aware that new structures which will hold fish may be present under the water.

Last weekend saw a break in the weather and a lot of boats headed offshore. With perfect tides most were well rewarded with the islands producing reds, trout and big redthroat sweetlip.

The Warregoes produced trout, parrot and hussar. The Gutters turned it on as well with some monster trout on livies and parrot and sweetlip all being caught.

There has been a small run of small spanish mackerel on most of the areas mentioned above by trolling large baits such as slimeys and bonito.