Fishing Reports

We have had a great run of good weather this week which really suited those who had the opportunity to have the time off from work. Those who headed offshore were well rewarded, not only with calm weather but some great fishing as well.

With the smaller tides that are now with us, you will be able to fish some of the deep water towards the shelf. A lot of big red emperor have been caught in these area with most of the reds being between 10 and 15kgs which are top class fish.

My last article might have sounded a bit doom and gloom but the fishing at Monduran is still tough getting better everyday. We must consider that a lot has happened; the Fred Haigh Dam had risen from 24% to 77% in 2 months.

This week has seen some ups and downs in the weather. Early in the week, we saw some ordinary wind with it backing off for a good calm weekend. A few bigger boats headed offshore midweek and most caught a good bag of mixed reefies. Some big coral trout were caught using live baits. Squid baits were also working.

Big reds, snapper, sweetlip and parrot were all caught and there are still good numbers of Spanish mackerel around. Try trolling big diving and high speed lures or for those who like big baits, try trolling gar, slimies and bonito to land you a spanish for sure.

Finally we have had a couple of good days of weather in the Bundaberg area.

The local reef fishermen had the chance to throw in a line, and a mixed bag of fish were reported, ranging from red emperor, sweetlip, parrot and coral trout. There are also a lot of black king hanging around the outer reefs and wrecks, along with some spanish mackerel.

Winter whiting should be starting to make their presence felt very soon. Areas to target would be the dumping ground out from the mouth of the Burnett River and along the beach at Woodgate.