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Written by Andrew Chorley August fishing can be great here on the Fraser Coast with those chilly mornings reminding us that winter is still here. It won’t be long before we see things heat up and some of our summer species moving around. BurrumThe Burrum has been fishing fairly well of late casting soft plastics…

Written by Andrew Chorley The winter season is in full swing with many winter species being on the hit list for local anglers.Winter sees some of our best weather we get here on the Fraser Coast. With generally calm seas and blue skies it makes for some great boating conditions. Bread and butter species such…

Written by Andrew Chorley June should see some more stability in the weather with our usual winter pattern, and hopefully being the norm. We are lucky to have those nice warm sunny days and afternoon glass outs. Offshore Good numbers of reefies have been reported over break sea spit. Winter is a great time to…

Written by Andrew Chorley We are now seeing a change in season and May will start to see some cool mornings with south westerly winds. This cooling down of temps will bring the water down and our winter species will start to move around. Burrum RiverOut the front winter whiting can be found from Woodgate…

Written by Andrew Chorley The fishing in April on the Fraser Coast is one of the best times of the year for many species particularly our pelagics. Longtail tuna are one of the main attractions as their migration brings them into our waters in good numbers and they are the perfect sportfish. If sportfishing isn’t…

Written by Andrew Chorley February 1st will see the opening of our saltwater barra season. It’s shaping up to be a good one. Best of luck to everyone targeting barra this month ! This time of year also see’s the pelagic action heat up with longtail tuna, mac tuna and queenfish harassing bait fish across…

Written by Andrew Chorley Happy New Year! It’s that time of year where anglers will be setting their goals and hopefully ticking that trophy fish off the bucket list! Summer is a great time of year to be on the water with plenty of pelagic action ahead of us. BurrumJacks are still about in the…

Written by Andrew Chorley December has rolled around again and the fishing is heating up! The pelagic action has been great this year and should continue into the New Year. If you are after table fish there has been plenty inshore on the reefs in estuaries. The Barra closure is in full effect now so…

Written by Andrew Chorley November sees the start of the closed Barramundi season until February 1. This means targeting Barramundi in tidal waters is off limits for anglers in Queensland. Luckily, we have some great stocked impoundments not too far away. Lake Monduran and Lake Awoonga are certainly worth a look if you are after…