posted by admin on Apr 27
Hervey Bay is situated in Queensland, and provides some of the best fishing you will find along the coast line. A smorgasboard of marine life live in the waters off the Bay area which also surrounds World Heritage Listed Fraser Island. Hervey Bay provides excellent fishing most of the year around with visitor’s from all around the Car hire uk country traveling to the Bay to try their hand at a ‘catch’.
Hervey Bay’s fishing is said to be fabulous during the summer months and also the winter months with a variety of good fish being caught by locals and tourists alike. This would make for a brilliant way to spend your Weekends.
With some really affordable hotels offering great prices all year round and with exceptional views of the Bay area and also Fraser Island from your choice of hotel, it would be hard to pass up the opportunity to come and check out what everyone raves about! Whale season between August and October in the cooler months also is a great attraction the Bay has to offer. Get your fishing rod’s ready and your camera packed, the Bay is calling you to visit and enjoy the boating and fishing lifestyle for your weekend away.
posted by admin on Apr 27
There are some good schools of Mac Tuna in the Bay at present fattening up on the acres of bait fish around. Macs are great fun to catch on any tackle but the hardest part is finding lures or plastics the same size as the bait fish. The fly fisherman will be having a field day. This will also be a start to the Northern Bluefin Tuna this month and right through to March next year. Early this year the old bearded burbler and i had five
Longtails to the boat in a space of 2 hours. You know you’ve had a good day on the water when your forearms ache and you have some of the freshest sushi plated up with a nice beverage or two to tame down the wassabi.I have been in contact with lots of people who have been having huge success with the Game Fishing at the top of the Island so it mite be worth checking out also.
More Whiting Biting
There are a lot of whiting showing up along most of the yabbie beds from McKenzie’s Jetty to Dundonga creek and right along the western side of Fraser. I am hoping the proposed zoning in these areas will try and keep the net fisherman out and let the system rejuvenate to its full potential for all to enjoy.
posted by admin on Apr 27
December brings a transition time for fish with the changing weather patterns and increasing number of bait fish on the west coast of Fraser Island. I love this time of year as you can judge the health of the marine system buy what you see on the water. To date we have been encountering schools of small Tailor rounding up the juvenile hardy heads and behind the tailor are schools of GT’s and Golden Trevally.
There is not a lot of size in the Trevors as yet but excellent fun on light gear with some of the bigger fish finding their way home to the structure. I have recently come into possession of a new spin stick by Gary Howard and am very impressed by the craftsmanship and ability of the rod to handle some of the bigger fish on offer. I’ve only had the rod for three weeks and have mainly been using soft plastics to catch and release many tailor, flathead and Trevally.
Fishing Restrictions
Don’t forget; Bay fishing restrictions for the month of August through to September. The eastern foreshore waters and waters within 400m out to sea from the eastern shore at low water, between 400m north of Waddy Point and 400m south of Indian Head are closed from midday 1 August to midday 30 September.