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Category: Fishing

Our website is designed to provide you with enough information to start your own fishing adventure in and around Hervey Bay. On K’gari – Fraser Island and across the wider Fraser Coast region.

On our website you will find video links to our YouTube channel. In these videos we show case the fishing options available throughout the region. Plus offer loads of tips and tricks to help you successfully land a feed of fish. Plus our website contains an extensive library of posts in which we go into the finer detail of fishing. Offer loads of tips on techniques, lures, knots, terminal tackle, rods and reels.

We receive dozens of fishing Hervey Bay related messages per week from new & returning visitors to the Fraser Coast. Mostly through our social channels. Asking for advice about what species of fish are currently being caught, places to fish including gps & reef marks. Techniques to use & recommended lures & tackle. Even questions about where to launch a boat, boat ramp facilities & what the weather is doing. Also questions about where to be careful on the water & which local tackle stores to visit.

All of this is covered on our website in multiple formats for you to choose which is best for yourself to consume. Plus we have done all of this with two growing boys and as a family so there are loads of tips for fishing with kids.

It is not all boat based, there is also plenty of content on land based fishing options around Hervey Bay.

Catching Live Bait, Venus Tusk Fish & A Massive Trigger - Back to basics

First-Time Family Fishing Tips: Live Bait, Tackle, and Techniques

Posted on 27/06/202427/06/2024

Are you wanting to take your kids fishing for the first time? Are you looking for some tips to make the experience easier and importantly stress free? During this video we go right back to basics. Catching fresh live bait plus a few tasty fish for dinner. We dive into the tackle and rigs that…

Liam's Epic Catch Fishing For Giant Golden Trevally in Hervey Bay Queensland Australia

Liam’s Epic Catch – Massive Golden Trevally in Hervey Bay

Posted on 21/06/202421/06/2024

Watch the full fight as Liam does battle with his new PB Golden Trevally while fishing with light jigs in Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia. School holidays equals more time to fish. With the winter school holidays in full swing and the Queensland weather absolutely turning it on for us. We decide to head out into…

20,000 subscribers celebration - thank you so much everyone !! So let's release TWO #fishingvideos in the one day to celebrate !! First up episode 149 - What happens when Gen decides to drop the #camera and pick up a #fishingrod in the middle of a hot #tuna bite ??

20,000 Reasons to Celebrate with TWO Fishing Videos Released

Posted on 04/05/202404/05/2024

We are celebrating 20,000 YouTube Channel subscribers !! Thank you so much everyone! Two fishing videos released in one day to celebrate !! First up is episode 149. What happens when Gen decides to drop the camera and pick up a fishing rod in the middle of a hot tuna bite ?? Watch below as…

ANZAC Day Fishing Hardies Reef near Bogimbah Creek on Fraser Island for Hervey Bay GOLD - Ep 148

NEW VIDEO – Glamorous Conditions while Fishing Hardies Reef

Posted on 26/04/202426/04/2024

ANZAC Day 2024 in Hervey Bay and ‘boy oh boy’ did the weather gods turn it on for us fisho’s !! Conditions were ultra glamorous !! During this boating adventure the family and I head over to Bogimbah creek on K’gari – Fraser Island. Liam and I start off with some light flats fishing while…

Totally Sick of Sharks Stealing Our Fish So It Was Time For A Little Revenge - Shark Fishing Ep 147

Revenge – We Get Totally Sick Of Sharks Stealing Our Fish

Posted on 20/04/202420/04/2024

During the peak of summer, the sharks can become a real nuisance while fishing around Hervey Bay and K’gari – Fraser Island. During this trip, no matter where we went and no matter what we tried. We just could not escape them! Frustrated and annoyed. Liam decides to seek revenge on the reef sharks that…

Elliot having a great time casting and catching tuna in hervey bay

AWESOME !! Find Out Who Lands The First Tuna Of The Easter School Holidays

Posted on 13/04/202413/04/2024

YAY!! for the Easter School Holidays. Jump on board as we hit the water and get stuck into some fantastic lure fishing. Generally during April the number of tuna in Platypus Bay right through into the Great Sandy Strait increase massively. And, we have been lucky to have had a wet few months leading up…

Safe Anchorage in Wathumba Creek

Our Top 5 Most Amazing Boat Destinations For The School Holidays

Posted on 02/01/202402/01/2024

If you’re visiting Hervey Bay and planning a boating adventure these school holidays, look no further. We’ve charted a course to five incredible ‘must visit’ destinations that promise a perfect blend of tranquility, adventure, natural beauty and they are also, not bad spots for a sneaky fish. So, read on and then get the boat…

Tough Flathead Fishing After Full Moon on K'gari Fraser Island - Moon Point Boating Day Trip

Extremely Tough Flathead Fishing After The Full Moon

Posted on 20/10/202320/10/2023

Watch on YouTube right now – Tough Flathead Fishing After Full Moon on K’gari Fraser Island – Moon Point Boating Day Trip – Ep 144. What are your thoughts about fishing the day after a full moon? I always find it tough going. During a short day trip boating adventure to Moon Point we came…

Epic Hardbody Fishing Lure Challenge Ends In A Personal Best Crocodile Flathead!! Ep 142

Crocodile Flathead A Personal Best

Posted on 29/09/202329/09/2023

Watch on YouTube right now – Epic Hardbody Fishing Lure Challenge Ends In Crocodile Flathead Madness!! During this fishing adventure I set out with my eldest son Liam on board for a hardbody fishing lure challenge. We fish a mangrove edge along K’gari – Fraser Island. It is a tough session until Liam hooks into…

A Cod vs Dad Bod Battle + A Beach Echidna - A Couple of Flathead & A Few Other Bits & Bobs !! Ep 141

A Epic Cod vs Dad Bod Battle on Fraser Island

Posted on 21/09/202321/09/2023

Watch on YouTube right now – A Cod vs Dad Bod Battle + A Beach Echidna – A Couple of Flathead & A Few Other Bits & Bobs !! Ep 141. This is a epic family fishing, boating, paddle boarding and exploring adventure with a slightly bizarre twist. It is amazing what fishers will do…

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