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…
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.
Our Top 5 Most Amazing Boat Destinations For The School Holidays
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…
Extremely Tough Flathead Fishing After The Full Moon
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…
Crocodile Flathead A Personal Best
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 Epic Cod vs Dad Bod Battle on Fraser Island
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…
Tough Bite + High Tide + Skinny Creek – Flathead Fishing
Watch on YouTube right now – Tough Bite High Tide Skinny Creek Flathead Fishing – K’gari Fraser Island & Hervey Bay – Ep 140. Neap tides and a window to fish during a high tide. Not my preferred conditions for fishing for flathead. I decided to head into one of the many skinny creeks along…
Amazing Coongul Creek – 2023 – Entrance Update & Family Adventure !!
Watch on YouTube right now – Coongul Creek – Kgari – Fraser Island Entrance Update 2023 + fishing, paddle boarding & family fun!! Join us for a August 2023 update for navigating the entrance to Coongul Creek on K’gari – Fraser Island. Along the way the family get stuck into some bread & butter fishing….
Winter Bait Fishing for Giants in Hervey Bay
Our latest YouTube video is now live, titled – Winter Bait Fishing for Giants in Hervey Bay – Episode 138. Watch all the action as I take both of my boys out for some winter bait fishing in Platypus Bay. It is the last day of the mid year school holidays and all the boys…
Snapper Fishing in Hervey Bay Using a Running Ball Sinker Rig & Bait!
In my humble and extremely biased opinion, fishing in Hervey Bay is top-notch all year round! However, winter time is extra special. Once the water temperature drops close to and eventually below 20 degrees. Snapper tend to become a prime target for local anglers. Traditionally, I am a lure only fisho. But, over the last…
The Ultimate Guide to Queenfish Fishing in Hervey Bay
In my opinion, not much beats the adrenaline surge of a surface strike from a powerful fish. Over the last few weeks I have introduced my young boys to surface fishing for queenfish. Using small 3 inch surface poppers, light line, rods and reels makes for fantastic sports fishing. And, I can safely say, they…