Catching flathead and crabs !! In this video I head out for a couple of hours to enjoy a early morning flathead fish, in the hope of catching dinner. And then, spend far too long landing a giant mud crab using my landing net. Don’t forget to subscribe to our Facebook page to enter our subscriber only giveaways !! And, of…
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.
Donut Saving Mackerel
It has been a long time between solo fishing trips. In this short video I finally manage to head north into Platypus Bay for an early morning jigging session. Sharks ruin the session fairly quick. But, luckily I manage to find dinner on the way home. After I clean the boat. Gen gives us a…
Get Jigging to Get the Bite
Fishing with jigs is nothing new, the technique has been around for many years. Thanks to a multitude of YouTube and FaceBook videos in recent years, the technique has become extremely popular. Where To Start You have probably watched a few of these videos. Crystal clear 4k footage set to some perfectly timed background music….
Quick Friday Flathead Fishing Session in Hervey Bay
With only a few hours available to head out fishing I played it safe and went for a flathead flick. Come along for the ride as I talk through some tackle prep. Locations to fish and do battle with a health 66cm Fraser Coast flathead. I apologise up front re audio and some of the…
A New PB 105cm Diamond Trevally
Join me as I break my PB for a Diamond Trevally with a 105cm rough cut diamond joining me for an arm stretching good time. Plus, we talk jigging, catch a few queenfish and finish off our fishing session with a nice little golden trevally !! Don’t forget to subscribe to our Facebook page to enter our subscriber only giveaways !!…
The Good Times Will Return
If you turn on the TV now, it is hard not to notice, all the doom and gloom messaging about covid-19. Scroll through social media and it appears that anglers and boaties everywhere are arguing amongst themselves about the right to fish. The right to boat versus the stay at home messaging. It is an…
Whiting on Poppers & Exploring Dundonga Creek on Fraser Island
We are off on another Fraser Island adventure. This time we go fishing for whiting using small poppers. After landing some nice sized whiting the kids help to pump some yabbies. While mum and dad are busy cooking lunch the kids have fun catching whiting and bream along the beach. After our lunch time cookup,…
Jigging for Trevally Queenfish & Mackerel in Platypus Bay
A solo fishing mission which sees me catching trevally, queenfish and mackerel all while jigging reef patches. In this video I head deep into Platypus Bay off of Fraser Island. Fishing reef patches in 20 metres of water with jigs. I catch trevally, mackerel and some fat queenfish before the bite shuts down and I…
Fishing For Longtail Tuna With A Gorilla
Yes, the title of this post might have you confused ?? But, in this video we head out fishing the Hervey Bay local waters specifically targeting Longtail Tuna with Gorilla lures. Not only do we find the longtail, but we also contend with sharks, tail wraps and listen to some dodgy disco music….. What more…
Grunter & Flathead on the Flats of Fraser Island
In this video we manage to catch a few grunter and flathead along the flats of Fraser Island. During a weekend family boating adventure. It certainly was another busy weekend. Packing up the family and boating across to Fraser Island. With the intent to relax and cast a few lures around. While I am busy…