Fishing is a constant learning experience. At least that is the way I look at it, and I am sure I am not alone. I also find fishing to be a great ‘leveller’. Bringing us back down to earth with a harsh lesson or two at exactly the moment you don’t expect it. But importantly,…
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.
A New Fishing Lure Retrieve – Rush, Rush, Hop, Hop!
One of the reasons why I like to encourage people to travel and participate in competition or community based fishing events. Is due to the opportunity such events offer anglers to learn from one another. Often while fishing in unfamiliar waterways. A few years ago, I was gifted with an opportunity to fish alongside two…
Exploring New Ground While Fishing
Catching fish is fun. The anticipation of, and the feeling of excitement you get, when you grab your favourite fishing rod. Pack a few bits of tackle and head out the door in search of a feed of fish. Or, the satisfaction of releasing your catch to fight another day. Is arguably one of the…
Battling Longtail Tuna
With Winter starting to ease and Spring just around the corner on the Fraser Coast. Many anglers will be patiently waiting to hear of reports that pelagics are starting to fire. With these reports, photos of longtail tuna being landed will appear and hopefully start to increase in number. Locations The northern entrance to the…
Kingfisher Bay Resort Fraser Island – Family Getaway
This blog post will be slightly different. Luke, is normally the content creator at Fishing, Boating and Exploring, but, for something a little different, it is my turn. My name is Gen, I am Luke’s wife & mother to both Liam & Elliot. This is my first go, at writing a BLOG, so please bear…
Fishing Patterns
I receive quite a few messages through my Fish That Snag Facebook page from people seeking information for using soft and hard body lures. Usually their questions relate to the style of retrieves to use while targeting a certain species of fish or when using a certain lure type. Almost always, I refer them to…
Surface Fishing Addiction
Picture This… Picture this in your mind. It is early morning. The first rays of sunlight are slowly reaching over the horizon. There is the slightest chill in the air & you are standing on the front casting deck of your boat. It is still. There is not a ripple on the water surrounding you….
Kids Beach Fishing on Fraser Island
School holidays are in full swing and according to the experts we are breaking all sorts of records with regards to visitor numbers to the Fraser Coast. The persistent northerly winds have eased off and for this family that means spending lots of time on the water fishing, swimming, exploring and having fun. Locations One…
Fraser Coast Water Temperature Drop – Change of Season
Cold mornings, foggy skies and Ugg boots, yep it is winter on the Fraser Coast. Well, if the truth be told, winter on the Fraser Coast only really lasts for a few days, usually around the end of June when night time temperatures drop well below 10 degrees. July then sees the air temperature slowly…
Fishing Challenge – Three Lures Only Allowed
Are you up for a fishing challenge? One of the ways I like to challenge myself while fishing, is to try and catch fish using lures which I have never used before. Not only do I deliberately use lures which I have never used before, but I try these lures in the most basic way…