Just a quick warning!! This is a proud dad blog. Over the last few years we have written, photographed and captured video of our two young boys learning to fish and boat. We have shared what we have learnt during this time. In the hope that it will help other families to enjoy fishing and…
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.
Trolling For Flathead
Trolling for fish is certainly nothing new, but personally, I have always found trolling for fish, dead set boring. I am not talking about high speed trolling offshore for species such as mackerel. I am talking about trolling around the estuary, in creeks, along the edges of shallow sandbars and ledges. Staring for hours at…
Everyone Needs An All-Rounder Fishing Rig
Having worked at the local Compleat Angler store in Maryborough, and yes that is how you spell it. I noticed that alongside the many regular, hardcore anglers gearing up for long sessions on the water. There are also, many first time or very much casual anglers walking into the store. Nervously staring at what seems…
Pause For Effect – Slow Down To Get The Bite!
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,…
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….