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…
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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 for King Threadfin Salmon in Hervey Bay
Like most anglers, I love the sound of a fishing reel’s drag screaming. As a fish makes a run for freedom, viciously shaking its head trying to dislodge the hook and using all its might. In what sometimes feels like an effort to pull we, the angler, into the water. King Threadfin Salmon, more commonly…
Fishing During A Hot Fraser Coast Summer
Hurray for summer!! Without a doubt one of the best times of year to fish the Fraser Coast is during the summer months. As water temperatures rise we start to see huge schools of longtail and mack tuna enter Fraser Coast waters. Summer whiting start to fire throughout the Great Sandy Strait, various reef species,…
Fishing for Flathead in Hervey Bay
The pristine waters of Hervey Bay offer a diverse range of fishing opportunities. Whether it is chasing baby black marlin or our famous golden trevally on the flats of Fraser Island. Long tail tuna in Platypus Bay or barramundi and threadfin salmon in the Great Sandy Strait. There is certainly something on offer at any…
Chasing the Drag Burners of the Sea
October through to December can prove to be a frustrating time for anglers on the Fraser Coast. Due to persistent northerly winds. The natural protection usually offered by the world heritage listed Fraser Island. To almost yearlong south easterly winds is mostly lost. As hot and humid air is pushed into the bay from the…
Wathumba Creek – Overnight Camping & Fishing Trip
The western side of Fraser Island holds many treasures. Especially for boaties with one of my favourite places to visit being Wathumba Creek. With miles of pristine white sandy beaches running north and south. Crystal clear water and an abundance of marine life and fishing options, it truly is paradise. In fact, when friends or…
Surface Strike Addiction While Fishing Hervey Bay
Okay, I admit it. I am completely addicted to surface fishing. It is without doubt, visually exciting. The feeling of anticipation that one feels, as the tension builds. When you can see fish following your lure. Striking at your lure, but not quite hooking up and then finally that take!! A massive explosion of white…