Winter / Spring 2023 Fishing Report and Newsletter

 | By Seamus on 12/12/2023 3:20:41 AM | Views (40)

View this email in your browser Winter / Spring 2023 Well spring is here and it is one of our busy periods that’s for sure. All our guides have been flat out putting guests onto some great fish. Through winter we saw some patchy fishing for snapper but had a great run of other species including golden trevally, queenfish, giant herring, Spanish mackerel, longtail tuna, mac tuna, coral trout and various reef species. Guests enjoyed some fantastic fishing with a great run of winter longtail tuna. Our winter longtails are of great size with almost all of them well over the magic meter mark. Many guests chose to catch and release their trophy fish with a few opting to keep one for a feed. Longtail tuna are excellent as sashimi and also perfect for a quick sear on the BBQ. Snapper anglers had a difficult time in the early season with the fish coming late. When they finally arrived the size and class of fish was excellent. A range of lures worked with the new Rapala crush city seeing plenty of action. Giant Herring were a highlight through winter with some cracking fish caught. These speedsters give a great aerial display and have some huge runs often dumping 100 m of braid in a single run. The Rapala crush city again was a great success on the herring. The queenfish were also epic over winter with plenty of meter fish landed. Big queenfish can be a handful on light tackle and are often not to far away from other species like golden trevally and giant herring.   The season ahead we will see our summer action as the water heats up so does the pelagic action. Bait balls will feature on our daily trips as spotted mackerel, tuna and other species move in to round up the bait. This is great fun through the school holiday period over Christmas so don’t miss out and secure your dates.   Fly Anglers Enjoying The Best Of The Best Matt with a prized flats grey bastard Our famous Fraser Island flats have lived up to all expectations so far this year, treating our fly anglers from all over the world to some of the most visually spectacular sight fishing in Australian waters. Tuna Season - Autumn 2024 Our popular tuna season is upon us. Tuna start coming in good numbers from February and can be caught on a range of techniques and tackle. Fly anglers enjoy sight fishing in the shallows with the black torpedoes ( Longtails ) a very visual form of fishing. The schools on the bait balls are also exciting and often see big queenfish lurking around the edges and golden trevally down deeper. Don’t miss your opportunity to experience this unique fishery and get in early to secure your dates !     Full day Sportfishing charters 630am - 330pm From $400 Book Full Day Charter Half Day Sportfishing Charters 630am - 1200pm From $275 Book Half Day Charter Full Day Boat Hire 6am - 4pm Extras available From $320 Book Gotcha Boat Hire Catch of the Month Kevin traveled from the UK for a dose of Australian fishing and what an epic trip!  Besides this 35+kg cobia caught on the flats, Kev landed numerous trophy size golden trevally and bonefish.  Well done Kev, see you next year! New Vessel - Scaleforce Scaleforce is a custom Galeforce fitted out with the latest electronics from Humminbird and is powered by a 115 HP Yamaha four stroke engine.   Welcome to our new guide - Sunny Martins We warmly welcome our new guide Sunny who migrated from the wintry depths of Victoria.  Sunny is an extremely passionate fisherman who has proven time and again that guiding is his calling in life!  Sunny has a passion for all things fishing but is particularly keen on fly guiding.  Sunny is also a pro staffer for Nomad Australia. He has been a great addition to our team and we hope our clients get to enjoy his infectious enthusiasm out on the water!   Guide Life   Lake Monduran Firing Up With some strong northerlies pushing us off the Bay, we headed to Lake Monduran to check how the barra bite was going, with some great results!  Lots of metre plus fish landed. Lake Monduran fishing can be a good option for our clients when the Bay is blown out.  Please email us for details!   We have recently had the floor of our Galeforce boat Gotcha recovered with Deck Armour, courtesy of Fraser Coast Custom Marine Flooring. We could not be happier with the service and finish provided by Hervey Bay locals Eddie and Ruth!  Our new floor not only looks amazing, our clients and guides report no slippage, excellent stain resistance and a lot more comfort underfoot! Thanks guys! https://fccustommarineflooring.com.au/   Check out the action from our DIY boat hire company, Gotcha Boat Hire.  Boat hire starts from $320 for a full day.   Thanks for reading our Newseltter! From the Team at Hervey Bay Fly and Sportfishing Andrew, John, Beno, Sunny and Liv Have a wonderful festive season and we will see you on board next year!    See some of our recent catches below! Copyright © 2023 Hervey Bay Fly and Sportfishing, All rights reserved. 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Catch Information

Species:
Bonefish


Cobia


Coral Trout


Golden Trevally


Queenfish


Spanish Mackerel

This Fishing Report was submitted on 12/12/2023 3:20:41 AM by Seamus and last updated on 12/19/2023 11:55:11 AM.

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