March/April 2022 Fishing Report and Newsletter

 | By Seamus on 4/16/2022 3:28:33 AM | Views (475)

View this email in your browser Happy Easter from  March/April 2022 HBS regular Ian with a good sized GT March was a cracking month for the team at HBFSF with some mint weather among a few windier days.   130cm 24kg longtail for Andrew from Canberra Michael with a cracking spanish caught on a stickbait A second round of flooding rains saw a huge influx of bait with big predatory fish in hot pursuit. Big longtails, golden trevally, spanish mackerel, queenfish, broad bar mackerel and more rounded up the bait. Targeting these fish saw anglers get some new PB's and got to experience the thrill of targeting trophy size fish.  On the reefs we managed to find a few coral trout, sweetlip, scarlet sea perch, cod, red emperor and moses perch.  The small window of calmer days allowed us to get out a little wider and target the reef species. Inshore we found a few nice sweetlip, cod, coral bream and the odd coral trout. The fresh water flow continued until mid march which effected the inshore reefs and bay islands of the Sandy Straits this has now cleared and is getting closer to normal salinity levels.  The flats fishing season inshore was very interrupted for us this saw the fly anglers choose to stick it out on the tuna schools and northern flats. We had some great sessions on flats longtails with both lure and fly anglers enjoying the hunt.  Thanks to all who joined us and stuck it out in the tough conditions to land those big pelagics! We still have some dates available for the Autumn run of longtail tuna along with our winter snapper and inshore jigging season.  If you are interested in any dates over the next few months, get in early to secure your charter and don't miss out on a fantastic time of year. Mothershipping We luckily got a mother shipping trip in for some regulars who had endured multiple reschedules due to weather and covid.  It was great to get the guys out on the water finally!   We had constant southeasterly winds which made for a nice anchorage and brought some big tunas in closer to the island.  We targeted big longtails which was the main focus with everyone in the group scoring a fish over a meter a great team effort from guides and guests.  Keith's hospitality was spot on as always with fantastic meals served up for breakfast, lunch and dinner.  If you are interested in our mother shipping experience send us an email for more information.    New Guide for HBS A warm welcome to our newest guide Travis Cross.   The Protege for our guide John Cross, Travis started fishing as soon as he could walk. From then till now Travis has been traveling the world fishing and guiding and almost every body of water fishable. After fishing in Hervey Bay as a teenager, Travis has returned to guide clients in the waters he has chosen to call home. With extensive experience in all fishing styles but with a love of heavy and light tackle game fishing, Travis brings a diverse and seasoned approach to giving clients a day out to remember. Bay to Barra Our collab with Gladstone Fly and Sportfishing with the Bay to Barra drive is going from strength to strength.  Groups of guests have enjoyed this relaxing way to spend a week fishing and traveling between the regions experiencing two very different styles of fishing. The Bay to Barra drive is the perfect way to get a taste of fishing in Queensland and all within a easy drive of Brisbane.  Thanks for reading our newsletter!  From Pete, Travis, Kurt, John, Liv and myself, we wish all our anglers a very Happy Easter and hope you get some bent rods over the holidays.   Full day Sportfishing charters 630am - 330pm From $325 Book Full Day Charter Half Day Sportfishing Charters 630am - 1230pm From $200 Book Half Day Charter Full Day Boat Hire 6am - 4pm Extras available From $320 Book Gotcha Boat Hire Catch of the Month This big Red Emperor was a nice surprise in our local Hervey Bay waters for angler Theo from Brisbane.  Great catch mate!   Limited Edition Tuna Shirts We have a limited run of the tuna edition hoodie. Anyone that's been around enough tuna and mackerel will appreciate this shirt!  Limited sizing and quantities available.  UV50 rated. $65 plus postage. Click here to purchase from our online store It's been great to see a surge in bookings for Gotcha Boat hire over the past few months, with anglers getting into the tuna action here in the Bay. Introducing the Rapala X-Rap Magnum Stick Wanna play with the Big Dogs?  Then throw a Big Stick! Our first cast with this new 17cm Rapala stickbait proved dynamite with the tuna!   Guide Life Sharkings and swimming.. a winning combination! A second round of flooding produced more debris and dirty water.   See some of our recent catches below! Copyright © 2021 Hervey Bay Fly and Sportfishing, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.

Read More

Catch Information

Species:
Coral Trout


Fingermark Bream


Golden Trevally


Grass Emperor


Queenfish


Red Emperor


Red Throat Emperor


Spanish Mackerel

This Fishing Report was submitted on 4/16/2022 3:28:33 AM by Seamus and last updated on 4/18/2022 4:01:36 PM.

Location

51 Tristania Crescent
Hervey Bay, QLD AU

View Full Fishing Map

Let us custom design a SD Card of fishing spots for your GPS unit!

Buy Now!