Spring 2025 Newsletter

 | By Seamus on 11/30/2025 12:35:28 AM | Views (2)

View this email in your browser Spring 2025 Newsletter The spring season is now behind us and what a great period of fishing we had. Inshore the reef species fired with coral trout, sweetlip and cod taken on a range of techniques. Also, we had a good run of giant herring and queenfish. Herring or lady fish as they are known in the USA are hard fighting and when hooked jump with impressive acceleration. It has been great to see the tuna returning to our bay in the warmer weather. On the flats we had some quality fly fishing with tailing golden trevally , queenfish, grey bastards and diamond trevally coming up tight on fly. Our fly fishing season is in full swing with the best yet to come on our Hervey Bay flats right through until May.  If you are interested in some saltwater fly action, get in early to book your dates! We finally saw some nice weather on our Bay allowing us to search and pursue cobia, golden trevally, reef species, mackerel and more. The cobia season was a good one with some true brutes coming on board.  We release all our cobia - with a high risk of ciguatera they are a no take for us.  The cobia were taken on a range of lures from prawn imitation to jigs. Golden trevally mooching in deeper waters were also a great target species for guests with jigs, prawn imitation and vibes getting the bites. Bonefish were also about with guests lucky enough to come tight on one getting to experience one of the worlds best pound for pound fighting fish.   Black Marlin Season   We had another slower year but dedicated anglers did experience Hervey Bay black marlins. The marlin ranged from small 15 /20 lb fish through 55 lb great size on light tackle in the shallow waters. We even had sailfish in the mix with one captured and another one almost tight right on the flats which would have been amazing. The standout was Japanese angler Mr Nagai San landing a quality one on fly tackle.   Don’t miss out on the 2026 marlin season get in early!    Summer School Holidays We still have some dates left for the Summer School holidays book in early and don’t miss out on some summer fun on the water!     Tuna Season 2026 A small number of longtails have already arrived and from February we will see an increase in numbers as they migrate down the coast. Come and experience the longtails in the calm waters of Hervey Bay with many sight fishing opportunities along with the chaos of bait balls. Right through until autumn we have great fishing and it is one of the fishiest times of the year. We are filling up quick so get in early and secure your dates. Thanks for reading our newsletter! From Chozza, Beno, Sunny, Pete and Liv, stay safe on the water and tight lines everyone!   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 $350 Book Gotcha Boat Hire Copyright © 2025 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.

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Catch Information

Species:
Black Marlin


Bonefish


Cobia


Coral Trout


Golden Trevally


Queenfish


Red Throat Emperor


Sailfish

This Fishing Report was submitted on 11/30/2025 12:35:28 AM by Seamus and last updated on 12/6/2025 8:52:41 PM.

Location

51 Tristania Crescent
Hervey Bay, QLD AU

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