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Moreton Bay report 2025
TO SEE THE LIVE MORETON BAY REPORTS PAGE, CLICK HERE! To read archived reports from 2025, see below. July 26th ...
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Leatherjackets: Friend or Foe?
by Gary Brown At times leatherjackets can be the scourge of both the estuary and off shore angler. They have ...
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Barwon River estuary
by Neil Slater The Barwon River estuary can be one of the toughest assignments on an angler’s list of ‘to ...
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A Beginner’s Guide to Northern Moreton Bay Pelagics
by Jeremy Arnold Blast from the past! This very popular article comes from the Fishing Monthly archives, back when Fishing ...
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Back to Basics – Pier Fishing
by Jarrod Day | August 2009 » Central / Western Port / There is a strange feeling about land-based fishing ...
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Circle hooks for whiting
by Jarrod Day King George whiting are one of the most highly sought after species in Western Port. Known for ...
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One of Brisbane’s best land-based spots
by Gavin Dunne BREAKFAST CREEK/NEWSTEAD HOUSE A lot of Brisbane River’s land-based spots hold good numbers of fish but the ...
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Break out the sea gars: catching garfish for food and bait
What could be better than spending a few hours fishing for a species that is abundant, relatively easy to catch ...
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Do nature a favour – catch a cichlid (tilapia)
Tilapia (Cichlids) are a pest fish that seems to be in every South East Queensland waterway, and many others north ...
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Your Complete Guide to Crabs
Roll back the clock 10 years and you wouldn’t find many anglers with a crab-style lure in the tackle box. ...
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Topwater bream: scratching the surface
• By Robert Thornton Throughout their range, yellowfin bream are a challenging but reliable adversary year round, with summer and ...
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Dodging the holiday crowds
With our busy lifestyles and restricted movements over the last couple of years, the thought of a holiday is very ...
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How to buy a boat in 2022
Sponsored Content We say it here often: life is better with a boat. If you’re a keen angler and hiring ...
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Flounder are masters of camouflage and perfect on the plate
• Brett Geddes (first published February 2022) I look at flounder as a stunning example of how a species of ...
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When shallow isn’t shallow enough!
• Stephen Booth (first published January 2022) I’m lucky that I get to hang around really good anglers most of ...
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