Boating & Fishing
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Adventure HQ opens in Moreton Bay
Australia’s largest outdoor adventure store, Anaconda Adventure HQ, is opening in Brendale, featuring an ice cave, fishing simulator, indoor marina and other interactive experiences at the new $92 million retail precinct.
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Classic timber yachts will return to Moreton Bay for the Vintage Yacht Regatta at Shorncliffe, celebrating maritime history with racing, live music and family-friendly festivities.
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Changing tide for Coastguard Redcliffe
Coastguard Redcliffe will soon be part of Marine Rescue Queensland and is expected to make the full transition during the next six months. Here’s what it means for volunteers and boaties
Dr Dazza | Seagrass in Moreton Bay
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In this edition, we’ll cover fishing with burley. For the uninitiated, burley is a substance or scent added to the water to attract fish, and establishing and maintaining a burley trail in the current is a fantastic way to bring the fish to a bait presented in this same trail.
LET’S take a bit of a look at one of the giants of the ocean – the white shark. It’s not an animal that most anglers encounter.
While we usually try different areas of a new location we visit, we can tend to be creatures of habit when fishing somewhere we regularly go and as a result, may be missing opportunities at fish.
Dolphins (along with whales) belong to a group of animals called Cetaceans. They are descendants of hippopotamus-like animals. There are two species that are residents in the Moreton Bay Region – the Australian humpback dolphin and the bottlenose dolphin.
AS WE come into a change of season from winter to summer, we're starting to see the arrival of more solid numbers of pelagics such as mackerel, several species of trevally, queenfish etc and as the weather continues to heat up we'll hopefully see cobia in numbers similar to last season...
GARFISH are another one of our underappreciated local angling species, but many a child has had oodles of fun watching them scoff bread and dance around when hooked.
WHILE we've discussed the main types of lures, there are still more sub-categories and hybrids within those we've briefly examined. Hopefully the main recurring point has been recognised. Experimentation is the key to consistently successful lure fishing.
IN THIS edition, let’s talk about the humble pilchard. It’s the mainstay for many a bait fisher in our region that can be used to target a range of species including tailor and snapper.
SOFT plastics are a soft lure body attached to a weighted jig head with a hook, or an unweighted hook. They are available in a huge range of colours, designs, weights and sizes, and compared to metals and hardbodies, are one of the most versatile lures available due to their ability to be fished at a huge range of speeds, depths and using a myriad of techniques.
Snapper are one of the most iconic and best known Australian fish species. They are a member of the sparid family of fish which includes yellowfin bream and tarwhine.
