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Fishing tips: After the rain in Moreton Bay
Rain and its impacts are the big influence on fishing success or failure this month. There is plenty of discoloured water and that can present both opportunities and challenges. Our expert reveals what is biting where and how to catch them
Dr Dazza | Seagrass in Moreton Bay
Ever wondered what seagrass does and why it is important? Our expert Dr Dazza explains
Could it have been a croc?
Is it feasible that a crocodile can find its way into Moreton Bay? Our marine expert Dr Dazza answers the question
Where to catch blue swimmer crabs
Crabs are always a welcome addition to the festive season menu and are locally abundant in Moreton Bay around the Christmas period
Dr Dazza | All about Dugong
Dugong are often commonly referred to as ‘sea cows’, although they are not related to cows at all. Marine biologist Dr Dazza reveals how they earnt the name and where you will see them
Dr Dazza: What do fish see?
Have you ever wondered what fish see and how that differs to how the world looks through the human eye? Dr Dazza reveals all and it’s fascinating
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Heavy rainfall flushes bait from the safety of rivers and creeks, pushing it out into open water where it becomes easy prey for predators seeking a meal.
AS WE lead up to Christmas, a lot of our culinary focus turns to prawns and Moreton Bay produces some wonderfully tasty product. Wild-caught tiger prawns are always popular at Christmas time and Moreton Bay is a significant area of production for the trawlers that catch them.
Fishing with Tony Lincoln | How to use Burley
N this edition, we’ll follow on from my last column and cover how to use burley. Burley can be introduced to the water in many ways, the easiest and cleanest of which is by a burley pot or bag.
Ask Dr Dazza | Queensland Groper
THERE has been much excitement in local recreational fishing circles this week by the capture (and safe release) of a Queensland groper in the Pine River.
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.
