Fishing Trip Articles

SHOALWATER BAY – CENTRAL QLD – 670km by water. Red Emperor, Nannygai, Goldband Snapper & Black Jew – VIDEO & PICS Aug 2021

We just completed an epic adventure into the Shoalwater bay area off Central QLD and covered a massive 670 km exploring this beautiful part of the coastline. We had some great weather that allowed us to head wide for a couple of days and do lots of searching where we found heaps of quality reds, …

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Big Red Emperor, Bar Cod, Pearl Perch – filming a school of 70 plus Red Emperor with the FiFish V6 underwater drone – June 2021

We had a wicked trip off Double Island Point recently. With great conditions we headed wide with the idea of deep dropping majority of the day in areas that I hadn’t fished before. As I was travelling at 20 knots I ran over some good fish life in 180 mtrs and spun the boat around …

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Part 2 – GT & Reef fish mayhem on the Swains – Great Barrier Reef with Wilson Fishing & Big Cat Reality Charters – FEB 2021

Hi fishos, last month I covered part 1 of my Swain Reefs trip on board Big Cat Reality Charters with Wilson Fishing. This month I cover part 2 which was filled with more epic fishing and great memories. With an action pack 4 days fishing that was to follow part 1, it would be impossible …

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Part 1 – GT & Reef fish mayhem on the Swains – Great Barrier Reef with Wilson Fishing & Big Cat Reality Charters – FEB 2021

Recently I was invited by Wilson on a 10 day trip to the Swains Reefs on board Big Cat Reality Fishing Charters. This was a product testing exploratory trip into the middle and upper regions of the Swains where we would self-guide our way around 25 plus different reef systems. We had Mark Berg and …

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SHOALWATER BAY CENTRAL QLD – COAST TO REEFS – Reds, Nannygai, Goldband, Trout, Fingermark, Grunter & more – AUG 2020

After taking my boat on an adventure to the swains we had plans to come back to refuel at Yeppoon and then take both my 5m centre console and 7mtr Riptide 120km up the CQ coastline to the shoalwater bay region for our 2nd adventure of our holidays. Due to bad weather this didn’t happen …

SHOALWATER BAY CENTRAL QLD – COAST TO REEFS – Reds, Nannygai, Goldband, Trout, Fingermark, Grunter & more – AUG 2020 Read More »

Swains Reef Trailer Boat Adventure – 200km out – Red Emperor, Large Mouth Nannygai, Coral Trout & more

After lots of planning and preparation we launched my 7mtr Riptide Platey with a single Suzuki outboard from keppel bay marina Yeppoon and headed 200 plus km (120 nm) to the swains reef. I had two other mates heading out in their big 30 & 40 foot cats as well so it was nice knowing …

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Brisbane Deep Dropping Monsters – Blue Eye, Bass Grouper, Bar Cod and Pearl Perch – Dec 2019

Sometimes I love nothing more than spending some time fishing off my local Brisbane fishing grounds particularly when it comes to deep dropping. Normally it’s just a day trip but on this occasion I decided we would put in 2 full days over a weekend to make the most of it. On the first day …

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Fraser Island Gardner Banks big 14 & 15kg Red Emperor. Furuno DFF3D and FCV-295 finding the goods. 2019

With a fantastic looking forecast recently i decided to head north of the wide bay bar up around the southern Gardner Banks region off Fraser Island. I like to head up to this area once a year if the weather allows and then fish my way south over a few days down off Double Island …

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Part 2 – Kenn Reef – Doggie Central with Wilson Fishing onboard Big Cat Reality Charters

In part 1 of my article to Kenn Reef we experience some crazy dog tooth tuna action on lures and jigs from the smaller boats before bad weather saw us fishing from the mother ship for a day in a half which produced an array species. Day 4 we saw the conditions improve greatly and …

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Part 1 – Kenn Reef – Doggie Central with Wilson Fishing onboard Big Cat Reality Charters

Sometimes in life you sit back and pinch yourself. I recently found myself doing just that when boarding big cat reality charters for an epic fishing expedition to the Kenn Reef in the Coral Sea. Kenn reef is located 520km NE of Bundaberg or 680km due east of Mackay close to the international waters boarder. …

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The trip everything was big -Fraser Island Red Emperor, Snapper, Green Jobfish, Pearl Perch, Blue Maori Cod, Coronation Trout

When it comes to red emperor fishing we are extremely lucky that some of the best red fishing in the world can be experienced only a few hours north of Brisbane. Without a doubt the Fraser coast region consistently produces some of the biggest red emperor there is. Why is this so? Well that’s a …

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Wreck Reef in the Coral Sea with Wilson Fishing on board Big Cat Reality Charters

Just got back from an epic Wilson/Venom Tour to Wreck Reef on board BigCat Reality Charters. For those who don’t know, Wreck Reef is located 450km from the QLD coastline in the Coral Sea. It’s a 36 hour steam out to wreck reef and we arrived early Sat morning with no wind and calm seas. …

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13kg Reds on plastics, 15kg on bait, Large Mouth Nannygai, Reef Jacks, Snapper wide of Bundaberg -Oct 2014

If you’re anything like me, then I’m sure you would know that feeling of excitement before a fishing trip. You can’t sleep properly, you begin to watch the weather like a hawk and start to organise, prepare and plan over and over in your head to ensure you’re ready for action and success. The lead …

13kg Reds on plastics, 15kg on bait, Large Mouth Nannygai, Reef Jacks, Snapper wide of Bundaberg -Oct 2014 Read More »

Big 16.9kg Red Emperor, red throat emperor to 67cm along with Pearlies and Snapper – FRASER Aug 2013

When I see a forecast of 5-10 knots I must admit get excited like a kid on Christmas day and I’m sure many of you know the feeling before a trip. What’s even better is when the weather is actually what the BOM has predicted and a recent trip out from the wide bay bar …

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Stradbroke Island Black Marlin & Wahoo – My Partners First -Dec 2012

Living in Brisbane and fishing areas up along the coastline such as Double Island Point, Fraser Island Bundaberg and 1770 takes a fair amount of effort and requires a minimum of at least two days to complete a trip. All my trips in these areas require overnighters in sometimes less then favourable conditions so you …

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VMR Bundaberg Family Fishing Classic June 2012 – Lady Elliot to the Breaksea Spit – Winning Snapper

For many years I had been wanting to compete in the Bundaberg Family fishing classic but finding the time had been an issue in the past so this year we committed ourselves to do it with no excuses. The weather leading up to the classic was fantastic but was predicted to get ugly Saturday lunch …

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Full moon Reds, snapper, jacks plus more wide of Fraser Island. Underwater pics included – May 2012

It was late afternoon and we were arrived at our first fishing spot NE of the wide bar bay with the sun going down over the horizon and a big bright moon quickly rising to the east. Generally I find the fishing pretty quiet during the day light hours on or around the full moon …

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Offshore Fraser and Double Island Point with Greg Lamprecht Jan 2012- by Eddie Jebreen

I was lucky enough to be able to accept an invitation from Greg to fish with him for reds in and around Double Island Point and offshore of Fraser Island. The crew for this trip was going to be Greg, his old man Terry, Rob (Macca) McNamara and myself. I’ve been on fishing trips with …

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Big red emperor fun off Double Island Point/Fraser Island…sounder shots included – Nov 2011

some of the less qaulity pics below were snap shots taken off the cam recorder which reduces resolution and clarity. We headed out the wide bay bar with flat sea’s and stopped about 20km out to try jig some bait and to float some baits down on isolated reefs surrounding the area.  This accounted for …

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Breaksea Spit Fraser Island Feb 2011- Article by Heath Zygnerski BushnBeach magazine writer

It was Friday afternoon at about lunchtime and I was contemplating what I might get up to over the weekend. I was just about to check out the weather when my phone rang. On answering I was greeted by Greg Lamprecht and we had a bit of a chat about what was biting. I was …

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Part 1 – Two weeks of wicked offshore fishing Fraser Island Sept 2010

Part 1 Fraser Island is well known for it’s natural beauty, pristine beaches and fantastic fishing both on the beach and offshore. When it comes to offshore fishing from Fraser Island most people think of two things. Great fishing and a logistical nightmare. Planing a trip to Fraser Island isn’t an easy task especially when …

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Part 2 – Two weeks of wicked offshore fishing Fraser Island Sept 2010

This article we continue on through our great Fraser Island trip and experience some more mind blowing action. I finished off the last article with a newly found spot that produced some quality fish including some nice reds to 13kg. We headed back to Waddy Point after that session but felt this spot had some …

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Red Emperor & mixed bag out from Rainbow Beach on full moon eclipse July 2010

I often get asked what moon phase is best for fishing off Fraser Island/ Double Island Point. After many years of fishing this area it’s hard to give a definitive answer on the trends that I have experienced. Just when you think you have worked it out, bang you experience totally the opposite and you’re …

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Sensational Red Emperor fishing out from the wide bay bar Rainbow Beach Feb 2010

I have experienced a couple more fishing trips off DI/Fraser lately and had some great results. Unfortunately with one of the trips we experienced extremely strong currents making the wider grounds completely un fishable and a complete waste of time. I found an isolated rock on the way out which was about 50km North of …

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Good Red Emperor and mixed reef fish wide of Fraser and Double Island Point Dec 2009

As I headed for the Wide Bay Bar I couldn’t help but feel excited about fishing my favourite fishing grounds off Double Island Point and Fraser Island. Due to the weather and lack of time over the past year or so I haven’t spent as much time off DI as I normally would. In saying …

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Western Breaksea spit, Lady Elliot Is & Lady Musgrave Is trip from 1770 Nov 2009

As many know trying to organize holidays around the weather gods is a near impossible mission but sometimes you can be lucky enough to jag good conditions to make a trip possible. Unfortunately the weather prediction looked pretty ordinary for DI trip so a last minute call was made to head for 1770. With the …

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