Courtesy of Hervey Bay Fly and Sportfishing
Hervey Bay Fishing
Report
February is now over along with summer, it has been
one of our driest summers on record and certainly
the driest I can remember in the bay. This has
influenced some of the fishing with good rain needed
to flush some more bait into the bay. Generally it
has been fairly good but we have had some patchy
fishing at times.
Longtail Tuna feeding hard
Longtail tuna are now in full swing with smaller
models turning up in February. These fish average 4-
7 kg and are great sport on stick baits and sub
surface with soft plastics. Queenfish,mac
tuna,golden trevally, diamond trevally,cobia,spotted
mackerel and more have kept anglers busy. Working
soft plastics and vibes around the tuna schools has
also seen the golden trevally landed along with the
odd small cobia, spotted mackerel, queenfish and
Spanish mackerel.
Big Golden Trevally in the mix
Looking towards March we should see a increase in
queenfish,longtail and grey mackerel activity
throughout the bay. Autumn sure is a great time of
year on the bay for pelagics, with mostly south east
trade winds from now through to late April making
ideal conditions for a run up the Island.
Daz with a solid queenfish
For fly fisherman the longtaill tuna and Mac tuna
have been great fun, casting crease fly's and surf
candys around the working fish on the blue water is
always exciting fishing. On the flats, southern blue
bastartd’s, golden trevally and longtails have been
caught by fly anglers. The next few months will see
some great fly fishing opportunities, we have dates
available so please be in touch to secure your piece
of the action. email - fishing@herveybaysportfishing.com.au
Colin with a prized sight casted flats longtail
Snapper Season 2017
Looking forward to the months ahead with some great
fishing in front of us. Won't be long before the
snapper arrive If you are interested in targeting
snapper during our winter season please drop us a
email fishing@herveybaysportfishing.com.au to
secure your dates. Targeting big snapper on the calm
waters of Hervey Bay is very unique, size certainly
makes up for numbers with many southern anglers
getting their PB snapper from Hervey Bay while out
with us.
Hayden with a snapper from last season.
Mother Shipping April 10-13
We have two spots left on one of our Mother Shipping
trips in April. The dates are April 10-13 inclusive
giving you 3 nights on the mother ship and 4 days
fishing. Target species will be golden trevally,
various tunas,mackerels,queenfish and more.All food
is included fishing 2 anglers per boat. If you would
like any details please be in touch with us. It will
be at a last minute discounted rate.
fishing@herveybaysportfishing.com.au
Freedom III your accommodation with guide boat along
side
Other News
Aquasoul Apparel Release New Tee
The Boys have released a new long sleeve shirt, "
Tails Up " is the newest tee from Aqusoul Apparels
boutique clothing range. See their website and check
out their range. http://www.aquasoulapparel.com.au/
Below are a few pics from recent charters
Tight Lines
Andrew
Hervey Bay Fly and Sportfishing
