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Hey everyone been a couple of busy weeks on the water with mixed results with some good days and some very hard days in the mix particularly in this last week where the systems have shut down a bit with the big tides making for hard work with little result so we just have to keep on plugging and they will turn back on again and as they say that’s fishing!

Monday 20th we had Andrew and Tom from Melbourne with us for the morning session on Maroochy river where we fished the lower reaches  and around the channel markers for Tom to steal the show catching 4 Bream and a nice 59cm Flathead for his efforts while Andrew boated a couple of Flathead for the morning.

 On that afternoon we had Jake and Jason from Geelong out with us on  Maroochy River where Jake stole the show nabbing 7 Flathead with 2 specimens coming in at 44 and 50cm’s respectively and Jason getting 4 Bream for the session.

Tuesday Morning we had Chris and his two sons Coby and Jack from Tweed Heads with us on Maroochy river where thetwo boys stole the show early on with Jack nabbing 4 Flathead with one coming in at 45cms and Coby getting 3 Flathead with the largest coming in at 50cms with Coby also nabbing a Bream for the session. Chris lulled the boys into a false sense of security before making a late charge with 6 Flathead getting the largest one of the day at 51cms and another at 47cmsalong with 3 Bream.

 Saturday afternoon we had David and Ian from Brisbane along withLuke who was with us on Maroochy river where we tried through out the middle reaches giving our Jewspot a good wok over as well as all our usual flats where we had very little success with Luke nabbing a Sole on the Soft Plastics before in the last few minutes Ian got nailed by a hard running Jewfish which came to the net at 54cms.

On the Sunday we were down the PumicestonPassage for an all day session with Mitch from North Lakes and Ben from Caboolture where  we fished the top end of Bribie early on with the boys getting stuck in to some juvenile Flathead before we pushed right up the system fishing our usual productive spots to no avail with freshwater in the system after some downfalls of rain and also quite a bit of weed making it difficult. We pushed backdown the system for the afternoon bite and once again the boys got stuck into the Flathead with the final result heading Mitch’s way with a bag of 10 Flathead to 44cms and Ben nabbing 5 Flathead for the session.

 Tuesday morning we were on Maroochy again where the system was still shut down with Ian from Palmwoods and his son Tim from Mount Isa  where the boys fished hard throughout the system as we tried to chase some bite action down somewhere with only the one result being a juvenile Flathead that fell to Ian’s rod.

Thursday we had Steve and Jackson from Melbourne out with us for an all day session on Maroochy river joined for the Morning stint with Stuart where again we fished hard in all the usual spots and tried our Jew spot where Stuart had a good hit which went on a screaming run before dropping the hook. Stuart managed 3 Flathead for the Morning session before we dropped him back to the ramp where we then pushed right up the system with the two boys. Again we fished hard with Steve getting 5 Flathead for his efforts. Jackson managed 4 Flathead and had a hard hit in Petrie Creek where it pulled him hard into the rocky bottom fraying the leader material to a bust off by what we assumed to be a Jack but of course we’ll never know!

Friday Morning we were down the Pumicestone Passage with Simon and Toby from Sydney in shocking windy conditions where we again tried all the hot spots to no avail before we pushed into Pelican Waters to try and get some sheltered spots out of the howling wind. We fished several bays before Simon hooked up on a screamer only to have it drop the hook, On the very next cast he was on again with a hard fighting Trevally being the culprit. And that was about all the action we got for the Morning.

 On the Friday Afternoon we were on the Maroochy system with JJ from Adelaide and Kevin with his daughter Rachael from Brisbane. We once again fished hard throughout the system with very limited results but all 3 got fish with a Bream a piece for JJ and Kevin and Rachel eventually nabbing a Trevally for her work.

 That’s about all until next time everyone where hopefully in the coming week the big tides will abate and the fish will come on the bite hard, until then everyone Tight Lines And Screaming Reels To You All, Brian From Anglers Advantage Fishing Charters/Tours… Number One In Soft Plastics Fishing In the Heart Of  The sunshine Coast

Hey everyone, sorry so late in posting a report to you all again, have been away for a couple weeks but we are full on back into the charters and with holiday season upon us we will have lots to report in the coming weeks.

Before I went away we had Paul, Graham and Tom out with us on Maroochy river on the morning of the 29th august in what proved to be very hard conditions with the wind pushing all over the river making a lot of our productive spots unfishable. Paul fared the best with a nice Trevally caught early on following up during the course of the morning with 3 Flathead and a Bream. Son Tom was less fortunate bagging a Bream and 2 Flathead for the session with Graham bringing up the rear with 1 Bream for his efforts.

The next afternoon of the 30th we had Rob and Jodi from Brisbane out with us on Maroochy River where the conditions were more favourable showing in the results with Rob fairing good with a nice 57cm Flathead early on and bagging 6 more Flathead for the session along with a Bream.Jodi also did good bagging 2 nice hard fighting Trevally around the middle reaches along with 5 Flathead and 3 Bream, all in all an awesome session.

On Tuesday 31st we had David and Graham from Brisbane out on Maroochy again with David getting 2 Flathead while Graham stormed in with 8 Flathead and a Trevally for he session with no monsters but the biggest being 43cms.

In the week just gone we 1st had Chris from Canberra along with Tony and Andrew out with us on Thursday morning on Maroochy River where we had a low tide for most of the morning leaving us with limited results with Chris nabbing 3 small Flathead and Tony 1 with Andrew pulling a duck.

In the afternoon we had Gaine senior and Gaine Junior out with us on Maroochy with Senior Gaine nabbing 2 Flathead and Junior Gaine coming good with 3 Flathead to 46cms, 1 Bream and a Trevally for his efforts.

 Friday morning we had Greg from Tamworth out on his own on Maroochy River again  where we targeted the lower reaches early on before the wind picked up pushing us up the system where Greg got a couple of nice Flathead coming in at 44cms and 55cms along with 2 smaller specimens and a nice hard fighting Estuary Cod.

Friday afternoon we had Brian and his son Jordan from Tasmania out with us on Maroochy again with Jordan catching a Flathead and a Bream and Brian coming in ahead with 3 Flathead to 42cms and 6 Bream which were hitting hard around the channel makers.

 Saturday morning saw us down the Pumicestone Passage for a change with Michael from Coolmon near Wogga Wogga, NSW where we fished the Golden Beach ection early on and the twin Power 1000 screamed its drag in as the 2-4kg stick loaded up on what I thought was the bottom before it kicked into action going on some hard steady runs every time it got near the boat and just as the double and leader came into sight it would shoot off again, Michael handled it brilliantly giving it the leeway but steady pressure it needed before coming up through the murky water for our first look at a primo  Flathead, going on a few more hard runs before we squeezed it in the environet for a happy snap and a measure at 80cms!   Well done Michael. Hard to top for the rest of the morning with Michael getting 5 smaller Flathead for the Session.

   Saturday afternoon we had Nick from Melbourne out with us on the Pumicestone Passage as well with Nick getting a couple of Flathead early on before we hit a purple patch getting a Golden Spot Trevally and Flathead after Flathead with Nick getting 3 over 40cms and the biggest going 53cms with a total all up of 13 fish for the session.

 That’s all until next week Guys and Gals…Until then Tight Lines and Screaming Reels to You All, Brian From Anglers Advantage Number 1 In Soft Plastics Fishing Charters/Tours On the Sunshine Coast.

Hey everyone, a busy week this last week with the weather turning it on and the fish cooperating for good measure with a few species being caught and some offshore action beginning to happen on the inner reefs at last with the Snapper finally making them selves known. ( See offshore fishing reports )

 Wednesday we had a trip up Noosa river for a change with Micheal and Margaret from Euroa in Victoria out with us for a morning session with Margaret getting off the mark early on with a small Flathead to start before kicking in to gear on the Jewfish in the middle reaches getting 3 nice school Jew along with a Bream, a Trevally and another Flathead for the session, Michel landed a hard fighting Trevally in the middle reaches for his effort.

Thursday afternoon we had Jim from Caloundra along with Les from Melbourne out with us on Maroochy River where Les was into the Flathead getting 6 for the arvo along with a pike but Jim caught the fish of the session, a beautiful hard fighting 55cm Maroochy River Jewfish.

Friday morning we had Chris and Tim from Ipswich with us on Maroochy river again with Tim racing ou in front on the strike early on and ending up with 3 species for his effort consisting of 1 Trevally, 2 Bream and 4 Flathead. Chris got a good strike going late in the session and landed the fish of the day being a 47cm Tailor which dove hard on several occasions before falling to the net, Chris caught 6 fish in total with the tally being 1 Tailor, 1 Bream and 4 Flathead.

Hello once again everyone I’m a little behind with the fishing reports-my apologies, we have been busy on the charter work and had some other things happening ( was at the retailers convention on the Gold Coast last week spoting all the new gear for 2011 ).

 On Sunday the 8th we had Vince from Alexandra Headland and Chris from Buderim out with us on Maroochy River for the morning session where Chris was in early with a Flathead to be followed up for the Morning with 2 more Flathead and a Bream. Chris however topped the show with A Bream, 5 small Flathead and a 44cm Flathead to then top it off with a beautiful 64cm specimen.

 Tuesday the 10th we had Petrus and Rochelle from Brisbane out with us on Maroochy Rivere with Petrus getting 3 Flathead and 2 Bream, Rochelle fared better with 2 Trevally, 2 Bream and 4 Flathead.

 Wednesday we had Darren and Ronnie out with us on Maroochy for an all day session with the boys getting into a hot bite on the Bream early on in the middle reaches with Darren getting 3 Bream in 3 casts! to be followed by another 2 on the next drift through the same area with Ronnie catching 2 Bream and a Flathead in the same drift. We pushed up to the middle reaches where I wet a line myself to be rewarded with a 75cm specimen. Darren ended up with 7 Bream and 6 Flathead for the day with Ronnie catching 4 Flathead and 3 Bream.

The Weekend saw me down the Gold Coast for the Retailers and Trade convention and I will do a separate blog for you guys on what’s new in the trade and what tackle and lures to look out for in the coming season.

Tuesday afternoon we were on Maroochy River with Paul, his daughter Tracy and grandkid Brenna fron NZ where Brenna did good to land a nice Silver Bream along with another Bream and 2 Flathead for the afternoon. Tracy knocked over 4 Bream while Paul took in a Flathead and 2 Bream for the session.

 on Wednesday morning we had Louie from Victoria out with us on Maroochy River where Louie nabbed a Bream early on before the little Sol 2000′s drag went screaming off with a Trevallyto blame  and after a few long hard runs which saw Louie hitting overdrive on adrenalin it eventually fell to the net much to Louie’s delight. With another 2 bream in the bag for the session and a couple of missed strikes we rounded the morning off for a bag of 4.

Friday morning we were on the Maroochy River again with Matt from Sydney and Anthony from Bli Bli where Anthony was in early on with a nice Trevally that fought hard before hooking up on something solid, “it’s a stick” was the original quote before the “stick” woke up and went on a solid run to be followed by a few more before falling to the net to be a nice solid 62cm Flathead, Anthony bagged 3 more Flathead and 2 Bream. Matt bagged 4 Bream and 4 Flathead before getting nailed in the middle reaches with a solid hook up and a screaming run which saw the fish take a lot of line off the Sol 2000 reel running all the way across the river before we chased it down a bit with the electric Minn Kota where it did a few more runs and weaves around the boat before falling to the net to be a nice 53cm Trevally!

 That’s all for the time being folks, Until next time Tight Lines And Screaming Reels To You All, Brian From Anglers Advantage Fishing Charters/Tours….. Number 1 in S

Hey everyone, What a week with cold days not deterring the fisherman amongst you getting out on the water with me and getting justly rewarded with Maroochy river turning it on this week.

 Monday morning we had Greg Wilson from Brisbane along with his mate Phil from NZ and joined by Greg from Melbourne who pulled in 3 species for his effort with a hard fighting Trvally being the prize along with 2 Flathead and a Bream. Phil lost a magnificent Flathead on his very first cast right beside the boat that would have gone 60cms, he then proceeded to catch 3 Flathead, 3 Bream and a Trevally. Greg Wilson pulled in the prize catches for the morning with a Trevally, a 42cm Flathead and a stunning 60cm Jewfish which fought hard on the 4lb gear.

Tuesday we had Ian from Lithgow, NSW, Shane from Gympie and Graydon from Millmerran out with us on Maroochy river for an all day session. Shane was straight off the bat with a beautiful Diamond Trevally which fought hard before falling to the net for a happy snap before being released in still fighting form, Shane also pulled in a big eye Trevally along with 2 Bream and 4 Flathead for the day. Ian also had a good session with 5 Bream, 4 Flathead with one going 48cms. Graydon who joined us for the afternoon evening session came in strong with 5 Flathead to 47cms along with a Bream before we dropped the other boys back to the ramp as we tried through the evening for a Jewfish to no avail before we chucked some surface poppers around the bridge pylons under the lights to get smashed by Trevallys with Graydon adding 3 to his total to end up with 9 for the day.

 Wednesday we had Graydon out with us again along with Darren and Ronnie from Mooloolaba, Darren was out of the traps early getting straight into the Bream and ending up with 7 bream for the afternoon session along with 3 Flathead, Ronnie came good on the Flathead as the sun dropped getting a 50cm and 43cm specimen along with 4 smaller fish. Graydon again had a cracker of a session getting 5 Bream, 5 Flathead and again 2 Trevally on the surface poppers.

 Thursday morning we had Owen from Melbourne out on Maroochy again having a cracker of a session in pristine conditions getting 4 species with the tally being 7 Bream, 3 Flathead, 1 Trevally and a Tailor.

That’s all until next time everyone, Until then Tight Lines And Screaming Reels to You All, Brian From Anglers Advantage Fishing Charters/Tours….. Number 1 In Soft Plastics On The Sunshine Coast.

Hey everyone, sorry late again due to personal dramas with the report but battling to get on top of things….the rivers have been fishing really good of late with some quality Flathead in the system and some school Jewfish getting more abundant in the systems.

 On July 7th we had Anthony and his son Will from Canberra out with us on Maroochy river where Anthony caught 2 Flathead to 41cms but Will stole the show with 2 Trevally and 3 Flathead caught in the middle reaches catching a cracker of a Flathead which came in at 56cms!

 Saturday the 10th we had Joel, Josh and Brett from Maroochydore out with us on Maroochy River where the boys wanted to target some school Jew. We targeted the middle reaches first chasing some quality Flathead with Josh getting some good specimens to 60cms and dropping an even bigger fish at the boat, Joel nabbed 2 Flathead with Brett getting one before we targeted the Jew patch where Brett came in ahead with 3 Jew, Joel got 2 Jew and Josh one.

 On Monday 12th we had Geoff, Ryan, Kiernan and Dave out for the morning session on Maroochy river with Kiernan getting 2 Flathead and a Bream, Ryan got 2 Flathead, Dave got 3 Flathead and Geoff came in trumps with 2 small Flathead and a beautiful 63cm specimen.

Monday 19th we were on Maroochy for the morning session with Damian and Kevin from Brisbane joined by Greg from Victoria where Kevin came in trumps with 5 Flathead and a Bream with Damian catching 3 Flathead and seeing poor Greg draw a duck for the morning. In the Afternoon session on maroochy again we had Mandy and her kids Eve and Angus from NZ out with us where the Flathead fired up on the bite with Angus getting a Bream and 3 Flathead to 53cms, Eve catching a Tailor and 4 Flathead to 48cms and Mandy stealing the show with 2 Trevally, a Bream and 4 Flathead to 60cms!

 Wednesday 21st we were on maroochy for a full day session with Andrew from Buderim joined by Chris and his son Matt from Sydney with Chris pulling up the rear with 1 Flathead, Andrew catching 5 Flathead for the day and Matt stealing home with 6 small Flathead and two specimens coming in at 41 and 43cms respectively.

 That’s all for the moment everyone……Until next time Tight Lines and Screaming Reels to you all, Brian From Anglers Advantage Fishing Charters/Tours located in the middle of  The Sunshine Coast…..Number One In Soft Plastics Fishing.

Hey everyone, sorry been a bit going on over the last month and am way behind with my reports I know but will be on top of them from now on and have somethings in the pipeline so keep posted for updates.

 The month of June has come and gone but to recap we Greg and Richard from Melbourne out with us on Maroochy River on the 4th where Richard nabbed 1 Flathead and 4 Bream and Greg getting 4  Bream and 5 Flathead to 52cms.

 On the 12th we had Neil, Terry, Greg and Rick out with us on the Pumicestone Passage with Terry pulling up the rear with 1 Flathead with the other boys fairing better with Rick getting 3 Bream and 3 Flathead, Greg getting 4 Flathead and 1 Bream and Neil fairing the best with 3 Flathead and 5 bream with the biggest coming in at 35cms.

 Sunday 13th we had Dave and Kerrin out with us on Maroochy river along with my daughter Riley where we had quite a mixed bag for the afternoon session with Riley catching 4 Flathead and 3 Bream, Dave caught 4 Flathead, 1 Bream, 1 Trevally, 1 Pike and a Jewfish. Kerrin ended up with a Trevally, 2 Bream and 3 Flathead to 59cms!

 On Friday 18th June we had John from Canberra and Darren from Mooloolaba out with us on Maroochy river where John got a Trevally and 6 Flathead with 2 specimens coming in at 44cms and 48cms with Darren getting just the 2 Flathead but with one of them coming in at a respectful 59cms.

On the Wednesday 30th we had Paul and his son Tom from Brisbane out with us on Maroochy river where Tom picked up a Tailor, a Bream and 3 Flathead to 41cms. Paul picked up 5 Flathead, a Pike and 3 Bream to 31cms. Paul and Tom came out with us again on Thursday on the Pumicestone Passage where Tom came up with the numbers this time nabbing 4 Flathead but Dad Paul came up trumps witha 50cm Flathead.

Today the 5th July we had Mick, Yvonne and thier son Ned from Melbourne  out with us on Maroochy river with Ned getting a Pike, Bream and a Flathead, Yvonne got 3 Flathead and a Bream and Mick getting a Tailor on his 1st cast along with 3 Flathead.

 That’s the update for now everyone….. Until next time Tight Lines and Screaming Reels to you all, Brian From Anglers Advantage Fishing Charters/Tours, Number 1 on Soft Plastics On The Sunshine Coast,

Hey guys just to let you know as the water temperatures are dropping the Jewfish are beginning to turn up in the system and we should have a good seaon with them this year as the minimum size was increased from 40cms to 75cms last year and at the tail end of last season we had some good action.

 We had Jason from Bray Park and Jeremy from Caboolture out with us on Maroochy River for a full day session today where we targeted the lower reaches first up before the wind got up with some success with small Flathead and Bream before heading up through the middle reaches and all the way up to the top end for early afternoon. Jeremy ended up with a nice 30cm Grunter Bream along with 4 Silver Bream and 2 Flathead. Jason got 6 Bream and 6 Flathead before coming up trumps with a nice 62cm Jewfish to be followed shortly after to the boat with a Flathead that was in the high 6ocm mark if not low 70cms only to spit the hook at the surface.

 Stay tuned guys and gals for more reports, Brian from Anglers Advantage… Number 1 on the Sunshine Coast for that personal fishing experience in Fishing Charters, Until next time Screaming Reels and Tight Lines To You All.

Hey Everyone, a little bit behind with my reports as you might have figured it’s been a couple of busy weeks getting the website organised and still working on it as we go. The weather has settled down again and the rivers are just beginning to fish beautifully again.

 We had Paul and his son Connor out with us on Maroochy river on Tuesday the 4th with Connor getting a Bream and 2 small Flathead for his efforts with Dad Paul getting a couple of small Flathead.

Friday May 7th we had Wayne and his son Ryan from Maleny out with us for a full day session on maroochy joined by Geoff from Newcastle where we got the grnd slam for the day bagging 8 species all up, Wayne got a stonker of a Catfish along with 2 Flathead to 38cms and a Silver Bream. Ryan bagged a Whiting, 2 Silver Bream and a Mangrove Jack! Geoff then stole the day with a Grunter Bream, 4 Silver Bream, 1 Trevally, 2 Flathead, a Whiting and a Jewfish.

On Tuesday we again had and all Day session on maroochy River with Ross from south Brisbane and Paul from Perth where we had a beautiful start to the day in excellent conditions with both boys hooking up early on and Paul getting a Silver Biddy on the 1st cast followed during the course of the day with 3 Flathead, 2 Bream and a juvenille Trevally. Ross did well throughout the day bagging 5 Flathead, 5 Bream and a nice Jewfish early on.

That’s all for the moment everyone, stay tuned until next time…..Tight Lines And Screaming Reels To You All, Brian From Anglers Advantage Fishing Charters/ Tours….Number One For Fishing Charters On the Sunshine Coast.

Hey everyone a little bit up and down this week with some heavy rain bringing a lot of fresh water into the systems again leading to brown water and poor visibility though the sun is shining once again and this upcoming week clear skies all the way through so the fish should be on once again!

Last Sunday we had Mattheus from Mount Coolum and his mate Stefan from Switzerland out with us on Maroochy river where we had some brown water in the system leading to a slow day on the strikes with the boys missing a few on the strike before Stefan landed a nice 43cm Flathead along with a 38cm specimen joined later on by Mattheus also bagging a 38cm fish.

On Tuesday we had Graydon from Millmeran out with us for the full day-er om Maroochy river where in difficult conditions Graydon did will to conquer his previous best with us and also his wife Gail’s previous best of 6 fish to bag 7 for the day comprising of Bream, Whiting and Flathead with a nice 44cm Flathead in the mix. Graydon battled hard through the day for his total dropping a nice Bream within the last hour before bagging a keeper size Flathead within the last half hour to get his tally up there.

Thursday in really difficult conditions with lots of brown and fresh in the system we had Tizzy and his son Jacques from NZ out with nus for a full day with Tizzy doing well to get first on strike with a nice hard fighting Silver Bream followed by a small Trevally. Jacques also bagged a small Trevally along with a small Flathead early on before the system shut down with the run out tide producing lots of fresh. The boys fished hard all day to little avail; before late in the day on the run out tide Jacques persisted to hook up two Flathead.

That’s it once again for this week everyone, Until next week Tight Lines And Screaming Reels to you all, Brian From Anglers Advantage, The Number One In Soft Plastics Fishing Charters/Tours On the Sunshine Coast!