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STRONG northerly winds this week have kept anglers...

FISHING REPORT: Best spots to avoid the wind

STRONG northerly winds this week have kept anglers away from the Bay, and estuary and land fishing...

ISN'T it always the way? School holidays roll around...

Big catch: Kids enjoy fishing comp too

ISN'T it always the way? School holidays roll around and Mother Nature throws us north-westerly 25 ...

THE recent run of good weather this week has seen...

Bigger tides make perfect opportunity to target whiting

THE recent run of good weather this week has seen anglers head far and wide in search of a feed.

I hope everyone is enjoying the school holidays ...

Better fishing on warm Fraser Coast days

I hope everyone is enjoying the school holidays - let's check out what's been happening across the...

Spring is here and local reefs are firing up with quality fish

William with a diamond trevally caught off Arch Cliffs.

The local reefs are starting to fire up again.

Fishing report: Great weather for weekend fish

1&2. First up we have father and son duo Darren and Harry Thelan with matching flathead caught last Saturday. They sent these photos through on our Facebook Page.

Let's check out this week's local fishing report.

PHOTOS: Weather puts Coast fishers to the test

HELLO everyone! Here is this week's report and photos.

Annual closures in place off Waddy Point on Fraser Island

Gary Harris caught this nice scarlet while fishing in Platypus Bay recently.

The Burrum has been fishing fairly well of late.

MIGHTY CATCH: Two-hour fight to reel in 60kg cobia

WHOPPER: Kevin Junker was on a guided tour to Arch Cliffs with Hervey Bay Fly and Sportfishing when he hooked this massive cobia on Tuesday.

A Melbourne visitor hooked the catch of a lifetime on Tuesday.

27yo 'gone fishing' to Mackay, never came back

LOVE OF THE LINE: Ashley Sims, 27, moved from Toowoomba to Mackay several years ago, purely for the fishing.

Angler Ashley Sims moved to Mackay five years ago for the fishing.

Fisher spends hours at sea after being shot with speargun

OUCH: The 24-year-old man was speared about 8.30am but didn't return to the coast until 1pm.

Man shot in the ankle with speargun

Whale of an shark encounter for fisherman

Passengers onboard Cairns Reef Fishing Charters' vessel encounter a whale shark. Photo: Jason Mansfield

“It was not shy at all. It even came up and touched the duckboard."

Should illegal campers be fined? POLL RESULTS

Your thoughts on fining illegal campers have been collated.

There was a strong response to our poll on fining campers.

Teenager suffers burns in camping trip gone wrong

ACETONE BLAST: A Mackay teenager is recovering from burns cause by a campfire incident at Eungella.

Mackay teenager suffers superficial burns

PARTY POOPERS: Trashed grounds, burnt plants, faeces, bongs and a rave

Bongs, pipes, rubbish, human faeces, tents, bonfires and loud music took over at Springs Beach car park on Sunday night.

An illegal overnight camping trip resulted in some very angry locals

Why these grey-nomads might never visit Yeppoon again

GREY NOMADS: Ian and Gail Roche had to stay on their boat in Yeppoon because of the lack of free camping areas.

Retired travellers say they've never encountered a stricter town

Man slams into power pole, in serious condition

A man was airlifted to hospital in Brisbane on Sunday night following a crash on Vantage Rd.

Man in serious condition after his car hit a power pole

Drivers snapped on unstable Inskip sinkhole site

DANGER ZONE: Tyre tracks left behind from a vehicle that drove into the site at Inskip where a sinkhole opened in 2015.

The 4WD club said a minority of drivers were breaking the rules.

Car 'stuck and immovable' in men's rescue

Finch Hatton police pictured at Captain's Crossing in this file photo.

Police: Four men missing in Crediton State Forest have been found

Mercedes-Benz's premium ute hits Australian shores

PREMIUM CHOICE: Mercedes' striking new 4x4 double cab ute, due to go on sale here in 2018, does some Australian off-road testing before hitting our showrooms.

All-new Mercedes 4WD double-cab will go on sale next year