Mackerel Mayhem

The mackerel are running hot off the coast! April and May have traditionally been very good months at the tail end of the mackerel season to find premium quality fish with high fat content, making for excellent eating.

Learn to Read the Beach

It’s a good idea before you go down onto the beach to pause on higher ground and study the beach formations like sand banks and inshore gutters and look for any water movement in or around them.

The Vault is Open

The full library of over 300 episodes of priceless content from Brownie’s Coastwatch is now available on the Coastwatch website!

Fishing Report

We publish a comprehensive Fishing Report covering spots from Hervey Bay to Evans Head every Thursday.

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Mackerel Mayhem

Fishing Wed 15 May 2024

April and May have traditionally been very good months at the tail end of the mackerel season to find premium quality fish with high fat content, making for excellent eating – …

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Our Boats Fri 01 Mar 2024

A boat that had a starring role through the 90’s on “Brownie’s Coastwatch” and gained a cult following of admiring viewers, is the lovely…

SEAFARER V-SEA 4.74

Trailerboat Archive Fri 15 Mar 2024

The Seafarer V-Sea 4.74 is the highest selling fibreglass production boat ever designed and built in Australia….

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Australia’s Classic Boats

Launching at Coastwatch: a premium digital publication featuring Australia’s most iconic and storied vessels; their rich heritage, identities, and the extraordinary adventures that made them famous!… In this preview series, we journey into the history and major restorations of three iconic vessels: M.V. Sundowner, South Pacific II and Avalon II.

Sundowner: The Re-fit

Thu 04 Apr 2024

An insiders look into the history and restoration of one of Australia’s landmark classic boats – the 65 foot, 1971 Griffin, M.V. Sundowner. The largest launch of the famed three generation Griffin boat-building family.

Coastwatch Vault

The Coastwatch Vault contains the full library of priceless content from the Brownie’s Coastwatch TV show that ran over 300 episodes. It is fully indexed and segmented and serves as a continuing source of timeless wisdom, information, history and great entertainment.

Moreton Bay Reef Fishing – Peel Island Aaron Fogarty

06:07 1 month ago

As the weather cools down, the reef fishing in Moreton Bay improves. This story shows tips from Aaron Fogarty on catching a feed of reefies in the bay.

Alvey Reels – April 1995

02:14 1 month ago

Gary Howard shows just how versatile, trouble free and perfectly suited to beach, boat, or estuary fishing the iconic Alvey side cast reel is.

Wayne “Rabbit” Bartholomew – 1996

03:01 1 month ago

A showcase of Wayne “Rabbit” Bartholomew’s amazing surfing skill – one of the leaders of the pack that became known as the “Cooly Kids”

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From the Air

From the Air

We are fortunate to have “eyes in the sky” via our partners Seair Pacific & Lady Elliot Island, who supply us regular aerial photography of coastal bars and our amazing coastline.

South Passage Bar 11.05.2024.

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