Hervey Bay Fishing Information
Hervey Bay Fishing Reports
Recorded catches and species reported at Hervey Bay.
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214 historical fishing reports recorded for Hervey Bay. Reports describe past catches; they do not predict current conditions.
Latest recorded report: 2026-10-25
All reports
214
Reports this year
48
Species recorded
59
Reported species
Whiting
178 historical reports
Latest: 2026-10-18
Flathead
169 historical reports
Latest: 2026-10-01
Bream
154 historical reports
Latest: 2026-09-10
Coral Trout
129 historical reports
Latest: 2026-10-16
School Mackerel
119 historical reports
Latest: 2026-10-23
Snapper
107 historical reports
Latest: 2026-10-15
Cod
103 historical reports
Latest: 2026-10-16
Queenfish
102 historical reports
Latest: 2026-09-25
Blue Salmon
95 historical reports
Latest: 2026-10-01
Grassy Sweetlip
91 historical reports
Latest: 2026-10-16
Threadfin Salmon
90 historical reports
Latest: 2026-10-01
Mack Tuna
85 historical reports
Latest: 2026-09-10
Mackerel
79 historical reports
Latest: 2026-09-25
Mangrove Jack
72 historical reports
Latest: 2026-09-25
Longtail Tuna
69 historical reports
Latest: 2026-10-09
Trevally
68 historical reports
Latest: 2026-09-18
Tailor
61 historical reports
Latest: 2026-09-18
Barramundi
55 historical reports
Latest: 2026-10-18
Cobia
47 historical reports
Latest: 2026-10-05
Golden Trevally
45 historical reports
Latest: 2026-10-25
Sweetlip
41 historical reports
Latest: 2026-08-20
Mulloway
38 historical reports
Latest: 2026-06-25
Squid
38 historical reports
Latest: 2026-08-13
Pearl Perch
37 historical reports
Latest: 2026-09-10
Jewfish
32 historical reports
Latest: 2026-08-06
Nannygai
32 historical reports
Latest: 2026-07-24
Red Emperor
32 historical reports
Latest: 2026-09-25
Dart
27 historical reports
Latest: 2026-09-18
Tuna
23 historical reports
Latest: 2026-08-13
Tuskfish
21 historical reports
Latest: 2026-07-31
Spotty Mackerel
19 historical reports
Latest: 2024-01-25
Black Marlin
18 historical reports
Latest: 2026-10-16
Estuary Cod
18 historical reports
Latest: 2026-08-13
Marlin
18 historical reports
Latest: 2026-10-01
Shark
15 historical reports
Latest: 2026-08-13
Giant Trevally
10 historical reports
Latest: 2026-10-01
Garfish
9 historical reports
Latest: 2025-12-31
Yellowfin Tuna
8 historical reports
Latest: 2026-10-23
School Jew
6 historical reports
Latest: 2024-06-06
Salmon
5 historical reports
Latest: 2026-05-15
Tarpon
5 historical reports
Latest: 2025-11-06
Wahoo
5 historical reports
Latest: 2026-07-24
Kingfish
4 historical reports
Latest: 2026-09-10
Pike
4 historical reports
Latest: 2026-03-06
Australian Bass
3 historical reports
Latest: 2023-02-09
Bass
3 historical reports
Latest: 2023-02-09
Broadbar Mackerel
3 historical reports
Latest: 2026-10-23
Hussar
3 historical reports
Latest: 2026-07-31
Mahi Mahi
3 historical reports
Latest: 2023-04-06
Moses Perch
3 historical reports
Latest: 2024-07-04
Red Throat Emperor
3 historical reports
Latest: 2025-05-01
Striped Marlin
3 historical reports
Latest: 2026-10-16
Amberjack
2 historical reports
Latest: 2024-06-27
Grunter Bream
2 historical reports
Latest: 2024-02-01
Bluefin Tuna
1 historical reports
Latest: 2026-09-04
Grass Sweetlip
1 historical reports
Latest: 2026-05-14
Grunter
1 historical reports
Latest: 2026-05-14
Saratoga
1 historical reports
Latest: 2022-10-06
Spanish Mackerel
1 historical reports
Latest: 2026-05-21
Species recorded
Share of the displayed top 5 species entries in historical reports for Hervey Bay.
Top species across the seasons
For each of the top 6 species reported at Hervey Bay, each bar shows that season’s percentage of the species’ all-time seasonal counts. Zero means no reports for that season in the available data.
Whiting by season
178 all-time seasonal species counts
Flathead by season
169 all-time seasonal species counts
Bream by season
154 all-time seasonal species counts
Coral Trout by season
129 all-time seasonal species counts
School Mackerel by season
119 all-time seasonal species counts
Snapper by season
107 all-time seasonal species counts
Year-to-date share of reported species
Each percentage is the species’ share of all year-to-date species counts in the available Hervey Bay report files. One report may name more than one species.
| Species | Year-to-date share |
|---|---|
| Whiting | 7.5% |
| Flathead | 6.8% |
| Bream | 4.1% |
| Coral Trout | 4.1% |
| School Mackerel | 5.4% |
| Snapper | 3.3% |
| Cod | 4.6% |
| Queenfish | 4.8% |
| Blue Salmon | 3.3% |
| Grassy Sweetlip | 3.3% |
| Threadfin Salmon | 3.9% |
| Mack Tuna | 1.0% |
| Mackerel | 4.1% |
| Mangrove Jack | 1.0% |
| Longtail Tuna | 4.6% |
| Trevally | 1.5% |
| Tailor | 2.5% |
| Barramundi | 2.5% |
| Cobia | 3.5% |
| Golden Trevally | 2.3% |
| Sweetlip | 1.7% |
| Mulloway | 0.2% |
| Squid | 1.5% |
| Pearl Perch | 1.7% |
| Jewfish | 3.9% |
| Nannygai | 1.9% |
| Red Emperor | 0.8% |
| Dart | 0.6% |
| Tuna | 1.7% |
| Tuskfish | 0.8% |
| Spotty Mackerel | 0.0% |
| Black Marlin | 0.8% |
| Estuary Cod | 1.7% |
| Marlin | 0.8% |
| Shark | 2.1% |
| Giant Trevally | 1.2% |
| Garfish | 0.0% |
| Yellowfin Tuna | 0.6% |
| School Jew | 0.0% |
| Salmon | 0.2% |
| Tarpon | 0.0% |
| Wahoo | 0.6% |
| Kingfish | 0.4% |
| Pike | 0.2% |
| Australian Bass | 0.0% |
| Bass | 0.0% |
| Broadbar Mackerel | 0.6% |
| Hussar | 0.2% |
| Mahi Mahi | 0.0% |
| Moses Perch | 0.0% |
| Red Throat Emperor | 0.0% |
| Striped Marlin | 0.6% |
| Amberjack | 0.0% |
| Grunter Bream | 0.0% |
| Bluefin Tuna | 0.2% |
| Grass Sweetlip | 0.2% |
| Grunter | 0.2% |
| Saratoga | 0.0% |
| Spanish Mackerel | 0.2% |
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