Fly Fishing Hervey Bay

Hervey Bay is situated west of Frazer Island. Frazer Island is the largest sand island in the world and belongs to the UNESCO world heritage. It is the turist destination no 1on the east coast and home to many whales, dugongs, seabirds, sharks but also dingos and many more local species. Hervey Bay is also called the whale capital of the world due to his large migrations of humpback whales. Among fly fishers Hervey Bay became very popular due to the fact that juvenile black marlin migrate along the east coast of Frazer Island every year. On their journey they have to pass underwater obstacles to move further north. Being near these summits at the right time (Dec-February) you can see marlin passing these slots and move onto the flats. Having placed your boat correctly the fish will pass close by which makes it possible to sight cast to them and land your first fly caught marlin. I stress land because the size of the fish (20-50 kg) in combination with the water depth makes the marlin there a well worth and handable target. Unfortunately the marlin numbers dropped dramatically during the last two seasons. El Nino might be one reason but there are also too many boats who are after the fish meanwhile and who chase them around. Marlin do not like that.