Queensland Museum ichthyologist, Jeff Johnson, identified the Yowah fish as the spangled perch, a freshwater species common across the country. He said the "rains of fishes" phenomenon occurred ...

“This fish was very common in Queensland for many years, from the Mackay-Whitsunday region south to the Gold Coast. “Sadly, since the 1960s numbers of jungle perch in the region and along ...

There’s also Fork Tailed Catfish (Silver Cobbler) Spangled Perch, Tilapia, Banded Grunter, Snub Nosed Gar, Eels, Qld Lungfish and Redclaw crayfish. There’s a great campground near Logan’s Inlet.

One family landed six legal-sized golden perch on Sunday afternoon on a Southern Cross Jackass and a Little Ripper. There are still plenty of catfish being landed on worms and some nice golden ...