Full Itinerary

Lake Cania marks the stunning start to this journey, located in the North Burnett right on the fringe of Cania Gorge National Park. Stock impound permits are required to fish here, but you can drop a line in from the edge of your boat or on the shore. Lake Cania is known for its Saratoga catches but other species you might be lucky enough to snag include bass, golden perch (yellowbelly), silver perch, eel-tailed catfish, spangled perch, eel and snub-nosed garfish.

From Lake Cania it's a good idea to venture through the Cania Gorge National park and take in the sandstone monoliths and authentic landscape, make a pit stop in Monto and take in the remarkable bottle and grass trees that dot the landscape, say 'hi' to the Bunyips at Mulgildie then divert off the Burnett Highway to come across Lake Wuruma.

Wuruma Dam is situated on the Nogo River between Monto and Eidsvold.

Lake Wuruma requires a permit to fish but once you are out on the open water you might be lucky enough to catch barra, bass, golden perch and silver perch. There are breeding populations of eel-tailed catfish, spangled perch and eels.

Once you've finished, it's a bit of a road trip down and around to Paradise Dam, passing through Eidsvold (home of the RM Williams Centre), citrus country of Mundubbera and Gayndah, through Ban Ban Springs, Coulstoun Lakes arriving in Biggenden where Paradise Dam is a short 20 minute drive North-West from the town.

The dam is named after the old gold mining township of Paradise which now lies under the waters. This isn't a stocked dam, so no permit is required. Potential catches include Australian bass, barramundi, golden perch and silver perch. There are breeding populations of eel-tailed catfish, fork-tailed catfish, spangled perch and the endangered Queensland lungfish.

A tip from the locals is to launch your boat and pack a picnic five kilometres upstream to visit the "Kalliwa Hut" - an original slab hut which was shifted to the site in 1936 as a ranger's house.

Travel north from Paradise Dam and you will find in the heart of the Wild Scotsman country Lake Monduran. It is most famous for big Barramundi (one was caught here that weighed a whopping 44.5 kilograms).

While you are out this way be sure to check out the largest unsupported tunnel in the Southern Hemisphere - Boolboonda Tunnel and then make your way back to Bundaberg in time for your next fishing adventure.