Species
Leatherjackets: Friend or Foe?
by Gary Brown At times leatherjackets can be the scourge of both the estuary and off shore angler. They have ...
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Circle hooks for whiting
by Jarrod Day King George whiting are one of the most highly sought after species in Western Port. Known for ...
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Break out the sea gars: catching garfish for food and bait
What could be better than spending a few hours fishing for a species that is abundant, relatively easy to catch ...
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Do nature a favour – catch a cichlid (tilapia)
Tilapia (Cichlids) are a pest fish that seems to be in every South East Queensland waterway, and many others north ...
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Topwater bream: scratching the surface
• By Robert Thornton Throughout their range, yellowfin bream are a challenging but reliable adversary year round, with summer and ...
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Flounder are masters of camouflage and perfect on the plate
• Brett Geddes (first published February 2022) I look at flounder as a stunning example of how a species of ...
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When shallow isn’t shallow enough!
• Stephen Booth (first published January 2022) I’m lucky that I get to hang around really good anglers most of ...
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Lining up for a better leader – avoid losing big fish
• Brett Geddes (first published December 2021) All anglers have endured the frustration and despair of losing a fish to ...
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Hidden secrets of kayaking at Lang Lang
• by Tom Wilson (first published November 2021) Lang Lang, at the top end of Western Port Bay, is a ...
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Learning about lures: bream bounty
• by Jamie Robley (first published November 2021) Four decades ago, when I first started offering lures to my local ...
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The redclaw crayfish equation
• by Peter Jung (first published October 2021) As someone who enjoyed fishing for blueclaw crayfish or yabbies for the ...
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The age-old art of yabbying
• by Robbie Alexander (first published October 2021) “What the hell is a yabby?” This is a question that I ...
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Unstructured: coral trout fishing out yonder
• by John Loeskow Coral trout would have to be one of the most sought-after fish species across the top ...
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Searching for spring gold
• by Steve ‘Starlo’ Starling From Victoria to Queensland, spring marks the peak time to target XOS yellowbelly or golden ...
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Throwing loops for weed munchers
• by Lachlan Hickey Luderick (or blackfish) have to be one of the most underrated and under targeted fish on ...
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