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Why try the fly?
• Steve ‘Starlo’ Starling Chasing fish on fur and feathers certainly isn’t for everyone, but you might be surprised at just how enjoyable – and addictive – it can become, not to mention how effective… […]
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Playing in the mud
• Steve ‘Starlo’ Starling “It never rains, it pours!” Following drought and catastrophic bushfires a little over a year ago, many of us had been fervently hoping for much wetter times in 2021… But sometimes […]
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Our feathered eyes in the sky
by Steve ‘Starlo’ Starling • Most of us know that birds can be a great indicator of the presence of fish, but you might not have realised just how complex and subtle these feather-to-scale connections […]
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Cheating the tax man
• by Steve ‘Starlo’ Starling None of us particularly enjoy paying taxes, but when those levies take the form of a prize catch stolen from our lines by a hungry predator, the pain is real! […]
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Giving your lures a tune up
• by Steve ‘Starlo’ Starling Just like a car or a guitar, lures do their best work when they’re in tune and on song. It’s possible for almost any style of lure to go […]
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New twists on fooling flathead
by Steve ‘Starlo’ Starling • The humble flathead is Australia’s most popular saltwater target, and it’s not too hard to see why. Whether you target tigers in Tassie, yanks in Victoria, sandies in NSW, […]
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How to catch bream on fly
by Steve ‘Starlo’ Starling • It seems there’s an immense amount of interest in the subject of chasing bream on fly gear. Here’s the lowdown on how to do it successfully: Of all the fishing […]
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Sussing out an estuary
by Steve ‘Starlo’ Starling • Where do you start when working a new piece of water, or returning to an old area you haven’t fished in years? Here are some vital clues! This winter I […]
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Back to Basics: Stayin’ alive!
by Steve ‘Starlo’ Starling • A few very basic steps can not only improve your enjoyment of summertime fishing, but also dramatically reduce the likelihood of injury from accidents and mishaps. The summer ‘silly season,’ […]
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Back to Basics: Find the bait, find the fish!
by Steve ‘Starlo’ Starling • It makes sense: find the food that predatory fish like to eat and those hunters shouldn’t be too far away! If you hang around other anglers long enough, you’re sure […]
