Fishing
Surf Softies
by Justin Wilmer • Anglers generally jump to metal slugs, poppers and maybe the occasional hardbody when surf fishing with lures. In recent years soft plastics have excelled on our surf fishing adventures. It’s no […]
Fishing
A-E
Mud crab tips for the holidays
by Sean Thompson • Chasing mud crabs over the summer holidays is a popular pastime and a long held tradition for many QLD families. What’s great about crabbing is that if you put some pots […]
Fishing
Rigging Up for Snapper
by Karl Mendis • Snapper are one of those fish that anyone who has picked up a fishing rod dream about catching. Those dreams often go along the lines of pulling in a trophy fish […]
Fishing
Best fishing times and tides: weighing it all up
by Sean Thompson • When is the best time to go fishing? If you are a regular angler you’ve probably been asked this a thousand times. Or maybe you’ve asked this of others. So what […]
Fishing
Tying a mud crab
by Kim Bain • Crab tying will save you lots of time and trouble when cooking a muddy or a nice sand crab. Tying is a very important skill if you plan to catch and […]
Fishing
Trolling for inshore pelagics with hardbodies
by Mick Underwood • Imagine this: it’s a stunning day. The sky is cloudless, the ocean is sparkling in the sun, and you’re hooked up to a monster fish. Your knees are pressed hard against […]
Fishing
Whether keeping or releasing, handle with care
by Peter Fullarton • I love my seafood and my fishing. I fish for fun, the challenge, the relaxation, for sport and for food. I hunt the fish for the enjoyment of striving to be […]
Feature
Drifting vs anchoring
by Dan Kaggelis • When fishing offshore areas, especially deep water, anglers are typically faced with the choice to either anchor or drift. Whilst this may seem like a small insignificant choice, it can […]
Feature
Making sense of structure
by Craig McGill • Structure, either artificial or natural, means different things to different fish. For some, like leatherjackets and luderick, it’s a food source in the form of barnacles, weed, crustaceans and all […]
Australian Salmon
Successful fishing off the rocks
by Gary Brown • I have been fishing off the rocks since I was a kid, and have learnt so much from the many anglers I have fished with over the years. This knowledge has […]
