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Lure a luderick – tips and tricks
by Gary Brown • Some anglers I’ve known over the years argue against catching luderick. They say, ‘it’s boring to watch a float for hours on end,’ or, ‘they taste terrible,’ and worst of all […]
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Catch a feed of flatties
by Greg Reid • When the Editor requested a piece on how to catch flathead for the table I thought, ‘everyone knows how to catch a flattie’. But on short reflection I had to remind […]
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Topwater tactics for catching trout
by Daniel Turner • I’ve always loved surface fishing. It started with summer redfin on poppers and eventually progressed to chasing Murray cod on the biggest surface lures I could get my hands on. Watching […]
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Trout offerings – lures and techniques for trout
by Peter Jung • Inspired by the ramblings of Rupe (Rupe is Fishing) on the styles of lures he uses to target Murray cod and Australian bass, I felt the urge to jump on the […]
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Taming estuary tailor
by Andrew Badullovich • You either love tailor or you loathe them. When schools of tailor plague an estuary, these saw-toothed assassins are considered by most bream anglers as real nuisances. If they’re not devouring […]
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How to catch school mackerel
by Spero Kartanos • Unlike spotted mackerel, school mackerel (also called ‘doggie mackerel’) don’t feed on the surface very often. To catch them, you need to get your lure down to where the fish are, […]
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Never mind the bull, here’s how to catch sharks
by Bob Thornton • Summer can be a tough time for anglers in Queensland. There can be weeks of unbearably hot days, followed by periods of cataclysmic downpours that can leave our waterways unfishable. On […]
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Wild river saratoga
by Mark Ward • The saratoga (Scleropages leichardti) has long been forgotten by many anglers but in the picturesque rivers of Queensland, the wild river toga are cunning predators that rate as my number one […]
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Flathead 101: Soft Plastics on Low Tide
by Shayne McKee • We’re going to talk about why low water is such a good time to target flatties with plastics, what to look for and where to cast, what I use and find […]
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Cool water bass behaviours
by Jamie Robley • A new bass season is upon us and keen anglers have stocked up on new lures and serviced their reels, all ready for the good times ahead. Unfortunately, things might not […]
