Victorian Kingfish
Words & Images: Mark Gerkovich Yellowtail kingfish – Seriola lalandi – are found all around the world in temperate ocean waters. In Australia they range from north Queensland, right across the bottom of Australia, and as far up the west coast as Shark Bay. Victoria is perhaps not as well endowed with kingfish as some states, but there are significant
Swimbaits In Australia
Words: Matt Perdrau Images: Matt Perdrau & Dean Norbiato Well, it was inevitable: it was only a matter of time before we caught up with the rest of the world and started realising the potential of swimbaits. From the outside looking in Australia boasts one of the largest selections of big predatory fish that are the perfect target for swimbaits.
Dusky Flathead Hot Spots
Words & Images: Jamie Robley Several species of flathead inhabit coastal lakes and rivers right around the country, with the largest of the bunch, the dusky flathead, being the most widely distributed, from Victoria’s Gippsland Lakes, right along NSW and up towards Townsville in Queensland. With a potential to grow beyond a metre and up to 12 kilos or more,
Fast Water Murray Cod
As a youngster with an early addiction to lure fishing for natives, growing up in the Riverina meant I had to learn to cope with the fluctuating water levels of the Murrumbidgee. So variable was the level through Darlington Point that the river could rise and fall more than two metres in less than 24 hours. These yo-yo water levels
Australian Bass In Winter
Words & Images: Peter Morris The colder months are viewed as a fairly miserable time by many anglers but the reality is it can be a very misunderstood period. No matter where your chosen angling destination is, it always pays to keep your finger firmly on the pulse and be that angler who can quickly adapt to the different scenarios
How To Catch Broadbill Swordfish
Words and Images: Lee Rayner There is no doubt that there are only a few fish in this country that have a reputation as the Holy Grail of fishing. Inshore, the southern mulloway is surrounded in cloak and dagger secrecy and regarded as a difficult and lifetime capture. In blue water circles no fish is as revered as the broadbill
QLD: Baitfishing Southern Reefs
Bringing home a feed For many anglers the big hard fighting ‘pelagic’ species quite understandably become somewhat of an obsession. The power, stamina and brute strength these fish offer is what we all just love as sport fishermen. Reef fishing however can be every bit as exciting and remains enormously popular across our country. One of the huge contributors towards
Trolling For Mangrove Jack
I always look forward to fishing the month of September in SEQ as it usually signifies the start of Jack season for me. Jacks usually start to school up at this time of year in warmer water with plenty of bait present. Trolling is a very productive method of angling during this time and it is quite easy to master
GAS BALOONING FROM THE STONES
Gas ballooning is a unique method of fishing used by land based anglers to target a wide variety of pelagic fish such as Spanish mackerel, cobia, longtail tuna, yellowfin tuna and the Indo-Pacific sailfish. This technique was discovered on the West Australian coastline in the early 1980’s and works by utilising strong offshore winds to propel large skipbaits hundreds of