By Grayson Fong Over the past few years tournament fishing has really taken off in our country and it’s not hard to see why. We are so rich in fisheries and species that can test any angler in any situation. The most popular tournaments have been the bream based competitions. Bream are available all year…
By Tom Deer Had a great session on the whiting at Port Pirie a few weekends ago, made all the more exciting as they were tuned into and keen on surface lures. We travelled up in the heat and the fishing was also hot. We had two great days throwing a variety of surface lures…
Happy New Year all! The Gamakatsu Summer Promotion is in full swing. Purchase Gamakatsu branded products and enter online via www.gamakatsu.com.au/competitions. You have a great chance to win a weekly $200 prize pack and all entrants could win the $2000 grand prize made up of products from our partner brands. If you are buying terminal…
By Paul Malov The weekend of the 13 & 14th of October saw 70 teams and 46 kayakers descend on Mallacoota, for the final qualifying round of the Victorian Bream Classics. We had a strong pre-fish 5 weeks prior to the event and decided to rest a number of our prime spots, where we had…
Time is running out for you to put your input to the NSW Government on the management of mulloway in this state. Years of overfishing have brought this iconic sportfish to the brink. We have until October 16 to put things right. Go to https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/sw-species/mulloway/your-say and take action! One of the key changes we can…
by Steve Eldred There are not many lure fisherman that don’t love this time of year. We not only say goodbye to the cooler mornings, but we say hello to one of my favourite fishing techniques, topwater luring for bream and whiting. Topwater fishing is not only spectacular with its surface bites, but it opens…
By Nick Reay This coming long weekend heralds the beginning of the NSW trout season. Whilst you are able to fish the large Snowy Mountain lakes all year round, it’s this weekend that sees anglers flocking back to the rivers, streams and creeks in pursuit of the elusive and timid trout. As the season opens,…
It is on again. The North Coast Fishing Bonanza, in its third year, will be held in Ballina over weekend of September 27 to 30 2012. Last year the event was a resounding success with close to 300 competitors and over 3000 visitors to the fishing competition and marine show held at the Ballina Seagulls…
Congratulations to Paul Malov and Mr Malov Snr who finished third in the recent Vic Bream Classic round held on the Glenelg River. This is their third top ten finish and sees them in firm contention for team of the year. The stand-out lure was the Bassday Kangoku Vi b C-174 (pictured).
We have headed up to Cape York on a annual tackle testing trip with CY Charters (https://www.cyfishingcharters.com.au/) and we arrived at midday on Day 1. No boat fishing today meant quickly preparing our tackle snd we headed off around the island to flick some small diving and surface lures for resident species using our new…