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Silver trevally on soft plastics

Jamie Henderson

In the last few years we have seen a revolution in fishing techniques in the way soft plastic lures have opened up fisheries not normally associated with this style of fishing. Light tackle sport fishing has, seemingly taken over our inshore and estuary fishing areas. And some species not normally targeted as a "Sportfish" have turned full circle and become almost iconic with this form of fishing.

: Category: Saltwater and Estuary Fishing; Published: 06 October 2009; Hits: 14784

Saltwater and Estuary Fishing

Brushy Lagoon

Craig Rist
Brushy Lagoon was built in 1987 by the Forestry Commission to store water for the purpose of fighting fires in the area. The lake is located in the northern part of Tasmania surrounded by state forest. Turn off the Frankford Road (B71) or Biralee Road (B72) from Westbury, onto Priestley Lane (C714). From here you take a gravel road to the lake. There are two boat ramps, one at the southern end at the dam wall, and the other halfway along the eastern shore.

: Category: Brushy Lagoon; Published: 06 October 2009; Hits: 9861

Brushy Lagoon

Rod Tapers

Leroy Tirant
Many people walk into a tackle store looking for a new rod then get utterly confused when store staff start talking about rod tapers or actions. Most fishermen refer to this as how flexible or stiff a rod is.

: Category: Tackle, Boats and other Equipment; Published: 05 October 2009; Hits: 16331

Tackle, Boats and other Equipment

Sarah's Kitchen

Sarah Sherriff
This is something that is just a little bit different but has lots of flavour.

Smoked Trout (using a hot smoker)

: Category: Cooking Fish; Published: 05 October 2009; Hits: 7266

Cooking Fish

Size isn't everything

Joe Riley
As the drought that grips Australia continues towards 2008, Tasmania is fast becoming one of only a handful of viable trout fisheries available to anglers who pursue trout. With Victorian lakes still hovering in the low teens percentage wise, with many rivers already at summer levels and irrigation demands obviously high, a good percentage of the fishing pressure from the big island is being transferred to Tasmania.

: Category: Trout Fishing; Published: 05 October 2009; Hits: 6862

Trout Fishing

BAITS

Damon Sherriff
There are many types of baits available. There is frozen, fresh, live or artificial and they all work.
Bait fishing is the most popular fishing method. Generally because any angler, of any skill level or any age can fish successfully.

: Category: Saltwater and Estuary Fishing; Published: 05 October 2009; Hits: 16172

Saltwater and Estuary Fishing

Jan's Flies

Jan Spencer

I simply love this time of the year. It starts to warm up, days lengthen, daylight savings kicks in and insects and the trout start to waken.

: Category: Jan’s Flies; Published: 05 October 2009; Hits: 6978

Jan’s Flies

Georges River Sea Runners

Jamie Henderson
The East Coast of Tasmania, in particular Georges Bay St Helens, is fast growing in popularity as a saltwater sports fishing haven, not only in Tasmanian circles but also with anglers right across the country. It has always been on the map as the "Game Fishing Capital" of Tasmania boasting some of the best Salt Water Game Fishing Tasmania has to offer and now with the inshore bays and coastline fishing better than it ever has it offers sports anglers a diversity of species and environment unmatched by anywhere else in the state.

: Category: St Helens; Published: 05 October 2009; Hits: 11161

St Helens

Georges Bay salmon on the chew

Jamie Henderson
As an angler one of the joys of living on the East Coast of Tasmania, in particular Georges Bay St Helens, is having a plethora of salt-water fish species to target. The variety of fish being caught in this pristine estuary during the summer months now is nothing short of outstanding. Every year Georges Bay finds itself home to large schools of what I would class as one of the most popular sports fish this country has to offer--The Australian salmon.

: Category: St Helens; Published: 05 October 2009; Hits: 7838

St Helens

Mussels: an open and shut case

Melissa Marino
Nick Ruello is a fisheries biologist, not a detective. But his love of seafood has led him to unravel one of the most pervasive urban myths around - that closed mussels are unsafe to eat.