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LIVEBAITING FOR BIG FISH

by Andrew Hart

Ross Hunter is one of Australia's best marlin fishermen. He takes people who have never fished before into waters that make experienced boaters shake their heads in disbelief at a lack of fish, and catches them their first marlin.
In fact if you go out with Ross, you can expect to at least see a marlin. That is a huge expectation. He fishes all along the NSW coast and pulls marlin in as if they were easy to catch.

: Category: Tuna Fishing and other Game Fishing; Published: 09 January 2009; Hits: 9089

Tuna Fishing and other Game Fishing

Australian Salmon

Andrew Large looks at one of Tasmania's favourite sport fish - Australian salmon.Tasmania is fortunate to have two types of salmon roaming our coastline. The two closely-related species are the Eastern Australian salmon and the Western Australian salmon.

: Category: Australian Salmon; Published: 04 December 2008; Hits: 31557

Australian Salmon

Bountiful Beetles

by Greg French

Gum beetles are revered by some anglers and hated by others. Occasionally the fishing gods get things right and there is just the right smattering of these beetles to provoke action.Greg French looks at the good and difficult times that gum beetle hatches bring.

: Category: Trout Fishing; Published: 04 December 2008; Hits: 8251

Trout Fishing

Casting Tips

Loading the rod is of vital importance to good fly casting. Good casters simply load, or bend, the rod more than poor casters. This loading causes the catapulting effect that propels the line forward and makes the whole thing look effortless and smooth.

: Category: Tackle, Boats and other Equipment; Published: 04 December 2008; Hits: 6866

Cowpaddock Bay - Arthurs Lake

Summertime is dun time and there's no better place to head than Arthurs Lake. But where? My recommendation, for the shore based angler anyway, is Cowpaddock Bay. Why? Because it is relatively shallow and weedy, it is easily waded and it boasts huge hatches of mayfly duns.

: Category: Arthurs Lake; Published: 04 December 2008; Hits: 8298

Arthurs Lake

Game fishing

The Editor, Mike Stevens, recently took a trip to Cape York to have a look at what Queensland and salt water fly fishing in that State offers.

: Category: Tuna Fishing and other Game Fishing; Published: 04 December 2008; Hits: 4987

Tuna Fishing and other Game Fishing

Hopping Mad

Fishing Guide, Neil Grose, looks at some flies and methods that, although popular overseas, have seen little use in Australia until now.

: Category: Trout Fishing; Published: 04 December 2008; Hits: 13286

Trout Fishing

Small Stream Therapy

Neil Grose is better known to most as a professional trout guide and for his articles on advanced fly fishing techniques - such as "Loch Style" an "Nymphing" .His roots though, and one of his favourite places lay in small streams. Perhaps this article will encourage you to escape to this paradise.

: Category: Trout Fishing; Published: 03 December 2008; Hits: 6194

Trout Fishing

Summer Backpacking

by Greg French

The onset of summer is an appropriate time to talk about backpacking. I spend a big proportion of myfishing time backpacking and, with the exception of some very remote south-western rivers, I have fished just about every water in Tasmania.

: Category: Trout Fishing; Published: 03 December 2008; Hits: 15017

Trout Fishing

Squid on fly

by Rob Paxevanos.

Bushy is still after that elusive wild ten-pound trout on fly. Harrison and Cooper have been in front of the pack catching makos on the long wand. The lads from A River Somewhere have been chasing bonefish in trendy places.