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Presented from Issue 96
Lake Augusta has been an underrated fishery. It has as much to offer as any other water in the Western Lakes region and as Todd Lambert found out recently, given the right conditions, your bag limit can be caught in a matter of minutes should everything fall into place.

: Written by Stephen Smith - Rubicon Web and Technology Training; Parent Category: Lakes; Category: Lake Augusta; Published: 27 February 2017; Hits: 5690

Lake Augusta

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96 four springs 01 Presented from Issue 96
For the avid fly fisherman, Four Springs Lake is a pretty good option in the warm weather. Close to Launceston and super convenient for that after work trip. But ask any lure fisherman what Four Springs fishes like in the summer and you will probably get a reply consisting of something like “…the weed is really bad – it’s not worth the trip.” I think the first part of this answer is totally correct. It is a well-known fact that underwater weed growth increases with warmer water temperatures. Casting lures becomes difficult and trolling is near impossible. Weed every cast – definitely not anyone’s cup of tea.

: Written by Stephen Smith - Rubicon Web and Technology Training; Parent Category: Lakes; Category: Four Springs; Published: 27 February 2017; Hits: 6122

96 leatherjacket 01 Presented from Issue 96
It is unlikely that if you mention you caught a ‘Leatherjacket’ to any Tasmanian salt water angler that they won’t know what you are talking about. The humble old leatherjacket, often called jackets, butterfish, triggerfish and my favourite “Larry” (Larry the Leatherjacket) is probably one of the most common fish available in Tasmanian waters, both estuarine and oceanic.

: Written by Stephen Smith - Rubicon Web and Technology Training; Parent Category: Articles; Category: Saltwater and Estuary Fishing; Published: 27 February 2017; Hits: 13400

Saltwater and Estuary Fishing

Presented from Issue 96
Look and Learn

As I passed Wrinklers lagoon I noticed for the first time this summer the lagoon had been released. The spoil piles still remained where the excavator had dug an opening to the sea, slowly being eroded by the ever widening channel as my favourite lagoon disgorged its tannin rich waters. My mind started racing with questions. How had the high water levels of winter and spring affected the fishing? Would the large bream from the year before still be there? How would the abundance of water birds affect the fishing? As the water level dropped and the flats began to appear, it became evident that the black inky mud of the year before had been overlaid by clean yellow sand and the lagoon now contained far more weed. How would this affect things? There is really only one way to find out.

: Written by Stephen Smith - Rubicon Web and Technology Training; Parent Category: Saltwater and Estuary Fishing; Category: Bream; Published: 27 February 2017; Hits: 5325

Bream

Presented from Issue 96

Why Do it?

Mako Sharks are a fantastic sports fish and as luck would have it, they live right here in Tasmania. They are visually spectacular during the extremely hard fight as they rip line from the reel on one of their blistering runs and then up the entertainment value one more notch by leaping metres into the air, crashing back down with a huge spray of water.

: Written by Stephen Smith - Rubicon Web and Technology Training; Parent Category: Articles; Category: Tuna Fishing and other Game Fishing; Published: 27 February 2017; Hits: 4103