Graz and I wrote a little thing for the paper on this not long ago. However, given we’ve got a blog, I’ve decided to go into a few things in a little more detail. In Australia catch and release fishing has been growing in popularity over the decades. Anglers all over the country are realising the importance of healthy fish…
Month: June 2014
Hook and leader avoidance: how to fool educated fish.
What the carp hole carp can teach us about fishing for educated fish In two years fishing the carp hole I discussed some of the lessons I’ve learnt fly fishing the same same spot for carp over an extended period of time. In this post I’d like to delve a little deeper into some practical lessons that have come out…
How to Target Monster Kingfish – Royalty of the reefs
There are some huge kingfish biting up and down the coast at the moment. In this (fairly) recent blog, Dan recounts one of his more memorable captures, and gives you the low down on how to apply the same technique to join in on the fun. As I lowered the fat and frisky Bonito through the water column I said…
Eating ‘trash’ fish – mullet, slimy mackerel, yellowtail, leatherjacket and salmon
Countless times I’ve been walking along a bridge or wharf, checking out what people are catching, and seen them throwing back so-called ‘trash’ fish, in the hope of catching a bream, snapper, flathead or other such ‘desirable’ species. The fish that find their way back are often the slimy mackerel, yellowtail scad (yakkas), leatherjacket, mullet and salmon. While I love…
Weekend report
I wrote a post a few weeks ago about my growing fishing itch that needed to be scratched. Well, I have to admit that I didn’t end up fishing that weekend…moving house and other life-related admin got the better of me, and needless to say, I have been pining for some fishing. Graz and I headed down to Wallaga Lake…
Late to the party? discovering articulated streamers
Fishing big articulated streamers for trout is a big part of US fly fishing culture. In general fishing big dirty streamers for trout seems to be a visible and vibrant part of American fly fishing culture, complete with die hards who fish very little else. In Australia, streamer fishing, especially with big articulated beasties, doesn’t appear to have quite…
Things that go BOOF in the night
If you’ve seen and heard a Murray Cod engulf a surface lure, you’ve witnessed one of the most exciting and heart-stopping fishing experiences our region has to offer. There is a time somewhere between ‘afternoon’ and ‘evening’ when the sun is setting and you can no longer quite see into the water. You cast out a lure and wind it…
Like shooting fish in a barrel
A couple of weeks ago photos of Brook trout caught in Victoria started popping up all over FB and instagram. Apparently a bunch of brook trout had escaped from a trout farm and people were jumping at the rare opportunity to catch these fish within a couple of hours from Melbourne. This weekend I decided to join the fray. I…