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…
Tag: fishing techniques
Lip grips- yay or nay?
Lip grips are useful little tools when handling fish. Used correctly they can aid in quick, safe releases. Used incorrectly or on the wrong fish they can also harm and even kill fish. So the question is how and on what species should we use lip grips? Or should we use them at all? Firstly a little “science”. Most fish…
The importance of stealth- Melbourne trip report with musings.
A few weekends ago me and Nick spent an afternoon fishing a clear, low, pocket water creek. The Low gin clear water made the fish incredibly spooky. Spotting fish was pretty much impossible given the boulders and rocks that dotted the stream bed. It would be very easy to fish that little creek for an afternoon and not see any…
Niko Tinbergen, supernormal stimuli and what we can learn as fishermen…
During the 1950s the dutch biologist Niko Tindbergen came up with the idea of supernormal stimuli. What his work showed was that male sticklebacks would preferentially attack a redder wooden stickleback model over real fish. That herring gull chicks would preferentially beg to a redder, more cartoon like beak over a realistic representation. That male butterflies would preferentially mate with…
Fishing estuaries more effectively: structure
Part one of our estuary series, which focusses on tides is here. Rubble flats, weedbeds, sandflats, reef, bommies, dropoffs, pylons and other artificial structures, mored boats, ledges, edges, rockwalls, undercut banks and snags. All estuary structures that will hold and attract fish. As we covered in the last post that touched on tides and tidal movement, water movement will have…
Fishing estuaries more effectively: tides
The principle is simple and the same around the globe. On beaches, rivers, estuaries and oceans. Find the bait/food and you will find the fish. In all those environments, structure plays and important role in helping you the angler achieve that. Be it a pinnacle that catches the current and concentrates baitfish, a rock bar, a snag that provides cover…
“Vary it up”- musings on fishing dogmas
Inspired by this great gink and gasoline post, I decided to write a short little entry on fishing dogmas in general. Firstly fishing dogmas are usually dogmas for a reason, that is they generally work “most” of the time. They provide an easy to remember short hand of what to do in certain situations. Individually, as we become better anglers,…
Popping my metery cherry
Today we’ve got a guest article from Danny ‘Deepdiver’ Saunders on how he managed to snare a trophy barra in the hardest fished patch of water near Darwin. Top effort mate! Fishing in Darwin, or indeed anywhere can be an expensive hobby. If we worked out a per kilo rate of the fillets we fishos keep, factoring boats, tackle, booze and the rest of…
Royalty of the Reefs II – How to Target Monster Kingfish
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…
Blood, Boabs and Barra – A great day in the Kimberley
I could see my heartbeat reflected in each squirt of arterial blood that was gushing from my leg. At the time I pondered the fact that today wasn’t really supposed to be a fishing trip – more a cultural excursion – and then my thoughts went to the problem at hand. I had a treble buried through my shorts and…
The basics: Squid Fishing on the Cheap
Squid – they are super tasty, easy to catch and widespread so it does seem strange they aren’t targeted more regularly. Their lack of fighting ability probably has something to do with it. I mean just imagine if squid had the speed of a tuna, strength of a kingy or the nastiness of a giant trevally? There’s a good chance…
Not just for kids and brits- Advanced Slimy Mackerel fishing techniques
Slimy mackerel are a favourite food fish and recreational target in many places such as England, Spain and Japan. However, here they aren’t held in such high esteem and targeting them is mainly the realm of kids and fishermen chasing live bait to tempt more charismatic fish that view slimies as tasty lollipops. So following on from advanced Mullet fishing…