Articles
I see Red! – By Gyula Vari
With the explosion of shark numbers increasing in recent years, for most of us targeting reef species, it is becoming more and more difficult to land that fish. Now...
Seabed Secrets – By Dan Kaggelis
When most anglers are using their sounders to find fishable offshore ground, they commonly look for signs of changes in the bottom, structure, and even signs of bait and...
Exploring The Great Sandy Straits – By Nick Thompson
Over the June-July holidays I was lucky enough to visit the Great Sandy Strait in all of its glory. The Great Sandy Straits is located on the western side...
Longtail ‘The need for speed’ – By Gyula Vari
It’s that exciting time of the year again when we start to transition from targeting bottom dwellers to pelagic speedsters. For those of us that target and follow...
The Tiny Boat Addiction Grows – By Dave Magner
Not that long ago, I was checking out one of the local garage sales when I stumbled across a small plastic dingy for sale. Even though I wasn’t really...
Oven Baked Catfish and Veggies – By Anthony Davies
Aussie anglers generally despise catfish. I cover this subject in more detail in this issue's Featured Fish on page 18, suffice to say I believe this opinion is unjustified....
Bite Times – By Dan Kaggelis
If the fish would just bite all the time, fishing would be much easier. You wouldn’t have to worry about tides, time of day or weather. Unfortunately this is...
BBQ Crispy Skin Bream – By Anthony Davies
These days covered BBQ grills like the Weber "Q" and Ziegler & Brown's "Ziggy" are very fashionable and popular. They use less gas and are easier to clean than...
Bare Sand Island – By Chris Errity
One of my favourite areas to fish is Bare Sand Island, which is situated near Bynoe Harbour and can be accessed from a number of public ramps. The closest...
Pisces & Pesto Shepherd’s Pie – By Anthony Davies
The Flavour for this month is a quick and easy one pan meal that can utilise our less prestigious captures, turning that tricky snapper, trevally or tuna into something...
A guide to Port Alma – By John Boon
I’ve lost count how many messages I have received with anglers chasing advice on fishing Port Alma. I don’t blame anyone for reaching out trying to get any information...
When Less is Best – By Adam Finlay
After returning from a week-long trip at the Lodge I've pondered at the thought of what I would write for the next article. After looking back over the previous...
The Fitzroy town tactics – By Joon Boon
It can be a daunting experience to some. You look out over the water from the main bridges on the mighty Fitzroy River and see a large number of...
Beer n’ Pippies Bluey – By Anthony Davies
Pippies simmering in the beer sauce. The three main ingredients of this recipe can be found at many North Queensland beaches, blue threadfin salmon or...
The Legend of Herculez – By John Boon
Before you go any further, you’re not going to find any information in this article on the mythical Greek hero, after all this is a bloody fishing magazine of...
Bride’s Lemon Butter Barra – By Anthony Davies
When it comes to cooking seafood it's a good idea to apply the "KISS" principle, that is "keep it simple, Silly" This family favourite from the Bride's repetoire is...
Tilapia Termination – By Nick Thompson
Tilapia are desolating our waterways. But how did they get here, what do they do and how can we stop from spreading further? There are a number of tilapia...
Putting in that Perfect Cast – By Dan Kaggelis
The ability to cast accurately is fundamental to lure fishing success. Missing the target area, even by the smallest of margins, can spell the difference between a hook up...
Lure Colour and Contrast – Part 2 – By David Hodge
It’s really hard to let such a topic like the last months one I wrote go when you feel there were so many things you could have added, but...
2022 Top End Run-off – By Chris Errity
The 2022 Wet season has kicked off with some above average rainfall on most of the catchments with reports of good early run-off fishing for barramundi on many Top...
