Articles
Girls on the Macks By Josh Behrendorff
It’s not too often that I get a visit from the water police, mainly because of their limited resources up here in the north, so I always feel a...
Pieces of the Puzzle. By Dan Kaggelis
It’s been a month since the opening of the barramundi season and whilst there are plenty of anglers out there with barra runs on the board, I’m sure there...
Fishing the Channels. By Jason Nat Rogers
I love the run-off, it's that magic time of the year when you can catch lots of barramundi in the Top End of the Northern Territory. And I love...
Family Fun Beach Fishing Fraser Island – By Luke Fitzpatrick
Fraser Island, there is certainly something very special about the largest sand island in the world. Some people call it Fraser, others stick to the indigenous Butchulla name for...
One Cool Cat. By Anthony Gomes
Following on from the water test on the Fusion 19, published in the January edition of this magazine, I had lined up another boat, also from Reef Marine in...
Finding Fingermark. By Nathan Johnston
The highly sought-after Lutjanus johnii, aka fingermark carry a distinctive back spot the shape of a thumbprint just below their dorsal fin. The striking fish can take on copper,...
Goldilocks and the Three Snags – By Lee Brake
It’s amazing the parallels you draw. As a fisherman and a father to a two-year-old, I found myself pondering the children’s classic Goldilocks and the Three Bears this week,...
Sandy Straits Marine Tri Hull 4.5m Whaler. By Luke Fitzpatrick
Anyone who follows my Fish That Snag fishing and boating adventures on Facebook or through YouTube will know that I absolutely love fishing the flats along the western side...
Moon, Tides and Floods – The Fitzroy. By Bill Bowtell
There is no doubt that fishing is a bond. That inexplicable link between people of a like mind and thought process, which forms life-long friendships, fosters tolerance and broadens...
Big Barra Run Off Fishing. By Craig Latimore
The Northern Territory runoff is truly a wonderful beast and usually stretches from February to sometime in May. During the preceding months, there is a mix of massive storms,...
Big lure Big Barramundi
With the closed season coming to an end, there is no better time for anglers to get out on the water and chase that trophy barramundi. With an excellent...
Corroboree Capers – By Dave Donald
When you’ve spent a lifetime chasing fish as I have, somewhere along the way the realization dawns that there’s much more to fishing than just catching fish. That fact...
Perfection Refined
Some people in this world continually strive for perfection. You know the ones? The type that will persist with something, (whether it is art, engineering, fishing, etc.) long after...
Offshore Marine Master 620 – One Tough Boat. By Ben Keen
Believe it or not, reviewing boats can be a tough gig. Most of the time, boats being reviewed are either the flagship model of a particular brand or have...
Hooked on Mackay – By Brendan Pollard
The 1st of February isn’t far away, and the countdown is on for the biggest day of the year, and we aren’t talking about Christmas. For Queenslanders, this day...
Trolling Deep and Fast – By Dave Magner
These days there are so many lures on the market that it’s a relatively simple task to find one which will perfectly suit the way you want to fish....
Fishing the Fitzroy – By Nick Thompson
If you are in Rocky and you love fishing, or even are just a young keen fisherperson like myself, the Fitzroy is the place for it. The Fitzroy is...
Fusion 19 – Green With Envy. By Anthony Gomes
I’ve always maintained that, just like a car, a motorcycle, or even a house, every boat is a compromise. Even with your ‘ideal’ boat (which I thought I had),...
Summertime Savages. By James Falkenberg
With summer in full swing and the weather gods holding the magnifying glass and focusing the sun firmly on North Queensland, now is the time to enjoy a nice...
Baramundi Fishing at Hinchinbrook – By Jason Masters
Hinchinbrook here we come, yet another year has ticked by, and it is the start of another barra season, and this can only mean one thing for us. Hinchinbrook....
