Articles
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...
A Current Affair – By Dave Magner
If you have read any of my recent articles, you’ll have noticed that lately I’ve been spending a lot of time fishing my local estuaries. More specifically, I’ve been...
Spanish Mackerel – An Icon Under Threat – Part 3 – By Bill Bowtell
The East Coast Spanish Mackerel (ECSM) review, currently being conducted by the Fisheries Queensland under its working documents: “Queensland Sustainable Fisheries Strategy 2017-2027”; and, “Queensland Harvest Strategy Policy”, held...
A Guide to Spanner Crabbing – By Gyula Vari
Spanner Crabs! I would have to say this is my favourite crab to eat with its beautiful white delicate sweet flesh, and the ease of catching a decent feed...
Keto Fritto Misto – By Anthony Davies
These days it seems that “carbs are the enemy” when it comes to healthy eating. This becomes even more important for those who have the misfortune to be Diabetic....
Bathurst Island Threadies – By Chris Errity
Bathurst Island is one of the best places to target large threadfin salmon in the Northern Territory. I have fished this area for many years since being a young...
Deep Drop Fishing – The highs and lows – By Gyula Vari
Like most fishing trips, Deep Dropping takes a fair bit of planning in order to ensure a successful trip, and when all the stars align, all that remains is...
SEQ Mixed Reef Targets – By William Kitching
When hitting the water in South East Queensland, one of the most exciting forms of fishing has to be heading out to target some of the awesome reef species...
A Metre Barramundi and Others – Full Moon Potpourri – By Bill Bowtell
The phone rang. It was Adrian Frick. In his cheery way, he described that he was now officially retired, having just sold his dental business, and that he wanted...
Heavy timber tactics – By John Boon
There’s no other type of piscatorial pursuit that even comes close. It would be the closest thing to getting ready for war. The weapons must be of premium calibre...
Timber! – By Dan Kaggelis
We all have our favourite type of lures. For some people it’s a paddle tail soft plastic or prawn, others it’s a hard body, stick bait, or popper. Usually...
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,...
Guide To Hervey Bay – Luke Fitzpatrick 2016
Through my Facebook page (Fish That Snag) I receive dozens of messages per month from new and return visitors to Hervey Bay, asking for advice about what species of...
4WD fishing in Byfield National Park – Clayton Nicholls SEP 13
‘Five Rocks’, as it is referred to, is an area of the Byfield National Park situated north of Yeppoon. The locality of Byfield itself is around a half hour’s...
How to jig easier and cheaper!
By Miles Tam Townsville Before we kick things off, everything in this article is simply my rendition of what works for me to find and catch fish jigging; it’s...
