Articles
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...
Spanish Mackerel – An Icon Under Threat- Part 1: By Bill Bowtell
The run-out tide pushed wide of Sunken Reef forming a clear, and very distinctive, current line in the process. A flock of Little Terns wheeled and dived in the...
Blue Tiger Spanish – By Bill Bowtell
It was dark, very dark. A light fog, the first for the season, drifted in from the southwesterly quarter and settled across the extent of the harbour. The only...
Black Macks – Bill Bowtell 2017
Over the years I have experimented with trying to consistently catch Spanish mackerel at night. Especially during the summer period when daytime temperatures and strong sunlight, lessen the chances...
