I finally bought a net…
When I started fly fishing a little over a year ago, a net was really just a hypothetical need. It wasn’t like I was catching fish, so why lug around half a kilo of extra… Continue reading
Category Archive: Tips & techniques
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Fishing mojo
As Hamish mentioned in the post ‘A few days trout fishing around Khancoban‘, I had a pretty tough time as far as the fishing was concerned. Don’t get me wrong – it was… Continue reading
Fly tying: UV glue curing trick
Brett put me onto a sweet little trick for quickly curing UV glues (clear cure goo in this case)…. High powered purple lasers. They set the glue faster than the blue UV lights… Continue reading
Tackle review: the buff (sun smart face mask)
What can I say. I am a pale excitable white guy prone to sunburn and also to forgetting to put on sunscreen regularly enough when the fishing is good… Its not an ideal… Continue reading
When is the best time to catch kingfish?
Another in the Q&A series of posts, where we will endeavour to post commonly asked questions and quick, straight to the point answers. Question: When is the best time to catch kingfish? Answer:… Continue reading
How do you kill a flathead?
Another in the How to and Q&A series Question: How do you kill a flathead? Answer: Some people’s idea of killing a flathead involves throwing it in a bucket. This is pretty stupid,… Continue reading
How to kill bream and snapper
Another in the ‘How to and Q&A series’. Killing bream and snapper is arguably more difficult than some of our more ‘streamlined’ species. Instead of simply knocking them on the head, cutting the… Continue reading
How to fillet flathead
Welcome to the ‘how to and Q&A’ series. Flathead are one of the tastiest and most accessible fish for us south-east Australian anglers. They are fun to catch, have a high fecundity (meaning… Continue reading
Back country fishing with your smart phone
Technology is invading every part of our lives. From the moment we wake up and check a news feed and our friend’s facebook status, to navigating the streets of an unfamiliar suburb or… Continue reading
Surface poppers or walk-the-dog lures: What catches more whiting?
The latest craze to hit the estuaries of south-east Australia is whiting on surface lures. In this article, three of us share our experiences in chasing these often elusive and incredibly tasty predators… Continue reading