Fishing Articles

Continuing on with last month’s tips for targeting snapper in the Brisbane River, time of day isn’t as important as fishing the right tide. I’ve caught plenty of good fish in the middle of the day. If you coincide a good stage of the tide with an early morning or late afternoon, you’re giving yourself a good chance of hooking …

Well, it’s a brand-new year with some fresh fishing opportunities, hopefully. This can be a tough month to fish during the day because it’s hot, windy and at times stormy. I used to be keen on night fishing but in recent years I much prefer to get out on the water in the early morning. It’s a great time of …

For the past five weeks, we have seen a constant flow of water heading downstream to the west. The releases were small to start with, then went to 1000 megalitres a day, bringing the storage percentage down to 82, as at the time of writing. This in return saw good numbers of golden perch being caught on bait and lures. …

Way back in 1998, I was invited by Queensland Fisheries staff from Walkamin to visit Lake Tinaroo in an attempt to achieve repeatable results on the temperamental barramundi living there. Locals from Cairns had been struggling on the lake despite angling barramundi very successfully in saltwater environs. Our approach was to call on our extensive experience on southern Queensland’s stocked …

The Whitsundays are synonymous with great fishing, famous beaches and sunshine, and while Mother Nature takes care of the latter two, the dynamic team at Topnotch Fishing Charters are the experts on fishing in the Whitsundays.   Fishing isn’t a hobby here, it’s a way of life, and the Topnotch team deliver a fishing trip like no other.  In the Whitsundays, …

Hi everyone, it was great to receive at least a little rain in November, to settle dust and subdue bushfires. In the rivers, rain is essential for good fishing, and both Brad and I have seen some excellent catches. At AFTA 2023, I had a preview look at the new Samaki Redic 50 hard-body lure and couldn’t wait for its …

My favourite fish to target in December are snapper. The Brisbane River can turn on some excellent snapper fishing in this month and they’re a stack of fun to catch on lures. While I spend a bit of time targeting them on bait as well, I’ll concentrate on lures for now and take a look at bait fishing in a …

Initially, the thought of using drones to drop long distance bait seemed a strange combination of slightly whacky and somewhat genius – yes, that’s what we thought too. We’d heard of underwater remote-controlled drones deploying long lines for snapper in New Zealand and kites suspending trolled bait on a spread for sailfish, so why not take advantage of new age …

Wow, while we probably say it every year, “I can’t believe it’s nearly Christmas,” this year has definitely flown by, so Merry Christmas everyone! Thank you for reading my articles for the past 12 months, I hope you’ve enjoyed them. I’ve revelled in spending time on the water and catching fish with family, friends and clients, which helps to make …

If we want the old saying of ‘there’s plenty of fish in the sea’ to remain true, then saltmarsh restoration is a key issue that needs to be addressed. OzFish Unlimited has been working hard on its ‘Saving Our Saltmarsh’ project on the lower Richmond River estuary as a way of helping to resolve this problem, which can be found …