Fish Species Guide

What’s new It seems the Expo is attracting a new wave of lure makers eager to show off their wares to the ever-growing crowds who flock to see the best lures in Australia. Check out some of the newbies in 2016. Muggo’s Lures A first timer at the expo, Muggo’s Lures are made on the Darling Downs and have a …

HALCO Tackle Company is proud to present the newest offering in the range, the big brother to the Max 130, the all-new Halco Max 190. This award-winning bibless minnow has been reworked by Halco and is now available in 190mm size. The Max 190 has an incredibly wide effective operating envelope, working well from a fast cast and retrieve speed all …

NOT often does a new style of fishing come along, but Jase Teelow of Cairns developed this one. The all-new Alvey Gunnell Rod makes deep-sea fishing easy. Charter and game boat operators and all deep-sea anglers will be keen to have one of these setups on their boat. Perfect for clients who cannot handle heavy combos, the Gunnell Rod is a lesson …

CARRYING your catch from the boat to the cleaning table has always been a drama. So too has been the ability to keep fish intended for food cold on a boat without a kill tank or live well. These problems no longer exist with the release of the Wilson Fish Storage Bags. Two bags in the range comprise a medium 144cm long …

THE latest addition to the Tackle Tactics stable of brands, Fish Inc. Lures stickbaits and poppers, feature quality finishes, durable construction and come fitted with genuine, heavy-duty Owner trebles. The Prop stickbait is a 140mm, 62g sinking hard-body that casts like a bullet, tracks well at speed when worked on the surface and can be sunk to the desired depth …

“Fish stocks are a limited resource,” he said. “While previously only one permit was needed per couple the expanded scheme requires all anglers over the age of 18 to have a permit. “The permit fees have been fixed for the next five years at $50 yearly, $36 for an annual concession and a weekly permit is $10. Fishers who hold an existing …

In the Noosa River, the majority of the action has been in the lower reaches of the river. Trevally have been feeding throughout the lower estuary with early morning and late afternoon being the peak times. Prawn baits or soft plastics like the Fuze Prawn head have been catching a lot of the fish with cale cale, diamond, golden and …

With the cold weather around the Bundaberg area lately, winter is certainly in full swing, and so are the snapper and bream. A prime location for snapper is the Cochrane Artificial Reef, approximately three nautical miles offshore form Elliott Heads. When heading out, keep in mind that the mouth of the Elliott River is very shallow at low tide, so make sure …

After the strong cold Westerly winds last weekend it was nice to see the Sunshine this week matched with light winds made for some great fishing weather on the Gold Coast for the first week of school holidays. The weekend is looking good, let’s see what’s been happening this week. Customers have been getting amongst some nice Flathead this week, …

BUILT By Blokes has designed the perfect fishing station for everyone from Dad and the kids to serious anglers. Whether estuary or surf fishing, RODGOD is made strong to last and enables you to safely carry all your gear with one hand. Its superior anchorage will allow you to fish with confidence and RODGOD can be anchored in or out of …