Fish Species Guide

WORKING as a guide means you will regularly contend with less than desirable angling conditions, be it weather, fish moods or fish numbers. But you get paid to put fish in the boat, so that’s what you aim to do even when it’s tough fishing. Whether it’s one or hoards, you can’t let anything get between you and the fish. Mentally you …

The larger reefs and bommies generally hold better numbers of coronation trout purely because more structure is on offer, but a small rock the size of a car can also produce these fish as long as that rock has the protection the trout needs. Coronation trout are aggressive feeders and will usually smash baits as soon as they hit the …

  G’DAY; I hope you had a great Christmas and new year holiday break. There is no doubt the mighty mangrove jack are bucket-list fish for most anglers in southeast Queensland and northern NSW due to their aggressive, hard-fighting nature and the fact that they will respond to an array of well-presented lures and baits. It should also be mentioned the …

This recipe details how to turn that black kingfish (cobia) you captured offshore into a delicious black kingfish curry. Ingredients 1kg black kingfish 8 eggs 1 tablespoon butter 3 shallots 1 teaspoon garlic 1 teaspoon Keen’s curry powder White sauce 2 1/4 cups milk 2 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons plain flour Salt and pepper Method Boil eggs and peel. Dissect …

A number of times I have been in the middle of a great jack bite when a boat has gone past and rolled wash onto the banks and the fish have instantly gone off the bite. I hope Santa Claus is good to you and your stocking is filled with fishing lures and apparel instead of socks and un-dies.  Raylene …

This recipe makes it easy to turn those muddies you picked up in the pots into beautiful chilli mud crab delights. Ingredients 2 uncooked mud crabs 2 tablespoons rice bran oil 6 cloves chopped garlic 3 tablespoons sweet chilli sauce 2 tablespoons oyster sauce 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1/2 cup water 3 shallots sliced into 1cm pieces 1 teaspoon freshly …

Again I was happily surprised by how level and true the boat remained, which gave a good indication of the performance of the hull. Having satisfied my curiosity about performance, I set about checking out the layout and how it worked. For a 5.8 model there is plenty of fishing room as well as a good amount of storage, with …

My initial thoughts were that it was going to be a 175hp (which I think might be just around the corner) however I was wrong and a brand new light-weight 200hp 4-stoke Yamaha was sitting on the back. Obviously I was keen for a ride, so along with a few other media people we went for a run in the …

There is one flight pass in particular that shows a very low water level and many clues about where to start looking, taking notice of the now sunken rises and valleys. In my experience, the GPS on Google Earth will get you close enough to find what you are looking for once on the water. The fishing we have done on …