Fishing Gear

For over 20 years, Pelagic has provided dedicated waterpeople with the best technical apparel, premium polarised optics and ocean-inspired gear. Founded in 2002 off the coast of southern California, Pelagic was inspired by a love for the offshore lifestyle and the need for products that professionals could rely on. Pelagic has used years of feedback from top captains and mates …

How good is the feeling of knocking off for some holiday time. The upside is often more opportunities to fish, while the downside is that this fishing time is frequently shared with more people. In this article, I wanted to share some tips for getting the most out of fishing the holiday period, escaping the crowds and catching more fish …

Well, here we are in January and the pelagic species have been firing on the local reefs. With spotted mackerel coming down in big numbers, the larger models are always the first to show up. And with the average-sized spotty being above 80cm in length, any fisho would be over the moon. With a solid week of southerly wind and …

Well, summer is definitely here, and things have heated up dramatically, with consistently warmer temperatures. And of course, the water temperature has warmed up as well. weather So, with this, I have noticed that fishing the flats and shallows has not been producing at all. What this means to me is, the fish that would usually inhabit these areas have …

The warm weather is upon us and for a lot of anglers this signals the heating up of the Australian bass bite, along with quality by-catch species including golden perch and saratoga. For many, the holiday period also creates the opportunity to explore new waterways, the chance to target bass for the first time or perhaps land a new personal …

At the start of September, I came up with a plan to try getting my son Luke onto his first barramundi or mangrove jack. His tenth birthday was in the middle of September, so I organised a plane flight for the two of us to fly to Townsville. My father lives in this coastal city and my brother Chris was …

G’day crew, as always, I hope you’ve been well and keeping busy enjoying our beautiful slice of heaven. I know my family and I have been, and we made the most of the good weather throughout the school holidays. Fishing and boating with the kids, going for adventures in the bay, picnics and swimming until they were all wrinkly and …

What a cracker month it has been, with so many different species caught in Moreton Bay! Snapper were readily caught in the bay area, with a few personal bests ticked off the bucket list. A cracker that Dan landed came in at slightly over 8kg. It’s one to be proud of, well done Dan – I think it was a …

I am a big believer in many of the old fishing sayings, such as ‘find the bait, find the fish’, ‘match the hatch’ and ‘think like a fish’ and, when the bite has been tough, it’s reflecting on these sayings and what I can take from them that has turned my sessions around. In this article I wanted to reference …

Hello all, well I guess there’s nothing more exciting than starting the summer off with a flood… a little sarcasm there.   This most recent event provided us with a downpour of slightly over 6m in Lismore.   While not to the catastrophic levels of 2022, it was still enough to make plenty of people around the area more than …