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Pelagic Fishing In Estuaries: Expert Tips for Your Next Adventure!
Discover essential tips for successful pelagic fishing adventures in estuaries, from gear selection to spotting ideal fishing spots.
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The Best Way to Cook Coral Trout With An Air Fryer
After an eventful trolling adventure at Leicester Island on the outskirts of Shoalwater Bay in the Blue Boat, we scored a good-eating-size coral trout and ...
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Black Jewfish Fishing: Succeeding with Barra Techniques
There are two prominent Jewfish species in Australia, one being the Black Jew, a more northern species. The other is the Mulloway (or silver jewfish) ...
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Barra tactics for rough weather
Over 30 years on charter, I’ve learned a few tricky barra tactics for rough weather when the fish go off the chew. This very thing ...
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Exploring a new fishing location – Shoalwater Bay
When we travel to new places, we use a step-by-step approach to exploring a new fishing location. Often, we are only in the area for ...
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Are estuary cod good eating?
When fishing for jew, fingermark, and barra, a common by-catch is the gold spot or estuary cod. These common species inhabit creeks, rivers, inshore, and semi-offshore ...
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Blue Groper Ban – Where is the science?
On the 1st of March 2024, The NSW Government implemented a Blue Groper ban for all recreational line anglers across the state. It is a ...
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Jewfish Recipe – with tuna sashimi catch and cook
Try our Jewfish recipe for Thai Jewfish Curry + tuna sashimi entree after an epic morning session of jew and nothern bluefin. Yum!
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12 Fishing Tips and Techniques You Didn’t Know You Needed: Live Q&A Aftermath
On the 31st January Ryan gave a two hour Q and A session live on Facebook, filled with fishing tips and techniques. To save you ...
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Live Bait or Lures for fishing success
Live bait or lures is an enduring debate among fishos although the choice between the two is not just a matter of preference. It can ...
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Fishing the Duke Islands, Central Queensland
The Duke Islands in Central Queensland are a fishing mecca! Remote enough not to see too much fishing pressure, yet close enough to Stanage Bay ...
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Eating live bait challenge
Chasing black jew in the Duke Islands and decided to add some pressure with an eating live bait challenge. Rules are simple. Catch a black ...
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