Cook Yellow Eye Mullet – Eating them is the BEST part
The ‘Mullet’ Yellow eye mullet, or simply ‘mullet’, is a smallish, slender silver fish commonly found in Australian estuaries and bays. They are usually pretty abundant and if they aren’t stealing your bait, they are great to catch. Many Aussies love to eat them but I’ve found the Philippine recipes to be the tastiest by […]
How To Cook Yabbies – A delicious method
The Old Days Australian Freshwater Yabbies are not only great fun to catch they are an absolute seafood delicacy. Known for their sweet and succulent meat many Aussies rate them higher than lobster in a taste test. In years gone by, I’d catch these with my boys, mainly just using a piece of meat tied […]
Roach- The fish in every creek and river
Roach fishing is near your house Now that petrol is so expensive, inflation is raising the price of everything and our fishing is starting to cost more it’s time to do things on the cheap and still have some fun. That’s where roach fishing comes in. I am amazed, not only at the places I’ve […]
How To Fish Snags
If you want to find fish – look for structure. Fish naturally seek out objects in the water for safety, so if you can put a bait there you’ve got a good chance of a bit of action. The trouble with structure is that while they can hold good fish they can be a nightmare […]
Chicken is a Great Bait – How to make it BETTER
Chicken works in Salt and Fresh Water If you’re not using chicken as bait in your fishing then you’re missing out on one of the best baits around. I have been using chicken for more than two decades and it has caught me a lot of fish. I’m not sure if it’s the taste, texture, […]
Fishing Small Rivers And Creeks
Local Waterways Some water ways look too shallow and narrow to fish and so are often left untouched by fishermen. This can be a mistake. While small waters may not carry as many fish as the big waters they can still offer good sport if approached properly. Best of all, if they are overlooked by […]
The FLOATING redfin rig
Over time I have changed my tactics when fishing for Redfin. This all started when I fished a lake in Winter and got no action for 2 hours. I fished worms, yabby tail and maggots but got absolutely no bites Then I changed tactics to something completely different. I cut up 5 to 6 worms […]
Winter fishing for carp
Carp Are Sport If you are a fresh water fisherman, like catching big fish, want the best chance of catching a fish and don’t mind if the weather is cold then the humble carp will give you the best chance of putting a fish on the bank. Carp are hated by many anglers because they […]
Pier fishing for big fish
Fishing from a pier or any structure lets anglers fish deeper water without a boat and best of all these structures attract fish! Many young fishermen…and women, start their angling life pier fishing but over time they move on to areas that offer bigger challenges….of catching bigger fish. ….but you can catch big fish from […]
Bolognese rods….no casting required!
Sometimes casting to the same spot can be hard, real hard. You aim at your target spot but just can’t seem to hit it. Why is hitting a target spot important? If you do a bit of searching at your fishing spot you can find slightly deeper areas or slow moving water or great spots […]