Worms are the best bait
You gotta love worms. Prepare them right and you can catch anything…and I’m not just talking about fresh water fish! Ever since people have been fishing they’ve been using worms. Fish love them and you can catch the smallest…and biggest fish on these wrigglers. The great thing about worms is that just about […]
Float fishing with a pole…don’t knock it till you’ve tried it.
One of the simplest fishing thrills is to watch your float go underwater as a fish takes your bait. If you haven’t tried it the feeling’s hard to describe but it can be such a rush that some people do no other type of fishing. In Australia we don’t do a lot of float […]
Surf fishing – how to get fish looking for your bait
A small bait in the surf doesn’t do much to attract fish. Think about it… you’ve cast in a rig with one hook and a small piece of bait. There’s a whole lot of water mixed with your bait so it can take a while for fish to smell it….and even longer to find […]
Catch Silver Perch, hard fighting little bulldogs
Silver perch fight hard, hook themselves and don’t need specialist gear….how good is that? I must admit that up until a few years ago I never really fished for silver perch. I’d catch them when I was fishing for redfin, or cod….or just about anything that swam….but “silvers” weren’t my focus. I guess this was […]
Is chicken the best bait of all?
People like chicken, fish like chicken….even chickens like chicken! You can’t get a more versatile food…and even better bait! I first found out about using chicken as bait many years ago. A dedicated bream angler would use virtually nothing else….because he could catch a truckload of fish with it, so why change? He would use […]
River black fish, very slimy….but very tasty!
Not a lot of anglers chase our river black fish and they are missing out on a real treat. The river black fish is an Australian native. It likes inland rivers and creeks and I’ve always associated it with waters in farmland….because that’s where I’d always caught them. Black fish like structure…. they really […]
How to catch Mulloway…bait fishing for the mystery fish
Many anglers consider mulloway a bit of a mystery fish because they never catch them …trouble is, they use general purpose gear and fish the usual spots, not paying too much attention to baits, rigs and conditions! The anglers I know who specialise in Mulloway do things way differently. They use live or fresh […]
Salted baits…you can catch anything with these!
You can salt a bait so easy and then catch a fish with it…so easy. Salted baits have been a real eye opener for me. I’ve been surprised with the success of baits I salted myself and just had to keep experimenting with the types of bait that work. So why is it […]
How to catch yabbies, good food and even better bait!!
If you’ve ever eaten yabbies before you’ll know just how good they taste….really sweet, delicate flesh. People describe it as sweeter than prawn and more delicate than lobster….and I’d have to agree with that. Most seasoned anglers who chase Murray cod, Yellow belly, silver perch and Redfin will tell you that yabbies also make a […]
Fishing with kids – have fun without disaster!
If you have kids, especially young ones, you may not have much chance to wet a line…..’cos the thought of managing them with a rod, baits and HOOKS sounds like a nightmare! Well, it can be….but there are a few simple ways to organise your fishing with the kids, get out into the […]