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Australia Day Lake Pedder 2015 Trout fishing competition Thursday 22nd Jan to Monday 26th Jan.

Every competitor is placed in the draw to win the boat package
On behalf of Lake Pedder Anglers Club, I would like to invite all anglers to our 35th Australia Day Trout Fishing Competition. All competitors will be placed in a draw to win a boat package, to win you must be present at the draw on Monday 26th. The prize pool has once again been valued at over $20,000 and we thank our sponsors for their support to this event. This is a family orientated competition with activities for children throughout the event. Join us for some serious fishing followed by evenings filled with laughter and fishing stories around the Chalet bar. If you’re new to trout fishing, come along, our members are very supportive and will be very happy to give you some tips on the finer art of trout fishing.

: Written by Stephen Smith - Rubicon Web and Technology Training; Category: Lake Pedder and Gordon; Published: 04 January 2015; Hits: 7890

Lake Pedder and Gordon

Yanagiba Sashimi Knives

In Japan, preparing sushi and sashimi is very serious business. One of the most important requirements is that sliced meat be smooth, shiny and sharp when viewed through a microscope. This kind of precision can only be accomplished with a special knife like a Yanagiba.
The Yanagiba is a long, very thin, single beveled (usually on the right side) sushi knife used in preparing sashimi and sushi. For lefties a left hand version can be obtained that are beveled on the left side, but they are often much more expensive.

: Written by Stephen Smith - Rubicon Web and Technology Training; Category: Cooking Fish; Published: 29 December 2014; Hits: 6939

Beauty Point

Caught off Beauty Point wharf today at 5pm on a full tide by Adrian from Launceston

It was 610mm long and weighed 2.75kg. The bait used was Barracutta.

Cheers, Nick Jones

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: Written by Stephen Smith - Rubicon Web and Technology Training; Category: Tamar River; Published: 28 December 2014; Hits: 9965

Wynyard angler Damien Purton appears on Channel Ten's Fishing Edge

WYNYARD angler Damien Purton has been sharing some of the North-West's best fish. Read at The Advocate

: Written by Stephen Smith - Rubicon Web and Technology Training; Category: North West Coast; Published: 26 December 2014; Hits: 6336

Tasmanian Recreational Fishing Survey

The Wild Fisheries Management Branch and the University of Tasmania's Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies have released the results of the 2012-13 Tasmanian Recreational Fishing Survey.
Over 3000 Tasmanian households were surveyed between November 2012 and October 2013 to see if they fish recreationally. 780 of these households, representing over 2000 persons then provided details of their fishing activities over a 12 month period.

Amongst the main findings of the survey:

: Written by Stephen Smith - Rubicon Web and Technology Training; Category: IFS, DPIPWE, MAST and Peak Bodies; Published: 19 December 2014; Hits: 5558

IFS, DPIPWE, MAST and Peak Bodies

Coastal Catches 18/12/2014

With only a week to go Christmas is looming very quickly. There should be quite a few new anglers out on the water judging by the number of junior combos we are selling. If you are heading out for a fish at Christmas please do it safely as no fish is worth your life or serious injury.
I was fortunate to spend some time fishing with Paul Worstling last week. He was in the North West of the state to film some footage for the next season of IFish. Paul was blown away by the quality of fishing we have here and I know he will be back to check out some more. We fished in the Smithton area and caught and released some big Flathead and King George Whiting and had a brilliant day out.

: Written by Stephen Smith - Rubicon Web and Technology Training; Category: Coastal Catches; Published: 19 December 2014; Hits: 5205

Coastal Catches

Morning on the Tamar

The plan was to fish off Low Head this morning for Gummies as the forecast looked pretty good.Left Kelso at 6am to be greeted by a pretty ordinary slop at the heads so decided to give it a miss.Headed back up the river to try for a Snapper instead;found plenty of birds around the Clarence Point area so threw a plastic around for 10 minutes and landed 5 Salmon around the 25cm mark.Off to look for a Snapper with fresh bait next.Anchored up in a spot around 14 metres deep and wasn't long before the first Gurnard was on board.

: Written by Stephen Smith - Rubicon Web and Technology Training; Category: Tamar River; Published: 17 December 2014; Hits: 8283

Yamaha announces new F130A four-stroke outboard

Yamaha Motor Australia is extremely pleased to announce the release of the new F130A. This model was unveiled overnight at the Paris Boat Show. The new F130A fills the only remaining gap in Yamaha’s four-stroke engine range and is especially exciting for Australian customers who have been requesting a Yamaha four-stroke engine in this horsepower category for many years.

: Written by Stephen Smith - Rubicon Web and Technology Training; Category: Commercial Interests; Published: 13 December 2014; Hits: 9893

The new Tonic Eyewear YouRanium

Tonic Polarised Eyewear, the new leader in high quality fishing sunglasses, is proud to announce the release of the new YouRanium style.
Developed with Brendan Wing of YouFishTV and named by the YouFishTV fan base, the YouRanium features a custom designed adjustable nose bridge that is fully integrated into the frame. While the frame is a standard fit, the adjustable nose bridge can be used to suit people with broken, low or wide nose bridges.

: Written by Stephen Smith - Rubicon Web and Technology Training; Category: Tackle, Boats and other Equipment; Published: 13 December 2014; Hits: 6138

Final Round (3) of the Tasmanian Trout Fishing Classic

The final round of the Lowrance TAS Trout Classic series could not have got any closer. The Cranka Lures Arthurs Lake round produced the second three way tie for series and kept up the count back system deciding each and every one of the three rounds.
The weather was fantastic, almost too good on Saturday but no one was going to complain after the horrendous conditions on the Great Lake in round two.
Teams gathered at the Great Lake Hotel on Friday night for the compulsory briefing where crowd favourite Robert ‘Bobby’ Ling was drawn out of the hat as the lucky recipient of the LOX Ambassador Series Hybrid Rod. The Calcutta was as always highly entertaining and would ultimately play out as a true form guide for the round ahead.
Teams headed out of Jonah Bay on Arthurs Lake at 7am Saturday morning. Spreading far and wide across the water. Conditions were warm and the sun was very hot after some low cloud cleared in the first hour. It made for some difficult fishing but bags didn’t really show it.