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Yellowtail Kingfish - the king of the sea

by Ron McBain

As I sit here and write this article, my mind goes back to a half hour ago, when one of our customers brought into the shop to show us a truly magnificent fish - a 20 kg Yellowtail Kingfish.

: Category: Saltwater and Estuary Fishing; Published: 03 October 2008; Hits: 8260

Saltwater and Estuary Fishing

South Esk River proves tough, yet enjoyable

by Peter Blakeley

The South Esk River is one of many contrasts, offering many challenges to the angler. Normally by this time of year I have made numerous visits to the river. This season, however, has been an exception due to the varying weather conditions.

: Category: Esk and other Northern Rivers; Published: 03 October 2008; Hits: 8498

Esk and other Northern Rivers

The Peninsula - an anglers delight

by Joe Thureau

The Peninsula area, often known in general terms as the Tasman Peninsula, actually comprises two separate regions - Forestier Peninsula, immediately south of the neck of land at the town of Dunalley and Tasman Peninsula, separated from the former by the narrow Eaglehawk Neck.

: Category: Saltwater and Estuary Fishing; Published: 03 October 2008; Hits: 10211

Saltwater and Estuary Fishing

Sea sickness and how to avoid it

by Danny Sims

A thin bead of sweat breaks out on your forehead. You start to feel hot and flushed. A sinking, churning feeling begins to take over your stomach.

: Category: Other; Published: 03 October 2008; Hits: 5673

Other

Temperature can make the difference with trout

by Tony Ritchie

Brown Trout find very comfortable temperatures between 12 and 20 Degrees Celsius and often feed best at the top end of this range for brook and rainbow trout is several degrees less. Trout can live for only limited periods in water temperature of 28 degrees.

: Category: Trout Fishing; Published: 30 September 2008; Hits: 9264

Trout Fishing

Sorell area well worth a visit

There is plenty of variety available in the Sorell area, as Adam Hill explains.
There are many good fish to be caught in my local area, the South East Region, for whatever form of fishing you like i.e. bait, lure or surf fishing.

: Category: Lake Sorell; Published: 30 September 2008; Hits: 9253

Lake Sorell

Arthur River Salmon make the dive worthwhile

by Vance Murphy

While the far NW tip of Tasmania can't be referred to as the sunshine coast, it does have some very good fishing. The mainly revolves around the annual run of Australian salmon. These fish usually start to appear in November and stay through till the first major floods in the rivers push them out. This usually occurs from March to May.

: Category: Arthurs Lake; Published: 30 September 2008; Hits: 11738

Arthurs Lake

A devil of a good lure

by Joe Thureau

For almost thirty years, one of the most successful lures to ever grace the tackle boxes of Tasmanian trout fishers has been the Tasmanian Devil. First envisaged and manufactured by Wigstons of New Norfolk, this lure, which started from humble beginnings, has now spread its fame to overseas countries such as the United Kingdom, Japan, Canada, New Zealand and the USA.

: Category: Tackle, Boats and other Equipment; Published: 30 September 2008; Hits: 17819

Tackle, Boats and other Equipment

Tempting Striped Marlin

Two tips that will increase your chances

by Bert Blackwell

With large numbers of Striped Marlin inshore on our east coast, most game fishers will be putting in some serious effort trying to get attached to one over the next 6 -8 weeks.

: Category: Tuna Fishing and other Game Fishing; Published: 30 September 2008; Hits: 5920

Tuna Fishing and other Game Fishing

Tamar River Snapper -The rewards of time and patience

by Steve Robinson

My first experience with a Tamar River snapper was some twenty years ago. My father and I were fishing for cod in Spring Bay when dad hooked a "very good fish'. After the battle that followed a beautiful 6 Ib snapper was landed. I had heard stories from old timers that snapper could be caught in the Tamar, but as they say "seeing is believing'.