Author: Malcolm Brown

I nail a nice 76cm Barramunid, my biggest in quite a while.

 After 8 years of heiatus I have decided to revamp FishingTownsville.net. Here is my first video, spending an arvo down Morriseys. Look out for more content to come.

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The following is a list of past product reviews published on the website. If you are a retailer/supplier of fishing and boating products and would like to have an item reviewed please contact me via email at sailfish@fishingtownville.net. • Threadybuster Lures • Shimano 3000 Ci4+ Stradic and Raider Barra Spin • Shimano Chronarch 200E7 and…

This short video demonstrates why the Threadybuster Lure is my number 1 choice when fishing soft plastic vibes, and a proven go-to lure in many different fishing situations.

Micro Jigging can be an enormous amount of fun, but at $15-20 a pop, Mackerel and other toothy critters can make this a very expensive exercise. Here is a method I found to make a 15g Micro Jig for less than $5.

We are just coming to the end of the September School Holidays, but due to family circumastances we only had two very short opportunities to get out for a fish. On Tuesday I took Lachlan for a run out in the bay, and on Wednesday it was Sebastians turn. Both days were very fruitful, with…

I was extremely lucky over the Easter long weekend to get 4 trips on the water and catch some 18 Barramundi from 63 to 85cm. If you have been following the Fishing Townsville Facebook Page, you will have seen the numerous photos and videos. But I thought I would share some the techniques that thoughts…

Well the last two weekends in a row have had light winds forecast that did not eventuate. Northerly winds and Townsville do not go well together! The Cleveland Bay actually faces more North than East, providing little protection from those Northerly winds. Both last Sunday and yesterday I had planned to get out into Halifax…

With the close of Barramundi season fast approaching, the weekend just gone was looking like the last chance I would get to target the infamous species. Saturday was busy, so it had to be Sunday. And with the weather predicted to drop out, it looked like the ideal time to put the effort into heading…