Finally some half decent weather presents itself to Townsville! Saturday was forecast for 5 knots most of the day, and I think all of Townsville tried to take advantage of the calm conditions. We arrived at the Coast Guard ramp about 5.30am and car-park was already overflowing onto the lawn. To avoid the congestion we…
Lure Selection DOA Prawn – A great soft plastic for slow moving clear water. I prefer the 3in size, but also available in a 4in. Best fished on lighter lines for a more natural presentation. Prone to snagging, so care is needed when allowing the lure to sink into structure. Relatively inexpensive. Can be used with the…
Recently I was on a fishing expedition with Graham Knight of G&T Fishing School and Charters. It wasn’t a particularly successful day and I hadn’t taken many photos. When I sat down to write a short article from the trip I began regretting not taking the camera out and snapping more photos. But while I…
Tried to take advantage of the break in the weather yesterday. But those Northerlies just won’t back off. Friday was apparently the pick of the days, but a sick child prevented us from getting on the water. He still wan’t 100% on Saturday, so a short trip was planned to fish some spots in the…
On Monday this week I decided to take Tania and the boys for a run up Hinchinbrook Channel. Strong winds had been blowing for the first week of the holidays and I didn’t much feels like fishing the local creeks. With good catcher of Fingermark being reported form up the Channel it seemed like a…
A few weeks ago I was chatting on the phone to Graham Knight from G&T Fishing School and Charters. Graham says to me “mate, we haven’t been fishing for a while, I’ll have to get you back up Hinchy soon”. And I said to him in reply “well, I was actually going to ask you…
With many family commitments the last few weeks I have struggled to get a decent session on the water. So yesterday morning I was sitting around the house thinking ‘where can I go for a quick fish after lunch’ when Cungulla Beach came to mind. Its been years since I fished Cungulla, and I though…
Never before have electric motors been as popular and affordable as they are today. But there are a number things to consider before jumping in buying any old electric motor. In this article I would like to address some of the things that need consideration when making this very important purchase. On many boats, an…
Just a friendly reminder to everyone that as of midday today Barramundi are off limits. The closure remains in place until midday February 1st 2014. Not only is it illegal to keep a Barramundi during this time, it is also prohibited to deliberately target fish for catch and release purposes. This is due to the…
I spent all last week on a school camp and come Friday night, I was exhausted! I thought ‘I’ll get a good nights sleep tonight, and then be right to fish Sunday’. But at 5.30am Saturday morning, my boys had a different idea. But I wasn’t going to let a lack sleep prevent me from…