Innehållsförteckning för November 2020 från Fishing World

WILD-CAUGHT fish and krill have been the traditional major sources of omega-3 oils, which are fatty acids considered important for good human health. They assist with brain and eye development and cognition, particularly in early childhood, and are thought to decrease the risk of cardiovascular diseases, neural disorders, arthritis, asthma and skin diseases. The CSIRO now plans to use new technology to produce the oils from ocean microbes as an alternative to sourcing them from already pressured stocks of wild fish and krill. The new technology cultures and extracts omega-3 from specific strains of unique and endemic thraustochytrids, which are marine microorganisms. The resultant omega-3 oils will be vegan in nature, opening up their appeal to a wider range of consumers.…

BONE EXPEDITION SERIES THE Expedition is an upgraded range within the Voyage series of rods from Bone. Bone says this four-piece range has been designed to give anglers a top-of-the-line option when they need to travel to exotic destinations and fish hard. Using the latest TorayCA blanks, the Expedition Series features three rods of different ratings to give anglers the right option when they hit the water and includes a light Tight Quarters 604H model and Big Bait Black Bass 684XXXH. The range uses Fuji components, including Sic K-Series guides and PTS reel seats. Each rod comes with its own soft neoprene travel bag. More info at wilsonfishing.com RAPALA FAT JACK 04 AVAILABLE late October, the long-casting Shadow Rap Fat Jack 04 dives fast when cranked. With a very slow…

In just about every ocean the waters inshore of the continental shelf hold most of their fish life close to the bottom. While pelagic species roam the currents in the upper lays, a myriad of tasty fish live, feed and breed close to the bottom. Some anglers are quite dismissive of bottom fishing, regarding it as a rather dull way to fish. But if you are after a feed on the offshore grounds bottom fishing is generally the best way to catch a feed. In my local waters snapper and pearl perch are two of the main targets, whereas further north coral trout, a range of emperors and nannygai are popular target species. In the south snapper still hold their own, and morwong, teraglin and mulloway are ever popular. Out…

I’VE always loved boats and, until recently, considered kayaks a “cheaper” alternative to boat fishing. I’ve owned and fished from kayaks for the past 25 years. Most of my kayak fishing has been done in the smaller creeks, dams and shallow water estuaries; in other words, places I can’t access from a boat. That naturally influenced the type of kayak I owned, which was usually small, lightweight and simple. I shied away from the larger pedal models and opted for an “old school” paddle kayak. Then I sold my boat (don’t worry, there’s a new Bar Crusher on order). Without a boat for a few months I had had withdrawal symptoms. Land based fishing is fun and can be productive, but I needed the freedom to explore more water and…

Q WHEN I HOOK KINGFISH THEY ALWAYS BREAK MY LINE. ANY TIPS? Maria E-mail A Yellowtail kingfish, even at just over legal size (65cm NSW), can be quite an adversary on relative medium to heavy tackle. They have always had a reputation for fighting dirty. The areas they like to feed and hangout don’t help either as they have an affinity with dramatic structure. One common mistake many fishers make is to try and lock the drag and muscle a kingfish to the boat. Unless you have extremely heavy gear, this will mostly see the fish break the line. One tip is to play the fish with a moderately set drag. This can sometimes see the fish bolt around but not head for line breaking structure and they will tire…

I am far from mastering this style of lure but have managed to deceive a wide range of both freshwater and saltwater species during my relatively short journey. I have caught plenty of bass, cod, bream and snapper with a few school jews, barra, coral trout and whiting. Given that a newby like myself has had success right off the bat is indication that these lures are well worth using. Whether fishing in deep water and a specific piece of fish-holding structure appears on your sonar screen or chasing fish you’d be hard-pressed to find a more effective lure than a vibe. Whilst it’s true that heavily weighted soft plastics will also work on a vertical drop, vibes provide the added edge for success. Weighted vibes sink quickly and when…

Excitement, anticipation and enthusiasm; none of these words alone describe the feeling I had as a kid prior to a fishing trip. Over the years that childhood feeling has dissipated, probably due to more regular fishing outings now. I was lucky enough to have that feeling come rushing back to me recently. My mate and fishing “celebrity” Jason Ehrlich recently sent me a message asking if I’d be keen to tag along with him and his son Blake on a trip to Queensland’s Callide Dam to target barramundi. I jumped at the offer. There’s certainly not much that gets the juices flowing like the opportunity to tangle with a hard-fighting fish that has been on your bucket list for so long. No matter if the barra were biting or not,…

KAYAK STORAGE IN SYDNEY HARBOUR Kayaking is a great way of fishing Sydney Harbour, but not everyone is lucky enough to live somewhere with enough storage to keep a kayak. Others don’t own a car capable of carrying a large Hobie. Thankfully, there is a solution... Birkenhead Point Marina has come up with a clever kayak storage facility. The facility on the Parramatta River and Iron Cove at Drummoyne conveniently holds your kayak securely and is accessible 24 hours a day. It’s as simple as turning up, unlocking your kayak and using the private launching facility. After you’ve finished fishing, there’s a wash down area for the kayaks and access to the marina’s lounge and shower area. It’s a fantastic idea for simple early morning fishing sessions before work. There’s…

1 Eight-year-old Mackenzie with a 43cm yellowbelly caught at Fort Courage on the Murray River. 2 Ten-year-old Noah Marshall caught this snapper at Mort Bay Park, Sydney. 3 Charlie Haines caught this ripper rainbow trout on the first cast at a dam. 4 Five-year-old Luke Fraser with a whiting off Mermaid Beach on the Gold Coast on live worms. 5 Three-year-old Isabelle Kay with a huge bream from Sydney…

THE Australian Recreational Fishing Foundation (ARFF) is calling on the nation’s recreational fishers to be involved with Australia’s biggest celebration of recreational fishing, National Gone Fishing Day, on Sunday October 18. ARFF spokesman John Burgess said: “We have carefully designed Gone Fishing Day 2020 so that anyone can safely get involved on the day via an innovative Gone Fishing Day App and be in the running for prizes being drawn every 5 minutes. Through the Gone Fishing Day app, fishers can upload photos and videos of their favourite fishing locations, captures and stories of their memorable fishing moments.” ARFF says fishing is central to the Australian way of life with an estimated 3.5 million participants annually wetting a line from the shore or boat or donning a wetsuit in pursuit…

INITIAL studies on the impact of seismic surveying for oil and gas off Victoria’s Lakes Entrance showed that commercial octopus catches were down by 80 per cent in the area. Now a new study jointly funded by the Fishing Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) and French survey company CGG, and conducted by Fishwell Consultants, reports commercial whiting catches in the area down by 99.5 per cent as compared to the period before the six-month survey period. Flathead catches were also reduced by 71 per cent, the survey found. Trawl fishers believe their livelihoods are being destroyed without any guarantees of compensation for lost catches and resultant income. Flow on affects to the recreational sector are yet to be assessed and reported on. Implications for other planned off shore surveying would…

Tournament angler Luke Kay and I go back a few years, and it was on a crisp morning around the end of winter 2009 that we both caught our first monster bream, each within five minutes of each other. Blades had just become the new must-have lure and we bounced them around the rickety old jettys and floating sea-gull fortresses which characterise this part of Sydney’s Lane Cove River. With numb hands and frosty nostrils, we were soon warmed up as our shiny new lures started screaming towards the nearest structure with a whopping big barnacle basher attached. By the end of the encounter it was adrenaline causing the shakes instead of the cold, and we proudly posed with the biggest bream we’d ever seen for the obligatory brag shots.…

SOFT plastic fishing in Australia has been around for decades and whilst lure design and compositions have evolved during that period, the way Aussies fish them hasn’t really kept up. The vast majority of anglers will tie on a jig head or worm hook, then thread on a suitable plastic and flick it out. We’re fortunate to have relatively light population density and a vast array of species that are willing to accept what our foreign counterparts may deem to be very basic rigging! Having spent time working and living in Asia where waterways are under immense angling pressure, a few interesting rigs were observed which would be well worth exploring by Aussie anglers. AJI OR MICRO SOFT PLASTICS One of the more interesting things I saw in Asia was…

MOST of us hone our skills learning the essentials of fishing… I’m talking essentials such as knots, rigs, casting, seasons and species. While all of those are important skills, it can be a waste of time if you scare the fish before you have the chance to even wet a line. Fish aren’t all that smart, but they do have finely tuned instincts which sense danger. Once a fish senses danger, catching them can be near impossible. Hunters understand the importance of stealth. Using wind direction, silence and camouflage, a hunter can sneak up on an animal without it being a aware of their presence. The consequences of a bad approach means a spooked animal. It’s obvious. Unlike hunting, most of the time we don’t technically stalk our fish. The…