Innehållsförteckning för November 2023 från Fishing World

NSW DPI Fisheries made an announcement back in early September around the management of mulloway. While it’s only an “interim” announcement, the new rules around mulloway for rec and commercial fishers are a step in the right direction. The interim rules create a new 200 kilogram daily take and/or possession limit for the Estuary General, Ocean Trap and Line, Ocean Hauling and Ocean Trawl fisheries. Meanwhile, rec fishos and charter operators have new daily boat limits. The daily bag limit of one mulloway per person still applies. It’s a sensible move and seems balanced across all sectors. Fishing World in the past has been critical of the slow action around the management of mulloway and other species such as kingfish. We know mulloway are at critically low levels and waiting…

The length of line directly near the hook or lure is called the leader. In a lot of modern lure fishing with braided line a length of leader is attached to the braid as a matter of course. People do not even think about it, it is done as a matter of habit. There is an overarching idea that the leader makes the lure or bait less visible to the fish. I am not sure this is true, and I have recently been experimenting with the idea of removing the leader altogether and connecting the lure directly to the braided line. Most of this work has been done when estuary fishing for flathead using lures, both trolling and casting. I have noticed some important advantages that come with ditching the…

THE saying goes, necessity is the mother of invention, and with an insatiable need for southern calamari as both bait and a tasty meal, one must have the right rod for the occasion. It is fair to say I’m a closet “Egi” fan, as the style of fishing is colloquially phrased in the fishing community. Samurai makes two options in the Egi blanks, both 8’3” 2 pieces so they are equally at home in the boat or fished land based. Important note when choosing your Egi blank is the size jig you use, I opted for the heavier option, CG3-EG635-2 with a 2.5-4.0 Gou rating as I fish land based with a 3.0-3.5 Gou jig. Specific Egi rods are available off the shelf these days, however, this build is catered…

THIS winter’s Snapper fishing, has for me, been both wonderful and frustrating. On the one hand, I’ve been bringing in good catches since April. Nothing excessive, but lots of three, four, five nice sized table fish most trips, with only one doughnut. We’ve enjoyed snapper grilled whole, pan-fried snapper, battered snapper pieces with dipping sauce, snapper sashimi (with the slithers rescued from the backbone) and my favourite, skinned snapper fillets fried in thick batter. So, on the table front, it’s been fantastic! That said, I had yet to land a big fish. Every single one I hooked either buried me in kelp, swam around rocks or pulled the hooks. The tally of jigs lost to big fish is over a dozen and my usual tactic of a slow sinking soft…

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THE Gulf of Carpentaria – It’s defined as the west coast of Cape York Peninsula before swooping west through to Karumba and Burketown before following a northwest course until it hits Port Roper where it then heads NNE running up to Nhulunbuy and the famous Wessel Islands. This area encompasses so many fish rich waters and attracts anglers to The Gulf every year in search of some fantastic fishing. Weipa is well frequented by many anglers every year and offers boat angling, shore angling and charter operations. Aboriginal land takes in a good part of the west coast of Cape York, so you need to get permits to fish and camp in many locations. Karumba is a destination many anglers have on their bucket list, it offers many opportunities for…

Q HOW CAN I CATCH LUDERICK ON LURES? Kyle E-mail A Luderick were once viewed as herbivore and catches on a lure were uncommon, however, with advancement in lures and forward-thinking fishers these species is now very targetable on a lure. Small soft plastics curl tails, worms and shrimps in the 2-3 inch size fished on 1-4 gram jigheads catch plenty luderick when they are in an aggressive mood. A lure which I have found to work is a small blade around 30-50mm in a darker natural colour worked with very small hops along the bottom. Lastly, the best lure to target these fish is a green weed fly, these are available in most tackle stores and can be fished with a dropshot style rig on a normal soft plastic…

FISH FACTS: HYPEROSTOSIS UPDATE Hyperostosis is a fancy word that means “above normal bone growth”. It’s an unusual condition that only occurs in certain groups of fishes, for reasons that aren’t exactly known. ● By Dr Ben Diggles ENVIRONMENT: THE GROPER DILEMMA The state fish of NSW is the eastern blue groper. It’s not really a groper at all, rather a large wrasse that grows to around 1m and 18kg. It’s a very attractive fish that in some locations, such as Sydney’s Clovelly Bay, has become tame enough to be hand fed by snorkelers. ● By John Newbery…

In recent times, working from home has provided an opportunity to become more familiar with the local estuary (Sydney Harbour) and its bays and coves. While taking walks I noted tidal changes, structure, bottom profile, and fish activity in different conditions. Fish activity on the surface seemed to increase towards the bottom of the falling tide as the schools of baitfish retreat from the receding water of the sand flats, back into deeper water. Larger predatory fish, including salmon and tailor, lay in wait at the drop-off. Having had experience with surface lures from boats, I adapted that technique to a land-based approach - wading the flats and casting to the drop-off among the moored boats where access by boat would be difficult. This form of fishing requires basic gear,…

Teraglin are a bit of a mystery fish to most east coast bottom fishos and many anglers I know have never seen one, let alone caught one. Their movements are quite limited to only a relatively small area off the east coast between southern Queensland’s Double Island Point and down into New South Wales off Broken Bay and Port Hacking in Sydney. They prefer to live around hard reef grounds in depths between 20 to 90 metres, particularly where high peaks and deep gutters are prominent. I’ve also caught the odd one around old sunken ship wrecks. They are rarely ever caught over a sandy or gravelly bottom or in shallow waters very close to shore. Teraglin are a schooling fish and quite often will show up on the depth…

LIKE a lot of old skool estuary anglers, I used to laugh at and make fun of bream knobs. They’d come roaring past us at 50 knots in their bass boats with ridiculously powerful motors on the back. All dressed up in tournament shirts and decals or “imaginary sponsor” wraps down the sides of their boats. Custom rods and expensive reels Velcro strapped all over the deck or in rod lockers underfloor. Thousands of “have to have” lures in the latest colours, all meticulously stored in tackle boxes. My impression for many years was that most of them could probably catch a bream but put them in half a dozen other fishing situations and they wouldn’t have a clue. Fishing competitions are not my thing. I’ve fished a few including…

WIN BIG! SEND YOUR DIGITAL PHOTOS AND A DESCRIPTION OF YOUR CATCH TO PICTURES@FISHO.COM.AU FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN. Each month we will select five lucky winners for our Grin & Win section. Grin & Win winners will each receives a quality Shimano spin reel! E-mail your entry and contact details to: pictures@fisho.com.au Please include your name and age and details of your catch. Also provide a postal address so winners can receive their prize. Good luck! SHIMANO Visit the Shimano Junior Anglers’ website at www.shimanofish.com.au…