Indice dei contenuti per January 2022 in Fishing World

As fishing participation continues its growth, the issues around access have never been more important. Freshwater fishos and hunters know the story well. You typically have two options – private or public land. Most private land owners don’t like fishos accessing rivers through their property. It’s understandable. In the past, land owners have been left with dumped rubbish, fires lit and gates left opened. These days, the issue of public liability has made matters worse. Many parts of New Zealand (and small parts of NSW) have dedicated “angler access points”. Negotiations between farmers and fishos have allowed safe and controlled access across paddocks to productive rivers. It’s a fantastic initiative and just one of the reasons so many of us travel across the Tasman at any opportunity. While private land…

My son and his wife moved to Launceston, Tasmania for a one year contract in 2021. Michael is an extremely keen angler who has often featured in the pages of this magazine since he was a little kid, and the move to Tasmania thrust him into a totally different fishing environment chasing species he was pretty unfamiliar with. Due to Covid travel restrictions it was difficult to arrange a window of travel, but eventually in September I managed to get away for a few days that coincided with Michael’s days off. He’d planned out the trip quite carefully and we’d be fishing the lakes and rivers around Launceston targeting a range of species in both fresh and salt water. Mick has turned out to be a very smart quite creative…

IN recent decades a lot has been written and highlighted about men’s health and particularly our mental health. Those two factors are completely different and we need to understand that. You can be a health fanatic and appear as fit as a fiddle while struggling with mental illness or depression. We can also be mentally stable and well-adjusted to everyday life while suffering serious health issues. Over the past few years I’ve witnessed, several times, the devastation of losing a loved one or mate to depression and mental illness. Most of us know that engaging in some form of regular exercise and eating healthy is a major factor in our well-being. As I’ve gotten older I’ve discovered that there are many things I can’t and shouldn’t do that were fine…

There’s no need to travel to remote rivers to find good bass; some of the best fishing is right in town! Recent Covid restrictions put a halt to my most anticipated spring bass trips, so I spent a lot of time fishing close to home. I was fortunate that my local government area (LGA) is a bass stronghold and I had the ability to chase one of my favourite fish within my allowed region. Bass remain prolific in many regional urban areas because as well as being a hardy and resilient creature. In fact, as long as you fish within the distributional range of bass, I’d think you should be able to enjoy success in most freshwater sections of the majority of our East Coast rivers. Historically, towns were located…

GLIDEBAITS are becoming increasingly popular for Australian sportfish. They are similar to swimbaits and have a lifelike baitfish profile, but are more minimalistic in action. As the name suggests, glidebaits employ a gliding side-to-side “S” action – a result of the hinged design – and require little rod work. In fact, a slow wind is often all that is required to make glidebaits “snake” through the water. Glidebaits have been used in Japan and the US to successfully target largemouth bass for over a decade, but these peculiar lures are becoming particularly popular with Australian anglers for Murray cod and impoundment barramundi. Glidebaits are also undeniably effective in the salt for species like mulloway and big flathead. The new Shimano Bantam Sraptor is a premium glidebait that has been meticulously…

Although on the morning of this trip the greenish waters of Shoal Bay were relatively clean by Darwin standards, visibility was still less than a metre. Luckily, we weren’t relying on sight fishing to find today’s targets. Rather our eyes were firmly locked on an electronic screen - being fed the marvels of modern technology - to show not only what was lurking barely two metres under the keel, but also 30 metres out to either side. It didn’t take long before the side-scan on the port side revealed a dozen large fish sitting up on a flat, adjacent to a drop off to deeper water. “Do you reckon they’re barra or jewies?” asked visiting sandgroper Tim Carter who was aboard the green boat. “Timber… I think that’s a school…

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ISUZU recently launched its latest MU-X, the SUV sibling to its mega-popular D-MAX range. Fishing World has tested several D-MAXs models over the years and there’s no doubt some of the towing and touring features make it a favourite choice for boat owners and fishos. With that in mind, taking the MU-X for a drive would make an interesting comparison. Does an SUV make a good car for a fisho or boat owner? Firstly, let’s look at what Isuzu offers in its latest MU-X. MAIN FEATURES The MU-X features Isuzu's new 4JJ3-TCX, 3-litre turbo-diesel engine, which produces 140kW and 450Nm. It’s matched with a six-speed automatic transmission. The MU-Z also features the same 3.5-tonne braked towing as the D-MAX and includes enough off-road credentials to make it a serious choice…

DATES are set for the next year’s GoFish Nagambie event, running from 10 to 13 February 2022. GoFish Nagambie says the event is much more than a fishing competition, it’s a fishing festival, including: 4 days of fishing 3 nights of festivities and live music, and Stacks of big prizes, including the coveted “$80K Murray cod” prize! Access to presale entries will be available to GoFish Nagambie subscribers. For more information: www.gofishnagambie.com.au…

DPI scientists have been using a variety of techniques to help unlock secrets of spawning and recruitment in wild Murray cod. From electrofishing to tracking fish with tags and even underwater security cameras, a range of methods have been used to increase our understanding of Murray cod spawning and recruitment and what we can do to improve this. The good news is we’ve had some interesting findings including identifying specific spawning habitats, the parental care of adults for eggs and larvae as well as the strong swimming ability of larvae. Find out more about the secret life of our No.1 native sportfish search ‘recfishing research visual stories’ online. This is yet another great example of your fishing fees at work!…

Like many serious fishos, I’ve often wondered what life would be like as a fishing guide. I’ve never seriously considered guiding as an occupation because I reckon if I had to take people fishing every day I’d lose interest in my own fishing and it would cease to be fun and something to look forward to. Of course, to many, the idea of getting paid to go fishing four or five days a week sounds great. You can buy your dream boat and claim it as a tax deduction along with all of your fishing gear and even a percentage your four-wheel drive tow vehicle and home office. You’re out there on the water whenever the weather permits and you get to meet cool clients every week and put them…

Q: IF YOU LOSE A FISH AND THE HOOK REMAINS IN THE FISH, WILL IT SURVIVE? Wendy E-mail A: There are quite a lot of variables such as where the fish was hooked, mouth or stomach, the type and make of hook, stainless versus bronze, J, circle, gang or treble, how much line is trailing from the fish that could reduce survival. From experience, if a fish has been hooked in the mouth with minimal line trailing it can have a high probability, up to 90 per cent in some studies of survival. Gut hooked fish this percentage drops considerably, a good reason to use circle hooks as they are designed to have less impact on the fish and better hook holding power for the fisher. Another thing to consider…