Indice dei contenuti per September 2022 in Fishing World

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FISH FACTS BONEFISH ON DRUGS Packaged within a pleasant tropical sand flat environment, the supreme camouflage, keen eyesight, flighty disposition, selective feeding and blistering speed of bonefish make them the complete light tackle sportfish. Not good eating though, so bonefish are a catch and release option for anglers, and seldom targeted by commercial interests. That their populations could be threatened seems unthinkable. But a recent study in the Florida Keys has found bonefish there are threatened by pharmaceutical contaminants. As one of my aquatic veterinarian colleagues said recently, “It is utter folly to think that we can just flush our wastes away without impact”.…

A reminder that yabby traps are now prohibited for use by recreational fishers in ALL NSW WATERS to help prevent inadvertent capture of native wildlife. Do your bit to save our native aquatic wildlife and do not use “opera house” style yabby traps. Instead, eco-friendly open pyramid lift nets or hoop nets should be used as alternatives to yabby traps in all waters where recreational yabby fishing is permitted. Unlike the old-style traps, the open-top lift design of the new nets will allow non-target species such as platypus, birds, and turtles to exit the nets if they inadvertently swim in while searching for food. Recreational fishers should now only be using these open-top nets when targeting yabbies. Penalties apply if anglers use the now-banned opera house style traps. Please dispose…

I HAVE been fascinated with lures for a very long time, and over the past 50 or so years I have accumulated quite a collection. Recently after moving house, I have been organising my lures into piles and boxes. I was going to sell a lot, but everyone has some kind of memory attached to it and going through the numerous boxes has brought back memories of distant past fish and trips that can’t be measured or sold. One style of fishing that I have been involved with for a long time is trolling for flathead. This method, while remaining a deadly effective one, isn’t as popular as it used to be. I caught my first flathead on a lure in Coffs Creek when I was a small kid on…

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THE state of NSW has finally caught up with the times, and with its neighbouring states of Queensland and Victoria, and implemented a sensible bag and size limit for dusky flathead. Dusky flathead are undisputedly one of the most popular and important species of fish on the East Coast of Australia. Together with bream, mulloway, snapper, kingfish and mackerel, the humble flathead is both an easy-to-catch bread & butter species for the whole family, or for many readers of this magazine, an obsession that steals your spare time and money. That’s the beauty of the humble flathead. They live along a populated stretch of Australia’s coastline and are accessible to most Australians. Even outside the dusky flathead’s range, there’s always a flathead to be caught. I’ve caught several odd varieties…

THE NSW Government has introduced new slot and bag limit changes to dusky flathead to help boost the stock of bigger fish and ultimately provide better fishing opportunities. NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) Deputy Director General Sean Sloan said DPI has answered the ongoing calls from the fishing community for rule changes to dusky flathead. “We have changed the bag limit of Dusky Flathead per person from 10 to 5 and introduced a ‘slot limit’ of 36 to 70cm for recreational fishers,” Sloan said. “These proactive changes are designed to increase the number of spawning fish and boost egg production, which will in turn improve fishing opportunities.” Professor Johann Bell, Chair of the Recreational Fishing Ministerial Advisory Council, said the changes will provide for greater protection of large and…

PREPARATION for the season ahead can come in many forms. I spend way too much time in the garage tinkering with my fishing gear but when I’m not taking stock of equipment my time is often spent on my phone or laptop seeking out new grounds or preparing for an upcoming adventure. Desktop scouting is a key tool in a technology enabled world; we have an ever-increasing amount of data and information at our fingertips with several useful apps and data analysis methods that can help find new locations or give valuable insights into productive times and times. MAPS AND APPS The leadup to Spring and Summer are prime time to scout out new locations. Apps like Navionics and websites like Google maps are great resources to use when planning…

PENN AUTHORITY FOCUSING on best in class sealing and gear feel, the Authority features for the first time in a PENN reel an IPX8 sealed body and spool, 12+1 premium stainless steel bearings along with stainless steel CNC main and pinion gears. Carving out a reputation for durability and performance no matter the conditions, the Authority takes the key tenets of the PENN brand to the next level. Size Range: 2500 – 10500 RRP: $679.99 - $799.99 More info at pennfishing.com.au. ZEREK COLOSSAL RUBY THE Colossal Ruby is a larger and deeper running variation to that of the original Giant Ruby. Diving quickly to 6-7m, the Colossal Ruby shares the same properties as the Giant Ruby, including a tight wobbling action, great buoyancy and an excellent colour range, but with…

AS we move into spring there are exciting possibilities opening up with the warmer conditions. With warmer days and warmer water, together with each fall of rain, the rivers and creeks rise and send our native species into an upstream race to reproduce and keep the cycle turning. Bass are moving back up into the higher reaches of our rivers and creeks where they are not impeded by barriers in the rivers such as weirs and dams. While September marks the start of the closed Murray cod season it also marks the start of the bass season. Bush walk bass are high on the agenda for many anglers and it doesn’t get much better than packing into a remote stream high up in the mountains for a few days of…

WHEN I semi-retired in 2018 I was inundated with mates and friends with the promise of mid-week fishing trips. Having all that spare time on my hands meant I was keen to get out mid-week and avoid the weekend crowds on the water. The reality was that 90 percent of those promised trips never eventuated. Everyone was too busy working or didn’t have time during the week to get out. That didn’t come as a big surprise but it left me having to re-evaluate my fishing options. For the first three years of semi-retirement I was based in Hervey Bay where I only knew a few people that I’d choose to fish with. That meant I had to seriously consider fishing by myself or fish weekends with a few limited…

Q What is Barotrauma? Reed E-mail A Barotrauma is an injury to a fish caused by sudden changes in pressure. This is mainly evident in fish caught from deep water over 30m. The pressure in the water increases 1 atmosphere approximately every 33 feet commonly causing its swim bladder to expand. This is often very evident with the swollen swim bladder protruding from the mouth of the fish when it is landed. Other signs can be bulging eyes or distended stomach and at times parts of the stomach protruding from the fish’s anal cavity. This in some cases is not fatal and a fish can be released with a release weight or vented to be able to swim back down, if a fish is suffering multiple signs as mentioned above…

MY mind has linked itself to our coffee machine. Making coffee is a morning ritual for yours truly as the Loved-One loves a latte before getting herself out of bed. Early mornings are the calm before the storm, so my mind wanders whilst I froth milk or wait for a shot. For a few years after a trip to Hinchinbrook Island, I’d always recall our time there. Currently, however, my mind drifts towards an upcoming trip to my favourite camping destination, the islands of the Capricornia Cays National Park. Lying off the Gladstone coast, they are the southern limit of the GBR and consist of low-lying islands with coral fringes. Reaching the destination is a piece of cake because we hop onboard Curtis Island Ferry Services barge which take the…