High summer and the days are shortening; not that anyone is going to notice this, just yet and it is going to get a lot hotter.
It is that time of the year when the sport fishing simply does not get ...
Anglers and commercial fishermen have breathed a sigh of relief as the offshore grounds have almost totally returned to normal. The odd longtail is never a problem, but that invasion of shearwaters is...
Birds, birds, birds! Like it was straight out of a Hitchcock movie. A lovely calm day, nothing but the horizon and a few clouds to behold and then toss a handful of chum into the water. Seconds later,...
OK, picnicking is done. It is time to go fishing. As far as the fish are concerned it is high summer offshore and even the inshore and reef species are making their presence felt as evidenced by recen...
Blame time! Is it going to be the weather, that all too often used and yet perennial scapegoat? Or the spouse insisting that the boat be ready for the picnic on Friday coming? Could it be the “nip and...
So, where is everyone? It is not like the fishing and boating season has not started yet. Granted, the commercial fleet have been plying their trade with some success and a few weekenders have put in...
Wouldn’t you know it! After weeks of benign weather, the first tournament of the new year comes along and in moves a northwesterly gale to put paid to any piscatorial endeavours last weekend.
As a re...
Welcome back! You made it through yet another winter!
Time now to get the boat in shape and to dust off the tackle that you have been meaning to fine tune since September but have still not gotten ar...
The season winds down; temperatures drop, the gales take over and anglers put their boats to bed for the winter. That pretty much summarises the angling picture at the moment.
The commercial operators...
Not a weekend to be planning on going fishing, that’s for sure. It is not all over yet, but that time is getting close. The weather is switching into winter mode and this means that it is rapidly turn...
