captain's call

BLOGGER PROFILE : Mark "Captain" Phillips
At a young age, Mark "Captain" Phillips developed a passion for all things with fins and scales. Over the last 30 years this enthusiasm has driven him to pursue all manner of species from bass to billfish. He now shares many of his childhood fishing experiences with his two young daughters. Mark is a keen photographer and regular contributor to Fishing World.



BLOG: Bream & donuts

LAST weekend saw myself and my good mate Rohan Soulsby head north to Port Macquarie for the...

BLOG: The Cup runneth over

This 72cm snapper was a PB for the lucky angler Angie.

THERE'S lots more going on in NZ at the moment than the Rugby World Cup, although you would never know it!

BLOG: Bring on summer!

IT'S funny how a couple of days of warm sunny spring weather can snap you out of the winter fishing doldrums...

BLOG: Fishing the brown tide

AS hard as it is to get excited about fishing saltwater that looks like a cappuccino, I've managed to catch some reasonable fish...

BLOG: Autumn yakking & "Lure Acquisition Syndrome"

FOR a 'yak fisherman who loves fishing the surface for any species, life's pretty damn sweet at the moment...

BLOG: Fishing In Your Backyard

OVER the past couple of months I have spent a stack of time fishing water within minutes of where I live...

BLOG: Mackerel magic

This year's NSW mackerel run was an absolute cracker with a few spotties still being caught on mid north coast grounds as late as last week...

BLOG: Deerubbun dreaming

The Hawkesbury river or Deerubbun as it's known by its people, is a place of infinite beauty...

latest comments

5:35PM "4 hooks per line.2 baitkeepers and 2 bait holders. regulations 3 hooks or 3 gangs of hooks per line"
Geoff on BLOG: Bag Limits = Bad Limits
4:43PM "Are we all invited,? I be there for that"
Terry on Fishy breakfast in Parliament
3:39PM "Fair points Dave. It was on the Herald iPad app this week - have to say I was fairly surprised it was there. T..."
Jim on VIDEO: Great White Hunters - Tro...
3:34PM "Fellas, you're welcome to express your views about this video but please don't shoot the messenger. This video..."
Jim Harnwell on VIDEO: Great White Hunt...
3:31PM "Jim - know where you are coming from, but what they were doing is still stupid.. and you asked for our thought..."
DaveAtSea on VIDEO: Great White Hunters...