Here you'll find loads of practical fishing tips on rigs, techniques, knots, tackle and more.

12 Jan 2012

Chasing fish on the fly is often seen as difficult or exclusive – but it isn’t! Here are a few tips to make your fly-fishing exploits easier.

12 Jan 2012

Lure fishing for bream continues to evolve and change and anglers need to do the same to stay on top of the game. Champion tournament angler GREG SEETO offers up a few tips to help you fish busy urban waters for this notoriously fickle and challenging species.

12 Jan 2012

Well-known kayak specialist BRETT GEDDES details a stellar week he recently spent catching the hell out trophy bream, as well as big tailor and whopper lizards, in a productive southern estuary system. As you’ll read it was amazing fishing, a large part of which Brett attributes to the stealthiness offered by his battered old ‘yak.

12 Jan 2012

Are lures more effective than bait? An interesting question and one which Bushy has spent much time pondering. Read on ...

12 Jan 2012

The next few months usually herald excellent estuary action. Now’s the time to refine your rigs to ensure quality catches.

12 Jan 2012

Just about all estuary fish you can think of will happily scoff a fresh or live prawn. So why don’t we use more prawn-style lures?

12 Jan 2012

Blades, or vibration lures, are good for more than bream and flatties in southern estuaries. As CY & KERRIN TAYLOR explain, the new breed of blades, especially those in the larger sizes, are more than useful when chasing a variety of hard-pulling tropical species.

12 Jan 2012

Getting into the weed means more than glazed eyes and an insatiable desire for junk food. Weed means fish – and some really big ones at that. An unweighted plastic cast into and around channels in weedbeds can produce some impressive fish.

12 Jan 2012

Last issue we covered nippers and their habitat. This month we'll finish off with where to find nippers and how to use them as a super effective bait.

12 Jan 2012

Like many anglers, OWEN PIERCE is a tad bemused by the mysterious life cycle of estuary perch. So he just keeps casting until he finds them!