Feature Article:

Nineteen Lagoons in September

Features:

Trout opening in Gippsland
Trolling for Flathead in a Kayak
Tasmania’s 19 Lagoons
Yellowfin Tuna
New Gear from the AFTA show

Tried & Tested:

Bar Crusher 640HT
Formosa 580

Feature Article:

Downsizing for Port Phillip Snapper

Features:

Downsizing for Snapper
Yellowfin Tuna
Tassie Trout Hotspots
Tricking Up Lures
4x4 Fishing Show

Tried & Tested:

Archer Plate 68C
Attack 470 Tournament Pro

Feature Article:

Winter Fly Tying

Features:

Fishing From a kayak
Winter Fly Tying
Tournament Results

Locations:

Salmon in the Surf
Port Phillip’s eastern reefs

Tried & Tested:

Noble 6.85 Centre Cab
Quintrex 610 Top Ender

Feature Article:

Moon Cycles and Fish Behaviour

Features:

Port Phillip Winter Locations
Fishing By The Moon
Fishing From a kayak
Huge Melbourne Boat Show Feature
Tournament Results

Tried & Tested:

Bar Crusher 560c
Streaker Navigator 6100 Walk Through
Tournament Pleasure Boats 1900 Centre Console

Feature Article:

Anderson Inlet exposed

Features:

Andersons Inlet Exposed
Western Port Elephant Fish
Tas Inland Fisheries Open Weekend
Tasmanian Saltwater Flyfishing

Tried & Tested:

SeaJay 6.8m Pursuit
Evolution StrikeZone 600 Extreme

Tackle:

What’s New in Boating
What’s New in Fishing
Fisheries News
Tournament Results and News

Feature Article:

Southern Bluefin Tuna

Features:

Southern Bluefin Tuna Tricks
Gummy Sharks at Night
Batteries for Boats
Tasmanian April Trout
Bass in a Kayak

Tried & Tested:

Viking 5.5 Sports Fisherman MK II
Haines Hunter 625 Profish

Tackle:

What’s New in Boating
What’s New in Fishing

Feature Article:

Rigging Baits

Features:

Estuary Perch Secrets
Rigging Baits
Murray Cod Lures
Derwent River Flats Bream part 2

Tried & Tested:

Savage 435 Bay Cruiser
Surtees 6.1 Gamefisher

Feature Article:

Collecting Bait in Western Port

Features:

Collecting Bait
The Hopkins River
Murray Cod Lures
Derwent River Flats Bream part 1

Tried & Tested:

Action Craft 5.3m
Pelagic 680HT
Ally Craft 4.95 Shadow Pro-Elite

Feature Article:

Japanese style calamari

Features:

Catching Yellowtail Kingfish
Advanced Calamari Techniques
Redfin at Aringa Reservoir
Five Favourite Tasmanian Spots
Climate Change and Fishing
Kayaking and the Law
Snapper on Soft Plastics
Fishing the Barwon Estuary

Tried & Tested:

Signature 543F
Seascape Viper 4.50 and Honda BF60

Feature Article:

Back to Basics – Knots and Rigs

Features:

Massive Murray Cod Season Opener
Back to Basics: Knots and Rigs
Tasmania’s Great Lake
ABT Grand Final Report
Kayaking

Tried & Tested:

Ranger 188VS Tournament Boat
MakoCraft/Honda 420 Estuary Tracker Tournament

Tackle:

60 Regional Reports covering all of Tasmania and Victoria
Fisheries News
Tournament News

Feature Article:

Messing with Mako Sharks

Features:

Back to basics: Berley secrets
Messing with Mako Sharks
Understanding Derwent Bream
Tournament Fishing Kayak Style
Victorian Fisheries News
Massive Tasmanian Section

Tried & Tested:

6.2m Tomahawk Half Cabin
Skeeter ZX20 Bay

Feature Article:

Get set for Searunners

Features:

Tasmanian Searun Trout opportunities
Lillydale Lake

Tried & Tested:

Seascape Viper 4m
Ally Craft Reel Mate

Tackle:

Port Phillip Snapper on Lures
Victorian Mulloway Techniques
Snapper from a Kayak

Feature Article:

The Trout Obsession

Features:

Trout Season Opening
The Leven River
Triploid Trout

Tackle:

Royter on Squid Jigs
Back to Basics: Pier Fishing

Feature Article:

Back To Basics - Calamari

Features:

Back to Basics: Calamari
Mornington Peninsula in Winter
Trout on Lures
Kayak Techniques
Tasmanian Trout Season Information

Tried & Tested:

Hobie Pro Angler
Surtees 5.5 Workmate

Feature Article:

Back To Basics - Surf Fishing

Features:

Surf Fishing Basics
Kayaking Western Port
Retrieving Lures
Tasmanian Trout Season
Garfish Research

Tried & Tested:

Baysport 575
Extreme Hardtop 665
Pelagic 580 DF

Feature Article:

Getting it On

Features:

Australian Salmon on Plastic
South Australian Copper Coast
Massive Cod Lure Review
Launching and Retrieving Boats
Tips and Tricks for Tuna
A Guides Perspective part two

Tried & Tested:

Stacer 519 Sea Runner
Evolution 500 Cuddy

Feature Article:

Under the Cover of Darkness

Features:

• Fishing After Dark
• Cheap Winter Barra Escape
• Guide to Guides: Savage Seas
• A Guides Perspective

Tried & Tested:

• Savage 435 Jabiru Pro
• Ally Craft 425 Fish Mate

Feature Article:

Western Port: Strength to Strength

Features:

• Catch your own Silver Whiting
• Wading for Tanjil Trout
• Guide to Guides: Experience

Tried & Tested:

• TABS Bullshark
• Sea Jay Preda King 5.3
• Oztrail: The Quick Fishing Camp

Feature Article:

AVOID YAWING HOW TO BRIDLE YOUR BOAT

Features:

How to Bridle your Boat
Testing Booth: Power Poles

Tried & Tested:

Bar Crusher 620C
Revival 5.25 Cruiser

Tackle:

Fast Water Trout
Measuring up Vic Tailor

Feature Article:

Gamefish on Melbourne’s doorstep: Bass Strait Sharks

Features:

Melbourne Sharks
Tuross Heads
February Hotspot
Trailerboat Gamefishing

Tried & Tested:

Lewis 590 Walkaround
Stacer 549 Wave Runner

Tackle:

Snapper Boom
Mildura Bust

Feature Article:

Circle hooks for whiting

Features:

Circle hooks for whiting
Summer cod options

Tried & Tested:

Cod Hunter Fishing Tours
Savage 380 Big Boy
Stratos 176XT

Feature Article:

The Magic of Mulwala

Features:

Humminbird Side Sonar
The Magic of Mulwala
Canoe Fishing Essentials

Tried & Tested:

Ally Craft 445 Shadow Pro
Blue Fin 5.25 Bow Rider

Tackle:

December Hotspot
Over 40 area reports
Trailerboat gamefishing

Feature Article:

Break out the sea gars: catching garfish for food and bait

Features:

Catching Garfish
Demystifying Braid

Tried & Tested:

Red Hot Fishing Charters
Tabs 6.70 Ocean Series
Sailfish Gamefisher

Feature Article:

The Warmies…hot fishing action

Features:

The Warmies
Live Bait Basics
Perils of Ethanol

Tried & Tested:

Victorian Sport Fishing Adventures
Gladiator Snake Skins
Seajay 455 Capri
Polycraft 4.80 Brumby
Honda BF 50

Feature Article:

The lure of structure

Features:

Geelong Pike
The Lure of Structure

Tried & Tested:

Roaring Forties PFD
Warrnambool Holiday Park
Steve Williamson Fishing Adventures

Feature Article:

West Barwon Reservoir: trout for all seasons

Features:

West Barwon Dam
Shallow Water Gummies
Making the Most of Squid

Tried & Tested:

Savage 520 Pro Angler
Fisher 680
Haines Hunter 585R Breeze

Tackle:

Berkley Pro Tactic
Auspit Campfire Spit

Feature Article:

Warrnambool winter trout options

Features:

Southwest Trout
Getting Hooked Again

Tried & Tested:

Saltiga Surf Reels
Polycraft 5.99 Cuddy Cab
Ausmarine Fleet
Bass Cat Cougar

Feature Article:

The warmer side of winter

Features:

Winter angling options
Fishing at night
Melbourne Boat Show

Tried & Tested:

Sea Jay 435
Ranger Z19

Feature Article:

Lure fishing Corio Bay and the Bellarine Peninsula

Features:

Corio Bay
Catching big squid

Tried & Tested:

Reel Time Charters
G. Loomis bream rod
Khancoban cabins

Feature Article:

Blacks on Pink

Features:

Lady Bay
Pink Grubbin'
Phillipine Bassin'

Locations:

Undersize Snapper Found
Native Fish Thieves
Glenelg Crays Closed

Tried & Tested:

640 Quicksilver Warrior
Sea Jay 500 Haven
Stacer 519 Sea Runner

Feature Article:

The mako sharks of Bass Strait

Features:

Bass Strait makos
Noojee trout
San Remo Pier

Tried & Tested:

Formula 15
Aloha pontoon boat
Bushwakka swags

Feature Article:

The Comeback King: Catching kingfish in Port Phillip Bay

Features:

PPB Kingfish
Better Live Baiting
A few beers with Dave Hodge

Tried & Tested:

Outback Travelmate
TT Tornadoes

Feature Article:

Get along to Croajingolong: Wilderness fishing at Thurra and Mueller rivers

Features:

Southwest fishing calendar
Wilderness fishing: Croajingolong
A few beers with Merv Hughes

Tried & Tested:

Evolution 550
Bluefin Cobia
Feelfree kayak

Feature Article:

Land-based bream on Melbournes’ doorstep!

Features:

Land-based bream around Melbourne
Light tackle luring basics
A few beers with Glenn Seton

Tried & Tested:

Boating
Triumph 195CC
Ally Craft 450 Tank
Latest from Mercury Marine

Tackle:

FIJ fish bags
Deep trolling devices

Feature Article:

A recipe for snapper success – 10 top tips

Features:

Catching snapper
Filleting snapper
All about lifejackets

Tried & Tested:

630 Offshore Pro
Mustang 1750 Tournament

Feature Article:

Getting down and dirty – fishing after the floods

Features:

Fishing dirty water
Catching leatherjackets
Goulburn River

Tried & Tested:

Xtreme 665 Hard Top
Horizon Getaway 570
Quintrex 490 Top Ender
Malibu kayak

Feature Article:

Yarra River Snapper

Locations:

Eildon Pondage
3 surf beaches
Point Lonsdale Pier

Tried & Tested:

Quintrex 385 Explorer
Sailfish 6200 Platinum
5200 Reef Master

Tackle:

Yarra River snapper
Trolling for trout

Feature Article:

Port Phillip’s South Channel gummies

Features:

Winter gummies
Surf fishing basics
Fishing photography

Tried & Tested:

Seajay 435 Discovery
Mako Craft 480 Tournament
Tracker Pro Guide V-16

Tackle:

Hobie Kayak
Bassday lures
Weroona Waters

Feature Article:

The Werribee River

Features:

Werribee River
Boat Show Special

Tried & Tested:

Platypus lines
Eden Craft 6.0m
Mustang 2250 Walkaround

Feature Article:

90 Miles of surf fishing

Locations:

Apollo Bay
Golden Beach
Warneet Pier

Tried & Tested:

Alvey 650 BERR
TABS 6.5 Ocean Series
Stabi-Craft 509 WXR

Feature Article:

Hunting Elephants in Western Port

Features:

Hunting Elephants
Filleting Garfish
Carp on Plastics
Tidying Your Tackle

Tried & Tested:

G. Loomis SJR843 GL3
Jopalo 5.5 Centre Console
TABS 460 Territory

Feature Article:

Rigging up for Western Port

Features:

Rigging up for Western Port
Yarra River Macquarie Perch
Choosing lures that work

Tried & Tested:

Egrell S10 Heavy Spin Rod
Mitsubishi Triton

Feature Article:

South East Fishing Calendar

Features:

South East Fishing Calendar
Spooling Reels

Tried & Tested:

Electric Sunglasses
Jopalo 5.6 Mr Marlin
Seascape 572
Seaquest Olympian 6.6

Feature Article:

Cod Season Primer

Features:

Cod Season Primer
Filleting Flathead
Rigging Shark Baits

Tried & Tested:

Daiwa Airity 2506
Seascape 5m Sportsfisher
Arvor 230AS

Feature Article:

Wurdee Boluc Reservoir

Features:

Wurdee Boluc
Tracking Black Bream
Cooking Snapper

Tried & Tested:

Suzuki Grand Vitara
Entry Level Allycraft
Generation 3 Eclipse

Feature Article:

Fish in a Barrel

Features:

Trout Farm Kids
Filleting Snapper
Cooking Bream

Tried & Tested:

Penguin Cooly Bag
Humminbird 900 Series
435 Stacer Barra Elite
Oceanblue 5m

Feature Article:

Trout opening form guide for West Gippsland

Features:

Pumping for Bass Yabbies
Trout Opening Form Guide
Knife Sharpening Tools

Tried & Tested:

Escape Marine’s 4.74 Fugitive
Mako Craft 420 Estuary Tracker Tournament

Tackle:

Latest And Greatest From The Tackle Show

Feature Article:

Luring Estuary Perch

Features:

Luring Estuary Perch
Mornington Peninsula Boat Ramps
Father’s Day Gift Ideas
Rigging a Pilchard
Rod Tip Repairs

Tried & Tested:

Anchor Winches
Pelican Bayou 160 Canoe
Blue Fin Wildcat 4.35
Savage SL 480 Ranger Runabout

Feature Article:

Battlin’ Big Bridge Bream

Features:

Bridge Breaming
Lipless Luring Trout
Cleaning Salmon
Whiting Stock Assessment
How to Rig Cured Eel

Tried & Tested:

Melbourne Fishing Charters
Tackle Back
Noble Super Vee 7.4m
Ally Craft Kakadu Karrier 4.35
Maintaining Your Jockey Wheel

Feature Article:

Casting the Shallows for Calamari

Features:

Shallow Water Calamari
Murrumbidgee Natives
Rigging Gummy Baits
Flying with Fishing Gear

Tried & Tested:

Cosy Nook Flats
Caribbean Adventurer
Mako Craft Bay Tracker Cuddy Cab 500

Feature Article:

Management Snapshot - Mallacoota Inlet

Features:

Making the Most of Berley
Cleaning Calamari
Mallacoota Management

Tried & Tested:

Retreat Hotel
Texas Tackle Split Ring Pliers
Wilderness Fishing Tours
Southern Star Stealth Mark III
Blue Fin 4.3 Estuary Trekker
Belco Offroad Extreme Trailer

Feature Article:

Cod On Top

Features:

Surface Luring Cod
Southwest Easter Destinations
Cleaning Elephant Fish

Tried & Tested:

Daiwa TD SOL 2000
Lake Purrumbete Caravan Park
GoolwaCraft Sahara 530C
Polycraft 5.3 Warriors

Feature Article:

Cleaning and Preparing Gummy Sharks

Features:

Late Season Snapper
A Day With DPI Fisheries
Cleaning Gummy Sharks

Tried & Tested:

Teva Sandals
Yea Family Caravan Park
Savage 650 Escape
Blue Fin 525 Half Cabin

Feature Article:

Fishing Nude

Features:

Western Port’s Top End
Tasmanian Saltwater Options
Doing Away With Sinkers

Tried & Tested:

Warburton Lodge
TX Braid
Suzuki Grand Vitara
Haines Hunter 600
Lab Sport Xtreme Tournament 570

Feature Article:

Western Port’s Grey Torpedoes

Features:

Western Port Gummy Sharks
Lake Nillahcootie
Yarra Blackfish
ABT Barra Tour

Tried & Tested:

Nissan Murano
Peppin Point Caravan Park
450 All Craft Tank
Goolwa Craft 490C Coorong
Avoiding Trailer Failure

Feature Article:

Deep Water Tigers

Features:

Jigging for Snapper
Offshore Tiger Flathead
ABT Bream Grand Final
Boat Trailer Security

Locations:

Boat Fishing Phillip Island
New Bermagui Report
Cowes Pier

Tried & Tested:

Berkley Power Baits
Stony Point Caravan Park
Mitsubishi Triton GLX-R
Bermuda 450 Ventura Tournament

Feature Article:

Five Freshwater Days in Tasmania

Features:

DIY Tasmania
Gippsland Bream
ABT Bass Grand Final

Locations:

Lake Wartook
Loch Sport
Portsea Pier

Tried & Tested:

Spotters Sunglasses
Phillip Island Caravan Park
Adrenalin Fishing Charters
Haines Hunter 650 Classic
Trophy 2002 Walkaround
Braking Boat Trailers

Feature Article:

Port Phillip Bay Bruisers

Features:

National 4x4 Show and Fishing Show & Outdoors Expo
Surf gummy sharks
Bay snapper

Locations:

Bemm River on Lures
Cunningham Pier
Tanjil River Trout

Tried & Tested:

Highland Trout Lakes
Stessco Shotgun 625
Going bush with trailers

Feature Article:

Delving the Depths

Features:

Bottom Bouncing Offshore
Torquay Whiting

Locations:

Lake Purrumbete
King Parrot Creek
Warrnambool Breakwater
Murrindindi River

Tried & Tested:

On A Fly
Plano Stowaways
Polycraft 599
Stacer 460 Sunmaster
Changing Your Trailer Bearings

Feature Article:

Mornington Pier

Features:

Winter Murray Cod
Switch Baiting for Squid
Mornington Pier

Locations:

Maribyrnong River
Wombat Creek Reservoir
Waranga Reservoir
Venus Bay Accommodation

Tried & Tested:

Reel Time Fishing Charters
Hyundai Terracan Diesel
GoSo Fishing Clothing
Northbank 600C
Quintrex 480 Freedom

Feature Article:

Good Time Garrin’

Features:

Catching Garfish
Bait Biology
Choosing a Flyrod Part 2

Locations:

Lake Taupo DIY
Barkers Creek Reservoir
Lake Beaufort Accommodation

Tried & Tested:

Tuff Line XP
Stabicraft 509 Fish'r
Seafarer Viking 5.5

4WD & Camping:

Nissan Patrol 3L Diesel
Mosquito Tent
Camping Heaters

Feature Article:

Trout on Plastics

Features:

Lure Casting Gadgets
4WD - Beyond the Snatch Strap
Customising Your Tinnie

Tried & Tested:

Mitsubishi Outlander
Norman Speed Clip
In Line Fishing Charters
Streaker 5.45 Bluewater
Southern Star Offshore 770

Tackle:

Trout on Soft Plastics
Catching Murray Crayfish

Feature Article:

Flatlining for Trout

Features:

Salmon Poppers
Cod Hunter Tours
Flatlining for Trout

Locations:

Malmsbury Reservoir
Queenscliff Accommodation

Tried & Tested:

StumpJumper Lures
Bar Crusher 6.4 Hardtop
Stessl Edgetracker 4.75 Pro Tournament
Cruise Craft 625 Explorer
Hyundai Tucson

Feature Article:

Salmon Surf Strategies

Features:

Keeping It Cool
Choosing a Guide
Salmon Surf Strategies

Locations:

Hepburn Lagoon
Autumb Goulburn Tributaries

Tried & Tested:

C-Lure Barra Pro
Nissan Patrol
Savage Jabiru
Savage Osprey
Seaquest 6.1 Olympian

Feature Article:

Streamcraft for trout fishing

Features:

Redfin strategies
Understanding rods II
Streamcraft for trout
Exploding lure myths

Locations:

Torquay
Rubicon River
Millbrook Lakes

Tried & Tested:

TABS 6m Centre Cab
Millerods Beast Buster
Trailcraft 475 Profish
Hyndai Terracan

Feature Article:

Rising to the occasion

Features:

Surface bream
Understanding rods
Small stream trout
Figuring out flathead

Locations:

Anglesea River
Murrumbidgee River
Port Phillip Bay

Tried & Tested:

Nitro Bass Boat
Ally Craft Kakadu Karrier
Quintrex 500 Coast Runner
Anuka Stove
Ford Territory Ghia

Feature Article:

King George Whiting

Features:

King George Whiting
Hopkins River Estuary
Mulwala’s Fringe Dwellers
Kayak Fishing
Newlyn Reservoir

Locations:

Apollo Bay
Snowy Mountains
Port Albert
Tasmania

Tackle:

Team Daiwa Advantage

4WD & Camping:

Hyundai Terracan