Sunday 4th December, Just Four Days Into The New Murray Cod Season And There Were Storms In The Weather Forecast. My Best Mate Sandy “The Camo Man” Hector Had Contacted Me, Suggesting We Go Fishing In A Local Small Lake For Redfin.

If You Spend A Bit Of Time Searching Around, There Are Many Surprising Areas Just Offshore That Hold Quality Fish. Some Of The Most Popular Areas For Offshore Kayakers To Target Along The East Coast Of Australia Are Coffee Rock Reefs.

The Initial Strike Was Characteristically Brutal As The Fish Immediately Headed Towards The Vast Expanse Of The River. The Already Tight Drag Did Little To Slow Its Progress As Line Peeled In A Harmonious Scream From The Reel.

How Lucky Am I To Be Living Here On The Sunshine Coast In South East Queensland? Within A 25 Minute Drive North, South And West From My House There Are Three Dams Stocked With Australian Native Sports Fish.

Never A Week Goes By Where I Don’t Think About The Prospect Of Heading To Central Queensland To Target Barramundi In The Various Stocked Impoundments Within That Region.

As You Drive North On The Pacific Highway And Go Past The Turn Off To The Town Of Port Macquarie, Pproximately 10 Minutes Further Up The Track You Will Cross Over The Wilson River Highway Bridge.

Over The Christmas And New Year Break Myself And The Other Members Of The Brisbane River Boys Completed Two Separate Missions To Check Out Some Potential Fishing Venues Over A Couple Of Extended Weekends. During The First Trip I Added Another Species To My Tally In The Form Of A 35 Cm Silver Perch, Which Was Totally Unexpected And A Welcome Addition To My List Of Species Caught For The Year.

The Mulwala Classic Was An Outstanding Success. The 2500 Anglers Fishing Australia’s Biggest Freshwater Event Boated Over Nine Hundred Murray Cod In The Annual Season Opening Extravaganza.

I Can Still Vividly Remember The Cover Shot. It Was Australia’s Well Known Fishing Scribe And Presenter Mr Steve “Starlo” Starling, Some Twenty Years Ago On A Well Known Monthly Fishing Journal.

A Routine Trip To Put A Few Fish On The Dinner Table, Brings Some Unexpected Surprises For Tasmanian Angler Nathan Meyers.

The Message Read “I Have To Work On Cameron’s Birthday, Can You Chuck A Sickie And Take Him Fishing”? A Wednesday Off Work To Go Fishing! That Decision Took But Mere Seconds And I Happily Replied To Cameron’s Wife Erin I Would Do Just That.

I Find That Getting To Sleep The Night Before A Much Anticipated Fishing Session Can Be An Exercise In Futility. In Many Instances An Early Start Is Required And An Alarm Setsomewhere Between 2.00am And 4.00am Is Not Uncommon.