Mercury’s next step forward in electric propulsion, the Avator 7.5e electric outboard offers an alternative to traditional petrol-powered engines, delivering clean, quiet power that’s as simple to use as it is fun to drive. Testing out the outboard recently at the Rapala BASS Australian Open, competitive angler Beau Everleigh showed that an electric engine can [...]
The Arnhem Land Barramundi Lodge has just completed another awesome Runoff fishing season. Many of the lodge boats were consistently reporting daily numbers of 50 plus barra caught and released throughout March and April. To top that off, there were a number of metre-plus barra caught, and several lucky anglers now grace our prolific Metre [...]
This year’s three-month freshwater cray fishing season will begin Thursday, 1 June, with recreational fishers north of the Great Dividing Range already setting their sights on catching the Murray spiny crayfish. Victorian Fisheries Authority CEO Travis Dowling said catching Murray crays is a fun pastime for the entire family and a great way to get [...]
Leading Australian luxury long range motor yacht manufacturer, Maritimo, announces the arrival of the much lauded and truly grand, new Maritimo S75 Sedan Motor Yacht. The S75 is the embodiment of everything that is Maritimo, in a form that balances authority and grace in every way and from every angle. The pleasingly elegant and decisive [...]
By Carl ‘Cid’ Dubois Terry and I stood on the ramp in the pre-dawn gloom, gazing out at the whitecaps whipped up by the 25 knot southerly that, according to various websites, wouldn’t be here until the afternoon. Our plans to chase the reported schools of tailor were quickly shattered. Terry turned to me and [...]
Warren Keelan tests a few techniques on some of the east coast’s hardest fighting bandits. Pound for pound, the aptly named kingfish is one of the toughest and most sought after species on the east coast of Australia. Their ability to burn line off a spool is legendary – and as I have experienced first [...]
There is no doubting that jigging is one of the more high octane and energy sapping styles of fishing today. Jarrod Day shares his knowledge on this art. This highly effective technique of jigging requires a fair level of fitness, with some anglers pushing their limits by enduring a gym training programs prior to embarking [...]
Late each spring yellowtail kingfish turn up along the Victorian coastline, usually when the water temperature rises in excess of 16 degrees. Scott Gray explains how to target these mighty pelagics. Each year the dawning of spring and the rising temperatures bring new hopes about how good the coming season will be and wonderment about [...]
After a break of 8 years the Arnhem Land Fly Week is back. The Barra Lodge will host Arnhem land Fly Week from 9 - 15 November 2023, during the Build-up fishing season. Join our celebrity guest, renowned fly fishing guide and award-winning cameraman John Haenke, for 5 days of fly fishing in remote fish-rich [...]
Recreational fishers are reminded that the annual fishing closure for Australian Bass and Estuary Perch in all coastal rivers and estuaries in NSW will commence on Monday 1 May 2023. NSW Department Primary Industries (DPI) Fisheries Deputy Director General, Sean Sloan said the zero-bag limit over this four-month period helps protect the native fish species [...]
