MERCURY RACING FLEXES OUTBOARD MUSCLE WITH Mercury Racing elevates outboard engine power and technology with the introduction of the Mercury Racing V8 500R model. This supercharged 500hp V8 outboard was created for no-compromise owners of the fastest sport boats and combines unrelenting horsepower and torque paired with sophisticated technology and rugged design. The 500R introduces a [...]
Recreational fishing is highly valued by many Western Australians with some of the world’s best fishing experiences on offer along the State’s vast coastline and offshore islands. Recreational fishers not only provide a significant economic contribution, they are also key stewards of the aquatic environment and contribute vital information on fisheries resources. Every 2–3 years, [...]
One of Victoria’s top trout fisheries is on the road to recovery with thousands of brown trout yearlings stocked into Lake Toolondo in the state’s west, thanks to the Andrews Labor Government. Minister for Outdoor Recreation Sonya Kilkenny today announced the stocking of more than 3500 fish into the popular local fishery. With the lake’s [...]
Recreational fishers are reminded that the annual fishing closure, in trout streams and rivers across NSW, is in place from today (Tuesday 13 June 2023). NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) Deputy Director General Fisheries, Sean Sloan said the closure allows salmonid species to breed uninterrupted during their annual spawning run, ensuring we protect [...]
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 [...]
