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65 new large boat pen licences to be allocated by public ballot
Licences for 65 new recreational boat pens at Fremantle Fishing Boat harbour will be allocated by public ballot in June.  read more
 

Editorials
 
Harro’s monster ‘hoo
THIS is the tale of a state record that will never be, an angler with little idea of what he was doing, a fish that should have got away and a capture that none who witnessed will ever forget.  read more
 
 

Tackle & Tactics
 
Coming to grips with outriggers
OUTRIGGERS. Long poles that fit up to the sides of your boat and perform several tasks: they allow you to troll more lines; they elevate the lines for better surface lure/bait presentation; they spread your baits or lures farther apart; they allow some automatic line drop back; they give you somewhere to hang flags from and they make your boat look better.  read more
 
 

Articles: How To
 
Lighten up – it’s worth it
Sometimes when you go fishing you have to take what you can get. When big fish are your normal fare, and the means of going about the business of catching them are out of your reach, then sometimes downsizing tackle and expectations can bring some rewards greater than originally expected.  read more
 

Articles: Location
 
Leaping lepricorns
It was like a dream come true, I had finally landed a job as a fishing guide. I had been working for the Cloghvoola Fishing lodge in Co. Kerry, Ireland for about 8 weeks and it had been hectic since the first day.  read more
 

Articles: Humour
 
Quollotay control problems
"Don't mess with Mother Nature" sums up Jeevan William's and my 2001 experiences at One Tree Beach (OTB). Robert "Bluey" Vaughan's cave mouth in the Admiralty Gulf of Western Australia's Kimberley region had more bad karma than George Bush in a Kabul jail.  read more
 

Articles: Fiction
 
Bullseye Bob
The scene unfolding through his binoculars made Bob’s blood boil. There below his veranda, not a hundred metres from his beachside shack, bloody Bruno was at it again. Taking advantage of the low tide, Bruno could clearly be seen sawing large hunks off the pristine reef with a chain saw! Had he taken leave of his senses?  read more
 

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