Articles: How To

04 August 2008	Big winter tailor WHEN you consider that tailor can grow to around 15kg, it seems almost tragic that there are still plenty of people who think of them in terms of 300-500g fish, the skinny little choppers that run along our beaches and up the Swan River every summer.  Read more
09 June 2008	Old boats - old motors My main aim with this article is to try and give the reader an insight into the aquisition of my first boat and let you into my world of boating trial, error and joy. For the large majority of first, and second boat purchasers, I will be telling them nothing that they don’t already know.  Read more
25 March 2008	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
25 January 2008	Estuary cod – the good, the bad and the ugly Behold epinphelus coioides, the ubiquitous estuary cod. This pugnacious inshore species has much in common with the mangrove jack – both share inshore nursery areas such as mangrove systems in their infancy, both rate a triple-A...  Read more
18 November 2007	Fun fishing on the flats Most of us living in the vast expanse of Western Australia live near the coast, and fortunately have easy access to many saltwater fishing options. One of these options is to fish some of the many river, estuary, and coastal tidal shallows and sand flats.  Read more
22 September 2007	Rock and beach revelations THE FOLLOWING feature by our Editor, ROSS CUSACK, appeared in the August/September 1999 issue of Western Angler. It was a ground-breaking story which revealed the amazing casting and tackle techniques of ace South African rock and beach anglers.  Read more
18 July 2007	Roennfeldt on queenfish MY GUESS is that queenfish are in the top ten favourite species of just about everyone who has been lucky enough to have caught a few. They really have everything: speed, stamina, aerial acrobatics and even great looks and edibility. One of a queenie's most endearing qualities is the way in which it will attack a lure or fly.  Read more
23 May 2007	Swan River mulloway on lures Well, we had finally made it. What with family, work commitments and non-cooperative weather patterns my mate John and I had finally organised an October night fishing the Narrows Bridge. This should be seen as no mean feat as we have been mates for years and after a 12 year leave of absence from Western Australia...  Read more