29 Dec , 2021
Not bad for a bunch of reels
The last month or two have been feeling anything but fishy at my place. The Olympics were great watching and my vinyl collection has been growing worryingly fast, but there has been unusually littl...
Sunday Times Column
22 Dec , 2021
Our lure casting sessions produced all the usual fun
Our annual trip to the Mackerel Islands was the perfect tonic for the seemingly never-ending winter in the southern half of the State. It has been a real old-fashioned winter and it was nice to put...
15 Dec , 2021
Ticking just about everything off the fishing bucket list
My good mate Andrew Jarvis reckons he’s just about ticked everything off his fishing bucket list after a recent trip to Scott Reef. For all his fishing adventures over the years Korg, as most of us...
08 Dec , 2021
An artistic take on bringing catches to back life permanently
It wasn’t an easy process and it meant getting your fish stuffed and mounted to display as a memento of the one that didn’t get away. These days there are more and more creative options available, ...
01 Dec , 2021
Making his mark as a gun Kimberley fishing guide
He once dreamed of being an AFL footballer, but Kununurra’s Kirsten Hunter is now making his mark as a gun Kimberley fishing guide. A proud Ngarinyman man from the Timber Creek and Keep River areas...
24 Nov , 2021
Releasing a rainbow trout into Drakesbrook Weir
The weather cleared for just long enough last weekend for Recfishwest’s annual Troutfest to take place in Waroona. With wet and wintry conditions right up to the morning of the event things were lo...
17 Nov , 2021
They are never easy to subdue
A recent kayak fishing trip to Wilderness Island showed just how quickly fortunes can change in fishing. As Mick Malthouse would say, some days you’re a bug and some days you’re a windshield! On th...
13 Nov , 2021
A very lost Pinjalo Snapper
Albany fisherman Russell ‘Rusty’ Burrow was scratching his head after a recent catch off his home town. Rusty, who runs Rusty’s Marine, does a lot of offshore fishing and has caught most things tha...
29 Jun , 2021
Helping solve the ongoing WA shark problem
A fascinating new product is aimed at helping solve the ongoing shark problem WA anglers face. Anyone who has seriously fished offshore north of Perth in recent years would be aware of the whaler p...
03 May , 2021
Paradise for anglers
Ever since my parents seriously considered a move to the Cocos Keeling Islands for work 35 years ago I’ve always wanted to fish at the remote Australian territory. So when Denmark’s Tony Rechichi l...