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McLay is hard to top

16 Jun , 2022

McLay is hard to top

Greater numbers of well-respected plate aluminium recreational fishing boats from New Zealand are making their presence known across the Ditch and, as BARRY WISEMAN reports, more are heading West l...

A hot bite

12 Jan , 2022

A hot bite

The magical metre barramundi continues to elude me, but I edged closer to that milestone and enjoyed plenty of other highlights on a spectacular Kimberley cruise last month. I was extremely fortuna...

Lake Kununurra reached a significant milestone

05 Jan , 2022

Lake Kununurra reached a significant milestone

It’s been a few years since I visited Kununurra, but the urge to return is getting stronger all the time. The reason why is simple and that is the continued emergence of Lake Kununurra as a quality...

Fast and furious

02 Jan , 2022

Fast and furious

Not wanting to rest on his well-earned laurels, exceptional West Australian boat builder Scott Fury has produced yet another outstanding fishing machine, as BARRY WISEMAN reports. For decades, the ...

Not bad for a bunch of reels

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...

Assassin a deadly offshore weapon

26 Dec , 2021

Assassin a deadly offshore weapon

Whenever a new Assassin boat like the 660HT Dhufish hits the water its turns heads, as BARRY WISEMAN reports. Assassin's 660 Hard Top Dhufish is as West Aussie as you can get. Constructed in Perth ...

Our lure casting sessions produced all the usual fun

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...

Ticking just about everything off the fishing bucket list

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...

Sea Jay walks on water

12 Dec , 2021

Sea Jay walks on water

Like so many other products these days such as cars, 4WDs and caravans, marine dealers and we boating anglers just have to be patient. COVID lockdowns and shutdowns around the globe have caused so ...

An artistic take on bringing catches to back life permanently

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, ...