Here you'll find loads of practical fishing tips on rigs, techniques, knots, tackle and more.


Fine Points = More Fish

All anglers know that if you want to catch good fish you need good hooks. So why do so many of us use cheap, crappy ones on our lures?

Rediscovering Trolling

Once an inveterate estuary troller, in recent years DAVID GREEN has focused almost exclusively on jigging plastics and casting hard-bods for his flatties. But things have changed and trolling is again producing the goods!

Go Hard for Reds

Softies aren’t the only lures you can use on snapper. By JIM HARNWELL.

Skipbaiting Southern Style

The art of skipping deadbaits for marlin is fast becoming the favoured technique of successful billfish crews along much of the East Coast. Fisho’s gamefishing writer, SAM BAILLIE, sheds some light on this deadly baitfishing method.

Egi action - violent squidding!

Pic: Scott Thomas

BACK in the day, all the advice when using squid jigs around sea grass beds and reef areas was to retrieve them slowly and steadily...

Backpack Luring 

You don’t need a boat to catch quality fish and have a fat time doing it. All you need to do is grab a backpack and pull on some good boots. KRIS SWERES explains.

Perception is Reality - Bushy on Lures

If you want to be a gun fisho, act like an old hippie by thinking outside the square and breaking down the doors of perception!

Three Knots You Need To Know

Good fishermen are known for the flawless knots they tie. Here are three beauties you need to learn about and use.

Getting your girls into fishing

Girls love fishing and boating just as much as boys. This article talks about a few tips for fathers to get their daughters into fishing. By LUKE HABER.

Bait Tips For Big Bream

The adage that “bait is great” certainly proves true if you’re keen on chasing a trophy-sized bream. Our resident estuary expert KEVIN SAVVAS the best baits for big bream.

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