Archive for June, 2009

Tales From The Back of the Boat – Port Macquarie

Look at this picture of the Hastings River at Port Macquarie. The sun is rising, the water glistening. You can almost sense the anticipation of the anglers in those boats as they head off on Day One of the Port Macquarie ABT event with nothing but bream, bream, bream on their minds. What the picture …

Species Galore……………

Golden trevally, giant trevally, giant herring, cobia, dart, coral trout, queenfish, mangrove jack, remoras, tarpon, estuary cod…………….. The list goes on and on and on. The family and I headed out for the weekend to a remote section of beach between Weipa and Mapoon on the north western coast of Cape York Peninsula and with …

2008 Fishing Trip comp winner reports in!

John, I arrived back from my trip yesterday with Lance in Karumba chasing Barramundi. It is without a doubt the best fishing experience I have ever had and also one of the best experiences I have had in my life! The area we fished was remote and amazing, the service from Lance was excellent and …

ABT Tweed 2009 – An On Water Perspective

Following torrential Queensland rains, the ABT Tweed event was looking to be a muddy, tough affair. However, anglers were met with a river much clearer than expected come pre-fish day. The pre-fish day indicated that the comp was going to be reasonably tough with plenty of small fish, and the only size fish caught in …