06 Jan , 2023
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One of Western Australia’s most popular community fishing competitions, the Kalbarri Classic, is in limbo as the Fisheries Minister contemplates measures to manage key demersal species such as dhuf...
23 Dec , 2022
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Great news for local tackle company Halco at the recent ICAST show in the United States. Held in Orlando, Florida, over three days each year, it is the biggest tackle show in the world and somethin...
16 Dec , 2022
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THE incredible potential of fishing around offshore oil rigs was amply illustrated by an memorable day’s fishing experienced by the Halco Tackle team in Louisiana. A couple of weeks ago I wrote abo...
09 Dec , 2022
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The inaugural Pemberton Trout Festival gave me a welcome excuse to get back among the karri trees for some fresh water fishing. The Trout Festival was held a couple of weekends ago, and saw hundred...
02 Dec , 2022
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The Claremont coach has been using fishing as a stress reliever since narrowly losing the WAFL grand final to West Perth, so a trip to the popular tourist getaway on football duties was too good an...
21 Aug , 2022
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Hamelin Bay has been a favourite fishing spot of mine for many years and it certainly didn’t let me down during the recent school holidays. This year we booked one of the fantastic chalets looking ...
07 Aug , 2022
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The myth that I am cursed by the weather gods was put to the test on a trip to the Monte Bello Islands with Blue Lightning Charters. Not only were we blessed with a following wind on the way to and...
31 Jul , 2022
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All sorts of northern species ride the warm Leeuwin Current south and in recent years we’ve had wahoo on the south coast, gold-spot trevally off Perth and shark mackerel in Albany, to name but a fe...
17 Jul , 2022
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The value of having the right gear was emphasised by a trip to Hamelin Bay during the school holidays. There were big numbers of salmon coming through during our stay, but what was really noticeabl...
03 Jul , 2022
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The raw figures around the looming cut in the recreational take of demersal species like dhufish and pink snapper make for sobering reading for anyone who likes to catch them. Fisheries Minister Do...
