2022 Winter Magazine - Printed
Established in 1985, Western Angler is Western Australia’s longest running and best fishing magazine. It contains features and columns on everything fishing from WA and beyond. With the very best fishing tactics, tips, stories and techniques. Expert boat and gear reviews, stunning fishing photography and some of Australia’s best fishing writers.
Major Features
SADDLE SORE ON STUNNING SOUTH COAST
SCOTT COGHLAN enjoys some great bream fishing as he finally explores the systems between Albany and Esperance on his kayak.
GEO BAY REVEALS SNAPPER SECRETS
ALEX BURGOYNE has enjoyed some fantastic snapper fishing in Geographe Bay during the cooler months and offers his tips for finding inshore Busso pinkies.
SOUTHERN STONE SMILES MINUS THE MILES
BRODY OGLE says you don’t always need to take the road less travelled to find quality fishing off the rocks along Western Australia’s south coast.
SIMPLE LESSONS BOOST PERCENTAGE
ANDREW McNABOE looks at some of the little things he has learned over hours of trial and error that anglers can do to put the odds in their favour.
BROOME HUNT FOR BUCKET LIST BLUEBONE
ZACH RELPH has discovered that bluebone are an unforgiving opponent in the shallow waters around the popular holiday town of Broome.
BERKELEY RIVER JACKS WORTH JOURNEY
DICK PASFIELD joins his son, now a fishing guide, for a memorable trip to a remote Kimberley river that holds amazing numbers of mangrove jack.
Columns
EDITORIAL
Opening up access to water supply dams has long been a pipedream, but it could ease pressure on offshore fish stocks.
TACKLE MATT
Matt discovers that good things come in unusual packages when he put the Micro Mussel from Blue Lip Baits through its paces.
TACKLE AND TACTICS
Ando loves a good baitcaster and thinks they deserve a bigger following.
OFFROAD ANGLER
Ben Hebbard joins the WAngler team, bringing with him a wealth of experience in camping and four-wheel driving.
SHORE ANGLES
Mark reckons the mulloway fishing can be red-hot when the Murchison River is in flood at Kalbarri.
Columns
KAYAK ANGLER
Paul takes a new pedal kayak for a spin and finds that propeller drives have some great benefits.
ADVENTURE MUM
A trip to Long Island between Exmouth and Onslow was a great experience for Emma and her family.
WHAT’S COOKING
Winter is upon us and Chef Dale has a grilled toothfish and pesto butter dish to warm you up.
JUNIOR ANGLER
Tim looks at how fishing has changed since he cut his teeth as a little tacker.
JUST ADD WATER
Curtis breaks his Easter long weekend rule and goes for broke on the south coast.
BACK LASH
Jamie says an opportunity has arisen from the inevitable collision course looming in the demersal crisis.
Regulars
UNDERCURRENTS
WHAT’S NEW
McGLASHAN MOMENTS
ANGLER PROFILE
RECFISHWEST
TOP GEAR
MAKING WAVES
NAUTICAL NEWS
SUBSCRIPTIONS
READERS’ PHOTOS
JUNIOR COMPETITION
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