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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