April 12, 2017
With Cyclone Debbie’s evil influence bringing destruction to Australia’s eastern seaboard fishing opportunities have been heavily limited, for most of our readers:

But with so many good keen blokes ready to go at the drop of a hat, there’s plenty of quality reports in this issue. Here’s Josh with a 104cm caught last week. Congratulations champ, that’s a cracker:

Luke Desylva out there on Saturday 8th April. That’s a fantastic result too. Glad it’s working for you and grateful for the pic, Andy

Congratulations to Peter McGrath:
August 03, 2026
Two Sydney offshore sessions targeting kingfish with live yellowtail and heavy knife jigs, including fish to one metre, sharks and an amberjack.
April 07, 2026
TUESDAY! Wanted to downrig small live bonito around Long Reef for a stud kingfish. Our purple trolling lures accepted the challenge:
February 06, 2026
Regular readers of this little newsletter know of my fascination for cobia:
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