June is Jigging Time
Around this time of year - here in Sydney - kingfish move out into deeper water, into 60 metres and beyond. And those of us addicted to fishing for them aren’t far behind. We know that this is the time of year to break…
Rainy Day Offshore
June has arrived! That’s when – usually – the weather here in Sydney settles down. Low swells and light winds mean we can get 20 miles offshore, to fish Browns Mountain. We’ve had some magical days out there:
Harbour Jigging
Hey mate sorry to be a pest but relative new to lure fishing, just wondering how you work the 10g jigs with bust ups? Do you just jig them on the bottom or work them like a metal slug?
Muddy Waters
Out from Sydney on Thursday with the issue being, how can we find quality fish after the East Coast’s massive downpours?
Head Start Hoodlums
Big excitement here at Downrigger HQ after fishing personality Sammy Hitzke uploaded a video, showing just how deadly our Head Starts can be. Check this out:
Quick and easy way to catch dinner in Sydney Harbour
Note: this story is written for our Sydney readers But the same technique will work anywhere from the Gold Coast to western Victoria You will need a small plastic food container a small bucket our $155 blackfish combo a…
Mahi on the Trap Floats
Down to Bayview boat ramp at Newport, early Sunday morning. To be greeted with 25 boats queuing to launch - due to the Berkeley bream competition:
Two Days on the Black Rat
Out last Saturday on James Taylor’s big beautiful Black Watch 32. Once again the forecast was bad but with a great crew aboard I knew that, even if we didn’t find anything, we were sure to have a top time:
Wild Weather, Wild Fish
6.00AM on Sunday morning and I’m picking up Oscar and Xavier at Turramurra railway station. All three of us keen as mustard to fish on James Taylors’ big, beautiful 32-foot Blackwatch, ‘Black Rat’:
A Morning on the River
Andrew Wily phoned just before Christmas to let me know he’d just bought a Takacat inflatable and would I like to join him for a bass trip the day after Boxing Day. Are the Kennedys gun shy?? We arrived at the upper Colo…
Electric Downrigging Makes It Easy
Early start on Friday morning, in James’ big, beautiful Blackwatch. Barely cleared the marina when we came upon this: