Australian Lure Fishing

Tuskfish might be beautiful, but they're also super challenging for the lure fisher - and definitely not for the everyday punter just wanting to wet a line and get a feed. Sight casting the perfect presentation to large, skittish fish in shallow, crystal clear water and then holding on as a runaway steam train heads for any bit of structure it can find is what it's all about. Heart stopping stuff!...

Whether you fish Australia's northern estuaries or target those in the south, now and then you'll have those days where the fishing is really tough. So this episode is about sharing some tips I've learned over the years for dodging the dreaded doughnut when I'm fishing estuaries. __________________________ There are plenty more tips in the audio masterclasses enjoyed by Team Doc Lures members, plu...

Within a short drive of Mt Isa, Lake Julius offers access for keen anglers to some exceptional sooty grunter fishing using a range of lures and techniques. Today's ALF guest, Aubrey Cormack has targeted Sooties in that particular storage for over 10 years - and in that time has had just a single fishless trip. He offers his advice to would-be Lake Julius lure fishers in this interview. ___________...

Bream gun and fishing personality Steve Morgan tells the story of the evolution of topwater bream fishing on surface plastics, from the famous Pink Grubbing technique to the latest generation of topwater bream plastics and the gear and techniques for fishing them. __________________________ Team Doc Lures is a small community of anglers who support the ALF podcast and in return get awesome members...

Despite immense fishing pressure, Corio Bay remains a productive and exciting fishery, with several species of flathead on offer for the lure fisher - and autumn is the perfect time to chase them! Local fishing personality and gun flathead angler John Didge explains the difference between targeting these fish and their larger cousins on the east coast and gives some great tips for taking a feed fr...

For many anglers a trip to East Arnhem is the kind of stuff that dreams are made of. And if you're prone to sleepness nights caused by fishing dreams, this won't help you one bit. In today's episode of the Australian Lure Fishing Podcast we head off to Groote Eylandt to sight fish for red emperor on the flats and to tempt fingermark (golden snapper) from the surface. High profile Groote angler Bom...

Heading back once again to South Australia, this episode we're once again exploring the Coorong area, but this time in search of the large and very cagey black bream that take up residence in the system. With us is Ben Gibbs, co-founder of the Bream Master SA tournament circuit and Coorong fishing regular who's put plenty of time and effort into figuring out the bream and the system. _____________...

Todays interview is not our first on Hawkesbury River jewfish. And as with the previous related episodes it really helps ALF listeners piece together a little more of the jewfish puzzle. Our guest, Kevin Savvas, has been fishing the system for a couple of decades and has some extremely valuable insights into the behaviour of these jewfish that have transformed his fishing - and will help anyone wh...

Ready for some arm-stretching, tackle busting, tough fishing action? Join us for Episode 346 of the ALF podcast where our guest, Brett Horne, shares his experiences fishing for Giant Trevally in the Lucinda area. Brett and his mates recently took out the GT section of the Shimano King Of Kings tournament, so you can bet he has a few secrets to share (and this interview won't disappoint)! _________...

It's not just NT river systems that have amazing runoff barramundi fishing - just across the border in the Kimberley the action can also be exceptional - though the techniques for targeting them are often quite different.  Dick Pasfield shares more of his amazing knowledge about Kimberley Barra fishing in Episode 345! _______________________________ Hey, want more top notch fishing audio? When you...

Every year around Autumn the annual migration of monster Australian salmon reaches its peak on the beaches around Perth. Anglers flock to target 6-8kg salmon that arrive in their millions and voraciously smash baitfish up and down the coast. Like the salmon, each year Ben Svenson makes the pilgrimage to Perth to experience some pretty insane beach action! ___________________________ Lend a hand to...

Lake Awoonga has a well-deserved reputation as a premier barramundi fishery. The average size of barra in the lake at present is around the 1m mark and they're a valid target all-year round, although the spring and autumn months fish exceptionally well. Local guide Justin Nye takes us to Awoonga in todays episode and explains how he targets barramundi in what is his home ground.  _________________...

Lake Conjola might not have the same profile as a trophy flathead fishery as nearby St Georges Basin, but it's nonetheless a top fishery for those targeting trophy fish. Local flathead enthusiast Mitch "Fish" Fischer takes every opportunity to get after these fish and has found early success using his hand made glidebaits. He shares his tips in this episode. _________________________ Want more det...

Bream fishing doesn't have to be about flash boats, the latest electronics and expensive tackle. Bob Williams is a Gosford Tackle Store owner who has fished the Hawkesbury for this species since the 70's and was one of the local pioneers of bream and jewfish on lures and flies. In this episode Bob shares just a tiny bit of the wealth of knowledge and experience he has on Hawkesbury Bream! ________...

What is electrolocation? Can creating an electric field around your lure really improve your fishing? We explore the benefits of a high tech approach to help fish find your lures and take them cleanly. Does it work?  

So today was a milestone day for the Australian Lure Fishing Podcast, the show snuck past its one millionth listener download. Rather than reflect in private, I did what any podcaster would do..... turned on the microphone and reflected in public! It's just a short rant, but it was nice to use this small milestone as an opportunity to explain why the success of the ALF podcast is so important to m...

Giant herring are an unusual species, challenging, fast, aerobatic and not that uncommon around the waterways of SE Queensland. Todays ALF podcast guest is Beau Rixon, a marine science student and fishing instructor from SE Queensland who has a lot more giant herring captures notched up than your average angler. Lucky for us, he like to share what he's learned! ______________________________ By th...

The Richmond and Evans Rivers near Ballina offer some extraordinary flathead fishing for those seeking trophy fish. Today's guest, Tony Riordan has been fishing the area at every opportunity for many years and shares some tips for the rest of us in this episode. _______________________ Please consider supporting the ALF podcast at https://Team. DocLures.com! _______________________ Check out all o...

South Australian anglers may keep a fairly low profile, but there is some quality fishing to be had in the southern state if you take some time to figure it out. Scotty Tarasenko is a thinking angler and hand-made lure nut who has turned his attention to taking Mulloway (jewfish) off the surface in shallow water. In this ALF Episode he shares hat we need to know to target the silver ghosts of the...

Lake St Clair is one of NSW top Australian bass fisheries, which explains why it hosts so many bass tournaments! This storage is chock full of the weed beds and other structures that sustain healthy bass populations - to the point you can easily target fish right at the ramp, hardly having to travel anywhere on the lake. Episode 336 guest Simon Macmillan fishes St Clair recreationally and in compe...

The southern parts of Western Australia's coastline and estuaries fish exceptionally well for tailor, including the areas around metropolitan Perth. In today's episode gun tailor angler Daniel Funston walks us through his strategies for finding and targeting tailor around the Greater Perth area.  ___________________ Enjoying the free ALF podcast? Then I reckon you'll enjoy the audio masterclasses...

The Goulburn River below Eildon Weir is an easy drive from Melbourne and a great place to target both brown and rainbow trout. Today's ALF guest, Armando Mercurio, has been travelling to fish the Goulburn on a weekly basis during the trout season for around 15 years. In this episode he shares his tips, tricks and secrets for successful trout fishing. ___________________ Keen to support the ALF Pod...

When Patrick Linehan heads off into the estuaries of NSW Mid-North Coast he's searching for one thing: monster flathead. Patrick's techniques for targeting big flathead in shallow water differ slightly from past guests, allowing him to take quality fish around the tide changes, when many anglers find the fishing rather quiet. ________________________ Keen for some next-level flathead fishing advic...

Dave "Hodgie" Hodge will be better known to many ALF listeners as "The Barefoot Fisherman". A former fishing TV presenter, Hodgie is well known as one of Australia's best trick casters, a fishing writer and a speaker at boat shows and expo's. Relocating from Tamworth to Townsville some years ago, he switched from cod to jacks and now has a reputation for taming the red dogs!  _____________________...

Fingermark bream are a lutjanid, just like their cousins the mangrove jack, red emperor and Papuan black bass. And like all lutjanids, they're super tough, hard fighting fish that will test your skill and your tackle. In todays episode our guest Liam Fitzpatrick takes us into the heart of far-north Queensland - a hotspot for fingermark and Mecca to the anglers who adore this species. _____________...