Australian Lure Fishing

The humble carp is much maligned and often overlooked as a sport fish. But as today's ALF guest eludes, this is a fish that can be challenging to hook, a handful to play on light tackle and a great training opportunity. Wayne Dubois takes us in search of carp in his home waters around the South-central NSW area, but points out that the techniques we'll learn can be used to target carp almost nowhe...

During the warmer months the Brisbane River offer two distinctly different threadfin salmon fishing experiences. The Port of Brisbane offers vertical fishing in 10-12m of water during daylight, while further upstream it's very effective fishing close to the water surface at night under the many artificial lights. Our guest Reece Thomas demystifies both! Join Team Doc Lures for more fishing info, m...

Hinze Dam is a spectacular impoundment on the Gold Coast Hinterland and a wonderful fishery containing quality bass. BUT, it does have the reputation of being a difficult fishery to figure out. Kane Rowsell has been targeting Hinze Bass a couple of times a week for around five years and has some awesome tips to help us all do better on this storage.   Support the ALF Podcast and be part of my excl...

The Shoalhaven River is a wonderful bass fishery located within easy access of Sydney. This system hold both quantities and quality Australian bass  particularly feisty during the spring months when they are recovering from spawning and making their way back up river. Sydney angler and fishing journalist Ben O'Brien joins the ALF podcast once again to share his tips, calling on many years experien...

Googong Dam is famous for it's humongous yellowbelly (Golden Perch) and October is the month when warming waters start to wake these fish from their winter slumber. Fishing for them requires a little bit of lateral thinking though, as today's ALF guest explains. Romen Dicovski has made an art form out of targeting native species in Googong Dam and in spends some time sharing a few tips during this...

Jigging up kingfish and other tough species is something that today's guest Jim Potts has been doing for over 15 years - in fact he'll freely confess that he's addicted to this aspect of the sport. Dropping heavy jigs deep and working them up fast before tying into bruiser kingfish requires a level of fitness, but the rewards are well worth the pain. Like the ALf Podcast? why not support the show...

Port Phillip and Westernport bays are top summer time snapper fisheries but despite being geographically close they couldn't be more different in the way they're fished! In episode 276 gun Victorian angler Lee Rayner takes us out on these bays in search of "Big Red" and shares plenty of tips to help improve our chances.   If you like the ALF Podcast, you'll love Team Doc Lures, it's where Greg sha...

The Mersey River trout population is in downing recovery mode during October and is feeding actively in the backwaters and eddies. To help us take advantage of the opportunity is our guest for Episode 275, Jenna Westwood. Jen is based in northern Tasmania and loves nothing more than exploring a new stretch of stream and finding a new fishing opportunity. This episode of the Australian Lure Fishing...

This Episode sponsored by the Fishing Points App. https://doclures.com/points/ My best fishing stuff is reserved for the Team Doc Lures community. Check it out at: https://team.doclures.com   Nestled amongst the worlds oldest rainforest, the Daintree River system in Far North Queensland has to be one of the most picturesque fishing destinations imaginable! The fishing is pretty damn good too! In t...

Lake Windamere is definitely the home of oversized yellowbelly and today's guest Josh Kopp has put in plenty of hours and fished plenty of tournaments targeting this species on "Windy". As the water starts to warm and the yellas come on the chew, Josh shares some tips and advice to help anyone headed for Lake Windamere to get connected with quality yellowbelly. https://doclures.com/windamere-yello...

The Mary River is one of Australia's most iconic barramundi fishing destinations, and today's guest, Craig Latimore, has proven himself to be a worthy opponent for these magnificent fish on numerous occasions. In Episode 272 of the Australian Lure Fishing Podcast, Craig walks us through the tackle, lures and techniques he uses to target the big girls during the Top end "build up". Full notes: http...

Spring is prime flathead fishing season, where lol along the East Coast the big old girl lizards start to wake up and start feeding. For Scott Amon that's the time to break out the big glidebaits and put them in front of active fish. In Episode 271 Scott tells us exactly how he goes about doing that, sharing tips, techniques and favourite lures along the way. Full show notes: https://doclures.com/...

Every now and then s lure fishers we suffer a "donut day" ....... turns out that the same applies to podcasting!

Across southern Australia the humble black bream is not only one of our most popular Targets of the weekend angler, but a key species in the Aussie tournament scene. Even with all that focus on catching this species, today's guest Brett Geddes reckons that some commonly held beliefs about bream fishing might need a second look. Brett has personally amassed over 18,000 bream captures and attributes...

Saratoga are Australia's original prehistoric, surface feeding sport fish. They're a great adversary on light line and make for spectacular surface fishing. In Episode 269 central Queensland fishing identity Andrew Trigg takes us to the Connors River system and explains how he targets the mighty Saratoga. Show notes: https://doclures.com/connors-river-saratoga-andrew-trigg/

Australia's Kimberley region is a dream barra fishing destination for many anglers and Dick Pasfield is undoubtedly one of the most knowledgeable Kimberleys barramundi fishers you'll ever meet. Get some amazing info from this episode that will help you anywhere you fish for barramundi! While your'e at it, don't forget to check out the Fishing Points App - Doc reckons it will take your fishing to a...

Striped marlin are an awesome light tackle game fish and are accessible along the lower 2/3 of Australia's est coast, even to trailerboat anglers. Todays guest, Jay Huxley, has been fishing for striped marlin and other billfish since his teenage years and has won a good number of tournaments along the path of his personal journey. During our interview Jay shares some great tips to help anyone get...

In Episode 266 I'm taking the opportunity to get back to basics and explore the various options when it comes to the hooks we use on our lures.  It mightn't be the most glamorous of topics, but it's definitely one you need to get your head around if you're serious about improving your lure fishing. Full notes: https://doclures.com/greg-vinall-hooks/

Have you ever tried to predict when the fish are likely to be biting so that you can be "Johnny on the Spot" and turn up right when the opportunity is at its best? Of course you have! Most serious anglers don't fish at random times, we try and find the best time of day, time of year, tide, weather conditions and so on. That set of circumstances that gives us the best chance of catching a fish........

For Tim Simpson, trolling hard bodied minnow offshore has been an extremely productive technique that has allowed him to break plenty of records. And whilst there are plenty of lures that can be used offshore, minnows offer a few great advantages over the rest.  'Full show notes: https://doclures.com/bluewater-trolling-minnows-tim-simpson/

Mallacoota is flathead paradise - but it's also Melbourne's holiday playground. As a result, the system cops a fair bit of fishing pressure and the trophy flathead population tends to be challenging to tempt. Melbourne flathead enthusiast Ken Straford has been fishing for flathead with lures at Mallacoota for decades and has a pretty good idea of how to maximise his chances when fishing this syste...

Every year between the months of October and April the spotted mackerel pass through the Gold Coast bringing with them good numbers of Spanish mackerel and the odd monster cobia. In Episode 262 I talk to former commercial mackerel fisher turned lure-only Gold Coast fishing guide of 25 years, Brad Smith. Smithy talks us through the techniques he's used to target these species off the Goldie for dec...

From the NSW border to the northern end of the Sunshine Coast, South-East Queensland boasts a multitude of small coastal streams that hold good populations of Australian Bass. These fish tend to be smaller than their impoundment cousins, but they make up for it with feistiness and their tendency to draw anglers to some magical fishing locations. John Costello returns to the ALF microphone in this...

Whilst Newcastle might not be the pinnacle of snapper fisheries in Australia, the inshore coastal regions of the area nonetheless hold fish of respectable quality in good, solid numbers. One angler who really knows how to target Newcastle snapper is David Rudder. The former commercial fisherman and tackle industry worker has been fishing exclusively with lures for over 15 years and has been very s...

The bass fishing at the Clarence Gorge, NSW is legendary. Clear, deep water, steep cliff faces, in-stream boulders and no shortage of feisty, good sized bass to smack lures off the surface or down deep. In Episode 259 of the Australian Lure Fishing Podcast gun angler Mat Cameron returns to the microphone and this time unloads about his top passion - targeting Clarence Gorge bass in Spring! Just in...