Australian Lure Fishing

At less than two hours drve from the Melbourne CBD, Nagambie is a very accessible fishing destination - and one that clearly should be on the radar of those who are passionate about their Murray cod fishing. In her second episode for ALF, Caitlin interviewed cod fishing gun Sunny Brislin-Martins and mined a ton of great insights on how to target cod on lures at this location.  __________________ E...

Sydney Harbour has to be one of the most heavily pressured, if not THE most heavily pressured waterways in Australia. A mushrooming population, insane boating traffic and highly urbanised catchment inevitably place pressure on a fishery, yet Sydney Harbour continues to be a productive and exciting place to target some great sportfish.  High on the list of desirable species for Sydneysiders is the...

Mention the Clarence River system and most people immediately picture oversized jacks, chunky jewfish, quality bass and fiesty bream. But if you focus your efforts towards the mouth of the system and cast small poppers and stickbaits about the flats you should come up tight on some very respectable whiting. Nick Haynes has been fishing the Clarence system for a lifetime and has a number of species...

This is a repost of a popular ALF episode with resdient ALF host Andrew Death.   Team Doc Lures member Andrew Death is an accomplished kayak tournament champion, bream specialist and previous ALF guest. He's has taken up the microphone and interviewed some of Australia's best bream anglers in a quest to find the secrets to consistently catching trophy sized bream. In this episode he shares some of...

The upper reaches of the Clarence are one of Australia's great "Wild River" systems and offer some outstanding opportunities for adventurous anglers to experience a wonderful, pristine river system in solitude. Curtis Parker has been on the ALF podcast three times previously and keeps getting invitations for the quality information he provides our listeners. For the last 20 years he's been doing s...

How much do motor boat noise, wake and other (non-fishing) impacts associated with boating affect fish communities and lure fishing opportunities? Scientific studies show that it can be can be quite a lot. It turns out that the wrong types of boating activities in both general use areas and conservation zones don't just make fish timid while the boats are around. They actually affect the abundance...

Whether you fish tournaments, would like to fish tournaments or just love recreational bream fishing really doesn't matter! This episode is packed with great tips from a couple of masters. Tournament guys like Grayson work very hard at maximising the results they get, making every minute and every cast count. That means being strategic, knowing your species, understanding their behaviour and havin...

The Great Sandy Straits is an extensive network of sandbanks, channels and mangrove-fringed shoreline nestled between Fraser Island and the mainland on Queenslands Fraser Coast. Much has been written about the decline in fisheries in this area, and today's guest Ryan Holdsworth has noticed the impact. However, he reckons the barra, jack and threadfin fisheries are the exception and have held their...

This is a repost of an evergreen episode from the ALF 2022 Archive. In the golden age of marine electronics it can be tempting to get lazy and just head to a waypoint and start sounding around. But the disappearing skill of reading the water and recognising indicators is still vital to the most successful anglers. Magic happens when anglers use BOTH electronics and environmental indicators. ______...

Barramundi fishing is often thought of as being something that's pursued in estuaries, rivers or even impoundments. But barra also inhabit our coastal zone, particularly beaches and headlands, where they can be great sport. In today's ALF episode I chat with Jono Clark, a Mackay-based tournament angler who loves fishing headlands for barra, trout and black jew at every opportunity. Jono shares a w...

In today's ALF episode we head for Lake Moogerah with former tournament bass fisher Barry Oxford. Barry has caught, tagged and released almost 15000 australian bass and has a detailed diary of his catches that he uses to find patterns in bass behaviour. He's also mapped 120,000 acres of impoundment for C-Map Genesis, and he uses detailed contour mapping to his advantage when finding and targeting...

Back in episode 586 I took the opportunity to collate and analyse the lures that had been recommended over 40-plus interviews with Australia's top barra anglers. In this follow up episode I've analysed and discussed the top twenty barra fishing tips shared on the show. Once again, I've created an awesome audio resource for Team Doc Lures members. But I didn't want the public to miss out, so I also...

Over the past few years I've interviewed over 40 Australian anglers who live, breath and catch barramundi. From guides to tournament pro's, influncers to educators, these guys and girls have notched up tens of thousands of trophy barra over the years.  To help listeners pull out the numerous gems of information, I've done a detailled analysis of the lures that have been recommended in this multitu...

In her debut as an ALF Podcast host Caitlin Berecry-Brooks chats with iconic lure maker and Bassman Spinnerbaits owner Glen Casey. Glen is a master angler and Caitlin does an amazing job conducting the interview. It's a masterclass on the use of spinnerbaits in all kinds of situations and on a range of freshwater species, not to be missed by anyone who loves inland fishing.  ________________ Pleas...

We're exited to welcome Caitlin Berecry-Brooks to the ALF hosting team and thought we'd take the opportunity ro re-introduce her to our listeners. Caitlin started fishing with her partner, now husband, about 8 years ago and from day one has always fished with lures. She's currently based in Central Victoria and loves nothing better than to fish for Murray cod, bass and pretty much anything else th...

Flathead are one of our most popular and accessible sportfishing targets and today's episode is all about targeting them in very shallow water on topwater lures. Our guest Shane Porter has made something of a habit of catching quality flathead from the surface and has some great tips for those wanting to try their hand at topwater crocs. From lures and other tackle to techniques, Shane doesn't hol...

Huge news today for those who love their bream fishing...... Join us to find out all about the Bream Fishing Project with Andrew Death! https://doclures.com/bream-fishing-project/

Shroom is back for today's ALF episode and as always brings his unique, Sydney-centric talent to the microphone. Shroom's guest is Hai Nguyen, a gentleman with a reputation for consistently snagging some pretty decent kingfish from the shore using horizontal jigging techniques. There is no shortage of tips shared, for anyone interested in trying their hand at this style of fishing - and not just f...

Typically when we think about squidding it's all about dropping jigs from pier, casting from the rocks or drifting a weedbed and bouncing a jig as we go. Trolling is not usually part of the equation! But squid can absolutely be targeted by trolling jigs - and the technique enables the angler to cover a lot of ground in search of his or her quarry. Today's guest is Greg Lamprecht, a man who's been...

From tackle, lures and techniques to mastering marine electronics, if you're a keen bream fisho, this is an episode not to miss! In his usual laid-back manner Deathy masterfully dissects the strategies that make Karl a tough competitor on the tournament bream scene and pulls some great tips and tricks for all bream fishers, competitive and social.  ________________ Interested in an even deeper div...

The Top End runoff barra fishery is the stuff of legends and every year attracts enthusiastic barra anglers in droves. And if you're headed north to take advantage of this opportunity you could do far worse than motor out of the mouth of the Mary River system (Sampan Creek) and fish the flats around the coastal creeks during the runout tide. Tristan Sloan has been a fishing writer for many years a...

Today's episode of the Australian Lure Fishing Podcast is made up of a public and a premium edition. The public edition provides some basic information regarding the mangrove jack, Lutjanus argentimaculatus, including some basic biological and ecological information to help in understanding jacks from an anglers perspective.   The premium version includes a further 20 minutes of information bringi...

Weipa is definitely a land of opportunity for sportfishers. Barra may well be the first species that comes to mind, or maybe permit, threadfin, fingermark...... there are so many. But unless you've been keeping an eye on this northern destination, billfish may or may not make the list. The Gulf of Carpentaria offers some exceptional opportunities to chase billfish, and sailfish in particular. Weip...

For those who have fished with bait their whole lives it can be difficult to come to terms with the idea that a soft plastic prawn is not only more fun to fish with than a live bait, but with a little practice will catch more fish and bigger specimens.  In the public edition of this episode I explore why soft plastic prawns leave live prawns in their wake. And in the members version I go on to exp...

Lake Tinaroo is famous for producing some of the biggest barramundi you'll find anywhere on the planet. Brodie Quaas is a sportfishing guide who's clients are enjoying metre plus barra captures on Lake Tinaroo, including plenty of topwater action on fast frog style lures. In today's episode Brodie shares plenty of tips for finding and tempting the monsters of Lake Tinaroo, from tackle to technique...