Stephen Chatterton 
North American red-eared slider turtles are spreading in the Sydney region, threatening native turtle populations by competing for food and nesting sites. They are considered one of the world’s worst invasive species of waterways, breeding rapidly and carrying exotic diseases. They can spread salmonella bacteria to people, pets and other animals. Unlike native turtles they … Read more
Bass Zero bag limit for bass and estuary perch starts 1 May and ends 31 August. Catch and release is allowed. The zero bag limit does not apply to fish in stocked freshwater impoundments, including Glenbawn Dam and Glennies Creek Dam in the Hunter Valley, Brogo Dam near Bega and Clarrie Hall and Toonumbar Dams … Read more
This Articulated Swimmer fly, when dressed in Qantas colours is like candy for Rock Cod.
This is a lure I have added to my Coastal and estuary lure box particularly for barred grunter. Grunter turn up in our estuaries and rivers during summer and will often stay there until heavy rain makes it too dirty for their liking. In times of low rain they may stay in their summer abode right through winter.
The elongated tail gives it a tight shimmer vibration when it moves through the water, perfectly mimicking the baitfish. It’s made from durable 10x super stretch material, with Japanese premium wire for strength. Perfect for drawing in predators.
In about 2000 I was lucky enough to stumble onto BFR75 Modular reels and have been using them ever since. BFR stands for “British Fly Reels” but sice about 2004 these reels have been made in China. Progressivly over time I have added to my collection of these reels and I now have 9 separate … Read more
Spent a bit of today topping up my #10 weight fly box with a batch of Large Mud Prawns. It is hard to believe just how many salt water species will take a well-presented prawn bait.
Jackall Squirrel lures are all Hank tuned and consequently they come out of the box already tricked up with hardware suitable for barra. The original 79mm version swim off the cast at around 3 meters and a little deeper on the troll and come in a version including rattles and a silent version. In late … Read more
Released in 2020 … they come out of the box already tricked up with hardware suitable for barra. The super Squirrel swims at 4 meters and is currently only available in a silent version.
This colour is called Olive Scale and it has a diving depth of only 1-2 meters. This fills a gap in my hard body lure box for a relatively shallow diving lure in natural colours for use around structure and weed banks and weed bombies.
