Stephen Chatterton Quicklinks There are times when the right bait for barra is a hard bodied lure. Selecting the right style and swimming depth of hard bodied lure is definatley one of the keys to that process. You can do things with hard bodied lures that you can’t do with any of the soft plastics … Read more
There is no doubt about it … lures catch more fishos than fish. If you walk into any fishing shop these days you can expect to find a wall or walls of all sorts of lures … wow, where to start. I have mates that have boxes and boxes of lures and it’s common to … Read more
Even for pelagics such as tuna, mackerel, queenfish & trevally matching the hatch is often critical to success. This fly is my version of a hardy head which is one of the baitfish that particularly tuna and queenfish target in Central Queensland but because of its form and function it’s also a good representation of some other small baitfish that these hunters target.
Fishing a stream and seeing a platypus how good is that … well it seems that unless our politicians stop passing the buck and get on with the job of protecting them from “opera house yabby traps” our kids and grand kids may never experience that. The NSWCFA has been asking questions for many months … Read more
Freeing the rivers The Upper House has passed legislation to legalise camping on Crown Land with river frontage and grazing licences from September 2021, complementing recreational activities already permitted on Crown Land like fishing. This is a big step forward in delivering the State Government’s Target One Million commitment, which will make it easier for … Read more
This jointed soft plastic swim bait is ready to use straight out of the packaging and is a favorite of mine for deeper water. The form and a very fish like swimming action of this paddle tail are complemented by a small spinner under the the belly which adds just enough flash to bring it … Read more
The Jerky J Swimbait 5″ is the little brother of the &’ version. It’s a great lure to employ at those times when barra are looking for smaller baits or when smaller baits that land softly are required. My three favorite colours are: Salt and pepper as in the top of the photo above Golden … Read more
This just one of the Happy Rock softies that is a credit to its designer Trev Burgess. He gave me my fist one probably two years ago and I have been using them ever since. Unfortunately Trevor passed away in a tragic boating accident at Lake Awoonga on 4th September 2020. A very sad day … Read more
