Jungle perch are north Queensland's feisty answer to southern Australia's wild river bass. Visually spectacular, aggressive, wily.... the perfect lure fishing target. For many northerners, the idea of wasing a cool, clear jungle stream and casually flicking lures is pretty hard to resist! And luckily for those in Far North Queensland there is plenty of opportunity to do exactly that. Today's guest is Gaelen McLoughlin, a Cairns-based guide who specialises in taking small parties of anglers into the numerous small coastal streams between Babinda and Mossman in search of jungle perch. Gaz shares plenty of tips for finding an tempting the "Bass of the North". _____________ Please consider joining Team Doc Lures and supporting the Australian Lure Fishing podcast. Our members are rewarded with exclusive content, amazing deals on tackle and tools and resources to improve their fishing. Check it out at https://team.doclures.com/membership/ ____________ Full notes for today's episode are available at https://doclures.com/cairns-jungle-perch-gaz-mcloughlin
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