Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episode 401: Mulgrave River Sooty Grunter And Jungle Perch With Brett Parks
28 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Mulgrave River system in Far North Queensland offer anglers the opportunity to drift fish some a...
Episode 400: Gold Coast Snapper With Will Kitching
26 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Gold Coast offers some great opportunities for small boat anglers to target quality snapper on l...
Episode 399: Mackay Flathead With Nick Moore
23 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Flathead probably aren't the first species on your mind if you're fishing central Queensland, there'...
Episode 398: An Unscripted Rant About Fish Behaviour
21 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 398 Greg goes rogue once again and takes ove the microphone in a rambling rant about fish...
Episode 397: NSW South Coast Australian Salmon With Brent Hodges
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Never underestimate the sporting opportunities of our numerous bread and butter estuary species, lik...
Episode 397: NSW South Coast Australian Salmon With Brent Hodges
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Never underestimate the sporting opportunities of our numerous bread and butter estuary species, lik...
Episode 396: Hawkesbury Tributary Jewfish With Aaron Papas
16 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nestled between the major populations of Sydney and the NSW Central Coast, the Hawkesbury River syst...
Episode 395: Burrinjuck Dam Murray Cod With Daniel Webber
14 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel has been acquainting himself with Burrinjuck's Murray cod population for the past two decades...
Episode 394: Starting An Outdoors Podcast With Greg Vinall
09 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Australia has a large audience of podcast listeners interested in outdoorsy subjects like fishing, h...
Episode 393: That Mystery Fish Episode
07 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
See if you can figure out the identity of the mystery fish before Doc spills the beans. Then we'll h...
Episode 392: Awoonga Dam Barramund With Dean Silvester
05 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Awoonga Dam has been the subject of several barramundi episodes on ALF in the past, and for good rea...
Episode 391: Jervis Bay Striped Marlin With Malcolm Munro
02 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Marlin fishing has never been more accessible to small boat anglers and NSW South Coast angler Malco...
Episode 390: Perth Dhufish With Tyrone Yahiya
30 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dhufish are an iconic WA species. Slow pitch jigging is a highly misunderstood technique. And Tyrone...
Episode 389: Moreton Bay Surface Snapper With Mike Connolly
28 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It might not happen every day, but every so often Moreton Bay's snapper population starts smashing s...
Episode 388: Sydney Tuna With Al McGlashan
25 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sydney is at the junction where it's possible to catch both the tropical yellowfin tuna and the pola...
Episode 387: Mallacoota Bream With Chris Wright
23 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mallacoota has something of a reputation for being the home of big black bream. In today's episode, ...
Episode 386: Bloomfield Nannygai With Nicko Fewtrell
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Fishing Far North Queensland and don't want to go all they way out to the reef? Wonky holes are a gr...
Episode 385: Bretto Wilson On The Development Of Lures
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bretto is an iconic tackle industry personality whose passion for fishing saw him start working in t...
Episode 384: Barwon River Redfin Perch With Alan Bonnici
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
While the lure fishing can get a bit tough in Victoria over the winter months there are still lots o...
Episode 383: Swimbaiting Murray Cod with Stewie
14 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Glen "Stewie" Stewart has been around fishing circles for his whole life but is particularly experie...
Episode 382: Lake Fyans Redfin With Angus James
09 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Redfin perch are always a popular topic with our Victorian listeners, and they're available in both ...
Episode 381: Why Thinking Like A Fish Is Dumb With Greg Vinall
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In todays ALF episode I go off on a random chat about how fish think (or don't think) as the case ma...
Episode 380: Tin Can Bay Giant Herring With Peter Herbst
04 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For those fishing the subtropical areas on Australia's east and west coasts there's a striking, supe...
Episode 379: Murrumbidgee Murray Cod With Dean Norbiato
02 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Murrumbidgee River is one of Australia's iconic freshwater systems and home to a swag of quality...
Episode 378: Melbourne Eging With Kosta Linardos
31 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Squid are available in the greater Melbourne area all year round. However the winter months see a sl...
Episode 377: Whitsundays Land Based Coral Trout With Andy Thomsen
28 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
[REPOST] "Andy's Fishing" Youtube personality Andy Thomsen does an amazing job of showcasing the fis...
Episode 376: Quobba Land-Based Cobia With Goshie Gman
26 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Cobia are challenging enough to find, tempt and subdue from a boat, but land-based? Goshie Gman has ...
Episode 375: Lake Monduran Barramundi With Jason Wilhelm
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jason is an undisputed master of impoundment barramundi fishing. His persistence, determination and ...
Episode 374: Shore-Jigging Sydney Salmon With Gabriel Kim
21 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Shore-based jigging is a Japanese style of fishing that is very effective in Australia and has start...
Episode 373: Lake Borumba Winter Bass With Stuart Kenny
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Sunshine Coast has a lot to offer anglers over the winter months and the bass fishing in Lake Bo...
Bonus: Why We Need A Slot Size Limit With Scott And Brad
18 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Scott and Brad are just a couple of everyday Aussie fishos who are passionate about catching - and r...
Episode 372: Lake Macquarie Flathead With Nathan Debono
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We've covered flathead in Lake Macquarie with some pretty crash hot guests in the past...... still, ...
Episode 371: Hervey Bay Squid With Tri Ton
14 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Squidding is ever popular right around Australia - and today's ALF guest Tri Ton has been a keen "Eg...
Bonus Episode: Preventing Reel Disasters With Josh Carpenter
13 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nothing could spoil that magic moment of hooking the dream fish of a lifetime or finally getting awa...
Episode 370: ACT Shore-based Murray Cod With Andy McGovern
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There's no shortage of storages in the ACT and southern NSW where trophy cod can be caught without o...
Fishing in Lake Wivenhoe: Ultimate Guide with Niki Sticklen
10 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to SEQ Aussie bass fishing there's no doubt that Lake Wivenhoe is a Brisbane anglers p...
Episode 368: Lake MacDonald Bass With Callum Munro
07 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lake Macdonald is a small system on the Sunshine Coast hinterland near Cooroy. The system is stocked...
Episode 367: Brisbane Waters Flathead With Scotty Thorrington
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The NSW Central Coast has plenty of rivers, estuaries, tidal lakes and other hideaways for the keen ...
Episode 366: 9 Lure Fishing Hacks With Greg Vinall
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Something that separates the top guides and tournament pros from the average weekend angler is they ...
Episode 365: Hinchinbrook Mangrove Jack With Ben Weston
30 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For mangrove jack fishers the Hinchinbrook Channel area is like fishing paradise. Numerous mangrove ...
Episode 364: Cape York Barramundi With Nigel Webster
28 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Travelling around Cape York in a four wheel drive with a tinnie is a dry season only affair, but ope...
Episode 363: Soft Vibing Barramundi With David Green
26 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Greenie is a well known Aussie fishing journalist and tournament enthusiast - and when it comes to b...
Episode 362: Leslie Dam Murray Cod With Morgan Taylor
23 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If Leslie Dam in the southern Darling Downs isn't the first place that comes to mind when you think ...
Episode 361: Cocos Islands Bonefish With Dan Sim
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bonefish are usually considered to be a species that's firmly in the domain of saltwater fly fishers...
Episode 360: Botany Bay Kingfish Gary Brown
19 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It never ceases to amaze me the quality and quantity of fishing available right on the doorstep of A...
Episode 359: Exmouth Goldband Snapper With Steve Riley
16 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dropping slow pitch jigs down into the depths of Exmouth could produce any one of hundreds of specie...
Episode 358: Deep Water Jigging 101 With Jim Potts
14 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dropping large, heavy metal jigs into deep water and retrieving them at high speed is an exciting fo...
Episode 357: Bream Masterclass With Jamie McKeown
12 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We've broken from tradition in today's episode of the Australian Lure Fishing podcast - the script h...
Episode 356: Googong Dam Redfin Perch With Romen Dicovski
09 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Love 'em or hate 'em, redfin perch are a permanent fixture in the majority of Australia's southern l...
Episode 355: Keeping Fish For The Table With Greg Vinall
07 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Normally on ALF we talk about proper handling of fish for release, but today we're going to talk abo...
Episode 354: Airlie Beach Tuskfish With Tony Bygrave
05 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tuskfish might be beautiful, but they're also super challenging for the lure fisher - and definitely...
Episode 353: Five Estuary Fishing Tips With Greg Vinall
02 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Whether you fish Australia's northern estuaries or target those in the south, now and then you'll ha...
Episode 352: Lake Julius Sooty Grunter With Aubrey Cormack
31 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Within a short drive of Mt Isa, Lake Julius offers access for keen anglers to some exceptional sooty...
Episode 351: Japanese Dudes, Silk Worms And Bream With Steve Morgan
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bream gun and fishing personality Steve Morgan tells the story of the evolution of topwater bream fi...
Episode 350: Corio Bay Flathead With John Didge
26 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Despite immense fishing pressure, Corio Bay remains a productive and exciting fishery, with several ...
Episode 349: Groote Eylandt Reds On The Flats With Bomber Farrell
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For many anglers a trip to East Arnhem is the kind of stuff that dreams are made of. And if you're p...
Episode 348: Coorong Bream With Ben Gibbs
22 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Heading back once again to South Australia, this episode we're once again exploring the Coorong area...
Mysteries Of Fishing The Hawkesbury River For Jewfish On Lures: Kevin Savvas
19 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Todays interview is not our first on Hawkesbury River jewfish. And as with the previous related epis...
Episode 346: Lucinda Giant Trevally With Brett Horne
17 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ready for some arm-stretching, tackle busting, tough fishing action? Join us for Episode 346 of the ...
Episode 345: Ord River Runoff Barramundi With Dick Pasfield
15 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's not just NT river systems that have amazing runoff barramundi fishing - just across the border ...
Episode 344: Perth Australian Salmon With Ben Svenson
12 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Every year around Autumn the annual migration of monster Australian salmon reaches its peak on the b...
Episode 343: Lake Awoonga Barramundi With Justin Nye
10 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lake Awoonga has a well-deserved reputation as a premier barramundi fishery. The average size of bar...
Episode 342: Lake Conjola Flathead With Mitch Fischer
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lake Conjola might not have the same profile as a trophy flathead fishery as nearby St Georges Basin...
Episode 341: Hawkesbury River Bream With Bob Williams
05 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bream fishing doesn't have to be about flash boats, the latest electronics and expensive tackle. Bob...
Episode 340: Electrolocation And Fishing Lures With Greg Vinall
03 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What is electrolocation? Can creating an electric field around your lure really improve your fishing...
Bonus Episode: A Million Downloads? What Does It Matter?
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
So today was a milestone day for the Australian Lure Fishing Podcast, the show snuck past its one mi...
Episode 339: SE Queensland Giant Herring With Beau Rixon
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Giant herring are an unusual species, challenging, fast, aerobatic and not that uncommon around the ...
Episode 338: Ballina Flathead With Tony Riordan
26 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Richmond and Evans Rivers near Ballina offer some extraordinary flathead fishing for those seeki...
Insane! Coorong Topwater Mulloway Fishing: Scotty Tarasenko
24 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
South Australian anglers may keep a fairly low profile, but there is some quality fishing to be had ...
Episode 336: Lake St Clair Bass With Simon MacMillan
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lake St Clair is one of NSW top Australian bass fisheries, which explains why it hosts so many bass ...
Episode 335: Perth Tailor With Daniel Gunston
19 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The southern parts of Western Australia's coastline and estuaries fish exceptionally well for tailor...
Episode 334: Goulburn River Trout With Armando Mercurio
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Goulburn River below Eildon Weir is an easy drive from Melbourne and a great place to target bot...
Episode 333: Hastings River Flathead With Patrick Linehan
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When Patrick Linehan heads off into the estuaries of NSW Mid-North Coast he's searching for one thin...
Episode 332: Townsville Mangrove Jack With Hodgie
12 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dave "Hodgie" Hodge will be better known to many ALF listeners as "The Barefoot Fisherman". A former...
Lucinda's Explosive Fingermark Fishing: Liam Fitzpatrick
10 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Fingermark bream are a lutjanid, just like their cousins the mangrove jack, red emperor and Papuan b...
Episode 330: How To Be An ALF Podcast Guest In 2021
08 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Every week I get contacted by a bunch of people hopeful of becoming a guest on the podcast - or nomi...
Episode 329: East Kimberley Sooty Grunter With Dick Pasfield
05 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There's no shortage of amazing fishing adventures for those who live in or visit the East Kimberley ...
Episode 328: Fishing By The Barometer With Greg Vinall
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A lot gets said about how to use the barometer to pick the best fishing times - and many top anglers...
Episode 327: Lake Eildon Murray Cod With Steve Vidler
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Who better to share some tips on fishing Lake Eildon than a man who has spent decades in hatcheries,...
Episode 326: Maroochy River Mangrove Jack With Luke Opelt
29 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Right in the heart of Queensland's Sunshine Coast is a productive mangrove jack fishing system that ...
Episode 325: Port Lincoln Whiting With Dan Challinger
27 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Most people envisage kingfish, snapper or bluefin tuna when they think of South Australia's west coa...
Episode 324: Gwydir River Murray Cod With Jackson Haussler
24 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In todays Australian Lure Fishing Podcast episode we're heading for the gorge country on the Gwydir ...
Shark Bay Whiting Nirvana With Ben Svenson
22 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The remote beaches of the Shark Bay (WA) coastline hold a wide variety of fish, including lots of br...
Exposing Sydney Harbour Jewfish On Lures: Cam Cronin
20 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The number and size of jewfish in Sydney harbour are extraordinary. Local angler Cam Cronin has spec...
Episode 321: Bellinger River Australian Bass With Mikey Carter
18 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Bellinger River system is our destination for Episode 321 of the ALF podcast, and taking us ther...
Episode 320: Hinchinbrook Coral Trout With Jimmy Falkenberg
15 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There are so many species to target around Hinchinbrook, but todays guest Jimmy Falkenberg loves cha...
Episode 319: Port Douglas Nannygai With Damon Gruzdev
13 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Large-mouthed Nannygai (Scarlet Sea Perch) are a trophy capture among Australia's northern anglers a...
Episode 318: Eurobodalla Area Bream With Justine Tominey
11 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The South Coast of NSW from Batemans Bay to the Victorian border boasts a myriad of estuaries, bays,...
Episode 317: Lake Macquarie Flathead With Steve Norris
08 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As one of the original members of the Lake Macquarie Trophy Flathead tagging team and a lifelong rec...
Episode 316: Theories On Fish Scents And Attractants With Greg Vinall
06 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do attractants and scents smeared onto the surface of lures actually improve fishing results? It's b...
Episode 315: Tasmanian East Coast Bream With Scotto James
04 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is not your average bream fishing podcast episode! Todays guest, Scotto James, has invested tho...
Episode 314: Bemm River Bream With Byron Tea Hill
01 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Fishing the Bemm River for bream over the summer holidays? Well, check out this interview with bream...
Nepean River Bass With Jay Huxley
30 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Within a stones throw of the heart of Penrith is a little known gem of a fishing spot where wild riv...
Episode 312: Cairns Long-nosed Emperor With Tyson Palmer
28 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The long-nosed emperor is a relatively common species on coral reefs across northern Australia. Aggr...
Episode 311: Lake Monduran Barramundi With Will McNee
25 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Lake Monduran, sometimes known as "Lake Misery" hold great stocks of barra that are now starting to ...
Episode 310: Hervey Bay Golden Trevally With Tri Ton
23 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Hervey Bay area was once famous for its flats fishing for golden trevally. Local sportfishing gu...
Episode 309: Sydney Land-Based Bonito With Marki Mark
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For Sydneysiders, being without a boat isn't necessarily an impediment to good fishing. Aside from t...
Episode 308: Callide Dam Barramundi With Nigel Krueger
18 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Callide Dam is one of the lesser known central Queensland barramundi fisheries. The secret is defini...
Glenelg River Mulloway Fishing Strategies: Dan Mackrell
16 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Glenelg River estuary is a large tidal system with 70km of tidal affected river and a great popu...
Episode 306: Holiday Season Estuary Fishing With Greg Vinall
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For many anglers, especially those with kids, the Christmas and New Year period is the time to hit o...