Australian Lure Fishing

Episode 305: St George's Basin Bream With Greg Reid

11 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In todays ALF episode we're back in the NSW South Coast with "Mr Basin", Greg Reid. Reidy was a sportfishing guide on St Georges Basin for a decade an...

Untold Hacks For Lake Macquarie Jewfish Fishing: Dan Guilfoyle

09 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Despite the close proximity to major populations, its popularity as a holiday destination and massive fishing pressure, Lake Macquarie is a consistent...

Episode 303: Pumicestone Passage Bream With Jamie McKeown

07 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Pumicestone Passage, in SE Queensland, is a narrow strip of water that separates Bribie Island from the Queensland coast and is Mecca for anglers chas...

Episode 302: SE Queensland Creek Bass With Liam Fitzpatrick

04 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Southeast Queensland offers many opportunities for the keen bass fisho, but sneaking around tiny, shallow, snaggy creeks casting all manner of lures a...

Episode 301: Melbourne Black Bream With Paul Malov

02 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

For Melbournites, the summer months signal it's time to get serious about targeting quality black bream in systems like the Yarra, Maribyrnong, Werrib...

Episode 300: Looking back At The 25 Most Listened ALF Episodes

30 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

I guess each time we notch up another hundred episodes we've achieved something of a milestone. And since today we're publishing the 300th Episode of ...

Episode 299: Maroon Dam Australian Bass With Charles West

27 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Maroon Dam, in Southern Queensland is a system that holds plenty of quality Australian bass that respond to a massive variety of lures and techniques....

Episode 298: Teemburra Dam Barramundi With Brendan Pollard

25 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Teemburra Dam barramundi fishing is a cricket scores or donut kind of affair. Impoundment barramundi can be difficult to figure out at the best of tim...

Episode 297: Tweed Heads Kingfish With Sunny Sharman

23 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In the Tweed Heads area of Northern New South Wales the spring months see good numbers of quality yellowtail kingfish move from the deeper waters offs...

Episode 296: Keppel Islands Giant Trevally With Chris Henry

20 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Central Queensland is renowned for producing big numbers of seriously large Giant Trevally and former Rockhampton local Chris Henry is reputed to have...

Episode 295: Sustainable Fishing Is Just The Beginning With Greg Vinall

18 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sustainable fishing is something I've touched on in so many past episodes and something I've been working on and promoting for decades. But this is th...

Episode 294: Clarence Basin Bass with Curtis Parker

16 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

There are numerous river systems in the Clarence River Basin, and all of them hold good stocks of wild bass. The headwater reaches is where we're head...

Episode 293: Coffs Harbour Mangrove Jack With Shane Holding

13 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Coffs Harbour is getting towards the southernmost limit of the mangrove jacks range on the east coast. And as todays guest, Shane Holding explains, th...

Episode 292: Noosa Spanish Mackerel With David Leonard

11 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Spanish mackerel fishing around Noosa can be exceptional and today's guest, David Leonard, is well placed to help us experience the best this oppo...

Episode 291: Townsville Coral Trout With Kyle Hennig

09 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Coral trout must be one of the classic northern "reef thugs". Aggressive, powerful, spectacular. It's no wonder this species is such a popular sport f...

Episode 290: Lostock Dam Bass With Dave Rudder

06 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Lostock Dam might not be the size of nearby Lakes Saint Clair and Glenbawn, but what it lakes in size it makes up for in spectacular bass fishing, as ...

Episode 289: Wyangala Dam Murray Cod With Josh Kopp

04 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Wyangala Dam in central western NSW is a major irrigation storage that captures inflows from the Lachlan and Abercrombie River systems. For the Murray...

Episode 288: Sunshine Coast Skinny Water Mangrove Jack With Dean Jackson

02 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In recent years Queensland's Sunshine Coast has developed a reputation as something of a mangrove jack hotspot, with a growing band of dedicated, arde...

Episode 287: Sydney Mahi Mahi With Al McGlashan

30 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Mahi Mahi, Dolphinfish or Dorado? It really doesn't matter what you call them, this species is spectacular! Colourful, aggressive, hard fighting, fast...

Episode 286: Nambucca Swimbait Flathead With Scott Amon

28 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This episode continues on from episode 271, where Scott and I talked about the extraordinary trophy flathead fishing available on the NSW north coast ...

Bonus: The Reef Builder Program With Dr Chris Gillies

27 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Most estuary anglers would be well aware of the importance of oyster encrusted rocks as habitat for many of our popular angling species. But few reali...

Episode 285: Lake Kununurra Sooty Grunter With Dick Pasfield

26 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Lake Kununurra in is home to an excellent population of Western Australian sooty grunter. Despite being slightly smaller than their east Australian co...

Episode 284: Dispelling Myths. Why Big Fish Should Always Be Released

23 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In Episode 285 I've gone rogue...... Incensed by the indignant bleating of a few anglers who feel that taking large breeding fish for the table is OK,...

Bonus Episode: Brooke Lowther Flattie Bash 2020

21 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The inaugural Brooke Lowther Flattie Bash is happening this weekend 24-25 October..... and what a fun event it promises to be! $150K in prizes with th...

Episode 283: NE Tasmanian Bream With Steve Steer

21 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tasmania's bream fishery is legendary. Who wouldn't want to target big, fat, blue nosed bruisers on light tackle in clear water? Today's Australian Lu...

Episode 282: Southern NSW Carp With Wayne Dubois

19 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The humble carp is much maligned and often overlooked as a sport fish. But as today's ALF guest eludes, this is a fish that can be challenging to hook...

Episode 281: Brisbane Threadfin Salmon With Reece Thomas

16 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

During the warmer months the Brisbane River offer two distinctly different threadfin salmon fishing experiences. The Port of Brisbane offers vertical ...

Episode 280: Hinze Dam Bass With Kane Rowsell

14 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hinze Dam is a spectacular impoundment on the Gold Coast Hinterland and a wonderful fishery containing quality bass. BUT, it does have the reputation ...

Episode 279: Shoalhaven Bass With Ben O'Brien

12 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Shoalhaven River is a wonderful bass fishery located within easy access of Sydney. This system hold both quantities and quality Australian bass  ...

Episode 278: Googong Dam Yellowbelly With Romen Dicovski

09 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Googong Dam is famous for it's humongous yellowbelly (Golden Perch) and October is the month when warming waters start to wake these fish from their w...

Episode 277: Cape Moreton Kingfish With Jim Potts

07 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jigging up kingfish and other tough species is something that today's guest Jim Potts has been doing for over 15 years - in fact he'll freely confess ...

Episode 276: Melbourne Snapper With Lee Rayner

05 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Port Phillip and Westernport bays are top summer time snapper fisheries but despite being geographically close they couldn't be more different in the ...

Episode 275: Mersey River Brown Trout With Jenna Westwood

02 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Mersey River trout population is in downing recovery mode during October and is feeding actively in the backwaters and eddies. To help us take adv...

Episode 274: Daintree River Barramundi With Damon Gruzden

30 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This Episode sponsored by the Fishing Points App. https://doclures.com/points/ My best fishing stuff is reserved for the Team Doc Lures community. Che...

Episode 273: Lake Windamere Yellowbelly With Josh Kopp

28 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Lake Windamere is definitely the home of oversized yellowbelly and today's guest Josh Kopp has put in plenty of hours and fished plenty of tournaments...

Episode 272: Mary River Barramundi With Craig Latimore

25 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Mary River is one of Australia's most iconic barramundi fishing destinations, and today's guest, Craig Latimore, has proven himself to be a worthy...

Episode 271: Nambucca Glidebait Flathead With Scott Amon

23 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Spring is prime flathead fishing season, where lol along the East Coast the big old girl lizards start to wake up and start feeding. For Scott Amon th...

That Donut Episode With Greg Vinall

21 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Every now and then s lure fishers we suffer a "donut day" ....... turns out that the same applies to podcasting!

Episode 270: Black Bream Myth Busting With Brett Geddes

18 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Across southern Australia the humble black bream is not only one of our most popular Targets of the weekend angler, but a key species in the Aussie to...

Episode 269: Connors River Saratoga With Andrew Trigg

16 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Saratoga are Australia's original prehistoric, surface feeding sport fish. They're a great adversary on light line and make for spectacular surface fi...

Episode 268: Cambridge Gulf Barramundi With Dick Pasfield

14 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Australia's Kimberley region is a dream barra fishing destination for many anglers and Dick Pasfield is undoubtedly one of the most knowledgeable Kimb...

Episode 267: NSW Central Coast Striped Marlin With Jay Huxley

11 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Striped marlin are an awesome light tackle game fish and are accessible along the lower 2/3 of Australia's est coast, even to trailerboat anglers. Tod...

Episode 266: Greg Vinall Gets To The Point: Hooks

09 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In Episode 266 I'm taking the opportunity to get back to basics and explore the various options when it comes to the hooks we use on our lures.  It m...

Episode 265: Fish Forecasting With Greg Vinall

07 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever tried to predict when the fish are likely to be biting so that you can be "Johnny on the Spot" and turn up right when the opportunity is...

Episode 264: Bluewater Trolling Minnow Masterclass With Tim Simpson

04 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

For Tim Simpson, trolling hard bodied minnow offshore has been an extremely productive technique that has allowed him to break plenty of records. And ...

Episode 263: Mallacoota Flathead With Ken Straford

02 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Mallacoota is flathead paradise - but it's also Melbourne's holiday playground. As a result, the system cops a fair bit of fishing pressure and the tr...

Episode 262: Gold Coast Spotted Mackerel With Brad Smith

31 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Every year between the months of October and April the spotted mackerel pass through the Gold Coast bringing with them good numbers of Spanish mackere...

Episode 261: SE Queensland Skinny Water Bass With John Costello

28 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

From the NSW border to the northern end of the Sunshine Coast, South-East Queensland boasts a multitude of small coastal streams that hold good popula...

Episode 260: Newcastle Snapper With David Rudder

26 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Whilst Newcastle might not be the pinnacle of snapper fisheries in Australia, the inshore coastal regions of the area nonetheless hold fish of respect...

Episode 259: Clarence Gorge Bass With Mat Cameron

24 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The bass fishing at the Clarence Gorge, NSW is legendary. Clear, deep water, steep cliff faces, in-stream boulders and no shortage of feisty, good siz...

NSW Central Coast Jewfish Fishing From A Kayak: Leon Gaston

21 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jewfish fishing with lures is the pursuit of those Central NSW coast anglers looking for a challenging species to target. And whilst they may take a b...

Episode 257: Cairns Mangrove Jack With Phil Laycock

19 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Trinity Inlet is a tidal estuary on Cairn's doorstep in Far North Queensland and it's a land of fishing opportunity for a wide range of species, inclu...

Episode 256: Googong Dam Murray Cod With Romen Dicovski

17 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Googong Dam holds some massive cod, but they can be very difficult to tame, so who better to share some tips than one of the men behind the "Googong G...

Episode 255: Gladstone Mangrove Jack With Daniel Cook

14 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Gladstone area in central Queensland offers some extraordinary mangrove jack fishing, with numerous estuaries, inlets and river systems to explore...

Expression Of Interest: Become Part Of Team Doc Lures!

13 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Well, 250 plus episodes into the Australian Lure Fishing Podcast and I've come to a shocking conclusion: it's time I let a small, exclusive number of ...

Episode 254: Gippsland Lakes Bream With Kaj "Bushy" Busch

12 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Gippsland Lakes area is the Mecca to bream fishing and local fishing legend Kaj "Bushy" Busch reckons the lakes are headed back to their former gl...

Episode 253: St George's Basin Tailor With Greg Reid

10 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The tailor fishing in St George's basin, on the NSW south coast is nothing short of exceptional. Oversized, hard fighting tailor are plentiful and oft...

Episode 252: Lake Windamere Yellowbelly With Shane Banks

07 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Lake Windamere has a reputation as a quality yellowbelly fishing destination and while many people are familiar with the vertical fishing technique us...

Episode 251: Lake Kununurra Barramundi With Dick Pasfield

05 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Renowned Western Australian fishing writer Dick Pasfield takes us in search of the mighty barramundi in his back yard - Lake Kununurra in the Kimberle...

Episode 250: Reflecting On Australian Fishing With Rex Hunt

03 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

To celebrate our 250th ALF Episode I catch up with dead-set Aussie Fishing Legend Rex Hunt to reflect on his life as a high profile fisho, the evoluti...

Episode 249: Lake Tyers Tailor With Ben And Tyler Hotchkin

31 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Gippsland is one of Australia's southern fishing hotspots and Lake  Tyers is a great place to target quality tailor on lures. In Episode 249 I interv...

Episode 248: Weipa Barramundi With Bryce Coxall

29 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The western coastline of Cape York is a magical fishing destination and one of the standout species to target is of course the mighty barramundi. In e...

Episode 247: Bait Fishing Vs Lure Fishing With Greg Vinall

27 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Do lures catch as many fish s bait? What are the reasons for switching from bait fishing to lure fishing anyway? These and other deep and meaningful q...

Episode 246: Whitsundays Giant Trevally With Tony Bygrave

24 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Giant trevally. They'd have to be one of the toughest fish in the ocean. Large, strong, aggressive, fast and dirty fighters. No wonder blokes like Ton...

Episode 246: Adelaide Snook with Alex Bui

22 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The humble snook (short-finned pike) is a great and very accessible light tackle sport fish and the jetties, headlands and coastal areas of metropolit...

Episode 244: Wide Bay Longtail Tuna Shore-based With Matt McCulloch

20 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Longtail tuna fishing off the shore in the Wide Bay Area? It's not for the feint-hearted, but Wide Bay Local Matt McCulloch has proven it can definite...

Episode 243: Lake Purrumbete Redfin With Michael Evans

17 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Lake Purrumbete is famous for its trout fishing, but Victorian Inland Fishing guide Micheal Evans reckons the lake is also a great place to target Red...

Episode 242: Lake Saint Clair Bass With Matthew Langford

15 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Lake Saint Clair (NSW) is a clear water lake with extensive weed beds around the margins and a healthy population of Australian bass to challenge the ...

Episode 241: Tambo River Bream With Tom McIntosh

13 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Tambo River is a renowned black bream fishing hotspot, but in this episode we'll also cover things that you might need to know when fishing any of...

Episode 240: Lake Bidyanus Silver Perch With Nick Hocking

10 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Silver perch are a magical native Australian freshwater species, though opportunities to target them are somewhat limited these days. In episode 240 I...

Episode 240: Lake Bidyanus Silver Perch With Nick Hocking

10 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Silver perch are a magical native Australian freshwater species, though opportunities to target them are somewhat limited these days. In episode 240 I...

Episode 239: Solunar Fishing With Greg Vinall

08 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How do the sun, moon and tides affect fish activity? Can we use them to figure out when the next hot bite window will occur? In Episode 239 we're goin...

Episode 239: Solunar Fishing With Greg Vinall

08 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How do the sun, moon and tides affect fish activity? Can we use them to figure out when the next hot bite window will occur? In Episode 239 we're goin...

Episode 238: Broughton Island Snapper With Jeff 'Scratchie' Thompson

06 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Snapper are a staple species for lure fishos on the NSW central coast And Jeff "Scratchie" Thompson sure knows how to catch them! He's been targeting ...

Episode 237: NSW North Coast Flathead With Matt Cameron

03 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Flathead fishing was once considered an activity best pursued in the warmer months, particularly if the target is big fish in shallow water. But in re...

Episode 236: Upper Burdekin Barramundi With Nathan Kellet

01 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Big, winter barramundi from the freshwater reaches of Queensland's northern river systems? What could be better? In ALF episode 236 I'm joined by Nath...

Episode 235: Lake Purrumbete Brown Trout With Mark Gercovich

29 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Lake Purrumbete in SW Victoria is an Aussie salmon fishers dream come true! Stocked at various stages by fisheries with brown, rainbow, brook, tiger a...

Episode 234: Hinchinbrook Mangrove Jack With Arnie Joseph

26 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Hinchinbrook channel is mangrove jack city, though extracting them isn't always so easy. Tough, hard fighting fish in close cover is a recipe for ...

Episode 233: Blowering Dam Murray Cod With Clint Hansell

24 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Blowering Dam is legendary for holding some of the biggest cod in the country. It's also notorious for being hard to fish!  Today's ALF Guest is Clin...

Episode 232: Gold Coast Canal Bream With Stephen Maas

22 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Queensland's Gold Coast boasts seemingly endless canals both man made and natural, with countless rock walls, pontoons, bridges and other bream havens...

Secrets of Gulf St Vincent Whiting on Lures: David Hall

19 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The yellowfin whiting of South Australia's Gulf of St Vincent are a different species to the east coast yellowfin, but they share the same habit of sm...

Episode 230: Gladstone Grunter With Ryan Stimson

17 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Grunter (Javelin fish) are a very common catch around northern Australia, but are usually taken as a by-catch by anglers targeting other species. Thos...

Episode 229: Port Lincoln Samson Fish With Jamie Crawford

15 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Samson fish are extremely tough customers that will test the fighting skills of any angler. Targeting them with heavy lures in deep water is a product...

Episode 228: Lure Fishing At Night With Greg Vinall

12 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Lure Fishing at night brings a few additional challenges, but It also adds an entirely new dimension to the sport. The hours of darkness are without d...

Episode 227: Gippsland Estuary Perch With Brett Geddes

10 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The enigmatic estuary perch are available to Gippsland anglers in surprisingly large numbers - with no shortage of quality fish among them. But they'r...

Episode 226: Mackay Barramundi With Wally Wilton

08 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The dry season is a great opportunity to target saltwater barramundi in the estuary systems around the Mackay area and local fishing gun Wally Wilton ...

Episode 225: Albany black bream with Alex Greisdorf

05 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The river and estuary systems around Albany have a reputation among bream fishers as being among Western Australia's best producers of big fish. In to...

Newcastle Harbour Jewfish Fishing: Jesse Dedman

03 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Despite being a sizeable town itself and being right on Sydney's doorstep, Newcastle Harbour holds some pretty decent stocks of jewfish.  Local angle...

Episode 223: Hinchinbrook Barramundi With Jim Falkenberg

01 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Barramundi might slow down during the winter months, but they don't go into full hibernation. Fish are there for the taking if you're prepared to reth...

Episode 222: Reflecting On Australian Lure Fishing With Frank Prokop

29 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Frank Prokop has been an iconic figure in Australian Lure fishing for decades. A fisheries scientist by background, Frank is a passionate recreational...

Episode 221: Somerset Dam Bass With Jason Ehrlich

27 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Somerset Dam is one of Queensland's most heavily fished inland waterways - and it holds plenty of well-educated, difficult to catch trophy bass over 5...

Episode 220: Burdekin River Sooty Grunter With Vinnie Versfeld

25 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sooty grunter would have to be one of the most under-rated Aussie freshwater sport fish. Aggressive, hard fighting and abundant, they're a great optio...

Episode 219: Albany Dhufish With Gideon 'Giddo" Mettam

22 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Giddo Mettam is well known for practicing an extreme sport that combines land based fishing with rock climbing and abseiling. This allows him to get t...

Episode 218: Sunshine Coast Coral Trout With Nigel Webster

20 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Coral trout have increasingly penetrated into the northern end of Queensland's Sunshine Coast In recent years and are a genuine target for anglers in ...

Episode 217: How To Catch Sleeping Fish!

18 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Do fish actually sleep? And if they do, what are the implications for lure anglers? Can we use this understanding to improve our fishing?  The fact i...

Episode 216: Coburg Peninsula Golden Snapper With Hugh Gange

15 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Golden Snapper (Fingermark Bream) are not only highly prized northern table fish, they also eat Lures readily and pull like a steam train. In Episode ...

Episode 215: North Queensland Land-based Giant Trevally With Jonny Brooks

13 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Giant Trevally fishing is tough, rugged, white knuckle stuff practiced anywhere, but when it's done from the shore, GT fishing must surely quality as ...

Episode 214: Peter Faust Barramundi With Curtis Parker

11 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Faust Dam (Lake Proserpine) is a haven to numerous oversized barramundi, though they're not always easy to catch. Gun angler Curtis Parker spend...

Episode 213: Connecting Estuaries And Wetlands With Matt Moore

08 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Most keen anglers are aware of the importance of fish being able to move freely around our river systems between the ocean, the  estuaries and freshw...

Episode 212: Exploring Bite Windows With Greg Vinall

06 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

When is the best time to go fishing? What tide? What weather conditions? What lunar cycles?  In episode 212 we summarise and explore the tips about b...