Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episode 211: Melbourne Southern Bluefin Tuna With Andy Smith
04 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The resurgence of Southern Bluefin tuna numbers in the past decade has opened some amazing sport fis...
Episode 210: Gippsland Estuary Perch With Ben Faro
01 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
South Eastern Victoria is something of a southern fishing Mecca. Lots of species in XOS sizes attrac...
Episode 209: Lake Macquarie Jewfish With Mark Williams
29 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prior to the banning of commercial netting in Lake Macquarie the capture of a jewfish by a recreatio...
Episode 208: Lake Eildon Murray Cod With Paul Worsteling
27 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With over a million Murray Cod (give or take a few) released over the decades, Lake Eildon has devel...
Episode 207: St George's Basin Flathead With David Johnstone
24 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
St George's Basin is one of three trophy flathead fisheries in NSW, and like the other two boasts a ...
Episode 206: Smell And Taste: How Fish Use Them With Greg Vinall
22 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How does a fish's sense of smell differ from that of a human being? And what about taste? How do the...
Episode 205: Bowling Green Bay Barramundi With John Campbell
20 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bowling Green Bay is a large expanse of water that has 3 major river systems and some 20 smaller cre...
Episode 204: Townsville Permit With Peter Agapiou
17 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Permit are generally considered a fly fishing only species, and a particularly challenging one at th...
Episode 203: NSW Mid North Coast Flathead With Karl Attenborough
15 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you've ever been told that big flathead can't be caught in the winter months then today's ALF epi...
Bonus: Recreational Fishing In Australia With Andy Moore
14 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To Australians, recreational fishing holds a very special place. Despite declining participation in ...
Episode 202: Blowering Dam Yellowbelly With Wayne Dubois
13 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Blowering Dam in southern NSW holds some absolute stonker yellowbelly, but has been dubbed "Lake Dis...
Episode 201: Hervey Bay Cobia With Shaun Taylor
10 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Cobia are one of those cryptic species that seem to turn up unexpectedly when you're offshore, insho...
Episode 200: Boondooma Dam Bass With Dylan Mott
08 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Queensland's Boondooma Dam is a fairly large expanse of water, but with a few tricks it's pretty eas...
Episode 199: Gippsland Lakes Flathead With Brett Geddes
06 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Gippsland Lakes area is famous for its bream fishing, but it's also the home of some monster fla...
Episode 198: Gold Coast Mangrove Jacks with "Shaggy" Sehgers
03 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Gold Coast is loaded with estuaries and rivers and all of them hold good numbers of quality, ove...
Episode 197: Port Stevens Flathead With Paul Lennon
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Port Stevens boasts a massive estuary system that's well within reach for many NSW central coast res...
Episode 196: Wollongong Frigate Mackerel With Vicki Winter-Lear
30 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Each year schools of frigate mackerel pass through the Wollongong area and offer anglers a couple of...
Episode 195: Pioneer Valley Barramundi With Paul Dolan
25 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Central Queensland is a land of opportunity for anglers, but for Mackay region fishing guide and per...
Episode 194: Exmouth Mangrove Jack With Ben Svenson
23 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For most anglers, fishing the Exmouth area is all about the amazing reef fishing on offer, or perhap...
Episode 193: Great Sandy Straits Squid With Phippsy
20 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Great Sandy Straits on Queensland's Fraser Coast is fishing paradise. The relatively sheltered w...
Episode 192: Mallacoota Bream With Richard Somerton
18 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mallacoota is a destination with a reputation for holding healthy populations of quality yellowfin a...
Episode 191: Brisbane Blue Marlin With Matt Price
16 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Blue Marlin are a year-round target for Brisbane game fishers, but the winter months are the most po...
Episode 190: Marlo Autumn Fishing With Mitch Chapman
13 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The township of Marlo in the East Gippsland area was devastated by massive bushfires during the summ...
Episode 189: Sydney Yellowtail Kingfish With Ben O'Brien
11 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sydney Harbour and the headlands and rocky shorelines to the north are home to large numbers of yell...
Episode 188: 5 Ways Fish Can Find Lures Without Ever Seeing Them
09 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Human beings are such visual animals. For most of us, sight is out primary sense, with the other sen...
Episode 187: Hopkins River Estuary Perch With Mark Gercovich
06 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Estuary perch are a terrific sport fish that is very accessible to anyone fishing the many estuary s...
Episode 186: Snowy Mountains Brown Trout With Josh Carpenter
04 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Autumn in the Snowy mountains is the time for the annual brown trout spawning run from lakes Eucumbe...
Episode 185: Lake Mulwala Murray Cod With Cristie Felton
02 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
2019 Australian Freshwater Masters Champion Cristie Felton took out the cod category at Lake Mulwala...
Episode 184: Noosa River Mangrove Jack With Andy Phipps
28 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There are few estuary species that stir the imagination more than mangrove jack- and the Noosa River...
Episode 183: Lake Monduran Barramundi With Rusty Townsend
26 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Lake Monduran is extremely well stocked with barramundi and the quality of fish in recent years has ...
Episode 182: Jumpinpin Flathead With Nick Whyte
24 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jumpinpin Bar is famous for big runs of bream, is a jewfish hotspot and offers tons of fishing style...
Episode 181: NSW Mid-north Coast Bream With Kris Hickson
21 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bream fishing on lures isn't always about sheltered estuaries, as gun breamer Kris Hickson explains ...
Episode 180: Bedford Weir Saratoga With Matt Hildebrandt
19 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Saratoga are a wonderful surface feeding predator, making them a prime sport fishing target througho...
Episode 179: Understanding Differences In Southern Estuaries - Greg Vinall
17 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is for those fishos who don't mind getting slightly more technical in the search for fi...
Episode 178: Is Recreational Fishing Really Dying In Australia?
14 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Lately there seems to be some noise on social media about interest in recreational fishing waning. I...
Episode 177: Geraldton Brassy Trevally With Leigh Murdoch
12 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Like all trevallies, brassies are tough, hard fighting thugs. Tempting them to take a lure in shallo...
Episode 176: Blue Rock Lake Bass With Ben Faro
10 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There are not many places in Victoria where Bass are a viable target for lure fishers, but Blue Rock...
Episode 176: Blue Rock Lake Bass With Ben Faro
10 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There are not many places in Victoria where Bass are a viable target for lure fishers, but Blue Rock...
Episode 175: Melbourne Bluefin Tuna With Lee Rayner
07 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In recent years the run of summertime Southern Bluefin tuna available to Melbourne anglers has becom...
Episode 174: Connors River Sooty Grunter With Andrew Trigg
05 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Connors River in central Queensland is a top notch destination for those in search of the awesom...
Episode 173: Anson's Bay Bream With Michael Haley
03 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Situated in North East Tasmania, Anson's Bay offers bream fishing enthusiasts a trophy fish destinat...
Episode 172: Lake Gregory Bass With Jordan Stoddart
31 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Lake Gregory is a small irrigation storage near Bundaberg in Central Queensland. Despite being calle...
Episode 171: Bromby Islands Coral Trout With Hamish "Simmo" Simpson
29 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Bromby Islands in Australia's north are among the most unspoilt, untouched wilderness fishing de...
Episode 170: Kangaroo Valley Bass With Ben O'Brien
27 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Australian bass are a key sport fishing target in the Kangaroo Valley area and despite recent bushfi...
Episode 169: Nhulunbuy Turrum With Jessie Baker
24 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Turrum are a hard fighting member of the trevally family and are plentiful in the clear, shallow wat...
Episode 168: Murrumbidgee Murray Cod With Victoria Cameron
22 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Murrumbidgee River system is a stronghold of our iconic freshwater sport fish and a convenient f...
Episode 167: Proper Fish Handling with Dr Ben Diggles
20 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Ben Diggles is not just a passionate recreational fisher, but a fisheries scientist with expertis...
Episode 166: Geraldton Tailor Fishing With Ben Svenson
17 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The central West Australian coast is well known for its runs of tailor, but the reef systems of Gera...
Episode 165: Darwin Barramundi With Charlotte Klose
15 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As a fishing destination, Darwin has plenty to offer, but it's the spectacular barramundi fishing op...
Episodes 164: Exmouth Sailfish With Steve Riley
13 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sailfish are the fastest fish in the ocean and a wonderful sporting species. They're easily accessib...
Episode 163: Gladstone Tripletail With Dan Powell
10 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tripletail are a little known but highly prized sport fish from northern waters. Despite being relat...
Episode 162: Airlie Beach Red Emperor With Tony Bygrave
08 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Red emperor are squarely in the bait fishers domain and have always been a bit challenging for lure ...
Episode 161: Blowering Dam Murray Cod With Daniel Nogare
06 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Blowering Dam holds plenty of trophy cod above the magic one metre mark, but also has the reputation...
Episiode 160: Fitzroy River Threadfin Salmon With John Boon
03 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Threadfin salmon are a prime sport fishing species throughout northern Australia but are often chall...
Episode 159: What Triggers Fish To Feed?
01 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I respond to a question from an ALF listener by doing a quick brain dump on the envi...
Episode 158: Yeppoon Coral Trout With Chris Henry
30 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Coral trout fishing is a popular pursuit around the north Australian coastline. These colourful thug...
Episode 157: Brisbane Waters Bream Fishing With Leon Gaston
27 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Brisbane Waters is a lovely clean water system that harbours tons of quality estuary species and has...
Episode 156: Xmas Through The Eyes Of A Crusty Fisherman With Doc Lures
25 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's Xmas Day 2019, so a big Merry Xmas to all ALF fans, and thanks for your support and many emails...
Episode 156: Xmas Through The Eyes Of A Crusty Fisherman With Doc Lures
25 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's Xmas Day 2019, so a big Merry Xmas to all ALF fans, and thanks for your support and many emails...
Episode 155: Hinchinbrook Mangrove Jacks With Jimmy Falkenberg
23 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Mangrove jacks are considered to be one of the tougher northern estuarine species, being structure l...
Episode 154: Sydney Squidding With Ben O'Brien
20 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Squid fishing is very popular along Australia's east coast during the summer months especially. Sydn...
Episode 153: Macleay River Wild Bass With Dave Seaman
18 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Often when we talk about 60cm Australian bass we're referring to the large, fat impoundment fish. Bu...
Experience St Georges Basin Jewfish Fishing: David Johnstone
16 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jewfish are one of the more challenging lure fishing targets and St Georges basin historically hasn'...
Episode 151: Lake Macquarie Flathead With Mark Williams
13 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Lake Macquarie is one of the three trophy flathead fisheries in NSW and despite receiving massive fi...
Episode 150: Dirk Harthog Spanish Mackerel With The Dixon Brothers
11 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Dixon brothers have made a habit of catching from the stones some amazing species that many angl...
Episode 149: Port Lincoln Australian Salmon With Tumby Tom Tierney
09 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Australian Salmon are one of the premier lure fishing targets along our southern coastline. Aggressi...
Episode 148: Lake Mulwala Murray Cod With Thomas Pinter
06 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Large Murray Cod are synonymous with fishing at Lake Mulwala - and many fish are taken fishing the s...
Episode 147: Herbert River Jungle Perch With Matt Carpenter
04 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jungle perch fishing is one of those sublime experiences that I'd recommend to any angler. Remote, c...
Episode 146: The Facts About UV Paint On Fishing Lures
02 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
UV paints, tapes and accessories. Plenty of anglers swear by them, but do they really make a differe...
Emu Park Hot Fingermark Fishing Action: Liam Pascoe
29 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Fingermark Bream are a prime northern coastal and estuary sport fishing species. Emu Park sponsored ...
Episode 144: North Pine Dam Bass With Chris Anderson
27 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Since opening up for anglers a couple of years ago, North Pine Dam has proven to be bass paradise, w...
Episode 143: Brisbane Giant Trevally With Ben Jones
25 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Giant Trevally (GT) are one of those species that conjure up a ton of hardcore angling images. Big, ...
Episode 142: Shoalhaven Estuary Perch With Anthony Kalsow
22 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Estuary perch are one of the prime sport fishing species of the southern estuary systems. For many t...
Episode 141: Albany Blue Groper Fishing With Gido Mettam
20 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Gideon "Gido" Mettam is an Albany shore based angler and Youtuber who used his passion for rock clim...
Episode140: Moreton Bay Gold Spot Cod With Peter Kaye
17 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Estuary (or Gold Spot) Cod is a common species in northern Australian estuaries, bays and reef s...
Episode 139: Gippsland Trout Fishing With Jesse Rotin
14 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Just a couple of hours drive east of Melbourne you'll find the trout rivers and streams of the wes...
How to catch a mangrove jack with Gold Coast guru John Costello
13 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Gold Coast waterways are home to some extraordinarily large mangrove jacks, but they definitely don'...
Amazing Mid North Coast Jewfish Fishing: Karl Attenborough
11 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The jewfish is considered one of Australia's more challenging lure fishing species, but NSW Youtuber...
Episode 136: New England Murray Cod With Rob Paxevanos
08 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The New England Area in NSW is awash with Murray Cod fishing options, from surface fishing the many ...
Episode 135: Lake Tinaroo Barramundi With Dylan Brier-Mills
06 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Tinaroo Falls Dam (aka Lake Tinaroo) is a renowned big barra fishery but also has the reputation of ...
Episode 134: Lake Awoonga Barramundi With Roderick Walmsley
04 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Lake Awoonga is back! The floods of 2010-11 that severely depleted the numbers of large barramundi i...
Whiting Lures And Techniques For South East Queensland: Brad Smith
01 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The rivers and creeks of northern NSW and south-eastern Queensland teem with opportunities for topwa...
Episode 132: Fairbairn Dam Barramundi With Matt Hildebrandt
30 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Until now, Fairbairn Dam may have been one of Australia's best kept barra fishing secrets. Nestled a...
Episode 131: Sydney Snapper Fishing With Steve Winser
28 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Despite the pressure of being of being on the doorstep of Australia's largest population centre, the...
Episode 130: Coffs Harbour Snapper With Michael Guest
25 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Mid North Coast of NSW might not have the reputation for giant snapper held by South Australia a...
Episode 129: Sydney Harbour Pelagics With Craig McGill
23 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Late spring and summer are the prime times to target the pelagic species that can be found in Sydney...
Episode 128: Brisbane River Threadfin Salmon With Nick Whyte
21 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The threadfin salmon fishing in the Brisbane River is superb during the summer months, when fish agg...
Episode 127: Hervey Bay Black Marlin With Scott Mitchell
18 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Hervey Bay in central Queensland is special place for lots of reasons, not the least of which is the...
Episode 126: PNG Black Bass With The Wells Bros
16 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ok, so they're not an Aussie species, but when I talk top anglers I find that Papuan black bass are ...
Episode 125: North West Tasmania Trout Fishing With Jamie Harris
14 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Tasmania is well-know for it's amazing trout fishing, but perhaps less known is the spectacular sea-...
Episode 124: Melbourne Snapper Fishing With Jarrod Day
11 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Despite their close proximity, Westernport and Port Phillip Bays are distinctly different in their c...
Episode 123: Swan River Bream With Paul Burton
09 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Perth's Swan River has the reputation of being a pretty good bream fishery - but it's a big system w...
Episode 122: Baffle Creek Mangrove Jack With Jason Medcalf
07 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Spring is the time when the mangrove jack start becoming more active and aggressive - and Baffle Cre...
Episode 121: Murray River Yellowbelly With Stephen Booth
04 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Most yellowbelly anglers target the species in the impundments of southern Australia, but freshwater...
Secrets Of Lake Cathie Whiting On Lures: Karl Attenborough
02 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The NSW Mid North Coast has plenty of exciting sport fishing opportunities, and topwater whiting on ...
Episode 119: Hard Body Lure Hacks With Greg Vinall
30 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The majority of anglers simply pull a shiny new lure out of its packaging, tie it on the line and st...
Episode 118: Gold Coast Flathead With Rob Payne
27 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Gold Coast Flathead Classic is a major fishing tournament that takes place in early October eac...
Untold Secrets Of Brisbane River Jewfish Fishing: Peter Herbst
25 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Brisbane River supports plenty of quality jewfish for those who know how to find and target them...
Episode 116: NSW Mid North Coast Flathead With Crossy
23 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The topwater flathead fishing craze is definitely in full flight, and one of the pioneers of this as...
Episode 115: Yeppoon Headlands Fishing With John Haenke
20 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The headland systems and inshore islands of the central Queensland coast yield a plethora of awesome...