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Scott’s Species – queen snapper, an eye-catching hard-fighter
For Western Angler editor Scott Coghlan, queen snapper are an awesome species to target for a host of reasons. Scott takes a closer look at queen snapper, and their eye-catching blue and yellow striped colouration…
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Sensational south coast fishing on show at Esperance’s biggest fishing event
Samson fish tipping the scales at more than 20kg, eye-catching harlequin fish, snapper and breaksea cod — who wouldn’t want to make the most of the excellent fishing Esperance has to offer? (more…)
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Scott’s Species – King George whiting, a fish fit for royals
Named after Albany’s King George Sound, King George whiting are an absolute favourite for inshore southern fishers, writes Western Angler editor Scott Coghlan in this week’s edition of Scott’s…
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WA’s game fishing spotlight to shine on Exmouth at annual GAMEX
Game fishers from across the State are readying their rods, reels and lures to chase billfish and pelagics during the latest edition of WA’s premier fishing competition — GAMEX. (more…)
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Salmon Slam 2021’s first phase winners enjoy spoils of fun-filled fishing!
Passionate fisher Nathan Woods has claimed a suite of awesome fishing prizes, after taking out the Salmon Slam’s first phase open category. (more…)
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Cast a vote in the 2021 State Election: How your vote could affect your fishing
With the 2021 State Election only days away, many fishers are asking how each political party is proposing to make fishing better over the next term of Government, if elected. (more…)
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Luke’s ‘Jango’ design lures in Halco and Recfishwest lure competition victory
For recently turned eight-year-old fisher Luke Scanlon, winning the Recfishwest-Halco 2020 ‘Design Your Own Lure’ competition was a welcome extra birthday present — and he’s super-excited for Recfishwest members to…
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Proposed Buccaneer Archipelago marine parks update
Recfishwest CEO Dr Andrew Rowland, Operations Manager Leyland Campbell and Operations Lead Matt Gillett have met with members of the Broome and Derby fishing communities to listen to local views on the proposed…
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Scott’s Species – queenfish, a stunning silver speedster
Aggressive and fast — queenfish are a classic northern sportfish, writes Western Angler editor Scott Coghlan in this week’s edition of Scott’s Species. (more…)
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