Latest News
News
Scott’s Species – shark mackerel, a slashing surface speedster
In the latest edition of Scott’s Species, Western Angler editor Scott Coghlan discusses shark mackerel. The speedsters don’t get as big as Spanish mackerel, however, sharkies are a great sportfish in…
A new era for land-based fishing in Esperance as new jetty opens
The new Esperance Jetty is officially open at last, unlocking land-based fishing access to the town’s passionate recreational fishers. (more…)
Salmon Slam 2021’s second phase goes to the wire as Woodsy and Stoney go salmon-for-salmon!
A defiant Peter ‘Stoney’ Stonehouse has made a last-ditch effort to pip reigning phase-winner Nathan Woods and claim the second phase of the 2021 Salmon Slam. (more…)
Dedicated Derby fishers hit the road to tell marine park planners how important recfishing in the Buccaneer Archipelago is for their community
A group of Derby fishers took two days out of their busy lives to make a mid-week round trip of 440 km to understand better and provide input into the proposed Buccaneer Archipelago Marine Parks in the Kimberley…
Science at GAMEX bolstering research to make WA fishing better
One-hundred and sixty-four tag-and-released billfish, including 110 black marlin and 13 blue marlin, 5.85kg queenfish on 1kg line and much, much more — the 53rd GAMEX once again did not disappoint! (more…)
Pool of $5,000 on offer for Salmon Slam fishers who catch a tagged salmon
The joy of catching salmon with family and friends is priceless, but imagine if you were lucky enough to hook a tagged fish from a huge school which could potentially net you five grand in cold, hard cash? (more…
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…
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…)
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…
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Australia Licence