| SPECIES |
BEST TIMES |
RECOMMENDED BAIT/LURE |
TACKLE WORLD TIP |
| Bream - Yellowfin |
Estuary, Surf & Ocean rocks during Summer, Autumn and Winter. |
Bait: Nippers, prawns and worms.
Lures: Estuary: Instinct Bubble, Strada Quika, Assorted Soft Plastics. Surf & Ocean rocks: Instinct Blades and assorted soft plastics
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Work your lures and plastics slow and pause between twitches. |
| Bream - Black |
Estuary in Summer, Autumn and Winter. |
Bait: Prawn, nippers, squirt and beach worms.
Lures: Instinct Bubble, Strada Quika, Assorted Soft Plastics
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Work your lures and plastics slow and pause between twitches. |
| Luderick |
Estuary & Ocean rocks during Spring, Summer and Autumn. |
Bait: Green & cabbage weed, cunjevoi and worms.
Lures: Instinct Blades, flys and Assorted Soft Plastics.
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Bait must be presented well as luderick will only take bait that looks natural.
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| Bonito - Australian |
Harbour, offshore & ocean rocks during Autumn, Summer and Spring. |
Bait: Pilchard, Mullet Strips and squid.
Lures: Bolt Assault, Strada Tracka and squid skirts
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| Drummer - Black |
Ocean rocks during Summer, Autumn and Winter. |
Bait: Cunjevoi, Prawns, crabs and bread.
Lures: Instinct Blades, flys and Assorted Soft Plastics
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Look for black drummer in agitated, aerated ‘white water’ washes. |
| Flathead - Dusky |
Estuary during Spring, Summer and Autumn. |
Bait: Pilchard, mullet strips and prawns.
Lures: Estuary: Bolt assault and riptide mullet soft plastics.
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Work the lure so its hitting the bottom. Rip the soft plastics up from the bottom. |
| Flathead - Bluespotted, Marbled & Tiger |
Offshore sand during Spring, Summer and Autumn. |
Bait: Pilchard, mullet strips, prawns and squid.
Lures: Instinct Performance Rigs and Assorted Soft Plastics
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| Flounder- Small Tooth |
Estuary & surf during Spring, Summer and Autumn. |
Bait: Pilchard, mullet strips, prawns and squid. Lures: Surf: Riptide mullet and assorted soft plastics. In the Estuary also try the Bolt Assault lures. |
Work the lure so its hitting the bottom. Rip the soft plastics up from the bottom. |
| Kingfish - Yellowtail |
Offshore during Spring, Summer and Autumn |
Bait: Live yellowtail, slimey mackeral and squid. Lures: Bolt Mystique, Assorted Knife Jigs and Soft Plastics. |
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| Marlin - Black, Blue & Stripped |
Offshore during Summer and Autumn with the Blues & Strippeds also present in Spring |
Bait: Mackerel, tuna, bonito and yellowtail. Lures: Bolt Mystique, Strada Tracka and assorted skirted lures. |
Troll live baits or large lures for best results. |
| Mulloway |
Estuary, surf & ocean rocks during Spring and Summer. |
Bait: Whole small squid or Yellowtail and Worms.
Lures: Estuary: Instinct Twitch Blade and Assorted Soft Plastics. Surf & ocean rocks: Riptide Mullets and Gulp 5", 6" & 7" Jerk Shads.
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Estuary: Work blades and soft plastics in deep holes.
Surf & ocean rocks: Live baits fished into gutters are very effective.
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| Tailor |
Estuary, surf and ocean rocks during Summer, Autumn and Winter. |
Bait: Pilchard, mullet strips and prawns.
Lures: Estuary: Bolt Assault & profile lures and Riptide mullet soft plastics. Surf & ocean rocks: Instinct Profile, Arma Metals and Assorted Soft Plastics.
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Troll or cast and retrieve lures and soft plastics. Ganged hooks with whole pilchard produces great results. |
| Trevally - Silver |
Estuary during Summer and Spring. Offshore also during Autumn. |
Bait: Pilchard, Squid and prawns. Lures: Instinct Blades and Assorted Soft Plastics. |
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| Tuna - Yellowfin, Mackerel & Stripey |
Offshore during Autumn, Summer and Spring. |
Bait: Pilchard, mackerel and yellowtail.
Lures: Bolt Mystique, Assorted Knife Jigs and skirted lures
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| Salmon - Australian |
Spring, Summer and Autumn |
Bait: Pilchard, mullet strips and prawns.
Lures: Estuary: Bolt Assault & profile lures and Riptide mullet soft plastics.
Surf & ocean rocks: Instinct Profile, Arma Metals and Assorted Soft Plastics.
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Troll or cast and retrieve lures and soft plastics. |
| Snapper |
Spring, Summer and Autumn |
Bait: Estuary: Prawn, nippers, squirt and beach worms. Inshore reefs try pilchard, mullet strips, squid and prawns.
Lures: Estuary: Instinct Blades and Assorted Soft Plastics. On the reefs also try Lucanus jigs.
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Work blades and soft plastics over structure and in deep water.
On the reefs try Jigging blades, jigs and soft plastics at various depths to produce fish.
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| Whiting |
Spring, Summer and Autumn |
Bait: Nippers, prawns and worms.
Lures: Estuary: Instinct Blades, Lucky Craft NW Pencils and Soft Plastics. In the surf also try Ecogear VX Blades.
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Surface lures worked over sand flats in the summer are an exciting technique. |
| Bass - Australian |
Estuary & Freshwater during Spring, Summer and Autumn |
Bait: Cicardas, prawns and worms, in the freshwater also try wood grubs.
Lures: Instinct Bubble, Arbogast Jitterbug, Buggi Pops
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Surface lures worked at night are very effective. Soft plastics worked slow around weedbeds in the fresh produce good numbers. |
| Golden Perch |
Freshwater during Spring, Summer and Autumn |
Bait: Yabbies, shrimps and worms.
Lures: Strada Feral and Assorted soft plastics
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Troll along rock walls or "bob" around dead trees. |
| Murray Cod |
Freshwater during Summer, Autumn and Winter |
Baits: Yabbies, shrimp and carp.
Lure: Strada Feral, Large Stump Jumpers and Oar-Gee lures
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Troll along rock walls |
| Trout - Rainbow, Brown & Brook |
Freshwater during Winter, Spring and Summer |
Bait: Mudeyes, shrimp, works and bardi grubs.
Lures: Strada Aife, power bait, assorted flys and Soft Plastics
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Can be fished for in streams, rivers, deepwater lakes and dams. |
