NAFA Magazine - Contents
National Australian Fishing Annual #18
| 14 | GIMME 5 | Warren Steptoe’s five must-do, drive-there fishing trips to undertake in Queensland. |
| 24 | THE DYING GAME | Starlo asks: is rock-hopping a dying art along our south eastern seaboard? His answers might surprise you… |
| 30 | HARD V’S SOFT — THE FLATHEAD DELIBERATION | Jamie Robley’s great advice on deciding whether to use soft plastics or hard-bodied lures when you’re targeting big flathead. |
| 34 | A-Z OF MURRAY COD | Steve Cooper presents his personal spin on Murray cod fishing according to the alphabet. |
| 39 | IFISH WITH TACKLEWORLD PICTORIAL | We asked effervescent IFISH WITH TACKLE WORLD presenter, Paul Worstling, to give us a pictorial run-down of his last year of great fishing-television filming. |
| 44 | ANGLING ADELAIDE | While Adelaide may not be located on tropical shores, Shane Murton reckons you get out what you put in, and the rewards are still there for the taking. |
| 52 | METRE MAYHEM ON THE DALY | No stranger to this great river, Leeann Payne explains how fast-trolling big lures down the centre of the Daly proved to be an excellent technique for catching whopper barra. |
| 60 | DARWIN BLUEWATER JIGGING UPDATE | Although Darwin justifiably deserves the tag of Australia’s Barra Capital, Peter Zeroni points out the exciting bluewater jigging action that is also on offer. |
| 70 | KEPHALÓPODA | AJ will open your eyes to the new type of occi-style jigging that appears to be taking off in the Top End. |
| 77 | NINE DARWIN BLUEYS | Chris Errity’s nine bluewater hot-spots within easy reach of Darwin. |
| 82 | BETTER BOTTOM FISHING | Glen Booth shares some great tips for catching quality table fish. |
| 88 | SPINNING SECRETS | Andrew McGovern offers some great tips for improving your spin-cast fishing. |
| 94 | SILVER SHOALS | We’re sure you’ll enjoy this exciting pictorial feature, shot at Silver Shoals Lodge, North Qld, featuring Townsville stunner, Jana Peterson. |
| 111 | SEA JAY & HONDA COMBOS | Phil Pomeroy from Darwin’s BH Marine glows about the new Sea Jay plate boat. |
| 114 | BOYS’ TOYS | Brett Delaney lives every boys’ dream and test rides the latest recreational products at Club BRP. |
| 118 | NEW YELLOWFIN BOAT TEST | Brett Delaney previews the all-new Yellowfin 6700 CC. |
| 121 | LOWRANCE STRUCTURESCAN | Starlo previews new-age fish-finding technology. |
| 124 | YAMAHA NEWS | From small to big — great 4-stroke outboards. |
| 130 | AUSTRALIA’S FAVORITE SPREADS | No, we’re not talking about Vegemite, peanut butter or jam, but rather bluewater trolling spreads. Nuts and bolts from Glen Booth. |
| 134 | PORTLAND’S BUSTING BLUEFIN | If the mind-blowing 2009 season is anything to go by, the rich, blue Southern Ocean waters off Portland Victoria have staked their claim as a world-class southern bluefin tuna fishery. Jarrod Day reports. |
| 140 | I WANNA CATCH A…SHARK MACKEREL | |
| 141 | THE BIG TEASE | Trolling teasers is becoming increasingly popular. Glen Booth explains a number of modern-day refinements that make the process even more efficient and exciting. |
| 146 | A GEM, SOME ROCKS & BUGATTI | Warren Steptoe returns to the Coral Sea for some dynamite fishing. |
| 150 | I WANNA CATCH A…BARRACUDA | |
| 152 | RIGGING A SKIPPING TUNA | Glen Booth’s step by step guide. |
| 154 | WAY OUT WEST — GUIDE TO SHARK BAY | Shark Bay is just one of 20 places on Earth to satisfy all four of the natural criteria for World Heritage listing. But Ira Leitis Fehlberg maintains it’s all about two things: the tide and the wind. |
| 158 | SHOWDOWN AT CURRUMBENE CREEK | What if you fished closed Marine Parks without hooks? Sol Bannura did and ruffled a few bureacratic feathers along the way. |
| 165 | SYDNEY REBORN | As Starlo tells it, fishing in Sydney’s Big Four estuaries is better today than at any time in living memory, and it only looks set to improve! |
| 170 | FLY FISHING’S GRAND SLAMS | NAFA Fly-fishing Editor, Peter Morse, outlines the challenges of different fly-fishing grand slams around the country. |
| 180 | GULF GIANTS | According to John Mondora, if you want to catch a real true-blue giant barra, then you could do worse than fish the Gulf of Carpentaria. |
| 184 | GONE THE FISH | Lex Silvester’s sad revelation of how the vast Indian Ocean waters surrounding Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand have literally been plundered to death. |
| 189 | PELAGICS ON SOFTIES | When it comes to catching pelagics, soft plastics are proving to be deadly but, as Al McGlashan points out, sometimes you have to think outside the circle to achieve success. |
| 194 | THE BITERS BIT | Arthur Stavrow gives us his rundown of fishing at the Yanko Weir for Yellowbelly, the mainstay species of the Murray-Darling Basin. |
| 196 | TASSIE BREAM | There’s still plenty of hardly-fished bream water in Tasmania. Brett Geddes, recounts five exciting days of discovery and landing over 150 bream. |
| 200 | PORT HEDLAND | The big mining town of Port Hedland in WA’s Pilbara region is blessed with outstanding offshore, inshore and shorebased fisheries. Ira Leitis Fehlberg gives us another great guide to fishing this fantastic region. |
| 204 | PERCY’S POOL | Fiction by Kim Courtenay. |
| 208 | BEACH LAUNCHING | Scott Amon and John Featherstone’s informative and practical guide to beach launching your boat. |
| 213 | BUSH FRIDGES | Dick Eussen gives us the ins and outs on mobile bush fridges. |
| 218 | 4WD CHECKLIST | Dick Eussen’s vital 4WD pre-trip check list. |
| 224 | OLD MATES, CAT-SCAT COFFEE | & A SAHARA aJ reports on a 25-year reuinion with great old fishing mates. |
| 229 | GOOD GEAR |
