The Top End’s wetlands are truly amazing and none more so then the Mary River National Park, and its jewel, Corroboree Billabong – a flood plain ox-bow lake. There is nothing like it anywhere else across the tropics and it rivals anything that the Kakadu National Park to the east has. The Rock Hole, upstream […]
Australian Travelling Angler
"The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope." - John Buchan
Wetting A Line In The Kimberleys
The carrot that dangles at the end of the line is barramundi. At least that’s how it is for many travelling anglers hitting the northern highways across the Top End. The tug is the drug, but it is a magical two-word phrase that keeps us going: Road Trip. And for those who have a yearning […]
Blowin’ Bowen
One of the most popular fishing spots on the North Queensland coast Locals and seasoned visitors might call it “Blowin’ Bowen”, but that doesn’t stop this small North Queensland town from being one of the most popular fishing destinations for anglers travelling the Queensland coast. Located at the top of the Whitsundays and around 1,100kms […]
Chasing A Big One
Cairns in far north Queensland offers piscatorial delights to suit everyone. The city may be billed as the black marlin capital of the world, but there is much more on offer: Huge barramundi, razor gang speedsters like wahoo and mackerel, and a host of estuary gangsters including mangrove jack and queenfish. LAKE TINAROO Lake Tinaroo […]
Tackling The North
Travelling anglers looking for an all round fishing destination will be hard pressed to find somewhere better than Mackay in North Queensland. Whether you fish freshwater or saltwater, the fishing close at hand is amazing. My introduction to the region came via a canoe in the Pioneer River. Fishing from a canoe is one of […]