Freshwater Fishing Australia – December 2018

Our summer issue #153 of Freshwater Fishing Magazine is packed with an amazing array of articles and content for your holiday season reading. Nige Webster recently fished the Windamere Golden Classic Tournament and was staggered by how much he learnt. In this article he shares some generally secretive tournament winning strategies. Brendon Spicer discusses the use of spoons and wobblers to catch trout. Dan Nogare chases golden nuggets. Not all snags are created equal as Marc Ainsworth discovered during a visit to Lake Mulwala last autumn, he shares his thoughts and ideas. Andrew McGovern has spent two decades targeting freshwater species on soft plastics around the world, and he passes on some of his discoveries and how they can be adapted to suit our Australian freshwater fish in this fascinating read. Mat Skoropa prospects the fringes in search of portly golden perch, while Steve Booth prospects the banks on blades and uncovers gold. There’s a guide for those fishing fresh water for barra in the NT by our resident experts. Colby Lesko prospects the depths in search of big impoundment cod, while Toby Vesty gambles on Blowering for the first time and wins big!. Trevor Hawkins offers a brief overview of some of the rivers that make up the Snowy River catchment, and in another article he discusses some of his favourite dry flies for chasing trout in Australia. There’s more of course, including all the regular columns, the latest news and reviews to keep you entertained over the summer period.