Episode 71: South West Victorian Southern Bluefin Tuna With Luke Smith

Obviously, the best time to go fishing is anytime you can get out on the water.

But we all know that certain conditions tend to be more productive for lure fishos than others. And a common rule of thumb in fishing circles is: "If there's no run, there's no fun".

Now, it's always a bit dodgy to take a single idea like this and apply it to all forms of fishing and all species of fish. So today we're exploring whether the "no run = no fun" rule fits every situation, and if so, how and why. 

After all, the more we understand about how fish respond to their environment the better we'll become at predicting their movements and behviours.  

Full show notes at https://doclures.com/best-times-to-fish/

This is a repost of an early episode of the Australian Lure Fishing Podcast that was just so good it's definitely worth a re-listen (or two). Especially given the current timing with warm weather and river flows sparking some pretty hot mangrove jack fishing of late. Enjoy the episode!

Gold Coast waterways are home to some extraordinarily large mangrove jacks, but they definitely don't come easy! Gold Coast resident and social media fishing personality John Costello has made it his mission to bring some of the areas largest jacks undone and in this episode shares some nuggets that are bound to improve your results on jacks, even if you're fishing places other than the Gold Coast. 

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The number and size of jewfish in Sydney harbour is extraordinary. Local angler Cam Cronin has specialised in targeting them from the shore and boat since he was a schoolboy and has racked up a lot of jewfish captures in that time. He reckons once you understand jewfish they're a lot easier to target and goes about sharing some great tips in this episode.

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Show notes for this episode: https://doclures.com/sydney-harbour-jewfish-cam-cronin/

Today's episode is very much a mixed bag as I get into the weeds with ABT bream/bass tournament angler, Womens Recreational Fishing League member and lure customiser Laurie Anderson about fishing for bream in the Yamba area.

Laurie shares some awesome tips for targeting bream from pontoons, rockwalls and reefs in the Yamba area, but we also get into some interesting conversations about her passion for custom painting lures for her own use and for a growing band of customers. Then we delve into what's what in the world of the Women's Recreational Fishing League.

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Laurie mentions that Pro Lure Clone Prawns are one of her go-to lures when fishing the Yamba area for bream. They're one of my favourites too, so I'm offering great deals for anyone wanting to load up with some soft prawns: https://team.doclures.com/product/pro-lure-clone-prawn/

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For full show notes, links to contact Laurie and more, go to the following link:

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[Repost] Most yellowbelly anglers target the species in the impoundments of southern Australia, but freshwater fishing guru Stephen Booth reckons the flowing water is just as productive.

In this episode Stephen takes us to the Murray River in the vicinity of Yarrawonga weir and explains the tackle and techniques he uses to catch quality yella's all year round.

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Whether you live in SouthEast Queensland or are planning to visit Caloundra for a holiday, this is an ALF episode you'll really want to listen to! David Granville of Caloundra Fishing World unpacks five of the best places to fish Caloundra from the shore. We cover estuary, beach, jetty and canal fishing, with a species list that includes croc flathead, stud mangrove jack, barramundi, queenfish, jewfish, snapper, various trevallies, jewfish and a host of pelagic species too. Find out the tides, the lures and the techniques that will put you onto the fish in no time!

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Other relevant episodes you may be interested in:

Nigel Webster's Top 5 Sunshine Coast Fishing Spots: https://doclures.com/nigel-webster-sunshine-coast-winter-fishing-spots/

Top Landbased Brisbane Fishing Spots With Baeu Rixon: https://doclures.com/landbased-brisbane-winter-beau-rixon/

Full show notes for today's episode: https://doclures.com/fishing-caloundra-five-best-land-based-spots

[REPOST] "Andy's Fishing" Youtube personality Andy Thomsen does an amazing job of showcasing the fishing and outdoors lifestyle available to central and north Queenslanders through his social channels. Lately he's published several videos where he's taken quality coral trout land-based. Spectacular fishing and spectacular eating, for sure. Anyway, I invited Andy back to the ALF podcast to have a chat about catching coral trout from the stones...... this episode is the result!

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Catch this episode on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYsuuC-oGWg

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This is a repost of the interview I conducted with Hodgie back in February 2021. Enjoy!

Dave "Hodgie" Hodge will be better known to many ALF listeners as "The Barefoot Fisherman". A former fishing TV presenter, Hodgie is well known as one of Australia's best trick casters, a fishing writer and a speaker at boat shows and expo's. Relocating from Tamworth to Townsville some years ago, he switched from cod to jacks and now has a reputation for taming the red dogs! 

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Tripletail are more common around the northern Australian coastline than most people realise. They're just not a species that is captured by accident all that often, you usually need to go looking for them. And whilst tripletail are a popular sportfishing target in other countries, not as many sportfishers go looking for them in Australia as probably should.

But before you head off and scarper around the ocean looking for triples, have a listen to this conversation with Ryan Stimson. What he learned will not only help you pinpoint where to find tripletail, but will give you a good I dea of what lures to throw at them and how to work them.

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Fishing for tripletail is very visual and requires quality fishing sunglasses both to spot the weed mats and structure as well as to see and cast to the fish. I use and recommend Tonic Sunglasses and now ALF listeners can support the podcast by purchasing their Tonic Sungasses through me (complete with money-back guarantee, price match guarantee, plus bonus fishing stuff and Team Doc Lures Membership. Find our more about Tonic Glasses here: https://doclures.com/tonic-sunglasses-review/

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Full show notes for today's episode are available here: https://doclures.com/gladstone-tripletail-ryan-stimson/

[REPOST] Lake Conjola might not have the same profile as a trophy flathead fishery as nearby St Georges Basin, but it's nonetheless a top fishery for those targeting trophy fish.

Local flathead enthusiast Mitch "Fish" Fischer takes every opportunity to get after these fish and has found early success using his hand made glidebaits. He shares his tips in this episode.

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