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Queenfish

Queenfish

  • Posted on: May 18, 2020 October 18, 2020
  • Author: Iain Morrison
  • Categories: Know Your Fish
  • Tags: poppers, queenfish
Giant queenfish - NT.GOV.AU
Giant Queenfish Scomberoide scommersonnianus

There are four types of queenfish present in Australian tropics but the two mainly encountered by most fishermen, these are the Giant Queenfish Scomberoide scommersonnianus and the Lesser Queenfish Scomberoides lysan.[...] Read More » “Queenfish”

Gogley’s Lagoon and Lake Cathie

Gogley’s Lagoon and Lake Cathie

  • Posted on: September 5, 2019 February 24, 2025
  • Author: Peter Glasson
  • Categories: Captain's Picks, The Fly Box
  • Tags: bread flies, Clouser Deep Minnow, Crazy Charlie, Dunbogan, Gogleys Lagoon, Gotcha, JOS Gurgler, Polar Fibre Minnow, poppers, saltwater flies

As Gogleys Lagoon is saltwater, many of the flies for Lake Cathie also apply. Targeted fish: Flathead, Mullet, Bream, Whiting, Blackfish.[...] Read More » “Gogley’s Lagoon and Lake Cathie”

Flipper Popper

  • Posted on: February 7, 2016 June 8, 2024
  • Author: Julian Tapping
  • Categories: Fly of the Month
  • Tags: bass flies, poppers

The Flipper fly was first tied in South Africa and is effectively a top-water fly or a popper.  It imitates a wounded baitfish struggling on the surface. It is often used as an attractor with a smaller fritz or small clouser minnow fly behind it.[...] Read More » “Flipper Popper”

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