Australia's Coral Coast
When fishing’s so hot that a major tackle manufacturer has to call from the ship to have more lures sent up the coast via next-day air to replace all those lost in the first two days of fishing, that...
View ArticleHuge Shark Attacks Another Shark Next to Boat
We’ve seen it before, but still — it’s hard to turn away from the fascination of watching the most incredible set of choppers on the planet devour a large animal. And so it is again, with dramatic...
View Article500-Pound Bull Shark Attacks Fish At Fisherman's Feet
It doesn’t get much crazier than this. An angler standing atop coral on the Great Barrier Reef in water literally ankle deep fights a giant trevally and suddenly finds a huge bull shark virtually...
View ArticleAustralia: Hammerhead Sharks Now Fully Protected
Hammerhead sharks will now be entirely protected in some Australian waters.According to a report in Australia’s Fishing World, neither the great hammerhead (listed as “vulnerable”) nor the scalloped...
View ArticleThree Dynamite Marlin Videos From Australia
This seemed to be the morning for cool videos from Down Under; I wanted to share the three I received this morning showing great action with marlin and more on Australia’s central and southeastern...
View ArticleVIDEO: Giant Croc Slams Barramundi Boat-Side in Australia
If you’ve followed our Facebook posts in recent weeks, you probably saw that I was barramundi fishing in Australia’s Northern Territory at the end of March. What an amazing adventure in a truly magical...
View ArticleBarramundi in the Outback
(Please be sure to click through all the images in the gallery above. Scroll down for a video from this trip.) Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are...
View ArticleHow to Catch Giant Marlin by Teasing Them to the Boat
Warm, cobalt currents pushed hard over the Azores Bank, where massive schools of chub mackerel (what we call slimy-mackerel in Australia) were holding down deep. All hands dropped weighted sabikis; the...
View ArticleBiggest Fish Ever Caught by a Woman Angler in New Zealand
UPDATE: Donna Pascoe's application has been approved. She holds the all-tackle record and the women’s 60 kg (130 lb) line class record for Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis)According to the New...
View ArticleVIDEO: Mako Shark Circles Swordfish
"Fishing off Sydney, we spotted some birds and pulled up to find a freshly killed swordfish with a mako circling it. So like all good fishermen, instead of catching the mako we filmed it instead!"If...
View ArticleVideo: Australian Fishermen Save a Tiger Shark
This takes some guts. In Coral Bay, West Australia, these anglers seem to accidentally catch this bad boy along the shoreline of Maud's Landing. One of the fishermen can be…
View ArticleBarramundi in the Outback
(Please be sure to click through all the images in the gallery above. Scroll down for a video from this trip.)Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it…
View ArticleVIDEO: Hardcore Surf Fishing for Tuna and Sharks
The anglers of MorningTide Fishing must have some of the best scars and stories. These land-based fishermen put their balance to the test when fishing the rocks of…
View ArticleBiggest Fish Ever Caught by a Woman Angler in New Zealand
UPDATE: Donna Pascoe's application has been approved. She holds the all-tackle record and the women’s 60 kg (130 lb) line class record for Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus…
View ArticleHow to Catch Giant Marlin by Teasing Them to the Boat
Warm, cobalt currents pushed hard over the Azores Bank, where massive schools of chub mackerel (what we call slimy-mackerel in Australia) were holding down deep. All hands…
View ArticleVIDEO: Mako Shark Circles Swordfish
"Fishing off Sydney, we spotted some birds and pulled up to find a freshly killed swordfish with a mako circling it. So like all good fishermen, instead of catching the mako…
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