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King of The Rip, from Lee Andrews, 27 july 2005

A Little Bit of Greencape History, from David Russell, 27 July 2005

A serious fishing trip to Anglesea, from Mike, 27 July 2005

It's great to take a good mate fishing, from David Russell, 27 July 2005

A true fishy tale including the bull, from Carl, 2 April 2004

Don't fish for sharks from an inflatable, from Jason, 2 April 2004

Early experience leaves Jason wary of toadfish, 2 April 2004

I've had better days, from TommyP, 2 April 2004

Man's best friend, from Darryl Daniels, 2 April 2004

A lucky escape in a canoe, from Michael Norton, 1 December 2003

Viking Burial, from The Ants Pants, 1 December 2003

Revenge of the pier fishermen, from Marco, 1 December 2003

Two fish on one hook, from Anthony Dunster-Jones, 1 December 2003

The Invariable Laws of Fly-Fishing, from Alan Swanwick, 1 December 2003

Corinella Chaos, from Doodsy, 26 August 2003

It's not always the price that matters, from Tommy, 26 August 2003

Making the getaway, from Matt, 20 August 2003

Marking your hot spot, from Matt, 20 August 2003

Picking the right spot, from Matt, 20 August 2003

Watch out for flying sinkers, from Joe, 20 August 2003

Educated Docklands Bream - Part 2, from Bruce Phillips, 2 July 2003

Educated Docklands Bream, from Bruce Phillips, 27 June 2003

Beware the Humble Pier Fisho, from Brian M, 27June 2003

Lagoon Of Islands, from Bruce Phillips, 27 June 2003

Some Strange Catches at Dartmouth, from Wrinklybob, 27 June 2003

Launching a boat the hard way, from Goran, 20 June 2003

Respect the sea, a lesson learnt the hard way, from Dave, 11 June 2003

The cod were big back in the good old days, 11 June 2003

Catch of a lifetime disappears in seconds, 20 May 2003

Tricky par 3 means dinner for Mulwala cod, 20 May 2003

Two chances but no result, from Andy, 2 May 2003

Not For The Flyfishing Purists, from Bob, 16 April 2003

The Lakes Entrance Trip, from Peter, 16 April 2003

Be careful where you put the nozzle, from Marco, 20 March 2003

Quick action saves a nice catch, from Alex, 17 March 2003

Mystery run by something huge, from Jason, 17 March 2003

Boat engine suffers from a sting in the tail, 17 March 2003

Sometimes you just have to get wet, from Aaron, 13 March 2003

Youngster gets a platypus fright, from Nathan, 11 March 2003

A tiger snake yarn from Peter, 4 March 2003

My kids were bored, 19 February 2003

When sailing and fishing don't mix, by Jackson, 7 October 2002

MAD, BAD AND VERY MEAN, King George, 19 September 2002

Me and my magnificent maggots,Dazza, 21 August 2002

How your luck can change!, Dazza, 16 August 2002

Where are all the fish?, John Harrison, 23 July 2002

My brother and I, John Harrison, 23 July 2002

The Bottle Shop Tuna*,Paul B. Kidd, 24 June 2002

Women and Children First - Not Always*,Paul B. Kidd, 24 June 2002

(*Apologies to Paul B.Kidd for problems with the original publishing of the above two tales, they have now been published in their intended state.)

Skydiving... what has it got to do with fishing?, 14 June 2002

Carolyn's fishing poem, Carolyn Asher, 21 May 2002

What's In a Name?,Paul B. Kidd, 21 May 2002

Some people will never learn, by B. Parry, 9 May 2002

Never turn you back on the sea, by B. Parry, 9 May 2002

Expect the unexpected, by B. Parry, 29 April 2002

Thing are not always what they seem, by Paul Amer, 3 May 2002

Marlin - acrobats of the sea, by Steve Agius, 26 April 2002

Martin's fishing trip to Noosa, by Martin, 23 April 2002

Flathead makes off with pliers, by Brant, March 2002

Snapped line means no dinner, by Brant, March 2002

Smoking is bad for your health, by Tracy Grayson, March 2002

Perserverance pays off, by Shurane Krishnan, February 2002

The one I could NOT catch!, by John Harrison, January 2002

Devil of a Day!, by Oliver Delves, December 2001

Say Cheese!, by Peter Jolly, December 2001

Heli-Fishing to Adventure, by Paul B. Kidd, November 2001

She Did It Again!, by David Russell, November 2001

Limmen Bite adventures, Gulf of Carpentaria, by David Russell, November 2001

The Little "Lake", by Geoff Lacey, November 2001

No Spiders Allowed!!!, by Dazza, November 2001

Oh, the joys of fishing, by Geoff Lacey, November 2001

The joys of cross-cultural fishing, by Peter Dedrick, October 2001

One back for the amateur angler, by Joey, October 2001

Not the usual way to catch a fish, by Maggie Smith, October 2001

The Shark Arm Murder, by Paul B. Kidd, October 2001

Capping off a bad day, by Geoff Lacey, October 2001

The genteel art of wading, by Geoff Lacey, October 2001

The day we really did have to "get out and push"!, by Dazza, October 2001

Friend? ... or Fish?, by Dazza, October 2001

Sir Adrian's Record, by Paul B. Kidd, September 2001

The redfin that almost got away, but didn't, by David Nixon, September 2001

So, you got a fishing rod for your birthday..., by Bob Grimwood, July 2001

Coming to a boat ramp near you..., by Peter Dedrick, July 2001

The Fishermen Aren't Biting, by Paul B. Kidd, June 2001

A Fish Called Wander..., by David Nixon, June 2001

There's never a 'wrong' time to go fishing, by Peter Dedrick, June 2001

Fishing's Urban Myths, by Paul B. Kidd, June 2001

A Tall Tale of Tagged Trout, by Paul B. Kidd, May 2001

Toady's Revenge, by Paul B. Kidd, May 2001

A grunter on a stumpjumper, by Alan Mc Fayden, May 2001

Being on the wrong end of the hook, by Alan Mc Fayden, May 2001

A "cool" weekend for dad and son, by Danny & Mark Ilic, May 2001

A "once in a lifetime" fish, by Michael Ingleby, May 2001

Big Jewie on Fly, by David Nixon, March 2001

A Mallacoota fright!, by Bob Grimwood, March 2001

Chasing Mornington Peninsula Trout, by Mark Bolger, December 2000

Fishing the mighty Murray, by David Nixon, December 2000

The joys of fishing with your son!, by Ken Stewart, December 2000

A Bagfull of Gars from Frankston, by Mark Bolger, October 2000



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