Check lists

Check list – lake barra outings

One of my favourite past times is dusk and night fishing for big barramundi in Lake Awoonga. To be successful in the dark it's important to have the right gear at hand and knowing where each item is. My Lake Barra check list helps in that regard … there is a place for everything and everything is…

^{Last Udpated: May 2024}

Check lists

One of the most important things I learned in my competition fishing career was the importance of not forgetting to have items on hand that I needed in a competition session. An early memory I have was a bank session on Little Pine Lake in Tasmania where my beat was on the opposite side of the lake…

^{Last Udpated: July 2022}

Check list – offshore deep water dark side fishing

From the year 2000 and up until we moved to Gladstone in Central most of my fishing was with fly. Since moving to CQ my fishing has been quite different and with "tongue in cheek" I have basically called it fishing on the dark side. As it has turned out I love it and have spent a lot of time…

^{Last Udpated: July 2022}

Check list – emergency kit

I keep my emergency kit in a small orange zip lock bag. It does have just enough first aid items to get by but most of the content are items you may need in an emergency. Quells, Mobic, Paracetamol 2 Pressure bandages Elastoplast Bentadine ointment $50 cash Toilet paper Cigarette lighter Scissors…

^{Last Udpated: July 2022}

Check list – lake loch style fishing for trout

For those many years that I lived in the Snowy Mountains region of NSW loch style fishing for trout was absolute favourite fishing preference. This is my check list of items I take on every trip when targeting trout on fly from boat.     GRAB BAG: as set out in this link.   ESKY: as…

^{Last Udpated: July 2022}