Charter champion Paul Lennon knows all the tricks Back in the days when I targeted mulloway. IT appears to me that along with catching a giant snapper, catching a mighty mulloway is on the top of every fisherman’s catch list. It may come as some surprise to realise that mulloway are everywhere – on the […]

ALL the rain that we have experienced over recent weeks has heightened the concerns of many that question the quality of the water washing from the land into feeder streams and tributaries that flow into the Port. One such Anna Bay resident, Greg Finn, states a clear case: “The principle issue we have relates directly […]

MOVING inside the heads to the protection of the port I discovered that the fishing options seemed endless in this massive waterway. When I first arrived in Nelson Bay in 1975, I was a regular out on the “tubes” at all hours of the night and in all conditions. The bream fishing was, and still […]

  The mystery bird ‘walking’ on water – the White-faced storm petrel.   Ben Galbraith with a tuna caught out of Gisborne, New Zealand.   Stinker has made contact with a Kiwi, Ben Galbraith, who catches giant snapper out of a small tinny called ‘Tinfoil’.   IT WAS on a recent return fishing trip from […]

MARSH Road has displayed a real character over the years that makes it unique. I chose to write about the road in my latest book because, in my opinion, it has a personality all of its own. Running through the Port Stephens village of Bobs Farm, there are few roads which have gained as well-earned […]