March 4, 2026
Stinker’s Fishin’: Here come the bream Tomaree Headland is a great place to chase bream during the winter months.
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Stinker’s Fishin’: Here come the bream

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 […]

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Stinker’s Fishin’: More to fishing that catching fish The mystery bird ‘walking’ on water - the White-faced storm petrel.
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Stinker’s Fishin’: More to fishing that catching fish

  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 […]

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Stinker’s History: Little road, big problems Marsh Road was nothing more than a bush track.
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Stinker’s History: Little road, big problems

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 […]

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