If you're buying a boat ask yourself the following questions: What will you use the boat for? (eg. recreational, skiing, fishing, cruising, sailing, commercial) Boats are designed to suit certain activities in terms of safety and performanc...

There is an easy way to anchor when you are in open water, the float buoy method. Putting down and pulling up the anchor can be a real pain. Especially, when after the pick is finally secured, you find that you are now nowhere near the big blotche...

They say that after you've tasted smoked fish you'll be well and truly hooked. Laurie & Julie Mc En ally don the chefs hats this month to tell us how to prepare fish this way. Preserving fish and meats with smoke has taken place for thou...

We were idling off the local South West Rocks river boat ramp last summer when a group of holiday anglers tried to launch their boat. What was expected to be a wait of just a few minutes soon turned into fifteen minutes and our party began to get ...

With rising fuel costs and depleting fish stocks, the recreational boat fisherman not only needs a good sounder, but the knowledge to interpret the screen display. Andrew Galwey explains. With the advent of digital technology, fishfinder technolog...

As we grow up our survival skills are learned from our parents and our own observations. However, if you are born and bred in suburbia, where do you learn outdoor skills? It is something that is sadly lacking by many modern day anglers, especially...

It is the extremes in conditions of river bars that highlight the need for good rough water boat handling skills. Once learnt, the same principles can be applied to any situation where there’s white water, large swells, strong currents, strong wind...