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Fishin' Frank's Place-by-Place: Highway 41 Cobia Drop-Off Lights Up, Peace River Bull Sharks at 20-Year Highs
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Fishin' Frank's Place-by-Place: Highway 41 Cobia Drop-Off Lights Up, Peace River Bull Sharks at 20-Year Highs

Fishin' Frank's May 8, 2026 livestream walks Charlotte Harbor anglers through a Highway 41 cobia bite at the bridge drop-off, an unusual Peace River bull-shark surge, and a side trip to Arcadia's Jurassic Jewels arapaima pond with DOA Lures founder Mark Nichols.

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Skinny Water and Stand-Up Jigs: Four Northland Guides Lock In the 2026 Minnesota Walleye Opener Plan
Estuary Fishing5d ago

Skinny Water and Stand-Up Jigs: Four Northland Guides Lock In the 2026 Minnesota Walleye Opener Plan

Northland Tackle pro staffers Dusty Minky, Captain Jared Houston, Brad Hawthorne and Hayes Baldwin call the 2026 Minnesota walleye opener as a cold-water, shallow, jig-and-minnow weekend across Leech Lake, Mille Lacs, the Twin Ports and Gull Lake.

Ten Species and a GT Surprise: Tackle Tactics' Justin Willmer Cracks Redcliffe After the Storm
Estuary Fishing6d ago

Ten Species and a GT Surprise: Tackle Tactics' Justin Willmer Cracks Redcliffe After the Storm

Justin Willmer and Declan Williams launched after two days of rough weather hoping for snapper. They never found one — but ten other species, including two GTs, came over the side at Redcliffe.

Estuary Fishing6 May 2026

One Tonne in a Trip: Inside the NSW Mulloway Loophole That Survives 2026

A loophole in NSW's ocean haul mulloway rules has anglers and conservation groups demanding reform after a single Port Stephens crew reportedly weighed in more than a tonne of fish on one trip.

Mid-30s All Day, One Belter: Mitchy's East Gippsland EP Bag on the Flash Minnow
Estuary Fishing4 May 2026

Mid-30s All Day, One Belter: Mitchy's East Gippsland EP Bag on the Flash Minnow

Vic angler Mitchy makes the run east on a clear weather window between fronts and stitches together a dozen estuary perch on a Lucky Craft Flash Minnow Ghost Sayori in 1.2 m of water — capped by one fish in the high-40 cm class that crunches the lure on the pause and bores hard for the timber.

Two Gulfs, Zero Calamari: SA's Total Squid Closure Lands as Premier Calls Bloom 'Effectively Clear'
Estuary Fishing27 Apr 2026

Two Gulfs, Zero Calamari: SA's Total Squid Closure Lands as Premier Calls Bloom 'Effectively Clear'

South Australia has rolled out a total closure on calamari catches in Gulf St Vincent and Spencer Gulf from May 1, alongside tighter rules on garfish and King George whiting, as Premier Peter Malinauskas declares the algal bloom 'effectively clear'.

Reading the Sand-Edge Drop: Tournament-Winning Flathead Tactics for a Pan-Sized Feed
Estuary Fishing17 Apr 2026

Reading the Sand-Edge Drop: Tournament-Winning Flathead Tactics for a Pan-Sized Feed

My Lure Box's grand-final-tested flathead playbook focuses on reading sand-edge drop-offs through polarised glasses, dropping 1/4 oz painted jig heads on 4-in soft plastics, and timing the falling tide for short, intense bite windows.