As an angler, new to Australia, it’s impossible not to be excited at the prospect of casting a line into such rich waters. I have heard many people describe surfing as a ‘passport’, a passport to new places, new adventures, exciting conversations…
Articles from the Average Angler
Tackle Trader: Buy, Sell & Trade Tackle Online
As some of you will already know, Glenn is away on an overseas trip to England for the next Four weeks. As co-creator of Average Angler, and also being Glenn’s son, I have witnessed everything to do with…
Fish of the Month Competition April and May
Time has flown and we have to announce the winners of the Fish Of The Month Comps for the past two months. Since the Average Angler Facebook page has increased in popularity we are pleased to say…
Gartside Gurgler – A Fly for Whiting
Gartside Gurgler by the late Jack Gartside from his book “Original Salt Water Fly Patterns”. This is the basis of the whiting poppers I use, but this version is modified. Jack’s original had a saddle hackle rib under the foam to give…
What is the Average Angler?
Welcome to the Average Angler website for Australia. As a fisherman in Australia you are probably a bit curious as to what this site is all about and whether or not it will appeal to you. As the name suggests, it is a fishing website that will try to provide info on tackle, tips, catches, travel reports and books to the average fisho who loves to be by the water but probably can`t get to all those top locations that we see advertised so often.
Don`t forget though, that most of us are lucky enough to be close to good water that the rest of Australia would like to fish so, if we can give you ideas to land more fish in your area, or help those anglers who can travel a bit, then we all win.
Fishing in the Community
Flathead on the Fly
Long before Average Angler was launched online I had the desire to organise a fishing match in Australia, particularly one that involved fly fishing for Flathead as it seemed a really quirky thing to do, plus I had never come across…
Media Release: The Department of Primary Industries
Fisheries Victoria scientists have begun surveying Lake Nagambie and the anglers who fish there to determine the success of recent fish stocking.
Average Angler “Flathead on the Fly” Charity Competition
On Saturday 12th February members of Latrobe FlyFishers, Sale Fly Fishing Club and Bairnsdale Fly Fishing club will meet at Metung in East Gippsland to…
Book and DVD Reviews
Once In A Blue Moon
It never ceases to amaze me how, every now and then, a little gem turns up, be it a book, a good fishing spot, a piece of tackle or, in this case, a fly fishing DVD. Produced in 2009 by On The Fly Productions, this cracking DVD…
Wet Flies
For all Trout fly fishers, irrespective of whether you already use wet flies or are even mildly interested in doing so, I open this review with the statement “You have got to read this book”. As someone who regards “how to” fishing books as an…
