Fishing
I’m tired, cold and smell like a tin of cat food. This is my first taste of life as a deep-sea fishermen. Twenty-four hours on a fishing trawler outside Sydney Heads with Paul Bagnato, a fourth generation skipper.

The Bagnato family have run six trawlers out of Sydney since the 1960s, delivering Sydney’s freshest seafood to the Fish Markets every day of the week.
“We are on standby 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,” he says. “It’s a tough life out here.”
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We need marine parks.

That very statement is going to land me in hot water with thousands of Australian recreational anglers, whose pasttime, and in some cases livelihood, is under genuine threat from the implementation of marine sanctuaries and no-fishing zones around the country.
I say it, though, to make it known right off the bat that I am an environmentalist, and have been a Greens voter in the past. You won’t find many anglers who believe that protecting our oceans isn’t crucial, and it is in this sense the truth has been lost in an ongoing heated debate.
The ‘us and them’ battle for access to fishing spots has painted us bloodthirsty murderers and the Marine Parks Authority as knights in shining green armour.
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Jerome - fishing charters perth says:
We must protect the marine park. Man people abused it. Read more »
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Ryan says:
I read something like 69% of the SA coast. That’s hardly tiny. Read more »
Well it’s the silly season and sharks are in the news again, big time.

This summer in central Queensland, they are competing with box jellyfish and irukandji for the mantle of scariest critters in the sea, while on land, tourists at Seventeen Seventy have been attacked by a crazed kamikaze flying fox.
That small tourism hot spot marks the place where Captain James Cook put ashore to take on fresh water, but this week three tourists were bitten by a bat later found to have been infected by the potentially deadly lyssavirus.
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Mikko says:
My favourite beach five minutes from home promises kilometers of uninterrupted golden sand, but requires wading or swimming across a tidal creek for access. The authorities have done the right thing by erecting signs warning of strong rips, marine stingers and crocodiles. I’ll have to suggest they add bull sharks… Read more »
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~Rumpleteazer~ says:
I love flake in a light batter with a sprinkle of rock salt and a squeeze of lemon. Oh! they are protected now, what will I eat.? I know, some lovely frozen barramundi from a little village in Vietnam or perhaps some healthy and delicious frozen Nile Perch. The days… Read more »
You use different muscles when you’re fishing, You find that out the hard way on serious fishing trips. Recently I was taken out on the water after the Super 14 season with the fishing gurus from Modern Fishing magazine. I was little nervous as I was out with guys who drop a line, day in, day out and really know their stuff.

By the end of the day I was casting lures, my arms stiff as a board and struggling to match the distance the other guys were getting. I had to pretend that I wasn’t hurting. I couldn’t let them know I was struggling.
Fishing is my way of switching off. I love it. It’s just good to get in the boat and do battle with nature. I am lucky to live in Western Australia where the fishing is great and the scenery perfect. My ideal day is to head out to Rottnest Island with my family or mates and just fish and swim. Throw in a couple of beers and it’s a great couple of days.
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Daylight robbery says:
Unfortunately this tourism precinct is about to be closed via no fishing zones up the Ningaloo coast as we speak Julia is buying votes from the Greens for their demand to close 30% of inshore Western Australia (10% of WA waters). Julia anticipates that the millions spent by anglers will… Read more »
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Jen Taylor says:
Based on what I saw on Sunday I’m guessing Nathan’s happy family is no more as he was seen in the ‘romantic’ company of another woman. lol Read more »
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