Episode 139: Lubin Pfeiffer and Asher Dezsery - RecFish SA Executive Officer
Send us a textEpisode 139: Lubin Pfeiffer and Asher Dezsery - RecFish SA Executive OfficerThis week we are joined by Cod and freshwater fishing guru, Lubin Pfeiffer, back for his second appearance after first joining us all the way back in episode 21. We chat with Lubin about all the fishing he’s been up to including Bream comps in Victoria, NSW Murray Cod and local flathead on the West Coast. With the Algal Bloom limiting the options for saltwater fishing locally, Lubin shares some tips about those wanting to head to the fresh to catch a fish!Asher joins us to discuss all of the news relevant to RecFish SA, and there has been a lot going on in this space:The ongoing algal bloom and how it is affecting fishing locally.Squid bag limits reduced to 12 per person.An increase in the Snapper bag limit in the states South East.Commercial Kingfish netting is restricted to 3 fish per day.Damaged jetties after the recent storms. Cape Jervis master plan.We also chat more about the algal bloom, including sharks washing up both metro and across the state, with Flinders Uni wanting to collect specimens for research. We feature the Shimano Speedmaster 24kg straight butt rod as our tackle item of the week, we got this on the back of our chat with Josh Carpenter in episode 136 to target barrel tuna (if and when they arrive in better numbers.) The fishing report is pretty quiet with the Algae slowing fishing down, particularly in the Gulf of St Vincent. We couldn’t get a bite when targeting Whiting off O’Sullivans beach, while northern metro and Yorke Peninsula have been quiet too. Freshwater might be the best bet at the moment with some Callop and Murray Cod being caught in the Murray, as well as some smaller trout through the hills.
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Episode 138: RAD KI: Ro and Phil
Send us a textEpisode 138: RAD KI: Ro and PhilThis week we are joined by Ro and Phil, the team behind Research and Discovery Coastal Tours Kangaroo Island, or RAD KI for short. They run marine and land based tours on KI, combining tourism with citizen science and have been on the ground documenting and observing the effects of the Algal Bloom on the local environment. We chat about what they have seen and how it has affected different animals and businesses on the Island, as well as talking about their business and what they love about living and working on Kangaroo Island. We also cover the news in South Australian fishing, including a couple of good news stories:An increase in bag limits for Snapper caught in the states South East.A new limit of 3 Kingfish caught by commercial netting has been introducedMore weather related damage to jetties including Normanville, Kingston and the old jetty at Rapid Bay.Plus we talk about the ongoing effects of the algal bloom.We announce the winners of our giveaway from Survival First Aid: Paul Longbottom, Tony Lukin and Lawrence Fantus who have each won an Ocean Warrior First Aid Kit. Our tackle item of the week is the Boomer All Terrain Anchor which we have just purchased and plan to put on our boat to save us from losing any more anchors in the future. The fishing report covers all the states fishing, with plenty of Salmon about, while winter whiting and barrel tuna are a bit more hard to find!
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Episode 137: Ethan Yeo
Send us a textEpisode 137: Ethan YeoThis week we are joined by Ethan Yeo; gun spearfisherman, professional diver and social media star. Ethan has quickly gone from first finding his passion for spearfishing to working as diver on the Great Barrier Reef catching Crayfish, guiding in Tonga and collecting 11,000 Periwinkles per day when working in the states South East. He also has some epic recreational catches, including a 103kg Southern Bluefin Tuna and big Samson Fish and Kingfish locally, as well as plenty of epic tropical catches in queensland and overseas. He has grown a huge social media presence who love seeing his epic adventures and is up to 147 million views on youtube and has over 60,000 Instagram followers. It is great to hear all about both his professional and recreational diving both locally and abroad.We also chat about all of the SA fishing news which largely centres around the storms we had last week, covering: Damage to some local jetties and infrastructure.Will the storms help to disperse the Algal BloomThe storms look to have pushed some of the Algae into the Coorong - Hopefully the damage from this is minimal. Plus we chat about the Australian Salmon Fishing Competition in Elliston, a pilchard virus in Tasmania and a group that are awaiting and trying to minimise the impact of the expected arrival of a new bird flu to South Australia.Plus we have a brief fishing report, with bad weather and Algae limiting a lot of fishing, but we are optimistic things might be on the up with winter Whiting, Australian Salmon and Barrel Tuna expected to fire again soon! Our tackle item of the week is the Survival First Aid: Ocean Warrior Kit that we are lucky to have as some prizes to give away in the coming weeks, thanks to Mike and the Survival First Aid team!
Send us a textEpisode 136 - Josh Carpenter, Shimano Fishing Australia - Product ManagerThis week we are joined by Josh Carpenter, Shimano’s Australian Product Manager. Josh is a guru when it comes to all things fishing tackle and shares how his career has progressed to having what many would consider a ‘dream job.’ Josh talks to us about his own love for ‘Technical Fishing’ and gives us heaps of information about some of Shimano’s great new products. We hear how the Ultegra reel puts many of the high end features into an affordable option, chat about the new Stella servicing plan and Josh helps us to pick out a barrel tuna combo that we plan to test out on a 100kg Tuna this winter. We also chat about all of the news in SA fishing, lots of which centres around the ongoing Algal Bloom, which continues to create havoc across the state and is now becoming more prominent in the mainstream media:A shark attack last week and another Great White spotted looking unwell in the marina at Wirrina.The government has released an update, without really releasing any new information.RecFish SA looking into stocking Estuary Perch into the Valley Lake at Mt Gambier. Another incident of illegal squid fishing, this time off of Black Point on Yorke Peninsula.We also chat about the SA fishing report, the barrel tuna seem to have moved across the border into Victoria, while a couple of unusual captures in the Port River - Snotty Trevally and Nannygai. Otherwise fishing has been quiet across the state with the algal bloom and/or changing seasons contributing to this. Our tackle item of the week is the Yeti Rambler 36oz water bottle that Rohdey is happy to have back after losing it 5 months ago - after buying another one in the meantime!
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Episode 135: Anton Covino, Shark Watch SA
Send us a textEpisode 135: Anton Covino, Shark Watch SA This week we are joined by Anton Covino, the man behind the Shark Watch SA pages on social media, who has been documenting shark sightings across SA for a number of years. He has become increasingly busy in recent weeks with skyrocketing reports of sharks in shallow water and even beaching themselves, likely due to the ongoing Algal bloom and the sharks becoming unwell due to deoxygenated water. We find out how Anton started up Shark Watch SA, his theories on increasing shark sightings, how popular his recent shark posts have become and how he is minimising the risk of ‘fear mongering.’As always, we have all of the latest news in SA fishing, including:An update on the ongoing algal bloom, with more sharks and even penguins dying, the north coast of KI is getting worse and Stansbury Oyster farms closed due to possible contamination. Murray Cod released into the Valley Lake in Mount Gambier thanks to funding from RecFish SA.Council votes to allow fishing to continue in the freshwater lake at West Lakes. Our tackle item of the week is a simple, light weight net with fine mesh that we used over Easter for dabbing garfish. Another big fishing report including Port MacDonnell barrel tuna and other species in the annual Sportsfish Tournament, winter whiting are heating up, while Dizzy’s Dad Davo continues to clean up the squid on the Yorke Peninsula.
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