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IF you’re a summer whiting fisho like me, Christmas comes early, with this month as good as it gets. Tips for big summer whiting: No more travelling miles up the Nerang River to find fish because they are on the move downstream to spawn. This means fishing the area between Sundale Bridge and Isle of … Read more

King George Whiting have always been present in Northern Tasmania but over the last 15 years a massive explosion of them has occurred in our estuaries and inshore waters. We really have a substantial fishery of these fish now whereas years back they were a bit of a rarity. Tasmania now also boasts some of … Read more

Years ago I read an article on how to catch winter whiting from a popular estuary mark and a friend of mine piped up, “next month they’ve a feature on how to get wet in the bath”. Needless to say that is something I am keen to avoid here, whiting fishing is certainly no dark … Read more

Catch of the Week (June 26): There’s been another rare capture of a King George whiting on the Far South Coast of NSW. And this time it was a real stonker… It’s a fish that any South Australian would be proud to catch and down that way they call any KGW over 50cm a “kidney … Read more

March 11, 2021 2 min read These fish go by a few different names, depending where you’re fishing for them. Winter, diver, or trumpeter whiting, whatever you want to call them, are appreciated as being both great fun to catch and a great source of seafood! While not a big fish, even by whiting standards, … Read more

Words & Images: Kosta Linardos If the sound of the final siren of the AFL Grand Final signals a psychological trigger to start snapper fishing in Melbourne, you could say Boxing Day is the point on the calendar when anglers switch their focus to King George whiting. Summer on Port Phillip Bay and whiting go … Read more

In Pensacola and most of the Northern Gulf of Mexico, the Whiting we usually refer to is actually the Gulf Kingfish, although all of the information in this article will be applicable all three species of “Whiting” described below. Whiting are small coastal fish that are often thought of more as a by-catch even though … Read more

Named after Albany’s King George Sound, King George whiting are an absolute favourite for inshore southern fishers, writes Western Angler editor Scott Coghlan in this week’s edition of Scott’s Spots. Species: King George whiting, Sillaginodes punctataEating: 4.5 starsID: Distinguished from other whiting by the brown, bronze colouring and dark brown to red spots and dashes … Read more

Your browser is not supported. Please browse our site using any of the following options: How to fish for Yellowfin Whiting As Shane Mensforth explains, yellowfin whiting are right up there with the most exciting light tackle fish available in southern Australia. Catching them on baits and lures has never been more popular. I’ve always … Read more

Gone but Not Forgotten Gulf whiting, most common species caught on PINS. Courtesy of Jeff Wolda. I want to address the status of our speckled trout fishery, currently as well as historically. It would seem appropriate to do so since TPWD is conducting scoping meetings up and down the coast to seek fishermen’s input regarding … Read more