Rod N Paddle Kayak Fishing

09/01/2026

This is a really good, deeply relatable read....

Getting Over The Kayak Fishing Learning Curve | Twenty years ago, I was an obsessive angler without a boat. Fishing from the beach, I stared at the inaccessible horizon and pined.

One day, while I was standing on the beach staring at the horizon, I spotted a small black dot bobbing in the waves a mile away. As the dot moved closer, I saw it was a person in a kayak. Then I noticed a fishing rod sticking out of a rod holder.

Talk about an a-ha moment. My mind raced with the possibilities. Within months, I had a sit-on-top kayak outfitted with rod holders zip-tied to a milk crate. After two decades and thousands of hours, I still remember the first time I launched my kayak and paddled toward the horizon.

One thing all kayak anglers have in common is the a-ha moment: the realization that a fishing kayak opens water not accessible to shore or motorboat anglers. But getting from the a-ha moment to the first fishing experience is riddled with challenges. Then developing the skills and obtaining the gear to take full advantage of the plastic fishing platform presents a steep learning curve.

Continue reading: https://bit.ly/47UNJGx

✍️: Ric Burnley
📷: Kevin Whitley
📖: This article was first published in Issue 55 of Kayak Angler Magazine

09/01/2026

With the warmer currents finally inshore now, the local estuaries are finally starting to fire.
This was earlier in the week, with an incoming, very high tide, howling moon (what's that ?) and the result was 2 Flathead and 3 Salmon boated, with several other fish dropped, including a really good Trevor.
Check out this weeks south coast fishing from the guys in Moruya - always recomended as a good information source, and shop to drop into, just sayin 😁

30/12/2025

New Years thoughts...

This hat isn’t just a fashion choice — it’s a strategy. There’s a whole spectrum of “honey, can we chat,” from the harmless check‑in to the uh‑oh, what did ...

26/12/2025

If you are thinking of heading to the south coast for this holiday season, here are a few tips for you.
The first is that the inshore and Estuary water temps have taken a long time to warm up this season, and have only just hit the 20deg mark, so fishing has also slowly been warming up. The good news is that there are plenty of fish around, you just need to switch them on.
- Inshore, beaches and headlands the Salmon, Bream, Tailor and Whiting have been consistant, and can be found on the beaches as well as inshore and headlands. Snapper are following the warmer currents now in toward the headlands and estuaries (not much Kingy action yet). Sandy areas Inshore and adjacent to structure have been yielding plenty of Flatties in the 35 to 45 bracket.
- Estuaries - the water has been spectacuarly clear for months now, so stealth approaches will pay off. I have seen and caught Flatties, Bream and Whiting around the flats, you do not need to fish deep. Fish the tide change, and depending on the system either the run in or run out tide - they all vary on this, but as a general rule I have been trying to fish the run in as the water temps flowing in have seemed to make the fish more active, with the sun staying high longer, and having a greater warming effect, things will change, as I said, it varies, so pay attention, think and vary your approach to the conditions and what is and isn't working.
The Cicada's are out and about, so fishing the edges in the fresher parts of the rivers like the Clyde and Moruya/Duea using small surface crawlers thrown under trees buzzing with Cicadas can work well for Bass.
Further down the Systems, EP's and Bream also respond well to these same offerings, again around noisy trees.
With plenty of boats and jetskis about at this time of the year, make sure you are very visible, it is not a good time to be paddling around in camo gear, Hi Vis shirts, flags visible, and consider a vhf radio, just incase you need Marine Rescue. Sun and wind burn can be savage, so make sure you allow for that was well, and let someone know where you are going and for how long.
A valid NSW fishing licence is required, as is a suitable pfd. A max of 4 rods, with only 2 in use, and DO NOT keep more fish than the limit, and that they are within the slots sizes, check NSW Fisheries if you are unsure.
Lastly, patience can be a virtue at this time of the year, have a great time and enjoy yourselves. Bill Dunn

24/12/2025

20/12/2025

He is one step closer .... to catching something 🤣

19/12/2025

It's nearly here...

18/12/2025

And just incase you didn't know........

Two Piece Paddles - are they any good ??I bet you think the main reason they break in two is for ease of transport - well, think again.Hi, I'm Bill from Rod ...

19/09/2025

Hobie Kayaks have been purchased 🤔
Well, that's the rumor that is circulating at the moment, and it suggests that the new owner is Bass Pro, and American retail giant, think Bunnings, but for the fishing and hunting brigade, and from what I am reading, a lot of your Hobie tragic are not at all happy.
BassPro is a very successful retail chain giant with over 180 outlets, which include the Cabelas chain of stores they purchased in 2016, as well as golf courses, resorts and the like. It has a huge reputation as a very profitable business, which started 50 odd years ago in the back of a liquor store in Missouri, and constantly features high in employer ratings.
Hobie was purchased in 2021 by a private equity firm, who have stripped it down to improve its profitability for sale. This has made many believe that the post 2021 Kayaks are not as well made as earlier ones, and many ha e complained about quality, breakages and service (from the parent company,not Hobie Aus or its dealers).
If the rumors are true, I suggest it is too early to say what sort of direction the BassPro group may take Hobie, but I would suggest that it may be a good thing, given that they are a very solid, stable operation, that tend to look to further growth, not reductions, strip backs and the like.
Lets wait and see what happens.
Edit - No longer a rumor- it has been made official.
Bill.

01/09/2025

With the weather not being conducive to my fishing brain lately, I thought I would do a bit of a tidy in the garage on Saturday, I had decided last time I was on one of the estuaries around here that I needed to do a lure restock for the crate.
Now I have decided I may have a problem, whats your thoughts 🤔.