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FSA Shame File

	Abalone Poacher Jailed
	Courier in Abalone Poaching Ring Heavily Penalised
	Recreational Fisher Penalised For Selling Catch
	Fisherman pleads guilty to interfering with a lawful fishing activity
	Unlawful Fish Purchase Leads to Conviction
	Mt Gambier Pair Plead Guilty To Fisheries Offences
	Fisher Reported Inside Rock Lobster Sanctuary
	Two Commercial Fishers to Face Charges over Shark Catch
	Abalone Fisher Facing Charges
	Undersized Abalone Seized on Fleurieu Peninsula
	Fine for Illegal Fishing Inside Rock Lobster Sanctuary
	Commercial Fisher Fined for Quota Evasion
	Man arrested over illegal abalone
	KI commercial fisher fined
	Two commercial fishers fined over great white shark catch
	Commercial fisher fined for great white shark capture
	Fine for illegal use of fishing net
	Two Beachport men found guilty of abalone offences
	Illegal abalone haul uncovered
	Suspended jail sentence for abalone theif
	Second abalone operation for Peninsula
	Bail for abalone offenders
	Commercial Abalone Diver Reported
	Intertidal reef pickers reported
	Port Augusta man fined
	Port Pirie commercial fishers fined
	PIRSA Fisheries targets reef pickers
	Commercial fisher reported for quota evasion
	Suspended jail sentence for abalone offenders
	Illegal fish sales
	Illegal rock lobster pot haul
	Third abalone operation for Peninsula in six months
	Commercial fisher fined
	Whiting haul seized
	Suspended jail sentence for abalone offenders
	Suspended jail sentence for $47,000 abalone theft
	Commercial fisher guilty of great white shark offence
	Guilty plea by reef pickers
	Victorian man guilty of abalone offences
	Third man charged with illegal sale of fish
	Port Vincent man to be charged with illegal fish sales
	Ardrossan man reported for illegal sale of squid
	Suspended jail sentence for abalone offender
	Commercial fisher guilty of quota evasion
	Port MacDonnell man fined for rock lobster offences

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	Sad News - Elliston Caravan Park [News]
	Sad News - Forum Member's tragic loss [News]
	Drawing of Ozzy [News]
	Charity Pool Competition - Wheel Chair Sports [News]
	Marine Rescue O'Sullivan Beach Fishing Competition 2003 [News]
	Unusual Catch of the Day [News]  [MS Word - 57 KB]
	Pedro's Aussie Bruiser [News]
	Ardrossan Sea Searchers Association  [MS Word - 23 KB]
	Tripod's Tractor [News]
	Changes in Sponsorship

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Fishing

Angling Clubs

	Western Districts Angling & Game Fishing Club Inc.
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Best of the Best

Boating

Nautical File

	Beaford Wind Scale
	Coastal Waters Division
	Pre-Planning
	How Many is Safe ?
	Marine Safety Equipment

	EPIRB
	Marine Radio
	Distress Call
	Safety Call
	Urgency Call

Recreational Boating Safety

	Abandoning the Boat
	Alcohol & Drugs
	Engine Failure
	Man Overboard
	Speed Limits
	Whales & Boats
	Accident Reporting

Anchoring - History

	Anchoring - Introduction & Selection
	Anchoring - Type of Anchors & Rode
	Anchoring - Scope, Swing Circles & Beaching
	Anchoring - X marks the Spot
	Anchoring - Guidelines & Etiquette
	Anchoring - Anchor Rode Eye Splice
	Anchoring - Anchor Rode Straight Splice

	Signal Lights
	Statute Miles vs Nautical Miles
	Sea Sickness
	GPS - Global Positioning System
	Boating Etiquette
	Heavy Weather
	Coast Guard Radio Base Stations
	Weather Forecasts for Small Boats

Boating Ramps

	Boat Ramp Classifications
	Boating Ramp Locations

	Metropolitan Area
	Yorke Peninsula
	Eyre Peninsula
	Fleurieu Peninsula
	Murray Lakes & Coorong
	South East Region
	Kangaroo Island

Boating Knots

Knots & Hitches

	Bowline Knot
	Bowline on a Bight
	Anchor Bend
	Sheet Bend
	Mooring Hitch
	Clove Hitch
	Trucker's Hitch
	Rolling Hitch
	Tautline Hitch
	Constrictor Knot
	Double Fisherman's Knot
	Buntline Hitch

Fishing Stories

	Troy Taylor - Elliston
	Glenn Boucher - Coffin Bay
	Troy Taylor - Elliston
	Troy Taylor - Elliston
	Kym Sykes - West Beach
	Stephen Ward - Yorke Peninsula
	Glenelg Fishing Charter - Metropolitan
	Glenelg Fishing Charter - Metropolitan
	Ben Townsend - Port River Estuary System
	Glenelg Fishing Charter - Metropolitan
	Glenelg Fishing Charter - Metropolitan
	Brett Glover - Whyalla
	Ben Townsend - A Small Price To Pay - Pt. Lincoln
	Ben Townsend - Everyone's a Winner
	Cully - Onkaparinga River
	Cully - The one that nearly got away
	Darryl Daniels - Saltwater Fly Fishing
	Skip - Six of the Best
	Darryl Daniels - Ardrossan Grain Jetty
	Chuck Thrillseeker - Gone Fishing
	Chuck Thrillseeker - How to Catch South Oz Trout
	Ben Townsend - The Ledge-Payback Time
	Chuck Thrillseeker - River Murray - Hogwash Bend
	Ben Horrocks - Feeding Frenzy Sharks
	Darryl Daniels - Ardrossan Grain Jetty #2
	David Joslin - The Mulloway Dream
	BAM - Getting Ready to Set Sail
	Charmaine - Gone Fishing
	Smudger - Amazing but True
	Joe Millar - Our Fishing Trip
	Nathan - Salmon fishing at its best
	Mark Reid - Almost had it
	Micky_Gee - What Not To Do
	David Bat - First Fish in Years
	Kevin Boundy - A Good Catch

FSA Corner

	FSA Corner 2002 - Archive
	FSA Corner 2001 - Archive
	FSA Corner 2000 - Archive
	FSA Corner 1996 - Archive
	FSA Corner 1997 - Archive
	FSA Corner 1998 - Archive
	FSA Corner 1999 - Archive

Gone Fishing

Fish File

	Barramundi
	Blue Swimmer Crabs
	Bream
	Callop
	Flathead
	Garfish
	Gummy Shark
	Leatherjackets
	Southern Rock Lobster
	Mackerel
	Marron
	Morwong - Blue
	Mullet
	Mulloway
	Nannygai
	Australian Salmon
	Silver Drummer
	Snapper
	Snook
	Squid
	Tailor
	Tommy Ruff
	Trevally
	Southern Bluefin Tuna
	King George Whiting
	Yabbies

Fish Cuisine

	Choosing Fish
	Filleting/Skinning Fish
	Filleting Garfish
	Boning Fish
	Freezing Fish

Cooking Fish

	Baking Fish
	Baking Aussie Salmon
	Aussie Salmon Marinade
	Beer-Batter Fish [1]
	Beer-Batter Fish [2]
	Beer-Batter Fish [3]
	Frying Fish
	Deepfried Fish
	Poaching Fish
	Grilled Fish
	Steaming Fish
	Fish Stock
	Fish Soup
	Smoking Tommy Ruff
	Smoking Rainbow Trout
	Smoking Red Snapper
	Baked Tuna Potatoes
	Grilled Tuna Steaks
	Tuna Roll Ups

Cooking Crabs

	Cocktail/Salad
	Cheese Fondue
	Steaming Crabs
	Freezing Crabs

Cooking Squid

	Stuffed Squid
	Squid Risotto
	Squid with Linguine, Tomatoes, Chilli & Saffron

Cooking Yabbies/Lobsters

	Yabbie & Sour Cream (Entree)
	Curried Yabbies & Rice

Stories

	Wrong Species
	Whiting 1 - Coho 0
	Snappers Galore
	PHFC
	Let There Be Whiting

Barramundi BigTime

	Preparation
	Departure
	Day 2
	Day 3
	Day 4
	Day 5
	Day 6
	Day 7
	Homeward Bound

	Albacore or Blue Fin
	PMFC
	Browns Beach
	Elliston Caravan Park
	Eyre Peninsula
	Tuna-less No More
	FSA / GFC BBQ
	There is a God
	Snapper Ban Be Gone
	FSA / GFC BBQ No. 2
	Clarries & Fred
	Elliston Caravan Park - Upgrade

Photos

Photos

	Coho with a nice Aussie Salmon
	Coho with a Snapper
	Coho with a nice Aussie Salmon
	Chinook with a nice Snapper
	Eugene with a Snapper from Cape Jervis
	Eugene having a Break !
	Tripod with a KG Whiting
	Tripod with a nice Snapper
	The Gang
	Chinook with a Spanish Mackerel
	Tripod with a Morgan's Cod
	Coho with a nice Queenfish
	Chinook with a Barracuda
	Chinook with a Coral Trout
	Coho with another Queenfish
	The Queenfish Collective Effort
	Chinook with a small Queenfish
	Coho with a nice Coral Trout
	Sunset of ALL Sunsets !
	Magnificent Sunrise off North Island
	Magical Sunset off Watson Island
	Coho and Chinook Relaxing
	Coho's New Boat
	Chinook with a nice Queenfish
	Tripod with a Queenfish
	Tripod with several Queenfish
	Chinook with a Queenfish
	Chinook with a Golden Trevally
	Chinook dacked by a Queenfish
	Chinook with an Estuary Cod
	A decent haul of Mudcrabs
	Magical Sunset off Watson Island
	Uluru
	Father & Son Fishing Team
	David Poczman with an Aussie Salmon Trout
	David Poczman bringing in an Aussie Salmon
	David Poczman with a 4kg Aussie Salmon
	Aidan Ricci with a 4kg Aussie Salmon
	Simon Ward with a 4kg Aussie Salmon
	The Three Cousins
	A Poczman Family Affair

Guest Submissions

	Mike Dunn with a Mulloway
	Jeff Thomas with a nice Snapper
	Fishing Knots from Graham Hillier
	Timothy Nash with a Kob
	Phillip Armanas - Story + Photos
	Peter Kerley with a Good Sized Mulloway
	Sanford Boye with a nice Snook
	Dave Borg Story Line
	Geoffrey with a Bluefin
	Ian Thursby with some KG Whiting
	Kyle Cook with a Salmon
	Chris Wagner with a Snapper
	Brett Glover Story Line
	Jason Fulham with a Tuna
	Peter Kerley with a well used Callop !
	John West with Hapuka & Trumpeter
	Assorted Photos from the Kerley Clan
	Alex Staszuk with a nice Tailor
	Ozzy with a Huge Barra
	Cully with a Bearded Cod
	School of Aussie Salmon off Elliston Jetty
	Toby Osborne with a Pike
	Cully with his First Snapper
	Peter Kerley's Haul for a the Day
	Cully with Snapper
	Another Kerley Adventure
	Tyson with Aussie Salmon
	CAFISH with some nice Whiting
	Adrian with some nice Aussie Salmon
	Paul Makrikostas with a nice Aussie Salmon
	John Sutton with his First Snapper
	Adrian with another nice Aussie Salmon
	Adrian with some nice Mullet
	Chris Duffield with a nice Snapper
	Brandon Hazelwood with a good sized Coral Trout
	A HUGE Squid caught by Sharkey
	Whatfor with a Good Sized Snapper
	Chuckthrillseeker & Snapperhead Fly Fishing
	Alex [Rosella] with some Aussie Salmon
	Scott [Scotty] with his Catch of the Day
	Jason Galloway with his Catch of Nannygai
	Craig Passmore with his Catch of Snapper
	George Keros with his catch of Snapper
	Jim McMahon holding a Pt. Augusta Powerhouse Kingfish
	Bob & Jin Yu with their First Ever Aussie Salmon

Hot Tips

	Quick 'n Easy
	Fishing FAQs

Hot Spots

Line of Sight

	Cape Jervis Snapper Run
	Brighton Whiting Patch
	Brown's Beach
	Glenelg - Fred's Ground
	Glenelg Tyre Reef
	Marino Tyre Reef
	Morgan's Beach
	Murray Mouth
	Norma Wreck
	Northern Outer
	Outer Harbour Snapper Run
	Orontes Bank
	The Paddocks
	Pt. Lincoln
	Rapid Bay
	South Grange
	The Barges
	The Ledge
	Venus Bay
	Wardang Island - Flat Rock Reefs
	Wardang Island - Rock Island
	Wardang Island - Whiting Patch
	Wardang Island - Wardang South
	West Beach Whiting Ground

GPS Locations - Metro

	Aldinga
	Brighton
	Glenelg
	Henley
	Kangaroo Island
	Outer Harbour
	Pt. Gawler
	St. Kilda
	Artificial Reef Locations
	Miscellaneous Plots

GPS Locations - Country

	Althorpe
	Balgowan
	Edithburgh
	Marion Bay
	Pt. Augusta
	Pt. Broughton
	Pt. Giles
	Pt. Hughes
	Pt. Lincoln
	Pt. Turton
	Pt. Victoria
	Stansbury
	Streaky Bay
	Victor Harbour
	Wallaroo
	Wardang Island
	Whyalla
	Artificial Reef Locations

Reviews

	Rock Fishing
	Reading Beaches
	Fishing Etiquette
	Surf Fishing for Beginners
	Surf Fishing
	The Art of Smoking Fish
	Berleying
	How to Catch Flathead
	The Hunt for Beach Worms
	The Humble Cockle
	Buying Frozen Bait
	Fishing With Bread
	Life of an Australian Salmon
	Basics in Lure Fishing
	Handling Your Catch
	History of Hooks
	Making of Hooks

Recreational Fishing Licenses

	Response from Danny Simpson, Manager PIRSA
	Post Mortem - Viewers Responses
	Let off the Hook

	The Gaff
	Rapid Bay Jetty - On Borrowed Time
	Handling Fish Safely
	Murray River - Dying a Slow Death
	Murray River - Barrage System
	Browns Beach
	Calculating Fish Weight
	Kangaroo Island
	Art of Casting - Spinning Reels
	Art of Casting - Overhead Reels
	Spin Fishing
	Wind & Waves
	Oceans in Motion
	Gents - Maggots
	Bait Preservation
	Port River Closure - Proposed Dolphin Sanctuary
	Fishing Log [Product by Ken Fox]

Tackle Talk

Knots & Ties

	Half Blood
	Double Blood
	Figure Eight
	Snelled
	Dropper Loop
	Twisted Dropper Loop
	Palomar
	Centauri
	Double-Loop Clinch
	Cat's Paw
	Haywire Twist
	Trilene Knot
	Braided Line Knot
	Arbor Knot
	Albright Knot
	Uni to Uni Knot
	Float Stop
	Double Surgeon's Knot
	Spider Hitch
	Bimini Twist
	Paternoster Rig
	Bowline Knot
	Fisherman's Bend
	Double Sheet Bend
	Reef Knot
	Rapala Knot
	Braid Ring Knot
	Nail Knot with Loop

Hooks

Hook Anatomy

Baiting Hooks

	Twin Hooks
	Ganged Hooks
	Half Pilchards
	Pilchard Fillets
	Squid Strips

Bait Presentation

	Prawns
	Cockles
	Whitebait
	Squid
	Pilchards
	Beach Worms
	Mullet Strips
	Gents

	Sharpening Hooks
	Jigging
	Mirafont - Tackle Holder

Rods & Reels

	Drag Settings
	Casting
	Balanced Tackle
	Fishing Line
	SpiderWire - Fusion
	Rod Maintenance
	Sinkers & Swivels
	Basics in Bait Casting
	BaitRunner Reels
	C Sinkers
	Leaders & Traces
	Hand Lines

Tidal Facilities

Interactive

Referrals

Fishing Story Entry

FSA Forum Chat

FSA Competitions

	Guess The Fish [FSA Competitions]
	Caption Competition [FSA Competitions]
	Captions Competition No. 1 - Winner
	Captions Competition No. 2 - Winner
	Captions Competition No. 3 - Winner
	Captions Competition No. 4 - Winner
	Fishing Tip Competition No. 1 - Winner

FSA Forum

	Forum Letter
	FSA Forum Instant Messaging
	Member Map Function Available
	Anti-Netting Sticker Initiative
	Anti-Netting Sticker Initiative - The Stickers
	Major Forum Upgrade

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Services

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SARFAC

	SARFAC Proposed All Waters Recreational Fishing Licence [Overhead Presentation]  [HTML - 37 KB]
	SARFAC Open Letter - General Recreational Fishing Licence in South Australia  [MS Word - 63 KB]
	SARFAC update of the caulerpa taxifolia situation in West Lakes.  [MS Word - 23 KB]
	SARFAC Media Release, Dolphin Sanctuary, October 28th 2002.  [MS Word - 86 KB]
	Transcript - Adelaide 5DN The Fishing Show, 6.05AM 1st November, 2002.  [HTML - 37 KB]
	FRDC / ANSA Initiative  [MS Word - 575 KB]
	Marine Scalefish Management Committee Meeting, Royal Hotel, Kent Town  [MS Word - 21 KB]
	Hansard Extract re: Fisheries Act Review, 12th November 2002  [MS Word - 28 KB]
	Extension Plans for the Pt. Victoria Breakwater  [MS Word - 69 KB]
	Latest Media Release from SARFAC concerning issues with the Dolphin Sanctuary  [MS Word - 72 KB]
	Public Information Venues for Fisheries Act Review  [MS Word - 20 KB]
	Call to Ban Kingfish Farms in South Australia  [HTML - 34 KB]