Starlo's Cutting Edge Fishing Wisdom
Cutting edge fishing wisdom, priceless tips, opinions, thoughts and insights from Australia's favourite angling communicator and educator.
Episodes
29 episodes
TUESDAY YAK CHAT Pt 5: The Cost Of Fishing... Is It Putting You Off?
Tuesday Chats are back (both in and out of the 'yak)!In this one, Steve 'Starlo' Starling offers some interesting thoughts on the costs of fishing. Is the rising price of tackle putting you off? Are you struggling with your budget (as so...
Five Steps To Soft Plastic Success!
Would you believe that taking five very easy, incredibly simple steps could potentially DOUBLE your success rate when you're fishing with soft plastic lures? It's true, and in this short, directly-to-the-point masterclass, I spell them out in a...
STARLO'S OCTOBER LIVE STREAM: Advice To Your Younger Self
Here are the edited highlights of Steve 'Starlo' Starling's October Livestream Q&A Session, dealing with the fascinating subject of what advice you'd give your younger self in order to be a better and happier angler today.This live s...
STARLO'S SEPTEMBER LIVE STREAM: Gearing Up For Spring!
Here's the edited audio highlights of Steve 'Starlo' Starling's September 2025 Livestream Q&A Session on YouTube, dealing with all things related to gearing up for spring: from bass and yellowbelly to big flathead, mulloway and much more.
TUESDAY YAK CHAT Pt 4: Is Fear Of Missing Out Ruining Your Fishing?
Steve 'Starlo' Starling offers some interesting thoughts on the role of "FOMO" (fear of missing out) in fishing, while also taking us on a rather unusual quest to target luderick or blackfish on his BFS baitcaster gear!To get your Wurkko...
TUESDAY YAK CHAT Pt 3: Why TV Fishing Shows Suck
Steve 'Starlo' Starling offers some thoughts on the evolution of fishing on screen, and explains a few of the hard realities of this tough and competitive business, while also celebrating the life and work of one particularly prolific fishing v...
TUESDAY YAK CHAT Pt 2: Catch & Cook — The Joys Of Kill 'n' Grill Fishing!
As Steve 'Starlo' Starling tells it, one of the greatest joys of fishing is feeding yourself and your family wild-caught seafood... He believes it's a treat we should staunchly defend and never take for granted. But which fish are best to eat, ...
TUESDAY YAK CHAT Pt 1: The Immense Power Of Observation In Fishing Success
Starlo's Tuesday Chats are back... but with a difference! Now he's recording them from onboard his Native Watercraft kayak while out on the water, actually fishing! In this first episode of the new series, Steve looks at the vital importance of...
Tuesday Chats Part 9: Starlo Names The 3 Biggest Challenges Facing Fishing!
Steve 'Starlo ' Starling continues his popular series of "unplugged " Tuesday Chat videos and podcasts by nominating the three biggest challenges he sees facing recreational fishing... Have a listen and see if you agree!This series is br...
Starlo's Tuesday Chats Part 8: My 5 All Time Favourite Fishing Spots
Steve 'Starlo ' Starling continues his popular series of "unplugged " Tuesday Chat videos and podcasts with his personal pick of the top five places where he's cast a line across the past six decades.This series is brought to you by the ...
Starlo's Tuesday Chats Part 7: My 5 Most Memorable Catches
Steve 'Starlo ' Starling continues his popular series of "unplugged " Tuesday Chat videos and podcasts with his personal pick of the top five catches that have changed his fishing life... forever.This series is brought to you by the good...
Starlo's Tuesday Chats Part 6: Choosing The Best Boat For YOU!
Steve 'Starlo ' Starling continues his popular series of "unplugged " Tuesday Chat videos and podcasts with some very valuable insights into the tricky issue of picking a boat that best suits your specific needs.This series is brought to...
Starlo's Tuesday Chats Part 5: Turning Your Fishing Passion Into A Livelihood!
Steve 'Starlo ' Starling continues his popular series of "unplugged " Tuesday Chat videos and podcasts with some personal insights into the dream of turning your passion for fishing into a career.This series is brought to you by the good...
Starlo's Tuesday Chat Part 4: The Squidgies Phenomenon
Steve 'Starlo ' Starling continues his popular series of "unplugged " Tuesday Chat videos and podcasts with some personal reminiscences and candid recollections about the incredible Squidgies soft plastics fishing phenomenon that he and Bushy c...
Starlo's Tuesday Chat Part 3: The Rex Hunt Years
Steve 'Starlo ' Starling continues his popular series of "unplugged " Tuesday Chats with some personal reminiscences and recollections from his nine years on TV with the Rex Hunt Fishing Adventures Show through the 1990s... You really won't wan...
Starlo's Tuesday Chat Part 2: From The Outback To The Prairies
In his second "Tuesday Chat" episode, Steve 'Starlo' Starling shares lots more about his early days and the beginnings of his career, and recounts the events that eventually saw him living and fishing in Canada at the end of the 1980s.T...
Starlo's Tuesday Chat Part 1: First Fish To Giant Tuna
In his first of his new "Tuesday Chat" episodes, Starlo shares a little bit about his early days, and explains how he got started on the fishing communication and education path. That long road begins with a half pound redfin perch from the Lac...
Fishers Need To Be Greenies!
While I'm sure some folks will bristle at my suggestion that we rec' fishers all need to be committed conservationists and environmentalists (or "greenies", for want of a better word!), I hope you'll suspend your doubts long enough to have a li...
Catch & Release Or Kill & Grill?
We fish for so many different reasons. For many anglers, bringing home an occasional (or even regular) meal of self-caught seafood is a very important part of the whole process. But how does that sit alongside the growing catch-and-release etho...
Feral Fish Or Favourites?
The subject of introduced, exotic or "feral" fish is a complex and nuanced one that's always sure to provoke heated debate in serious fishing circles. Why are carp "bad" and trout "good"... or do you not agree that they are those things? Whatev...
10 Habits Of Highly Successful Fishers
Over the decades, I've been fortunate enough to fish with some of Australia's greatest anglers... Here's what I've learnt from them, distilled into just 10 key points!
The Biggest Changes in Fishing
I look back over the past four decades and highlight what I regard as the most significant changes to recreational fishing across those years... See if you agree!
Fishing's 'Golden Age' is Now!
In this presentation that I gave during an OzFish Unlimited "Fish Talk" night in winter, 2023, I put forward the intriguing proposition that we are actually living in the "good old days" right now and that — with a little bit of help f...
