Episode 139: Lubin Pfeiffer and Asher Dezsery - RecFish SA Executive Officer

Episode 139: Lubin Pfeiffer and Asher Dezsery - RecFish SA Executive Officer

This 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.