Yellowtail kingfish (Seriola lalandi) is a highly migratory carnivorous species found in the coastal waters of southern Australia, from Western Australia to New South Wales.
They feed on a variety of prey, such as small fish, squid, and crustaceans, and are opportunistic feeders that take advantage of any available food source.
Yellowtail kingfish are known to form schools, ranging from a few individuals to several hundred fish, and migrate seasonally between offshore and inshore waters in response to prey availability.
In the wild, yellowtail kingfish can live up to 20 years and grow up to 2 meters in length. Males typically reach sexual maturity earlier than females, at around 4-5 years of age.
Schooling kingfish turning shorelines to froth as they smash jelly prawns and anchovies? It’s a special kind of fishing on Sydney’s doorstep and it requires some special techniques, as Justin Duggan explains in episode 623.
Steve Collops grew up in a family where both sides fished for very different reasons. But he’s lived and breathed fishing for his whole life and has had plenty of success extracting jewfish from Sydney rock ledges.
Lake Macquarie might cop a lot of fishing pressure over the summer months, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t some great opportunities on offer for those in the know about how, when and where to fish! Dan Guilfoyle shares a lifetime of local knowledge for those keen to hit the water in the coming months.
Sure, Sydney Harbour is a busy and highly pressured fishery. But fortunately there remains plenty of quality kingfish for those who know how to find them and what it takes to hook them. Sydney Harbour guide of over 2o years Stuart Reid shares his tips with Shroom!
Peter Le Blang is a kingfish specialist who has fished Pittwater for over 50 years and for many years was a sportfishing guide on these waters. He continues to help anglers experience all that Pittwater and its kingfish have to offer through his writings for Fishing Monthly and through interviews and commentary on “The Big Fish” and 2CCC radio.
Botany Bay is an incredibly productive system and in the winter months the crowds thin out and the fishing goes off! Gary Brown has written numerous books and articles on fishing Botany Bay and in today’s ALF episode he shares his favourite winter fishing spots.
Kingfish are the trophy species most sought by plenty of Sydney anglers and today’s guest Eric Brandao has been jigging them up for over a decade. Shroom chats with Eric and gets tons of advice for anyone keen for a kingfish adventure.
Looking for winter fishing options around Melbourne? Lee Rayner reckons southern fishing can be spectacular in the cooler months.
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Kingfish are one of the most sought after trophy species in Botany Bay and Scotty Lyons is the man to go after them!
The kingfish fishery around Melbourne is improving every year and gun angler Lee Rayner is only too happy to share his tips with ALF listeners.
The Parramatta River is highly urbanised and highly pressured, but it still produces magnificent kingfish, as George Anasta explains in today’s interview.
Wollongong has no shortage of amazing fishing opportunities, but yellowtail kingfish have to rate as one of the more exciting species. Vicki Lear has been targeting them from Wollongong for years and isn’t shy about sharing tips.
Despite being on the doorstep of Australia’s largest city, Botany Bay offers amazing fishing opportunities, including a chance to target quality yellowtail kingfish, as Gary Brown explains.
During spring the inshore reefs around Tweed Heads are invaded by good numbers of quality yellowtail kingfish. Local surface fishing nut Sunny Sharman has spent the past few seasons putting his skills to the test as he dials the in the kingfish code species in his back yard.
Cape Moreton is a great place to target lots of species on metal jigs, but kingfish are definitely a favourite. In Episode 277 Brisbane based jigging addict Jim Potts takes us to the cape in search of Kings.
Sydney is well known as a yellowtail kingfish haven and local fishing personality Ben O’Brien has figured out plenty of secrets for getting them to take a lure. In episode 189 shares some of those secrets with ALF listeners.
Kingfish are a tough competitor at the best of times, but from a kayak? Spooled Magazines Rob Maya explains his strategies for targeting hoodlums from the skinny boat.
Sydney Harbour, Sydney Heads and the coastal areas around abound in big (sometimes unstoppable) yellowtail kingfish. In our 50th episode well known fishing personality Al McGlashan explains how he goes abpout targeting this species in his own back yard.
Jervis Bay is a fishing hotspot with numerous red-hot fishing opportunities to take advantage of. In this episode Reidy takes us out after the yellowtail kingfish and share tips he’s learned over a decade of guiding for the species.
South Western Victoria’s resident kingfish population are moody and challenging. Scott Gray unloads the secrets of kingfish fishing in his backyard.