by Jo Starling | Dec 2, 2025 | Fishing Tales, Uncategorized
It’s taken fifteen years to shake them… but I think they’re finally gone. I’m talking about my barramunkis. Not a typo. A barramunki is a specific genus of mental monkey that takes up permanent residence on your back after you’ve hooked — but not landed — a metre+...
by Jo Starling | Aug 26, 2025 | Uncategorized
Have you ever looked around and thought, “Where are the women like me in this sport?” You’re not alone. WRFL National President, Jo Starling (centre) with NSW Minister for Agriculture and for Regional NSW, Tara Moriarty, MLC (left) and Dr Michael Holland, MP (Member...
by Jo Starling | Aug 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
The ravine held its own weather. Granite escarpments and pillars of pine seemed to prop up a sky that felt closer than it looked, and the air — humid, clean, saturated with oxygen — filled my lungs in a way we rarely get at home. In these lush ribbons of water, the...
by Jo Starling | Jul 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
REG: The only people we hate more than the Romans are the Judean People’s Front.PFJ MEMBER: Splitters!REG: And the Popular Front of Judea.PFJ MEMBER: Splitters!REG: And the People’s Front of Judea!PFJ MEMBER: We’re the People’s Front of Judea!REG: Oh. I thought we...
by Jo Starling | Jul 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
Reeling in Knowledge: How the Digital Age is Transforming the Way We Learn to Fish Once upon a time, learning to fish was a rite of passage passed down through generations. It involved early mornings, patient mentors, and countless hours spent by the water, honing...