The NSW Government has announced a new Recreational Fishing Trusts Advisory Council to oversee the spending of the funds from the Recreational Fishing Trusts, i.e. NSW fishing licence money. (In 2023-24, over 400,000 NSW recreational fishing licences were issued.) . The new Recreational Fishing Trusts Advisory Council will be responsible for providing advice to the [...]

The iconic Snobs Creek Fish Hatchery near Eildon will have its doors thrown open to fishers of all ages at its annual open day on Sunday, 4 May from 9am to 3pm. Victorian Fisheries Authority CEO Travis Dowling said the free event would draw a big crowd of keen anglers going behind the scenes to [...]

The NSW Council of Freshwater Anglers (CFA) held a Fishing for the Future conference at Jindabyne’s Gaden Trout Hatchery on 8 March, bringing together 50 stakeholders from the recreational fishing community, government agencies, and environmental organisations to discuss the future of freshwater recreational fishing and fisheries management. The NSW Council of Freshwater Anglers is the peak [...]

Like many anglers, Darren Tierney has a fishing bucket list and right at the top is the pinnacle – marlin. To catch one from a boat is one thing but from a kayak, well that’s just something else. He shares the story of his first yak captured beakie and shares some important tips to help [...]

Neil May heads to Lake Elingamite in Victoria’s south west to target trout on fly. You never know where a conversation about kayak fishing will take you. Recently I ran into a mate who I had met while running the Hobie superstore Action Kayak and Sail in Geelong. Justin Rayner or Spoony, as he’s known, [...]

This election, Australia’s fish charity OzFish has invited Tanya Plibersek, Julie Collins, Jonothan Duniam, Perin Davey and other MPs to take a break from campaigning and come fishing with locals in their electorate’s waterways. The charity, that restores aquatic habitat across Australia has been advocating for action to prevent fish kills, has reached out individually [...]

Watching a lure being shadowed and snatched in less than a metre of water is a real thrill and sure to get the heart racing. Brent Hodges offers some thoughts on stalking bream, whiting and flathead across shallow estuary flats this summer. The arrival of warmer weather over the summer months signals increasing water temperature, [...]

Native fish production will go on show these school holidays with free family fun on offer at the Arcadia Native Fish Hatchery Open Day on Sunday 6 April. Victorian Fisheries Authority CEO Travis Dowling said following the success of last year’s event the hatchery, only 15 minutes from Shepparton, would again be opened to all. [...]

Kayak fishing has converted many a fisherman in recent times. And it’s easy to see why. Versatility and stealth are often highlighted first, but there’s a little more to it than that. Exploring new waters, most often skipped over by boat anglers is perhaps the best aspect, and the day you come to realise just [...]

Gard Saxon, shares his tips and tricks for kayak fishing one of Tasmania’s best mixed bag rivers. The Swan River, on Tasmania’s east coast, is a waterway well worth exploring, and most, if not all, can be effectively fished from a kayak. Just don’t expect to fish all of it in a day. The river [...]