Victorian populations of freshwater catfish are continuing on their road to recovery, with more than 25,000 of the native species to be relocated to new homes in the state’s north. Victorian Fisheries Authority (VFA) CEO Travis Dowling said the catfish have been moved from a large private dam near Lancefield and lakes at the Mallee [...]
OzFish says NSW has not seen the end of the blackwater event that has killed hundreds of thousands of fish, and warns the mass deaths will affect recreational and commercial fisheries for years to come. The Australian fish charity says restoring floodplain swamps, particularly the Tuckean Swamp in the lower Richmond River, is crucial to [...]
Zero bag limit for bass and estuary perch starts 1 May and ends 31 August. Catch and release is allowed. The zero bag limit does not apply to fish in stocked freshwater impoundments, including Glenbawn Dam and Glennies Creek Dam in the Hunter Valley, Brogo Dam near Bega and Clarrie Hall and Toonumbar Dams in [...]
The Snowy Trout Challenge is now underway, until 30 April 2025, you have one last month of trout fishing adventures ahead and giving you plenty of opportunities to reel in the big money. Catch one of 600 tagged rainbow trout with a lime Snowy Trout Challenge tag released in Lake Jindabyne, Lake Eucumbene or Talbingo Reservoir, [...]
This year’s 2025 PIRTEK Fishing Challenge takes place on Saturday and Sunday, April 26 and 27. The Challenge is an online national fishing competition open to all ages and experience levels. Competitors receive a limited-edition cap, brag mat and sticker with junior competitors receiving a bonus packet of Berkley soft plastics. There are 25 target [...]
The NSW Government has announced the 10-year Trout Cod Action Plan to recover the threatened native Trout Cod fish and delivering on its election commitment to boost the recovery of the fish and ensure its availability for recreational fishers. While there are a few small self-sustaining Trout Cod populations left in the wild in NSW [...]
Barry Jonassen’s legacy Members of the NSWCFA who have been involved since many years ago will remember Barry Jonassen, one our most passionate and committed members. Barry left a considerable bequest to the NSWCFA after his death; the interest income generated from bequest has helped keep us going over a few decades. Barry also attended [...]
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 [...]
