REMINDER: Public Consultation On the Draft Aboriginal Fishing Regulation Continuing Don’t miss the final public consultation webinar scheduled for this Friday, 7 February 2025 from 11am - 12.30pm. If you are interested in participating in this online webinar session visit our website today to register your interest. Find out more information on who the draft regulation applies to, [...]

A revamped concrete boat ramp at Laanecoorie Reservoir’s Brownbill Reserve has opened today making getting out onto the water easier for Victorian families. Funded by the reinvestment of recreational boaters’ licence and registration fees through the Victorian Government’s Better Boating Fund, the ramp and parking has been relocated 160 metres westward, providing boating access away [...]

When Anthony and Jodi Heeney, owners of Port Jet Cruises, set out to find the best engines for his newly custom-built Ocean Rider, one option stood out – the Mercury 350hp V10 SeaPro. He rigged the new vessel with a triple outboard setup and didn’t stop there, also upgrading his older Wave Rider with triple [...]

Rising out of a friendly kayak fishing challenge for 4 mates on NSW’s Lake Macquarie, the national series of Yak Hunters competitions is up and about and bending rods across 4 states. To find out more about this well-oiled series of kayak fishing competitions, Robbie Waller talks with Yak Hunters big cheese Luke Lispet. “Yak [...]

In this article Logan Dixon from Brisbane gives some of his top tips for targeting bream on the flats in areas like Moreton Bay. There are vast numbers of product spots around the many islands around Moreton Bay upon which to target bream on the flats. With a bit of knowhow you can expect to [...]

In late 2019, NSW DPIRD Fisheries started the State’s first large scale oyster reef restoration project in Port Stephens as part of the NSW Marine Estate Management Strategy. The project aimed to help bring back our lost oyster reefs that were heavily impacted in the early colonial era from over harvesting, removal for lime mortar and [...]

Regions of coastal NSW are likely to experience marine heatwave conditions this summer, with the Bureau of Meteorology forecasting that ocean temperatures along Australia’s south-eastern coast could be up to 2.5°C warmer than normal. A marine heatwave is defined as a prolonged period unusually warm water in a specific area. Just like heatwaves on land, [...]

DPIRD is proud to promote recreational fishing as an activity that everyone can enjoy! Whether you're fishing in rivers, estuaries, beaches, lakes, or dams, there are many accessible locations across NSW for people of all abilities. Did you know there are a number of accessible fishing platforms that provide access to fishing for people of [...]

Exciting news, NSW DPIRD has just launched a dedicated online Facebook community group for women who love fishing ???? Did you know that according to DPIRD surveys, less than 15 percent of women are actively involved in recreational fishing? Let's change that together! If you’ve always wanted to get into fishing but don't know where [...]

Applications for the current funding round close 18 December 2024. Would you like to improve recreational fishing in your local area? Applications are currently open for funding from the Recreational Fishing Trust for projects that enhance and promote recreational fishing across NSW. Funding is available in this round for the $2 million small infrastructure grants program, which is designed [...]