On April 5-7 the NSWCFA Interclub Meet competition will be held in Wallerawang. This year the Sydney Fly Rodders Club is organizing the event. The registration fee is $50 per angler, this is a fund raiser for the important work of the NSW Council of Freshwater Anglers. This is primarily done from the raffle prizes [...]
Mercury Marine is bringing incredible value to the summer waterscape with big savings on offer on selected four-stroke portable outboard models. Available from participating dealers until 26th April 2024, Mercury’s Unrivalled Performance, Unmatched Reliability Portable Sale offers discounts on 2.5, 3.5, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9.9, 15, 20, 25 and 30hp four-stroke outboard engines. Including [...]
Lowrance®, a world-leader in fishing electronics since 1957, today announced Eagle®, the latest offering in the brand’s entry level fishfinder/chartplotter lineup. Featuring newly designed high-definition enhanced sonar, with FishReveal™ technology and detailed C-MAP® charting including Genesis Live, Eagle is Lowrance’s most accessible fishfinder yet. “Eagle brings Lowrance’s high-definition sonar to our most easy to use [...]
Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the government will cut the 5 per cent import tariff for hundreds of items, including fishing reels. The cuts will be included in the May budget and will take effect on July 1. Chalmers says the tariffs are a nuisance for business, raise little money and ultimately the business compliance [...]
Do not discard any seafood waste in waterways - throw all abalone shells, gut and any leftover abalone waste in the bin. Movement restrictions are in place on the transport of live abalone into and within NSW in response to detections of Abalone Viral Ganglioneuritis (AVG) in South Australia. AVG is a viral disease which [...]
From 1 March 2024, fishing for Eastern Blue Groper (also known as blue, brown or red groper) by any method, including line fishing, is prohibited as part of a 12-month trial, to increase protection of this iconic species. We would like to hear your feedback on making Eastern Blue Groper a ‘no take’ species in [...]
Join thousands of school students in NSW who will be learning about all things fishy, when your school registers to the NSW DPI's FREE Get Hooked... It's Fun to Fish program designed for school students from Stage 2 in NSW, including High School students. Brad Bannister, Principal at Delegate PS said "Kids and staff absolutely loved it. They found [...]
Mercury Marine®, a division of Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC), today introduced Mercury Joystick Steering for Single-Engine Vessels, compatible for use with the Mercury Verado® family of V8, V10 and V12 outboard engines from 250 to 600hp, at the Discover Boating™ Miami International Boat Show in Miami Beach, Florida. Enhanced by electric steering, Joystick Steering for [...]
On the 28th of January 2023, Peter MacDougal was celebrating his 50th birthday with his family off Broken Bay aboard Scott Thorrington’s vessel Freedom (Haven Sport Fishing Charters). Peter recalls leaving at daybreak, fishing for live bait off the local headland and then venturing out to set lines, and it didn’t take long before reels [...]
Melbourne mulloway have long been thought of as an elusive, once in a lifetime capture; however the mind set is beginning to shift as more anglers take up the challenge. Justin Felix explains. There is something remarkably endearing about Melbourne mulloway. They look good, fight hard, elude most anglers and are feasible targets on both [...]
