Returns to the Barra Lodge in 2023 After a break of 8 years the Arnhem Land Fly Week is back. The Arnhem Land Barra Lodge will host Arnhem Land Fly Week from 9 - 15 November 2023, during the Build-up fishing season. Join our talented Barra Lodge guiding team for 5 days of fly fishing [...]
Assessment of recreational fishing in NSW is conducted via the Recreational Fisheries Monitoring Program (RFMP), which undertakes surveys of recreational fishers every 2 years via a telephone-diary survey, as well as monitoring the NSW charter boat fleet. The 2023-24 telephone-diary survey is about to commence, and aims to find out who goes fishing, how often, where they fish and [...]
Thousands of freshwater Catfish have been released into waterways in the Edward Wakool region of south-western NSW to re-establish locally extinct populations of this culturally and recreationally important native species. The Edward-Wakool Angling Association (EWAA) was awarded a $10,000 grant from the Recreational Fishing Trust to work with key partners to stock Catfish in local [...]
With favourable environmental conditions and fantastic inshore fishing opportunities up and down the coast, the warmer months gave many boats and anglers the opportunity to target, catch and tag juvenile Black Marlin. With large numbers of fish being tagged, there was also a significant number of recaptures reported. So far 40 Black Marlin recaptures have been reported for the 2022/23 season [...]
Victoria’s Otway Ranges have long been regarded by the state’s freshwater fishermen as nature’s ultimate playground – Daniel Kent explains. Entwined with what seems like countless rivers and creeks this lush rainforest offers even the most adventurous angler myriad of opportunities for catching wild brown trout. Right in the heart of the Otway’s is a little-known rise [...]
Summer in the Shallows Revered for its winter run of snapper, Brent Hodges says Corio Bay offers equally impressive action during the warmer months. At this size, Australian salmon are a worthy alternative in between tide changes or whenever the reds are playing hard ball. Having fished Corio Bay intermittently for [...]
The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development is implementing changes to recreational fishing rules for greenlip abalone along the south coast to protect the sustainability of stocks but there will be no changes to fishing for brownlip and Roe’s abalone. Impacts of a previous marine heatwave event, followed by periods of above average sea [...]
Families can expect to reel in a big catch these school holidays, with more than 35,000 catchable rainbow trout stocked into lakes across Victoria, thanks to the Andrews Labor Government. Minister for Outdoor Recreation Sonya Kilkenny and Member for Yan Yean Lauren Kathage have stocked Yarrambat Lake with 1000 catchable rainbow trout so keen anglers [...]
Operation Symbion saw 13 inland and coastal Fisheries Officers undertake targeted patrols of the Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers over the opening weekend of the Murray Crayfish season and King's Birthday long weekend. For large inland operations like these, coastal officers often provide additional assistance, particularly those in the first year fisheries officer program, as these [...]
Simrad Yachting, a leader in marine electronics and navigation, has released the new 1.5 software update to its latest multifunction display (MFD) NSX™, which introduces a variety of new features, delivering more innovation for boaters. The software update includes all-new sonar sharing, fully integrated Mercury® interface and control, C-MAP® X-Chart Manager & X-Chart Store, as [...]
