Recreational anglers have welcomed the opportunity to further improve the quality of Victoria’s rebounding kingfish fishery through a proposal to reduce the daily bag limit from five to two. Victorian Fisheries Authority CEO Travis Dowling said kingfish are considered royalty by saltwater fishers right along the coast, from Mallacoota in the east to Portland in [...]
Ben Godfrey is well and truly addicted to shallow reef snapper fishing and for good reason too. He’s honed his snapper fishing skills in the Gold Coast and shares with us his tips and techniques for tangling with the big bruisers. Background There’s always something special about chasing snapper on our local grounds. It could [...]
In the last few decades many styles of fishing have undergone radical change. Some of these changes were born from improvements in equipment, some from innovation by anglers and in some cases due to new fisheries that have sprung up. One such paradigm shift has been in the world of Australian bass, Greg Seeto explains. [...]
Trolling for flathead seems to be losing popularity amongst many anglers these days, yet it can often be the most effective technique to get amongst the fish. Roderick Walmsley explains. Flathead would have to be one of the most popular target species in Australia’s estuaries. This could be attributed to the vast array of techniques [...]
Freedom Boat Club, the world’s largest boat club and a Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC) business, is excited to announce the opening of its newest Australian location in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs at d’Albora Rushcutters Bay Marina, set to open on October 1, 2025. This expansion marks a significant milestone in the Club’s Australian growth, launching just two years [...]
More than a year on from major restoration works on the Tweed River at Riverside Park, Uki, early results are in and they’re impressive. In early 2024, over 1,700 hardwood logs were placed in the riverbed to reduce erosion and trap sediment after the devastating 2022 floods. Bathymetric surveys now confirm the strategy is working. [...]
Recently, the NSW Government announced more than $930,000 of funding to improve and promote recreational fishing across the North Coast region. The North Coast fishing community will see the benefits of new fishing infrastructure, with some $310,000 of grants awarded towards the construction of facilities including: $280,000 for new accessible fishing platforms at Tumbulgum Village and [...]
This National Science Week, we’re celebrating how your fishing contributes to science! Take Thomas He’s Snapper, caught and tagged at Long Reef, Sydney. This same fish was later recaptured 1 year and 3 months later off South Solitary Island near Coffs Harbour — an incredible 235 nautical miles from where it was first tagged. Through [...]
The NSW Government is helping to establish an independent peak body for the State’s recreational fishers - and we're asking for your input to help shape a strong, representative and effective peak body for the future of recreational fishing in NSW. We have worked with fishing representatives to develop their vision for a peak body [...]
The State Government is rolling out a suite of measures to back South Australia’s recreational fishing community, helping them weather the impacts of the unprecedented algal bloom and setting the stage for a strong recovery of fish stocks. The algal bloom presents a real challenge for fishers, causing foamy and discoloured water in some areas [...]
