Since 2006, an annual report on the NSW DPI game fish tagging program has been prepared by gamfishing guru, Julian Pepperell. These annual reports summarise the tagging and recapture efforts for each season, highlighting significant recaptures, trends and biology of some of our favourite species. Some of the key highlights of the 2020/21 season include; [...]
DPI’s latest reef installed off the Eurobodalla coastline last summer is already home to a number of fish including huge schools of juvenile yakkas and Eastern Nannygai. In really exciting news for anglers, large schools of Kingfish have also recently been encountered! The Eurobodalla reef is located 3.5 km north-east of Moruya heads in a depth [...]
July saw the completion of the 2021-22 stocking season which resulted in more than 5.3 million fish released across NSW. Our DPI Narrandera Fisheries Centre produced and released a record 1.26 million Murray cod along with Golden Perch, Silver Perch and the endangered Trout Cod during the successful season. Other species produced and released by [...]
A reminder to all recreational fishers that the new recreational fishing rules for Dusky Flathead and Lobster in NSW are now in effect. The new rules for recreational fishers are: Lobster – increase in combined bag limit from 2 to 3 per person (comprised wholly of any single species or a combination of species of Eastern [...]
Boaters will now find it easier to head out on the water, thanks to the completion of works to upgrade the North Arm Boat Ramp on Bullock Island in Lakes Entrance. The upgrade has seen a full replacement of the boat ramp and concrete apron, construction of new jetties, a new floating pontoon installed on [...]
Locals and visitors will be welcomed by Aboriginal art celebrating a sense of Wadawurrung Country when they visit the new Portarlington Pier on the Bellarine Peninsula – which is now officially open. Minister for Ports and Freight Melissa Horne and Member for Bellarine Lisa Neville today announced the original artwork and works to upgrade the [...]
Quotes attributable to Minister for Fishing and Boating Sonya Kilkenny “Baby black bream are a popular target for fishers, and it’s great to see a record number detected in the Gippsland Lakes.” “It all forms part of our $35 million Go Fishing Victoria plan to get more people fishing more often and spend time on [...]
Boaters and fishers are being given more opportunities to get outdoors and spend time on the water, thanks to the Andrews Labor Government. Minister for Fishing and Boating Sonya Kilkenny said upgrades are being delivered to key boating facilities right across Port Phillip Bay and waterways are continuing to be stocked with fish to get [...]
The Golden Tag competition has reached a major milestone, hooking in 150 lucky winners right across the state. Minister for Fishing and Boating Sonya Kilkenny said more than $400,000 in prizemoney has been awarded to winners for catching a tagged fish as part of the competition. The competition commenced in February 2020 to encourage people [...]
Targeting yellowtail kingfish using sports fishing methods has really began to take off here in Victoria over the past few seasons as explained by Mark Gercovich. With more anglers specifically setting out after kings, a fish once seen as being an incidental target, or only frequenting a couple of set locations, is now beginning to show [...]
