The research is in and shows Australia’s richest fishing competition, Million Dollar Fish (MDF) underwritten by SportsBet, continues to be a massive catch for the Northern Territory. MDF sees a number of tagged fish released across the Top End’s pristine waterways, and anglers throwing in a line from boats, fishing charters and land-based fishing spots [...]
Trevor Hawkins explores the activity of chasing winter trout in trophy lakes and explains why it can often be the best time to target larger than average browns and rainbows. It can be hard to get yourself motivated when the rain is being pushed sideways into your ear, getting down your neck and running down your [...]
By the time winter arrives, many southern bream have departed from the shallow flats and edges in favour of deeper haunts. Brent Hodges discusses how prospecting relatively featureless open water with metal blades can prove highly effective within Victorian estuaries. When I was growing up, chasing black bream required a delicate spread of the very best [...]
Originally derived to suit Australia’s rugged Top End conditions, Quintrex’s Top Ender epitomises the definition of strength in aluminium boating. Part in parcel with its solid build and durability, the Top Ender has comfortably established itself as one of the most popular and sought-after fishing boats Australia-wide – and for good reason. The barra-bass tournament [...]
Captain Davì’s Stop in Ensenada Highlighted by Visit to Production Facility for Simrad® Displays Egersund, Norway – Captain Sergio Davì, the Italian seafarer who left Palermo, Italy in mid-December on his 11-meter (36-foot) rubber inflatable boat (RIB) headed for Los Angeles, is nearing the finish of his Ocean to Ocean RIB Adventure. Davì arrived in [...]
Only one more sleep before Victorians can try their hand at catching some tasty Murray spiny freshwater crayfish to cook over a camp fire or take home for the dinner table. North of the Great Dividing Range, this inland delicacy has a three-month open season that commences tomorrow on Wednesday 1 June. Victorian Fisheries Authority [...]
The Andrews Labor Government is upgrading a popular jetty in Lakes Entrance to benefit boaters, fishers and visitors to the area. Minister for Ports and Freight Melissa Horne said the Lakes Entrance Fishing Cooperative (LEFL) South Jetty on Bullock Island will be rebuilt, as part of an $18 million package for piers and jetties across [...]
A popular boating destination in Lakes Entrance will soon be upgraded to make it safer and more accessible for boaters, fishers and visitors – thanks to the Andrews Labor Government. Minister for Fishing and Boating Melissa Horne today visited the Apex Park boat ramp, which will be improved to provide better access to boaters of [...]
More funding has been delivered for much-needed upgrades to key boating facilities across northern Victoria, as part of the Andrews Labor Government’s Better Boating Fund Structural Maintenance Grants Program. The program opened to ramp and asset managers in February, and grants awarded will help undertake significant maintenance projects such as new ramp surfaces, replacing pontoons [...]
The Andrews Labor Government has invested in a one-of-a-kind boat at TAFE Gippsland, which will be used to train the next generation of local maritime experts – and boost the Victorian industry. Minister for Fishing and Boating Melissa Horne today unveiled the catamaran the bar-ba-ka – the Boon Wurrung word for ‘porpoise’ – funded by [...]
