The festive season is the perfect time of year to take a break and do the things you love the most. Take your family estuary or offshore fishing onboard a licenced NSW charter fishing boat this Christmas holidays. These operators have the experience and knowledge to really put you in the best position to have [...]

All NSW FADs are now in the water in time for the Christmas break with the final FADs deployed off Narooma, Bermagui and Eden last week! There are now FADs on station at 34 locations along the NSW coastline from Tweed Heads to the Far South Coast. Some fantastic reports have been received of quality [...]

DPI is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) from passionate NSW recreational fishers, industry representatives and other individuals from relevant interest groups with sound fishing knowledge and experience, who are interested in becoming a member of a fisheries advisory council. If this sounds like you, we strongly encourage you to apply for a position on one of the [...]

This weekend just gone volunteers met on the shores of Lake Eucumbene to stock 10,000 yearling trout bred and raised by the staff at Gaden Trout hatchery.  Coordinated by the Monaro Acclimatisation Society, MAS members, local anglers and members of Trout Trollers Australia and Alpine Trout Fishing Australia gathered at Buckenderra Holiday village to assist [...]

Using side-scan technology to focus fishing efforts is becoming a more widely used tool in many fishing situations. Sam Tabacaru describes how valuable his side-scanning capabilities are when it comes to targeting roaming local pelagics. Learning to use new electronics can be a daunting prospect, but by better understanding the benefits to be gained, the [...]

It's the last leg of a two-month mission chasing 30 species on a bucket list. Nige & Nicko work from the west to the east coast of Cape York and everything, from Sailies to Archer Fish is fair game. Pushed to the brink by greedy practices, southern bluefin tuna came back on the radar about [...]

As summer quickly approaches, families and outdoor lovers alike start to look towards making those summer plans – away from the digital world. And those plans are taken up a notch with the addition of a Stacer Sea Master. The only runabout featured in the Stacer line-up, the Sea Master has been a solid family [...]

We regularly get comments from anglers that they don't know who is on the advisory committees to the NSW government and that they don't know what issues are considered and decided by those committees. The information is on the web, but not always easy to find, so here are the links: Recreational Fishing NSW Advisory [...]

The National Carp Control Plan (NCCP) was published on 3 November 2022, confirming the potential of the Cyprinid herpesvirus 3 (CyHV3 or the carp virus) to control Australia’s carp population. However, this is only the first stage of the process to consider whether to release the virus. There are still uncertainties regarding the potential release [...]

As Victoria goes to vote on the 26th of November, it is somewhat a little disappointing that both major parties have only just this week released their respective policy, well after pre-poll voting had commenced. The policies as submitted to AFTA are available here on our website. As I analyse these respective recreational fishing policies, I provide [...]