Catch and release fishing is an increasingly popular practice among many anglers. It is quite common for fishers with a strong conservation commitment to release fish that they could legally keep. Bag and size limits, closed seasons and locations and protected species, all require some fish to be released, so you need to be prepared. [...]
NSW DPI Fisheries are looking for litter legends on the Walsh Bay piers and Sydney ferry wharves who are doing the right thing and helping to keep these areas clean and tidy. We will be running a monthly competition where you could win a great fishing pack which includes a reel, line, soft plastics and a [...]
The Sofala Branch of the Central Acclimatisation Society has released more than 12,000 Golden Perch as part of DPI’s highly popular Dollar for Dollar Native Fish Stocking Program. The fish produced by Uarah Fisheries were recently released into the Turon River by Sofala CAS volunteers. This Turon stocking is only one of a number of [...]
It has been a busy start to the 2022 year for the Get Hooked, it’s fun to fish program, with 80 schools registered already. Students across the state have been attending fishing workshops, tours of DPI research and hatchery breeding facilities as well as having Fishcare Volunteers and staff attend in class lessons. Registrations for [...]
The NSW DPI Game Fish Tagging program is the largest saltwater tagging program of its kind in the world. Having been in operation since 1973, the program has now seen over half a million fish tagged by recreational anglers. A huge thank you to all the anglers, skippers and clubs who have contributed to this 500k milestone! [...]
In a recent collection of frames from the Illawarra area, one of the reds donated was a 68cm fish that was aged at a staggering 40 years old. This means it was born in 1981! Not only is this fish the oldest aged for the RAP, but it is also the oldest snapper aged from [...]
Five Recreational Fishing Havens have now received a significant boost of dusky flathead fingerlings, marking the end of the most successful dusky stocking season. Over recent weeks 23,200 fingerlings have been released into Lake Macquarie, a well-known flattie hotspot to the north of Sydney. And in a marine stocking first, the Camden Haven River, on the Mid [...]
Western rock lobster (WRL) is important to Western Australia as our biggest commercial fishery and for the economic value it generates through both the commercial and recreational sectors. Our unique crayfish species brings enjoyment to recreational fishers and seafood lovers alike. Annual surveys of WRL recreational catches have been completed since 1986/87 to capture fishing [...]
• Six international students join first graduates of Graduate Certificate in Fish Conservation and Management • International graduates were funded through the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research • The course aims to increase capacity of people interested in river management and restoration • Graduates will celebrate during a ceremony in Albury-Wodonga on Monday 11 [...]
Penstock Lagoon , Central Highlands, Tasmania Dear VFFA members, The Australian Ladies World Fly Fishing Team are raising money for Casting for Recovery by holding a fishing day at Penstock Lagoon on Sunday 24 April. You can help in a variety of ways: 1. Book in to join us at Penstock Lagoon for fun day [...]
