7th December 2021 — YKnot Fishing Charters’ Charlesy Vears believes that his Mercury powered charters are the fastest in the Northern Territory. “And if we’re not then I’ll have to buy another Mercury engine to put on the back – to make sure we are,” Charlesy said. YKnot Fishing Charters operates out of Australia’s Northern [...]
The Andrews Labor Government has released its Victorian Recreational Fishing Tourism Strategy showcasing the diverse, year-round fishing opportunities on offer across the state. The strategy was an election commitment and is part of the Government's $35 million Go Fishing Victoria plan, aiming to position Victoria as Australia's premier recreational fishing destination with some of the [...]
With summer upon us, recreational boaters and fishers across Victoria are encouraged to brush up on safety rules and prepare their vessels to stay safe and avoid fines on the water. Marine incident rates are returning to pre-pandemic levels with 1,248 serious incidents in 2020-21, compared to 1,134 in 2019-20. These include boat fires, capsizes, [...]
The Andrews Labor Government has completed works to repair and strengthen the Middle Brighton Pier, with the local attraction reopened to the community in time for summer. The completion of the pier follows an extensive 10-month works program to strengthen a 340-metre section between the foreshore and marina entrance and replace deteriorated concrete deck panels. [...]
Recreational anglers will soon have one million chances to reel in a fish at Lake Eppalock with a record stocking for the waterway in the coming months. Set to improve freshwater fishing for decades to come, the one million fish stocking is part of an Andrews Labor Government promise to stock an Australian-record 10 million [...]
The Andrews Labor Government has released its Victorian Recreational Boating Strategy, setting the vision for boating investment and infrastructure until 2030. The strategy is the first-of-its-kind with Better Boating Victoria leading the development in a co-design process with boating stakeholders over the past year. Guiding Government investment in improving recreational boating, the strategy outlines priorities [...]
The best time to catch big brown trout is under the cloak of darkness. Here Andy McGovern outlines all you need to know on where to find these big impoundment trout and how to land that true trophy fish on lure and fly. Targeting big trout has been something of an obsession for me for [...]
Cliff Andreassen lives on the beach: literally! There is little he does not know when it comes to tackling large tailor in the surf. He has kindly agreed to share his hard-earned knowledge and if you chase tailor from the sand anywhere in this country, you can’t ignore this information. The Beach Obsession After years [...]
If you’ve got a fish habitat project in mind, have a look at the many examples of projects that have been funded through the NSW Habitat Action Grants (HAGs). Using funding from the NSW Recreational Fishing Trusts, over $7.5M investment has been provided to 332 habitat habitat rehabilitation projects throughout NSW since 2008. Angling clubs, individuals, community groups, [...]
A reminder to fishers and community members that there is still time to apply for funding from the Recreational Fishing Trusts for projects that improve and promote recreational fishing across the State. Anyone can apply for funding from the Recreational Fishing Trusts, including fishing organisations, councils, universities, community groups and individuals. Grants are available for [...]
