Recreational fishers will be excited to hear 150,000 Australian bass fingerlings were stocked into nine Victorian waters this week to further improve freshwater fishing opportunities. Victorian Fisheries Authority CEO Travis Dowling said the bass stocked this week all went into Gippsland lakes and rivers with another 250,000 to come for 11 other waterways across the [...]
Rigging and fishing these popular and very effective trout baits. Every serious trout angler is aware of the effectiveness and consistency of mudeye baits. They are arguably the most effective trout bait on Australian lakes no matter what the season, but especially over the warmer months of the year. Mudeyes are the nymphal stage of [...]
Fishing for snapper in Port Phillip Bay and beyond for many years. He shares some of his well-earned knowledge with us. Last November, Graeme Bucknall called to tell me the snapper were running in the shipping channel near the Wilson Spit, off Clifton Springs. We had the same GPS mark. Found separately, it was an [...]
The latest scientific stock assessment of pink snapper and dhufish stocks from Kalbarri to Augusta has found the West Coast Demersal Scalefish Resource is not recovering fast enough to safeguard the sustainability of these prized fish. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPRID) principal fisheries management officer Clinton Syers said the latest stock assessment [...]
Just in time for National Threatened Species Day last month, over 150 aquarium-bred, baby White’s seahorses were released into the wild across two Sydney Harbour locations as this threatened species recovery project gain more momentum in its hugely successful second year. The White’s seahorse, also known as the ‘Sydney seahorse’, is Australia’s only threatened seahorse [...]
NSW DPI is asking the public to take a stand against illegal fish traps across the inland by reporting the activity to its Fishers Watch services. Fisheries officers have observed more offenders attempting to take fish using illegal fish traps, as higher water flows have increased native fish movement across NSW inland rivers. Since commencing [...]
Monitoring of Port Stephens Oyster Reef Restoration project shows these reefs are already improving water quality and supporting more fish! Although it takes many years for restored oyster reefs to function the same as a natural oyster reef, in a year since the new reefs were created, they are already filtering water, and helping to improve water quality, at over [...]
Do you catch Pearl Perch and Bluespotted Sand Flathead? Why not donate your frames to the Research Angler Program (RAP)! Along with Mulloway, Snapper, Kingfish, Dusky Flathead, Spanish and Spotted Mackerel, we are now asking anglers to donate their Pearl Perch and Bluespotted Sand Flathead frames. As with all of the fish collected as part [...]
9 November 2021 — When it comes to the best boating experience, sophistication is often found in simplicity. This is certainly the case for owners of the new Boat, Motor, Trailer (BMT) packages designed by Telwater and powered by Mercury. Telwater is Australia’s largest manufacturer of aluminium boat and trailer packages with leading brands such [...]
- CTEK CS FREE allows boats to get going from a flat battery - Portable 12V power bank also charges smart phones, tablets, laptops and other devices - Available now for $499 from Edisons 11 November 2021: Australia is a nation of boat lovers, with 2.51 million Aussies holding a boat license. In fact, according [...]
