Noal Kuhl takes his yak to the rural heartlands of the Darling Downs Smaller creeks on the Downs may require kayakers to move about freely without the hassles of gaining permission providing you don’t exit the craft to walk the banks. Pulling up to structure and lure casting or bobbing with bait are one [...]
Our First Ladies Offshore Tuna Charter today was a huge success! To be able to get Ladies out onto Tuna in our own backyard has been on my radar for a good while now and to witness it all come together perfectly today has left me with a huge smile on my dial and on [...]
Mercury Marine has announced its Avator™ electric outboard concept, representing Mercury’s next step in marine innovation, advanced technology and engineering. The electric outboard concept will be on display for the first time during the 2022 Miami International Boat Show and is progressing the company toward the formal release of electric outboard products later in 2022 [...]
The Andrews Labor Government is improving safety and accessibility at one of the Mornington Peninsula’s most popular landmarks, with upgrade works to Rye Pier now underway. The $2.1 million upgrade will deliver a safer, more robust structure with improved access for years to come thanks to the reconstruction and widening of a 270-metre section of [...]
Australia’s richest fishing competition, Million Dollar Fish, continues to deliver, with James Quinn the latest lucky angler to reel in $10,000 by catching a tagged fish as part of Season 7 of the competition. Underwritten by SportsBet, Million Dollar Fish sees a number of tagged fish, including some worth a million dollars, released across the [...]
Macquarie perch numbers have been bolstered with a record stocking of more than 145,000 fingerlings into six waterways across North East Victoria. Macquarie perch are an endangered species, and stocking is a critical way to accelerate their recovery in the wild. The Victorian Fisheries Authority (VFA) CEO Travis Dowling said they’ve been working collaboratively to [...]
The first native fish produced at the new Arcadia hatchery near Shepparton are now ready to be released into waterways across Victoria, with the Goulburn River receiving the maiden stocking. Set to improve freshwater fishing opportunities and get more people fishing, more often, the $7 million Victorian Fisheries Authority (VFA) hatchery is a key focus [...]
Up to $2 million in funding will be made available for boat ramp managers to undertake significant structural maintenance, making getting out on the water easier for all Victorians. Set to be delivered as part of the Andrews Labor Government's $31 million Better Boating Fund, the program will be run as a competitive grants program [...]
Users of Victoria’s precious waterways can now better protect aquatic birds, mammals and fish, thanks to the Andrews Labor Government. Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change Lily D’Ambrosio today announced the expansion of a partnership between the Victorian Fishing Authority and Zoos Victoria, which will see bins for discarded fishing gear installed at 84 [...]
Wayne Kampe heads to the fish rich waters of Exmouth to tick off a bucket list item – billfish on fly! Fly fishing is an interesting business. When I started 40 years ago it was strictly about trout and it stayed that way for years. Soft plastics combined with fine braid hit the genre pretty [...]
