If you’d like to catch more mackerel, read on as Dave Magner explains a simple approach that lead to consistent captures. It seems that for many offshore anglers, mackerel are seen to be little more than an occasional capture. Many casual anglers are happy to adopt a chuck it and chance it approach and simply [...]
A record number of more than 410,000 estuary perch have been stocked into seven waterways across Victoria. Estuary perch are a popular target for fishers and one of a dozen species stocked annually to further improve fishing opportunities in the state’s lakes, rivers and estuaries. The stocking forms part of the Andrews Labor Government’s $35 [...]
Anglers across the state now have another year to try their luck at catching a Golden Tag fish worth up to $10,000, with the Andrews Labor Government announcing the competition is extended until 31 December 2022. Launched in February 2020 to encourage visitation to Gippsland and the state's north east following the season's devastating bushfires, [...]
Commercial, recreational and indigenous fishers, seafood consumers and the wider community can now provide feedback on the draft Corner Inlet Fishery Management Plan, which was released today for 60 days public consultation. Victorian Fisheries Authority (VFA) CEO, Travis Dowling, said the draft plan, the first of its kind for Corner Inlet, sets out objectives, strategies [...]
It is safe to say that arguably, flathead are easily one of the top ten tastiest saltwater fish on offer. They are readily found in estuaries, bays and inlets which are favourable waterways when fishing with kids whether on a boat or off the beach. Flatty facts Flathead are commonly bottom dwellers, meaning they live [...]
One of the most comprehensive surveys of its kind in Australia has been completed to ensure Western Australia’s fisheries remain sustainable and among the best in the world. The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD), in collaboration with Edith Cowan University (ECU) and Recfishwest, conducted the 2020/21 Statewide Recreational Fishing Survey to provide [...]
The Andrews Labor Government is making it easier for Victorian recreational anglers whose first language is Cantonese or Vietnamese to stay across fishing rules before casting a line. The free VicFishing smartphone app now offers in-language content, outlining bag and size limits, closed seasons and permitted fishing equipment, as well as colour illustrations of more [...]
Trevor Hawkins explores 3 Victorian trout streams over 3 days with the AFN film team in tow and discusses a few of his hints to fishing remote and overgrown wilderness creeks As you’d expect, I fish a lot during the open river trout season, but I also fish mostly the streams close to home, with [...]
Monster GT’s make for one of the toughest combatants an angler could ask for. And John Cahill loves it. He shares some of his top tips for tackling these brutes of the sea. Sometimes I wish I’d never discovered GT fishing. The truth is, once I had caught a big one, the addiction became real. [...]
New Zealand’s Spearfishing Guru, Darren Shields, hadn’t owned a Mercury engine for 43 years – when his dad used to have an old 50hp Mercury. But after upgrading to a 7.45m aluminium boat, he was finding the ride a little sluggish with the engine he had powering the boat. He decided he needed a new, [...]
