A tagged rainbow trout released in Harvey Dam has proven to be hungry and highly mobile, being caught twice within five days a significant distance apart. The trout is part of a Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) research program to test the effectiveness of releasing fish of different sizes, and comparing recapture [...]
Victorian recreational fishers can look forward to again casting a line for Murray cod anywhere in the state. Victorian Fisheries Authority CEO Travis Dowling said the Murray cod season opens on Wednesday, 1 December, following a three-month closure in most waters to enhance breeding. “Cod opening is keenly anticipated by thousands of fishers every year [...]
Lucky angler Darryl McLeod is celebrating after bagging a tagged barramundi worth $10,000 in the Northern Territory’s Million Dollar Fish competition. Darryl is the fifth fisho to win cash thanks to Australia’s richest fishing competition, underwritten by SportsBet. Darryl reeled in the prize-winning 89cm catch on Friday night while land-based fishing at Daly River Crossing, [...]
30 November 2021 – From island hopping on sea planes in the Pacific, to monitoring the police boats in the 2000 Sydney Olympics, when it comes to Mercury and engines – Karl Roberts has seen it all. Karl was the youngest service rep to ever be employed by Mercury in 1985 as a 26-year-old with [...]
A magistrate in Harvey Court has handed down the biggest fines ever in WA for illegal marron fishing, with penalties and costs totalling $97,731.60 and the seizure of a vehicle. A 49-year-old man from Aveley and a 51-year-old Stratton man had sacks and sacks full of marron packed into a Ford Fiesta, when Department of [...]
The Andrews Labor Government is reviving the native fish population in the Maribyrnong River, installing 32 new fish habitats from Avondale Heights to the Flemington Racecourse. Minister for Fishing and Boating Melissa Horne said the habitats would create an exciting new recreational fishery for suburban anglers and improve river health while complementing the significant fish [...]
Key Facts: • Australian new boatie boom – license holders have jumped by approximately 6.5% nationwide from 2018. • The marine industry had a turnover of $8.835bn this year (up 11% on last year) • There were more than 920,000 registered boats, countless non-powered watercraft • There were approximately 18,500 new boats registered during the [...]
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 [...]
