The Andrews Labor Government is making recreational boating better and more accessible for all Victorians providing $1.5 million in funding to eligible organisations under its latest grants program. Minister for Fishing and Boating Melissa Horne today announced the $1.5 million competitive grants program will fund boating infrastructure projects, search and rescue activities and aids to [...]
Regional Victoria is experiencing a fishing tourism boom, with the Golden Tag competition racking up a huge $100,000 in prizemoney paid to winners since being expanded and relaunched. Minister for Fishing and Boating Melissa Horne said the competition is having big benefits on the tourism industry, with fishers travelling across the state to chase up [...]
Two major fishing reef projects near Geelong are complete, creating more homes for fish and enabling recreational fishers to reap the rewards from land and sea. Minister for Fishing and Boating Melissa Horne said the reefs will get more people fishing as part the Andrews Labor Government’s $35 million investment, including $2.5 million for extra [...]
Gary Brown shares his tips and tricks for snagging a bream or two from the bream rich waters of the Shoalhaven River. The Shoalhaven River can be one of the most frustrating places to fish and can at times bring you to tears. On the other hand though, it can be one of the most [...]
The Andrews Labor Government is making recreational boating better and more accessible for all Victorians providing $1.5 million in funding to eligible organisations under its latest grants program. Minister for Fishing and Boating Melissa Horne today announced the $1.5 million competitive grants program will fund boating infrastructure projects, search and rescue activities and aids to [...]
Navico® — parent company to the Lowrance®, Simrad®, B&G® and C-MAP® brands — is excited to announce its partnership with premium New Zealand aluminium boat manufacturer Stabicraft®. For model year 2021, across the entire range, Simrad or Lowrance will be offered as factory fitted electronics options. The 1450 Explorer, Frontier and 1550 Fisher models have [...]
A new slot limit for black bream will come into effect from April 1 as part of a range of improvements in the now finalised Gippsland Lakes Recreational Fishery Plan. Minister for Fishing and Boating Melissa Horne said the Plan is already on track to returning the Gippsland Lakes to a recreational fishing mecca with [...]
A Hillside man who took 23 calamari off Queenscliff and broke water safety regulations has been convicted, prohibited from fishing for six months, fined $1200 and had his boat and fishing equipment forfeited. Victorian Fisheries Authority Director of Education and Enforcement Ian Parks said the man pleaded guilty in the Geelong Magistrate’s Court to taking [...]
Glen Stewart looks to the UNITED STATES for inspiration on a new technique to target golden perch. Late winter and very early spring is when skirted jigs really shine when it comes to Golden Perch. At this time of the year the water temperature has just bottomed out and is starting to climb, and [...]
Andrew McGovern looks at the various fresh and saltwater species susceptible to a surface lure or two and explains how best to target them in various situations. There is something special about wild river bass. The power and beauty of each fish makes it all the more exhilarating when you get to experience the [...]
