The Fishing Licence Trust celebrates its twentieth birthday this month, having substantially improved fishing opportunities through hundreds of projects delivered by fishing clubs, community groups and government agencies. The Recreational Fishing Licence (RFL) Trust Account has made a significant difference to fishing in Victoria since its establishment on 1 April 2001 through a range of [...]
Sunday 18 April saw over 300 keen anglers attend the 5th Murray River Codference. Held at Shepparton , the Conference is an annual event that has been going from strength to strength and was ‘sold out’ well before the day! A great line-up of speakers enthralled the crowd and presented on a range of topics [...]
The Andrews Labor Government is working with Victoria’s peak recreational fishing body to ensure the interests of recreational fishers are served by a strong, modern and diverse representative body. Minister for Fishing and Boating Melissa Horne today announced the outcome of the 2020 Review which will bring significant reform to peak recreational fishing body VRFish. [...]
Many flathead anglers are confident when targeting flatties at a particular tidal stage. Nige Webster reviews some tournament strategy that shows how to catch them all day long. Tournament fishing has grown in popularity in Australia over the past decade. Regardless of whether you like the idea or not, it is hard to dispute that [...]
Deep diving minnows are proven fish takers along deep, narrow corridors found in many impoundments Andrew McGovern divulges the secrets to a successful narrow water technique that combines trolling with cast and retrieve methods. It was around a decade ago when I penned a piece on working narrow ‘fingers’ of water for [...]
A host of projects to improve boating across Victoria will receive funding in the 2020-21 round of grants as part of the Boating Safety and Facilities Program (BSFP). The grants program is part of the Andrews Labor Government’s unprecedented $47.2 million investment to improve recreational boating in Victoria, which includes Better Boating Victoria (BBV) making [...]
The Andrews Labor Government is supporting local jobs and the economy by improving facilities at the Local Port of Portland Bay, where up to 40 per cent of fresh fish are caught in Victoria. Minister for Fishing and Boating Melissa Horne said works will start in the coming days at the Trawler Wharf to install [...]
To help keep our recreational fishers and fisheries officers safe during COVID-19 consider downloading your recreational fishing fee receipt onto your smartphone or tablet device and assist with social distancing and minimise contact. To access your digital licence, you'll need to have a MyServiceNSW Account and the latest version of the Service NSW app. Then [...]
A new Total Allowable Catch (TAC) determination is required to be made for the following quota species for the fishing period 1 July 2021 – 30 June 2022: Have your say DPI Fisheries invites all members of the public, including all stakeholders and interest groups, to make submissions on the appropriate level of TAC for the [...]
In late 2018 NSW DPI released 9000 Yellowtail Kingfish into Botany Bay, with a further 6500 released last year. Researchers are attempting to determine the contribution of these fish to the recreational fishery within the Sydney region and have initiated a small citizen science program. By collecting fin clips of captured fish, genetics can be [...]
