Recreational fishers now have better boating access to Upper Coliban and Barkers Creek reservoirs in central Victoria thanks to two new boat ramps. The ramps make it much easier to launch tinnies with electric motors, kayaks and canoes, all of which are now permitted on both reservoirs. The $250,000 ramps project was managed by Coliban [...]

In the 12 months since its release, Transport Safety Victoria's trip preparation website and app – Boating Vic – has helped 87 per cent of surveyed boaters decide whether to launch or stay home. In the past year, 17 boat ramp cameras have been installed or upgraded across Victoria, enabling boaters to see weather and [...]

Eye care is a serious issue and often irreversible. A whole range of visible and invisible light comes from the sun. Some of the longest wavelengths of radiation are called radio waves, while some of the shortest are gamma and x rays. The shorter the wavelength, the higher the energy and the greater chance that [...]

The best way to improve your spinner bait action is all in the skirt! I thought for my first column I’d look at a fishing technique that one that I go to often. Spinner baiting at the right times and in the right conditions can be effective. Spinner baiting can be as simple of as [...]

More families will have the chance to catch the fish of a lifetime in metropolitan Melbourne, with a further 500 ‘stonker’ rainbow trout stocked into lakes around Melbourne this week. Minister for Boating and Fishing Melissa Horne said following a positive response to the first round of fish stockings, 500 more trout were making their [...]