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Fishing limit updates for 2025/26
Snapper catch limits have been increased in the South East Fishing Zone for recreational fishers from 1 July, The new recreational (non-charter) daily limits for Snapper in the South East Zone are: Bag limit: 3 Snapper per person per [...]
Keep Your Distance, Keep It Safe: Fishing Around Whales in NSW Waters
The whale season is well and truly underway, and for many recreational fishers, that means sharing the water with some of our most impressive marine visitors. Humpback whales are migrating north along the NSW coast, [...]
NSW FAD Season Drawing to a Close!
The 2024/25 NSW FAD season is concluding after one of the most productive years in over two decades, with strong dolphinfish catches reported from Tweed Heads all the way to Eden. All FADs will be [...]
Fishing Hook and Line Bin Trial Underway
We’re excited to share that fishing hook and line bins have now been installed by Ballina Shire Council at three popular recreational fishing spots, Gawandii Beach, North Wall (near the Marine Rescue Tower), and Fishery [...]
Advanced Sized Eastern Freshwater Cod Released Into The Upper Clarence River!
The team from the Grafton Fisheries Centre, a hatchery dedicated to threatened species conservation in northern NSW, has released 1000 advanced sized Eastern Freshwater Cod into the Upper Clarence. These Eastern Freshwater Cod (known locally as [...]
Mulloway Caught Four Times as Part of the Game Fish Tagging Program
The NSW Game Fish Tagging Program recently received a fascinating recapture report - a Mulloway caught for the fourth time! In mid-April 2025, Cooper Black (pictured) was fishing offshore of Forster. After an unsuccessful session [...]