News - VRFish

March 4, 2025

Have Your Say on Issues Affecting Recreational Fishing

Get involved by contributing your views.
May 13, 2026

Grants available to make Victoria’s boating better

The Victorian Government is investing $1-million from the Better Boating Fund into improving Victorian boating facilities through the 2025-26 Recreational Boating Dredging and Access Program and Recreational Boating Structural Maintenance Program.
May 8, 2026

VRFish share opportunities in review of Murray-Darling Basin Plan

For the first time since 2012, the Murray-Darling Basin community was given the opportunity to have its say through the recent Murray-Darling Basin Plan Review public consultation. The Murray-Darling Basin
May 7, 2026

Pat Washington’s recreational fishing legacy honoured

Photo: Joan Washington, Anthony McGrath (VRFish) and Bairnsdale Fly Fishers Club members VRFish Executive Officer Anthony McGrath was honoured to present Joan Washington with Pat Washington’s VRFish Lifetime Achievement Award
May 7, 2026

VRFish calls for action to control carp

VRFish is advocating for immediate action to control invasive carp populations.
May 1, 2026

Growing more fish for a better future

Australia is a dry continent and since European colonisation, our rivers and wetlands have become highly modified to support agricultural and domestic water security throughout the whole country. Unfortunately, the
April 29, 2026

Fish handling key to Murray cod recovery

Photo: Victorian Fisheries Authority A new study on the Murray cod fishery has found that recreational fishers believe fish handling is important in recovering Murray cod fisheries. Co-authored by some
April 27, 2026

Better boating updates across Victoria

Access to our waterways is a significant issue facing Victorian fishers
April 22, 2026

Catch a Rainbow! Get Hooked on Fly Fishing with Red Tag Fly Fishers’ IDAHOBIT Event

Join Red Tag Fly Fishers to celebrate International Day against LGBTQIA+ discrimination
April 2, 2026

It’s time to take action on carp

Freshwater fishers know that European carp wreak havoc on our waterways and freshwater fisheries. Across southeastern Australia, carp dominate freshwater fish communities and, in some areas, make up more than
April 2, 2026

Keep supermarket prawns on your plate – don’t use them as bait

Keep imported, supermarket prawns on your plate – don’t use them as bait. Prawns or seafood purchased from supermarkets or fishmongers should not be used as bait, as this may