• Recreational Fishers Cast Support for Gippsland Lakes Recovery Plan

    Recreational fishers have overwhelmingly thrown their support towards boosting fish stocks in the Gippsland Lakes after VRFish released the results of a survey conducted with 683 recreational fishers. Victorian fishers

  • Back from the Dead

    Well it’s official. The southern purple-spotted gudgeon recently discovered in Reedy Lake No.3 have been confirmed by DNA as the real deal and more have been found in Reedy Middle

  • Fishing is for Everyone!

    Fishing is one of the most popular recreational activities in Australia.Β So many of us are fortunate enough to have the opportunity to get outdoors and wet a line at the

  • Arcadia chosen as site of Victoria’s new native fish hatchery

    Victoria’s new native fish hatchery took a giant leap forward with the Andrews Labor Government purchasing a site for the new native fish hatchery south of Shepparton at Arcadia. After

  • VRFish Awarded at the National Level

    The National Recreational Fishing Awards were held last week in Hobart with VRFish being honoured by winning the Award for Excellence in Recreational Fishing Communication. Over the past two years,

  • Time is Now to Future Proof Our Snapper

    While we in Victoria enjoy record recruitment of our western Victoria snapper stock, South Australian recreational fishers are being forced to endure a 3 year snapper fishery closure after nearly

  • Standing up for Native Fish in Reedy Lake

    A potential fish kill was avoided and an extinct native fish was re-discovered after VRFish publicly raised its serious concerns about a planned draining of Reedy Lake 3 near Kerang.

  • Draft Wild Trout Strategic Plan Open for Comment

    The Australian Trout Foundation and the Victorian Fisheries Authority have released a Draft Victorian Wild Trout Strategic Plan at the 2019 Talk Wild Trout Conference in Mansfield. Victorian recreational fishers

  • New ‘Boating Vic’ App Launched Ahead of Summer

    A brand new Boating Vic App and website have been launched this week. Built byΒ Maritime Safety Victoria, Boating Vic is a comprehensive trip planning tool with all the boat ramp

  • Countdown to Cod Opening

    Murray cod open season kicks off on Sunday 1 December 2019 after a three-month closed season. Freshwater fishos have been counting down for weeks and expressing their excitement to catch

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