• July 16, 2019

    New Projects Funded Through Fishing Licence Fees

    Every year, all revenue from Victorian’s recreational fishing licence fees is reinvested to projects that will make fishing better in Victoria. Minister for Fishing and Boating, Jaala Pulford, announced the

  • July 15, 2019

    Latest Vision Shows Thriving Shellfish Reef

    The Nature Conservancy, in conjunction with the Albert Park Yachting & Angling Club (APYAC) and Victorian Fisheries Authority have been working hard to restore the lost shellfish reefs in Port

  • July 4, 2019

    Flathead for the Future?

    With the Victorian Fisheries Authority 10 yearly regulation review currently underway, long serving VRFish member Brian Wright of the Albert Park Yachting and Angling Club, reflects on his many decades

  • July 2, 2019

    Cheetah Trout Purring into Victoria

    In an exciting Australian first, Cheetah trout are purring into Victoria! This afternoon 1,600 cheetah trout were stocked into Lake Purrumbete, near Camperdown.  Cheetah trout are a sterile hybrid between

  • July 1, 2019

    New Fishway to be Built at Koondrook Weir

    Last week the Victorian Environmental Water Holder (VEWH) announced plans to commence works on a new fishway at the Koondrook Weir. The Koondrook Weir has long been regarded as a

  • July 1, 2019

    Missing Link to be Built at Koondrook Weir

    VRFish, the peak body representing Victoria’s 838,000 recreational fishers, commends the recent announcement from the Victorian Environmental Water Holder (VEWH), declaring the construction of a new fishway to take place

  • June 29, 2019

    Port Phillip Bay Sand Flathead Workshop

    Sand flathead stocks in Port Phillip Bay have experienced persistent decline over the past 18 years. Motivated by ongoing concerns of recreational fishers and a desire to see the fishery

  • June 25, 2019

    All Hands on Deck for Angler Riparian Planting Day on the Barwon River

    Geelong’s recreational anglers are invited to get their hands dirty on Saturday, 13 July to help revegetate the Barwon River. Thousands of native trees, shrubs and grasses will be planted

  • June 19, 2019

    Fishers to Embrace Wildlife Friendly Yabby Nets

    Victorian fishers are encouraged to embrace the change to wildlife friendly, open top lift yabby nets as the ban on enclosed, opera-house nets extends to all waterways on Monday 1

  • June 17, 2019

    Cast a Line at Ferntree Gully Quarry

    After years of advocating for the Ferntree Gully Quarry to be stocked and open to fishing, the hard work has finally paid off! On Wednesday, the incredible waterway was stocked

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