• Reel in a Winner in the Golden Tag Competition

    Please note this article was published on 13 November 2020 and the information presented may no longer apply. Head to the Victorian Fisheries Authority‘s website for the most up-to-date information regarding

  • Farm Biosecurity and Public Access to Public Land

    The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) has issued a scare campaign aimed at reducing recreational fisher access to public land. A central component of the VFF’s scare campaign is to suggest

  • Risk of Blackwater this Summer

    By the Victorian Environmental Water Holder Blackwater can be a natural feature of lowland river systems and can occur during flooding when organic material – sticks, leaves, bark and grass – is washed

  • Marine Pest Alert: Asian Shore Crab Spotted in Victoria

    Agriculture Victoria have released a marine pest alert for the Asian shore crab after a possible sighting in Mount Martha and Ricketts Point. The eradication of marine pests is extremely

  • Virtual Victorian Trout Conference

    The Victorian Fisheries Authority has announced the 6th Talk Wild Trout conference is back again this year, over a series of Zoom webinars from November 24 to 26 with the

  • Fishing and Boating Allowed Across Victoria!

    All Victorians are now able to go fishing and boating throughout the state as travel restrictions have lifted overnight. From 11:59pm on Sunday 8 November 2020 all Victorians can travel

  • Rocklands Emerging Native Fishery

    Excitement is building at Rocklands Reservoir with signs stocked native fish are already entering the fishery after just three years of growth. A flurry of recent golden perch catches is

  • Be a Snapper Steward

    Fishers have been counting the days, not only until they can wet a line, but to the day they can reel in a big snapper. The annual snapper run in

  • Camping on Crown Land Clarity

    An election commitment to remove the express prohibition on camping in section 401A of the Land Act 1958, for water frontage public land under licence, has seen a misinformation campaign

  • Recognising Four Years of the Angler Riparian Partnerships Program

    Over the last four years, recfishers have been getting their hands dirty planting trees and caring for the the strip of land adjacent to our rivers, streams and lakes as

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