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March 26, 2019

Journey to Better Boating Begins

VRFish applauds the Andrews Labor Government’s announcement to establish Better Boating Victoria (BBV) and ensure close to $30 million of boating license and fees are reinvested back into boating facilities. BBV will
March 22, 2019

Victoria’s Newest Native Fisheries

Native fishing opportunities in Victoria are at an all time high as native fish are being stocked into a number of new waterways. Malmsbury, Coliban, Lauriston, Tullaroop and Barkers Creek Reservoirs
March 21, 2019

Victoria’s Best and Worst Boat Ramps Revealed

The results are in from RACV Marine’s recent ‘Rate Your Ramp’ survey to reveal Victoria’s best and worst boat ramps. The survey received 1300 responses from recreational boaters rating the
March 21, 2019

Tuna Champions Ready to Catch a Big One!

Photo by Al McGlashan Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen a number of Victorian fishers open their Southern Bluefin Tuna (SBT) account for 2019. As SBT season starts to heat
March 21, 2019

Clean, Check, Dry to Stop the Spread of Marine Pests

Our iconic Port Phillip Bay is home to a vast range of habitat and wildlife ranging from seagrass meadows with sea dragons, kelp forests that many fish species call home,
March 8, 2019

Bringing Native Fishing to Melbourne

VRFish, the peak body representing Victoria’s 838,000 recreational fishers, is ecstatic to see the first native fish stocked as part of a new metropolitan lakes native fish stocking program by
March 8, 2019

Health Card on Our Fish Stocks Released

The Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) have just released the 2018 Edition of the Status of Australian Fish Stocks Report. This report combines the best available information from across
March 5, 2019

Sea Urchins taking over Port Phillip Bay

Purple sea urchins are causing havoc to our fish habitats in Port Phillip Bay by wiping out kelp forests leaving reefs barren. Thankfully, the destructive purple sea urchins are being
March 5, 2019

GoFish Nagambie Major Prize Haul Revealed

Whether you’re a keen angler, never fished before or just enjoy a weekend away with mates on the river then the 2019 GoFish Nagambie tournament is the perfect event to
March 5, 2019

Lake Benella Crawling with Spider Structures

Recently, 40 of these ‘Spider’ fish habitat structures were installed in Lake Benalla by the Tatong Anglers Group. It may be the first time they have been used in Australia,