• Hopetoun’s Newest Fishery at Willow Lake

    The newly created, Willow Lake, in Hopetoun is officially open to the public and has received it’s first ever stocking with the help of local school kids, families and community

  • Jaala Pulford, BBV announcement

    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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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,

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

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