• Live Underwater Web-cam Launched

    You can now spy in on our marine inhabitants in Port Phillip Bay without getting wet with the launch of Reef Cam, Australia’s first ever rocky-reef live-feed. The Nature Conservancy

  • Water Win For Toolondo

    Lake Toolondo will start receiving an allocation of 5,000 ML of water today. VRFish commends Grampians Wimmera Mallee Water for the release. This is a spectacular outcome for the fishers

  • Have Your Say on Macca Recovery

    The Commonwealth Government has invited public comment on the Draft Recovery Plan for Macquarie Perch (otherwise affectionately known as “Maccas”). The Draft Plan outlines a range of recovery strategies and actions

  • What is Fishcare?

    Written by Sarah Van Stokrom, State Coordinator Fishcare Victoria Fishcare is a volunteer based organisation aimed at educating the next generation of recreational anglers in safe and sustainable fishing practices

  • Bringing a desert back to life

    By Bob Pearce, VRFish member and Albert Park Yachting and Angling Club.  “Don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone?” (Joni Mitchell

  • The King of Kings

    By Dr. Corey Green, Fisheries Scientist, Fisheries Victoria Recreational anglers are taking advantage of exceptional opportunities to target gamefish along Victoria’s coastline. Landing southern bluefin tuna, albacore and swordfish in

  • Increasing Released Snapper Survival

    Written by Franz Grasser, VRFish Board member During the snapper seasons of 2011 and 2012, there were a number of reported instances of dead and dying snapper floating on the

  • The Mitta Mitta Rehabilitation Project

    By Michael Broughton, Project Officer, North East Catchment Management Authority The Mitta Mitta River in northeast Victoria ows through Dartmouth, Mitta Mitta and Eskdale. There are two large storages located

  • Putting Life Back in the Mitchell River

    By Rob Caune, VRFish Member (Gippsland Angling Association) The magnificent Mitchell River of East Gippsland was listed as a Heritage River in 1992. It is the largest river without a dam in

  • Citizen Science Continues to Capture Insights into Victoria’s mulloway

    Written by Lauren Veale, Nature Glenelg Trust Since my previous article in the summer 2015 edition of Fishing Lines, our Citizen Science Project has continued to provide new insights into

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