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June 24, 2017

Monitoring Marine Fisheries – What’s the Catch?

By Dr. SIMON CONRON Leading Scientist, Fisheries Victoria This article appeared in our Winter 2017 edition of the VRFish Fishing Lines Magazine Melbourne’s population is growing fast. The number of
June 19, 2017

Get Ready for National Gone Fishing Day

Mark October 15 in the diary! After a successful debut in the recreational fishing calendar last year, interest is already growing in this year’s National Gone Fishing Day. The day is all about celebrating
June 1, 2017

How to Quantify the Things You Love?

By Michelle Wenner, Senior Programs & Partnership Manager, VRFish Every once in a while someone comes along in an attempt to put a price tag on something. “How much do
April 28, 2017

VRFish challenges old thinking on stocking Murray Cod into Rocklands Reservoir

VRFish, the peak body representing the interests of Victoria’s 838,000 recreational fishers is challenging the previous thinking that has opposed the stocking of Victoria’s most iconic freshwater native fish, the Murray cod into Rocklands
February 17, 2017

New VRFish Executive Officer Appointed

The Victorian Recreational Fishing Peak Body, VRFish, is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Executive Officer. After a thorough and targeted recruitment process, VRFish Chair, Mr. Rob Loats
October 3, 2016

Springing to Life!

By Trevor Holmes Once again the Wimmera is back off the canvas after being given a count of 9 and struggling to its feet after recent rains. Most of us
July 24, 2016

Crash stocking post the millennium drought

Written by Rob Loats, VRFish Chairman and President of Mid-Northern Association of Angling Clubs Lake Toolondo is recognised by many as Victoria’s premier put and take trout fishery where annual
May 26, 2016

Blue Rock bass stocking to add Victoria to the ABT BASS tournament trail

By Tom Slater, Australian Bass Tournaments Australian bass are one of our most iconic species. For the many Australians living inland from our amazing coastline, they provide an opportunity to
May 25, 2016

Back to the Future: Bullen Merri Monsters

Fisheries Manager Taylor Hunt talks about how smart stocking is turning back time and re-establishing trophy Chinook salmon in Victoria’s Crater lakes. Fish stocking is the mainstay of many impoundment
May 25, 2016

Australia’s first legal trout cod fishery

We witnessed something pretty special in August last year when the Premier of Victoria, Daniel Andrews and the Minister responsible for fisheries, Jaala Pulford officially opened the recreational trout cod fishery at Lake Kerferd and