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October 4, 2021

Trawlers Targeting Spawning KGW

Commonwealth managed trawlers are smashing our whiting! Write to Senator Duniam to save our whiting.
September 11, 2019

Have Your Say on Issues Affecting Recreational Fishing

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January 19, 2022

Clean, check, dry to stop the spread of marine pests

Image from Parks Victoria There has never been a better time to be a Victorian recfisher with absolutely cracking fishing on offer right across the state. To ensure the sustainability of our elite fisheries for future generations, we as...
January 18, 2022

Abalone Disease Outbreak Still Active in Portland

FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT THE AGRICULTURE VICTORIA WEBSITE OR CALL 136 186. As our south-west recfishers will be aware, there has been an ongoing abalone disease outbreak in Portland since May 2021. Abalone Virus Ganglioneuritis (AVG), according to Victoria’s Chief Veterinary...
December 1, 2021

Cod Open Season Kicks Off Today

Murray Cod season opens on Wednesday 1 December 2021 after a three-month closed season. Many freshwater fishos have been expressing their excitement via social media to catch their first cod of the season. Once cod season kicks off, we expect to...
November 24, 2021

New Fishing Season And New Research For Murray Cod

Victorian recreational fishers can look forward to again casting a line for Murray cod anywhere in the state. Victorian Fisheries Authority CEO Travis Dowling said the Murray cod season opens on Wednesday, 1 December, following a three-month closure in...
November 24, 2021

Our 2021 Annual Report is here!

What we have been up to this year? Making fishing better. Our latest news, member photos, clubs who support us, and our new board members are all waiting for you. Click the photo to view what has been happening...
November 18, 2021

Fish Stocking Boost – All About The Bass

Recreational fishers will be excited to hear 150,000 Australian bass fingerlings were stocked into nine Victorian waters this week to further improve freshwater fishing opportunities. Victorian Fisheries Authority CEO Travis Dowling said the bass stocked this week all went...
November 16, 2021

Fisheries Notice in Place TO Protect Abalone Stock

The Victorian Fisheries Authority will be restricting diving for abalone and rock lobster around Cape Bridgewater and near Cape Nelson in response to the abalone disease outbreak. Victorian Fisheries Authority (VFA) CEO Travis Dowling said with Abalone Viral Ganglioneuritis...
November 3, 2021

Potential AFMA Funding

Public call for expressions of interest for potential AFMA funding As part of its current research funding round, the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) is making an additional call for expressions of interest (EOI) to address strategic research priorities...
October 11, 2021

VRFish pledges support for Goulburn Broken Regional Catchment Strategy!

We encourage recreational fishers to do the same. Your fishing will depend on it. The strategy identifies the big-picture changes required to build the resilience of the Catchment’s land, water, biodiversity and people now and into the future. The...
October 7, 2021

Management of Instream Woody Habitat

Improving the management of Instream Woody Habitat in Victoria In the past, some believed that instream woody habitat (IWH) increased risks of flooding and erosion and hampered river navigation. This led to riparian clearing and the removal of large...