• Change up your fishing on Gone Fishing Day

    Written by the Australian Recreational Fishing Foundation Australian Recreational Fishing Foundation (ARFF) is encouraging the Australian public to change up their fishing this Gone Fishing Day, set to celebrate fishing

  • Outrage as Regulations Pushed to Ban Kids Fishing in Local Parks

    VRFish, the recreational fishing peak body in Victoria, is outraged at proposed regulations by the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP), set to ban kids and families recreational

  • Record Spawning for Bream in the Gippsland Lakes

    The black bream fishery in the Gippsland Lakes is showing signs of a strong spawning season after the Victorian Fisheries Authority (VFA)’s fisheries scientists found a record number of baby

  • Strong Snapper Recruitment in 2022

    This year is proving to be a fantastic year for Victoria’s snapper stocks with high recruitment found in Port Phillip Bay. The latest snapper survey by the Victorian Fisheries Authority has

  • Clubs | Funding available through Sport and Recreation Victoria

    Sport and Recreation have announced the latest round of grants available in the Sporting Club Grants Program. The program provides funding for grassroots sport and recreation organisations across Victoria.Β ItΒ helps clubs

  • Beginner fishing tips to wet a line these school holidays

    The winter school holidays are almost here. School holidays are a great excuse to get the kids outdoors, enjoy some fresh air and take up a new hobby, like fishing!

  • New Minister for Fishing and Boating

    Photo: Minister Kilkenny pictured with VRFish Board member Franz Grasser (middle) and ARFF Chair Russell Conway (left). Sonya Kilkenny MP has taken on the role of Minister for Fishing and

  • Understanding our mako shark fishery

    Mako sharks are a popular target for game fishers along the Victorian coast. They are the world’s fastest shark, capable of bursts of speed close to 80km/hr and are infamous

  • And the winner is…

    Tom Matthews! Congratulations, Tom! Tom is the lucky winner of a $500 fishing store voucher after completing our latest advocacy survey. He was absolutely stoked to receive a call from

  • Last cast for river trout ahead of closed season

    The Queen’s birthday long weekend is our last chance to cast a line for wild trout in our rivers and streams before the annual closed season. Tuesday 14 June marks

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