• Make fishing better in your local area

    There’s funding available through the Victorian Fisheries Authority if you have an idea to make fishing better in your local area. Maybe you’d like to see lighting installed at your

  • Crayfish stocked in Northern Victoria

    Over the summer break, our Chairman, Rob Loats, was thrilled to help the Victorian Fisheries Authority release 150 juvenile Murray spiny freshwater crayfish into the Little Murray at Swan Hill.

  • Conservation win as hundreds of zombie fish released

    Photo supplied by SEA LIFE Melbourne SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium have successfully released five hundred southern purple-spotted gudgeon into Cameron’s Creek near the Murray River. In partnership with the North Central

  • Cod Season Opens with New Club Launch

    Photo: VRFish Chair, Rob Loats, and Dungula Maniga Banga Club President, Freddy Morrison, wearing club colours Meet our newest Fishing Club Supporter member, Dungula Maniga Banga Inc. VRFish attended the

  • Care for our iconic Murray cod

    Murray Cod season opens on Friday 1 December 2023.

  • Partial closure of Portarlington Breakwater

    If you go fishing along the Portarlington breakwater, there are currently changes to access along the northern-arm of the breakwater. Following a recent inspection, Parks Victoria have closed a 200

  • We must unite to save Lake Bullen Merri!

    Do you enjoy fishing at Lake Bullen Merri? We need your help to save our lake! Lake Bullen Merri urgently needs recfishers and the local community to unite and address

  • Recycle Your Fishing Gear With Rig Recycle

    Photo: Rig Recycle, Tangaroa Blue We know how important litter management is to recreational fishers. In fact, in our 2022 Advocacy Priorities survey, it was identified as the top priority

  • Rebuilding Catfish Populations in Northern Victoria

    On 18-19 November 2023, VRFish teamed up with the Victorian Fisheries Authority (VFA), Casterton Angling Society Inc., and Glenelg Hopkins CMA to catch catfish on the Glenelg River and release

  • Fishing for Facts at Lake Colac

    Are you keen to wet a line at Lake Colac in the name of science? Researchers from Federation University Australia are seeking volunteers to help study the health of Lake

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