All posts tagged "fishing Victoria"
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Making Fish Habitat Better in the Corangamite Catchment
VRFish are elated to have partnered with the Corangamite Catchment Management Authority (CMA) and OzFish Unlimited to restore habitat in the Corangamite catchment as part of the Australian Government’s Fisheries Habitat Restoration Program. The Barwon River Habitat Restoration Project...
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Fishing as Exercise Allowed Under Lockdown
Visit the Victorian Coronavirus website for more information. On Thursday, Acting Premier James Merlino announced a circuit breaker 7-day lockdown in response to the latest Covid outbreak in Victoria. Since the announcement, we’ve had enquiries from recfishers asking “can...
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Grants Open for Clubs through Sport and Recreation
Last year, VRFish was endorsed as a State Sport and Recreation Body by Sport and Recreation Victoria which unlocks much-needed funding for our member fishing clubs and associations. Sport and Recreation Victoria have announced that applications are now open...
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Get out fishing this Easter!
We’re encouraging recfishers to get outdoors and wet a line over the Easter long weekend and school holidays! There has never been a better time to be a Victorian recfisher with plenty of great fishing opportunities across the state....
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New Slot Limit for Black Bream in the Gippsland Lakes
On 1 April 2021, the Victorian Fisheries Authority introduced a slot limit of 28-38cm for black bream caught in the Gippsland Lakes and its tributaries. It’s expected that the new slot limit will ensure more breeding black bream will...
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Call 13FISH to report illegal fishing activity
Every Victorian recreational fisher can help to stamp out illegal fishing by making reports to the Victorian Fisheries Authority by calling ๐ญ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฆ๐ (13 3474). Save the number in your phone before your next fishing trip and remember that every...
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Responsible Camping Rules on Crown Land
VRFish is encouraging all recreational fishers to have their say on the proposed regulations that legislate camping on licenced Crown land water frontages. The proposed regulations will allow recreational fishers to soon camp alongside our brilliant waterways while wetting...
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Fish Stocking Set to Increase
Fish stocking across the state is set to reach new levels together with the exciting construction of a new native fish hatchery at Arcadia. During the current stocking season, the Victorian Fisheries Authority have stocked a record breaking 8-million...
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We Often See Opposition to Fishing – How about a Fishing Opposition?
VRFish joined 30 Liberal and National Party parliamentary members at Hastings on Wednesday for a Westernport KG session. Blustery conditions and wind against tide couldnโt dampen the parliamentary members enthusiasm to soak up a sunrise on Westernport Bay and...
