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Marine parks information sessions

A SERIES of information sessions on the proposed federal marine parks for the east coast are currently being held in NSW as part of a three-month public consultation process...

Prokop steps down from Recfishwest

THE CEO of WA peak rec fishing body Recfishwest, Frank Prokop, is stepping down from his position in January 2012.

Fishing leaders workshop looks to the future

Pic: Dr Ben Diggles

TWELVE future recreational fishing leaders recently attended a joint Qld/NSW workshop at North Keppel Island...

Tuna turn it on at White Sands Tournament

The crew of Beefa II and angler Domenic Cimilio boated a pending Australian record 97.2kg big eye tuna during the event.

THE Jervis Bay Game Fishing Club's Annual Okuma White Sands Tournament was held last weekend...

COMMENT: Salmon netting disgrace!

This decision, which has been approved by state Fisheries Minister Katrina Hodgkinson, is a slap in the face to NSW's 1 million anglers...

Cairns in 2011: Marlin are the big winners

I FISHED the 1974/5/6 Cairns marlin seasons and returned this year to observe the changes that have taken place over the last 35 years...

Blitz events account for tonne of carp

Fly fisher Peter Hanrahan with his 9.17kg (20.5lb) carp caught on a Woolly Bugger.

ANGLERS from Bathurst and Sofala in western NSW recently removed over a tonne of carp from their local waterways.

Murray cod season set to re-open

Pic: Scott Thomas

THE Murray cod fishing season in NSW re-opens on Thursday December 1, following the annual three-month breeding closure...

Netters get green light to decimate salmon

COMMERCIAL netters in NSW have been given the go ahead to take up to 3 tonnes of Australian salmon per day...

Free 2012 fishing calendar

THE NSW Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI) has showcased the state's top fishing photographs in the 2012 NSW Recreational Fishing Calendar...

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