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Angel ring saves man's life at Quobba
A timely reminder to take proper precautions if you choose to fish off the rocks -no fish is worth risking you life for
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July 02, 2024
Check out the stunning marine life brimming around the artificial reefs off Mandurah and Perth!
Check this out, metro fishers – large schools of fish being spotted on our Perth “Fish Towers” and Mandurah artificial reefs picked up by our latest scientific monitoring using baited underwater cameras…
June 26, 2024
King of the Reef crown and $15k up for grabs in Exmouth Fishing for Science comp!
To celebrate the spectacular fishing on offer at Exmouth’s King Reef, Recfishwest is teaming up with Woodside Energy and the Exmouth Game Fishing Club to deliver the ’King of the Reef’ Fishing for Science…
June 18, 2024
Senior Police Sergeant says fishing safety angel ring saved man’s life at Quobba
A Carnarvon senior police officer at the centre of a risky rescue of a fisher washed off the rocks on our Mid-West coastline said the man would not be alive had he not been kept afloat by an angel ring –…
June 07, 2024
Gascoyne’s spectacular fishing on full display at Carnar-Fin Fishing Competition!
Hundreds of local community members and more than 250 fishers flocked to Carnarvon to experience the highly anticipated Carnar-Fin Fishing Competition. Since its inception in 1992, Carnar-Fin has become an annual…
May 31, 2024
Get your marine park submissions in by June 16 to defend access to our cherished fishing spots
Recfishwest is urging ALL FISHERS who care about protecting access to cherished fishing spots to make a South Coast Marine Parks submission before the June 16 deadline. Whether you live and fish on the South Coast…
May 30, 2024
Fishing families flock to Denham for 2024 Shark Bay Fiesta!
For the 29th year running, the coastal town of Denham swelled in size for the hugely popular Shark Bay Fiesta that celebrates the fantastic fishing on offer in the Gascoyne region. Recfishwest joined the Denham…
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July 14, 2021
Scott’s Spots
Interested in some new fishing spots? Check out some of Scott’s favourite places to fish!
July 14, 2021
Scott’s Species
Check out all past Scott’s Species articles to learn how to catch many different sensational fish!
July 14, 2021
Freshwater stocking locations
Trout are stocked each year in WA to provide anglers a unique opportunity to chase this prized fish amongst some of nature’s finest backdrops in our southern forests. Find out where they’re being stocked.
January 06, 2021
Metro FADs fighting fit as sportfishing action off Perth heats up
Big dolphinfish, wahoo, tuna and even a black marlin sighting, it’s safe to say the metropolitan fish aggregating devices (FADs) are producing unreal fishing action this season.
April 02, 2020
Marine Parks Mapping Now a Feature of Recfishwest App
Version 3 of Recfishwest’s popular and trusted Smartphone App launched recently with new features built in to make your fishing even more stress free than before. The new version of the App has a new feature to…
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