What's Happening
Government’s six-month west coast demersal ban – an unreasonable, unnecessary overreach
Read our reaction to the Government's decision here
Read more hereWest Coast Demersal Expert Working Group
Read about the group of fishing experts we brought together and the input they provided to help us develop our package of west coast demersal scalefish recommendations
News
View all
Government’s six-month west coast demersal ban an unreasonable, unnecessary overreach
Recfishwest is deeply disappointed by the Fisheries Minister’s decision to impose a six-month ban on west coast demersal fishing. Recfishwest has always supported action but shutting out 700,000 West Australians…
Exploring fishing opportunities in helping control the spread of redclaw in WA’s north
Redclaw might look and taste similar to their delicious southern freshwater cousins, but unlike marron they are not native to Western Australia and are classified as a pest species. Not only are they invasive…
Scott’s Species — Sand whiting, great fun and easily accessible for the whole family
Sand whiting Sillago vittata Eating: 4.5 stars ID – Narrow bars of brown spots across the back. The ubiquitous sand whiting. Rarely the target of a day’s fishing, but prolific, fun to catch and fantastic…
Volunteers bringing fishing joy to people with disabilities honoured at Fishability Awards night
Fishing is a treasured lifestyle for more than 700,000 people across WA — and we strongly believe everyone should be able to have access to it, including fishers with disabilities. That is why Recfishwest is …
Exmouth’s King Reef – from barren seafloor to a world-class fishing hotspot
From a featureless seafloor to a flourishing marine oasis where fishing world records are being broken – King Reef in Exmouth has become a fishing haven in less than four years. Since six large, repurposed steel…
Metro abalone season dates announced
The four dates of the upcoming West Coast abalone season have been announced, so get ready to get geared up for abs! Over the upcoming summer season, recreational abalone fishing will take place over one-hour…
Fishing in WA
Read More
Scott’s Spots
Interested in some new fishing spots? Check out some of Scott’s favourite places to fish!
Scott’s Species
Check out all past Scott’s Species articles to learn how to catch many different sensational fish!
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.
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.
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…
Safety
Recfishwest represents the interests of 750,000 recreational fishers in Western Australia.
Follow Us at #recfishwest
Instagram
Our Partners
Acknowledgement of Country
Recfishwest acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land and sea, and we pay our respect to Elders past, present and future. We recognise the strength, resilience and capacity of traditional custodians in managing and caring for the land and sea. We acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to life in Western Australia.