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Government’s six-month west coast demersal ban – an unreasonable, unnecessary overreach
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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
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West coast demersal changes – time to set right a broken fisheries policy with commercial licence buy-back scheme
From tomorrow (Wednesday 1 February) the west coast demersal fishery will be closed to recreational fishing until the end of March as part of new changes introduced by the Government in December (see below for more…
Land-based fishing access for Port Hedland goes to the next level – literally!
Thanks to an innovative jetty design, Port Hedland’s new land-based fishing platform will adapt perfectly to the ever-changing conditions, so land-based fishers won’t have to! What’s more, the Pilbara Ports…
Sun, smiles and fish aplenty – our SunSmart southern fishing clinics were a winner this summer
Whiting, herring, flounder, skippy, tarwhine and black bream were just some of the fantastic fish that put big smiles on the dials of our next generation of fishers taking part in our Southern Tour of SunSmart…
How Recfishwest’s Community Grants are improving fishing across WA in 2023
Whether fishing clubs or local business – community groups can achieve amazing things when they are backed in with support and resources with fishing the lifeblood of many regional communities. That is why…
Cape Naturaliste FADs now ready to fish as Statewide program gets green light
Recfishwest is pleased to announce that we’ve been able to deploy four FADs off Cape Naturaliste, with additional Perth Metro FADs to follow in the next couple of weeks. Following on from the success of the…
Feast your eyes on some of 2022’s best videos from some of WA’s most popular online fishers
We’ve reached out to some of WA’s most well-known fishers across YouTube and Instagram asking them to show us their favourite videos from 2022! The content they chose below showcases some of the year…
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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…
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