News Archive
Giving bream fishing in the Swan more mussel
A new trial project by Murdoch University will be providing valuable evidence to support future habitat enhancement and restoration projects in our estuaries. The project is to encourage the growth of black bream’s…
Creating seagrass pastures anew for Cockburn Sound
Last weekend, recfishing families joined Ozfish Unlimited at the Cockburn Power Boats Association to take part in an exciting seagrass restoration project called ‘Seeds for Snapper’. The project aims to reseed…
The next cab off the rank – new artificial reef announced for Carnarvon
In exciting news for recfishers living in or visiting the Gascoyne, a new artificial reef funded through a $300,000 Recreational Fishing Initiatives Fund grant is to be deployed off the Carnarvon coast. (more…)
New metro FADs are a go!
Six new FADs have been deployed off the Perth coast, marking off a huge milestone in establishing Recfishwest’s three-year State-wide FADs trial. And, after only three weeks in the water, they’re…
Swan River’s First Mussel Reef Trial
Great fishing experiences rely on plentiful fish stocks and healthy and productive aquatic ecosystems. This is especially true in estuarine environments, which act as nursery habitat for many key fishing species as…
Trial FADs network launch opens up new sport fishing options for WA
Yesterday, Recfishwest joined Fisheries Minister Dave Kelly in Fremantle to announce the launch of a trial State-wide fish aggregation device (FADs) network. We have been working closely with local fishing clubs to…
Fabulous FADs open up a wealth of sport fishing opportunities
Working in conjunction with local fishing clubs, Recfishwest is developing and deploying a network of Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) off the coast of the Perth metro and WA regional centres as part of a three-year…
Get geared up and ready for the whites’ run
It’s coming up to that time of year, when many fishers will be dusting off their cray pots and loops in readiness for the annual ‘whites run’, a time when hauls of tasty crays (WA rock lobster) are pulled freshly…
Doubts about trout? Check this out
For some recfishers, freshwater angling has remained elusive. This is often because they are apprehensive about paying for a freshwater licence and stepping blindly into the ‘foreign world’ of the freshwater fish…
Give your community a fishing boost!
Round 10 of the Recfishwest Community Grants is still open for fishers! We want your applications for projects to improve fishing for your community. Previous successful projects receiving Community Grants funding…
Lake Kununurra brimming over with barra
There has been more great news for WA barra fishers with an extra 100,000 juvenile barra released into Lake Kununurra last week and another 100,000 fish released this week, taking the total number of barramundi…
Recfishers’ views sought on Gascoyne pink snapper management plan
Recfishers are being encouraged to have their say on a draft pink snapper management recovery plan for the Gascoyne region. (more…)
Recfishers bag out with a difference in Mandurah
Recfishers showed Mandurah waterways some TLC on the weekend by taking part in Mandurah’s Reel It In clean-up event, picking up and bagging up discarded rubbish. Clean machines: Recfishers getting their hands dirty…
Have your say on the future requirements for boat safety equipment
Recfishwest is fully committed to promoting safe fishing and providing safe fishing education. (more…)
Kids, community and fishing all win in Kalbarri Whiting Comp
Nearly 400 kids flocked to Chinaman’s beach in Kalbarri to fish in the town’s annual Kids’ Whiting Competition run by the Kalbarri Offshore and Angling Club. (more…)
Charter boat crayfishing changes promoting WA cray tourism
In good news for recreational fishers, especially those who don’t have the means to catch a feed of crays – such as non-boat owners, young children, families, the elderly or people with disabilities …
Taking the Westport Taskforce to task on its environmental credentials around Cockburn Sound
Last week, the Westport Taskforce released a project update spruiking Westport’s environmental credentials. (more…)
Recfishwest’s Community Grant Program Round 10 – applications now open
The Recfishwest community grant program is designed to enable community-based groups to undertake projects that provide a benefit to recreational fishing in their local area. This program directly supports…