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Bumper Snapper Guardians 2023 kicks off ‘super-stocking’ week
What an awesome turn-out for Snapper Guardians 2023 – with the biggest crowd in the event’s history coming down to help us release juvenile pink snapper into Cockburn Sound! What’s more it kicked off a ‘super…
Metro FADs in position and ready for great sportfishing action this summer and autumn!
Recfishwest is pleased to announce all of the metro Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) have now been deployed and are in position ready to fish providing great pelagic sportfishing options for this summer and autumn…
Snapper Guardians is back! Help us release 5,000 juvenile pink snapper into Cockburn Sound on Saturday 11 February!
Recfishwest is delighted to announce our 2023 Snapper Guardians community fish stocking event will go ahead this year at Woodman Point in Cockburn Sound on Saturday, 11 February following a two-year break. It is…
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…
Calls for new Feb/March peak dhufish spawning closure to apply all sectors
Fishing for bottom fish in the West Coast Bioregion has begun and many will be able to enjoy the quintessential West Aussie experience of getting out on the water fishing with families and friends and catching a…
Tips from the experts on how to avoid shark bite-off
All around Western Australia and particularly heading north of Geraldton, a lot of fishers know the frustration of losing prized hooked fish to sharks. Many of us have experienced the sickening thump on the line…
Scott’s Species – buffalo bream – buff, tough and a great species for kids
Buffalo bream Kyphosus cornelii (western buffalo bream) Eating: One star ID – Dark section on tail, with white colouration on extremities. Oval shaped, with silver to brownish sides. One of the fun things about…
Playing your part in ensuring a better future for west coast demersals
While many fishers are understandably frustrated by the Fisheries’ Minister’s final decision on the future management of the west coast demersal fishery, it is clear we all need to do what we can to ensure better…
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…