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FADs photo competition – all the info you need to know!
To celebrate the great fishing opportunities at FADs currently between Albany and Jurien Bay (more to come at other locations soon), we’re giving away some quality prizes thanks to Richter Lures and Madfish…
It’s official – fishing really is good for you and the economy – national fishing survey confirms!
A national recreational fishing snapshot proves what all fishers already know – fishing is really good for well-being and health as well as for our State and national economies! The National Social and Economic…
Recfishwest’s position on fishing for large sharks from popular beaches
Given ongoing public discussion on shark fishing from popular beaches and, in light of some Local Government Authorties stepping out of their jurisdiction seeking to ban some fishing activities, this is Recfishwest…
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…
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