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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…
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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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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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