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Environmental watchdog backs protecting Exmouth Gulf’s wilderness fishing experience
Carefully observing the extended sand flat’s clear waters for predators patrolling the shallows. Permit, bonefish, giant herring, queenfish and many brute trevally species are lurking nearby, ready to take your fly…
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Scott’s Species – baldchin groper, bullocking beasts with protruding teeth
Found from Busselton to Coral Bay usually, slow-growing baldchin groper are a favourite with shore and boat anglers in WA and are a fascinating fish, writes Western Angler editor Scott Coghlan in this week’s…
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Apply for Round 12 of Recfishwest’s Community Grants program
Community groups can achieve amazing things, especially with a little support. (more…)
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Spring into freshwater fishing with the help of an angling expert
Whether it’s at dams, rivers or streams, Recfishwest Operations Officer Sam Russell is among WA’s almost 8,000 freshwater fishing licence holders who love chasing trout across the South West. (more…)
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Shark deterrent study makes headway in tackling WA’s frustrating bite-off issue
A recfishing licence-funded project exploring shark deterrent technology to address the mounting shark issue in WA’s north has delivered positive results. (more…)
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Bagging ‘broodstock’ breeders to keep the barra flowing into Lake Kununurra
I cast a paddletail plastic, with a weedless hook and flasher, at a rock bar along the banks of the Lower Ord, writes Recfishwest Communications Officer Zach Relph. One crank of the reel, then let the paddletail…
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Have your say on proposed Ammo Jetty designs to make sure it continues to be a metro fishing icon
The old Ammo Jetty is one of Perth’s most iconic fishing spots, with generations of metro fishers wetting a line from the structure for more than 30 years. (more…)
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Pilbara fishing community flex fishing and science muscles at the 2021 Dampier Classic
A bonanza of fishing, science and kids activities was a great showcase for the strength and pride of the Dampier fishing community at last weekend’s Dampier Classic. (more…)
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Scott’s Species – tailor, tough predators with razor teeth
From beaches, to rivers and estuaries, tailor are a special species that many WA fishers value dearly, especially for those based along the State’s west coast. In this week’s edition of Scott’s…
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