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July 29, 2021

Help us make fishing better by becoming a Recfishwest member for just $10!

Whether you love catching pinkies on plastics in Cockburn Sound, snaring magic marron in south west dams, taming brute barra in the Kimberley or simply catching a feed of herring with your kids off the jetty — if…

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July 26, 2021

Scott’s Species – dogtooth tuna, a bucket list pelagic

Dogtooth, or doggies as many anglers call them, are one of the most prized gamefish in the world, writes Western Angler editor Scott Coghlan. For many fishos, myself included, doggies are a bucket list capture…

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July 21, 2021

Maxing up marron – 50,000 more stocked in South West dams!

Last week, Recfishwest joined Aquafarms at Waroona Dam to release 20,000 one-year-old marron as part of an exciting stocking program backed by the Recreational Fishing Initiatives Fund (RFIF). (more…)

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July 20, 2021

ONE MILLION! Magic milestone hit with Lake Kununurra barra release

A safe and accessible waterbody in the Kimberley abundant with hefty barra, some measuring more than 1m, sounds like the stuff dreams are made of. (more…)

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July 12, 2021

Help release the one millionth barra into Lake Kununurra!

Kununurra community members and holidaymakers are being invited to roll their sleeves up and help release juvenile barramundi at a momentous community fish release event this weekend. (more…)

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July 12, 2021

Scott’s Species – black marlin, a fearless bluewater predator

In this week’s Scott’s Species, published exclusively on Recfishwest’s website, Western Angler editor Scott Coghlan takes an in-depth look at a revered game fishing species — black marlin. Species…

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July 06, 2021

Scott’s Species – barracuda, a fish not sought by many

This species shares its first five letters with the world-renowned barramundi. However, this ‘barra’, the barracuda, doesn’t share the same reputation among the fishing community. Read Western…

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June 30, 2021

Port Hedland community excited by potential artificial reef prospect

Port Hedland’s avid fishing community is buzzing with the prospect of an artificial reef potentially being installed in the town’s coastal waters, creating new fish habitat and new fishing opportunities. (more…

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June 29, 2021

Reviewing the State-wide FADs trial program – two years on

There’s just one year left in the three-year State-wide fish aggregating devices (FADs) trial program, which has unlocked new sportfishing opportunities across WA from Broome to Albany. (more…)

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