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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…
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…
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…)
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…)
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…)
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…
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…
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…
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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