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March 22, 2021

Scott’s Species – queen snapper, an eye-catching hard-fighter

For Western Angler editor Scott Coghlan, queen snapper are an awesome species to target for a host of reasons. Scott takes a closer look at queen snapper, and their eye-catching blue and yellow striped colouration…

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March 16, 2021

Sensational south coast fishing on show at Esperance’s biggest fishing event

Samson fish tipping the scales at more than 20kg, eye-catching harlequin fish, snapper and breaksea cod — who wouldn’t want to make the most of the excellent fishing Esperance has to offer? (more…)

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March 15, 2021

Scott’s Species – King George whiting, a fish fit for royals

Named after Albany’s King George Sound, King George whiting are an absolute favourite for inshore southern fishers, writes Western Angler editor Scott Coghlan in this week’s edition of Scott’s…

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March 12, 2021

WA’s game fishing spotlight to shine on Exmouth at annual GAMEX

Game fishers from across the State are readying their rods, reels and lures to chase billfish and pelagics during the latest edition of WA’s premier fishing competition — GAMEX. (more…)

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March 12, 2021

Salmon Slam 2021’s first phase winners enjoy spoils of fun-filled fishing!

Passionate fisher Nathan Woods has claimed a suite of awesome fishing prizes, after taking out the Salmon Slam’s first phase open category. (more…)

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March 10, 2021

Cast a vote in the 2021 State Election: How your vote could affect your fishing

With the 2021 State Election only days away, many fishers are asking how each political party is proposing to make fishing better over the next term of Government, if elected. (more…)

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March 10, 2021

Luke’s ‘Jango’ design lures in Halco and Recfishwest lure competition victory

For recently turned eight-year-old fisher Luke Scanlon, winning the Recfishwest-Halco 2020 ‘Design Your Own Lure’ competition was a welcome extra birthday present — and he’s super-excited for Recfishwest members to…

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March 09, 2021

Proposed Buccaneer Archipelago marine parks update

Recfishwest CEO Dr Andrew Rowland, Operations Manager Leyland Campbell and Operations Lead Matt Gillett  have met with members of the Broome and Derby fishing communities to listen to local views on the proposed…

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March 08, 2021

Scott’s Species – queenfish, a stunning silver speedster

Aggressive and fast — queenfish are a classic northern sportfish, writes Western Angler editor Scott Coghlan in this week’s edition of Scott’s Species. (more…)

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