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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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March 04, 2021

Recfishwest’s 2021 partners, helping make fishing better

Recfishwest welcomes the support of our partners for 2021 — some new, some ongoing, but all with the common purpose — to help make fishing better. (more…)

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March 01, 2021

Rods and reels ready as the 2021 Salmon Slam competition gets underway

And, they’re off! With today marking the start of autumn and the official start of this year’s anticipated Salmon Slam, anglers in the south of the State are preparing their rods, reels and lures for the annual…

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February 25, 2021

Scott’s Species – pink snapper, a stunning favourite among recfishers

One of the most popular species for recreational fishers in WA, as they are found across a wide area and often school up in massive numbers, pink snapper offer exciting fishing opportunities. In this week’s…

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February 24, 2021

They’re coming! Get ready for the Awesome Autumn of Salmon 2021!

Last year, Recfishwest unfortunately had to cancel the 2020 Awesome Autumn of Salmon due to COVID-19 restrictions. (more…)

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