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  • 07 Aug 2023 Goulburn anglers score free fishing festival

    Local and visiting recreational fishers across the Goulburn region will mark the opening of trout season at the free Goulburn Fishing Festival on Saturday 2 September.

  • 26 Jul 2023 Fisheries collaboration to crack code on endangered fish

    A collaborative new research project will bring together fisheries experts from across Australia and abroad to work jointly on re-establishing wild populations of the endangered native Macquarie perch.

  • 26 Jul 2023 Free forums to dive into local fishing and boating

    Recreational fishers and boaters from all corners of the state will again have the chance to discuss their much-loved pastimes and share ideas to make fishing even better at a series of free Fishing and Boating Forums.

  • 11 Jul 2023 More grants reeling in bright fishing future

    Victorian recreational fishers will enjoy even better angling opportunities in the years ahead thanks to 12 new projects funded through the reinvestment of fishing licence fees, made possible by the State Government.

  • 26 Jun 2023 Control area to continue protecting abalone stocks

    Measures to protect south-west Victoria’s abalone stocks will remain in place for at least another 12 months, with a 30-kilometre zone south of Portland to remain closed to abalone fishing until 30 June, 2024.

  • 21 Jun 2023 Super school holidays trout stocking

    There’s more fishing fun in stock for everyone this school holidays, with thousands of rainbow trout stocked in more than 80 lakes across Victoria thanks to the Victorian Government.

  • 06 Jun 2023 Helping tomorrow's little anglers get hooked on fishing

    The Victorian Government is giving Victoria’s next generation of recreational fishers the opportunity to get hooked on fishing, with free Little Angler Kits for kids across Victoria.

  • 25 May 2023 Countdown on to start catching freshwater crayfish

    This year’s three-month freshwater cray fishing season will begin Thursday, 1 June, with recreational fishers north of the Great Dividing Range already setting their sights on catching the Murray spiny crayfish.

  • 23 May 2023 Free open day at Snobs Creek Hatchery

    The Victorian Fisheries Authority will host a free open day on Sunday 25 June at its Snobs Creek fish hatchery near Eildon, opening its doors and welcoming visitors on the first weekend of the school holidays.

  • 19 May 2023 Toolondo trout stocking boosts local fishery

    One of Victoria’s top trout fisheries is on the road to recovery with thousands of brown trout yearlings stocked into Lake Toolondo in the state’s west, thanks to the State Government.