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31 Jan 2025 Land a free fishing guide for summer adventures
Victorian anglers can reel in the free 2025 Recreational Fishing Guide, available for free from hundreds of outlets including bait and tackle shops.
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28 Jan 2025 Record stocking helping threatened fish
The Victorian Government is bolstering fish stocks in 11 waterways across regional Victoria, helping to improve the populations of threatened fish species.
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17 Jan 2025 Plenty of fish thanks to record stocking
Victorian fishers are in for a bumper season, with more chances to hook, line and sinker a Murray cod thanks to 10 years of record fish stocking by the Victorian Government.
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09 Jan 2025 Fisheries Officers catch New Year abalone thieves
In a remote part of East Gippsland, four men from interstate have been apprehended with allegedly more than 1,000 blacklip abalone in one of the largest illegal hauls of the last decade.
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04 Dec 2024 Remarkable Rocklands delivers magic metre cod
A south-west Victorian angler has reeled in the catch of a lifetime, winning the Victorian Fisheries Authority’s “Rocklands Metery” competition and a $1000 tackle voucher.
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28 Nov 2024 New boat ramp means easier launching at Laanecoorie
A revamped concrete boat ramp at Laanecoorie Reservoir’s Brownbill Reserve has opened today making getting out onto the water easier for Victorian families.
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27 Nov 2024 Bumper Murray cod season opens this weekend
Some of Victoria’s most popular inland fishing spots will be drawcards for anglers this weekend when the annual Murray cod fishing season opens on Sunday.
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25 Nov 2024 Putting more mussel into Victoria's seafood industry
The Victorian Government is expanding the state’s thriving aquaculture sector by opening up an additional 369 hectares of water for farming in Port Phillip’s aquaculture reserves – boosting Victoria’s seafood industry.
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14 Nov 2024 Ramping up plans to open Tarago Reservoir for fishing
The location of the new boat ramp at Tarago Reservoir has now been finalised, with a site off North Jindivick Road chosen as the Victorian Government opens fishing access to the West Gippsland reservoir.
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08 Nov 2024 Construction kicks off on Arcadia hatchery expansion
Work has begun to triple the size of the Arcadia Native Fish Hatchery near Shepparton, backed by a $15 million investment from the Victorian Government.