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02 Mar 2023 Devilbend a freshwater hotspot on the Mornington Peninsula
Devilbend Reservoir on the Mornington Peninsula has received its first fish stocking of 2023 with the release of catchable size brown trout today, part of the Victorian Government’s ongoing mission to further improve fishing.
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28 Feb 2023 Learn to fish at free VicFishKids clinics
The Victorian Government is reeling in the next generation of recreational fishers through several free VicFishKids events over the next few months.
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27 Feb 2023 Get Hooked on Lakes Entrance fish and seafood
If you love fresh Victorian seafood and the idea of a road trip on a long weekend then get along to the free Hooked on Lakes Entrance event on Sunday, 12 March.
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20 Feb 2023 World's brightest fishing minds meet in Melbourne
The world’s foremost recreational fishing experts from 21 countries have descended on the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre for the 10th World Recreational Fishing Conference (WRFC).
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13 Feb 2023 Illegal fishers fined, lose car and boat
Two men and a woman have been fined a combined $24,000 and had their car, boat and trailer forfeited for using a large illegal net to take 100 fish in a remote East Gippsland river last year.
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08 Feb 2023 Ultimate Fishing Expo and Conference fast approaching
Recreational fishers of all ages will converge on Melbourne later this month when two exciting events are held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
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05 Jan 2023 Illegal abalone haul off Brighton on New Years Eve
While hundreds of people were preparing to welcome in 2023 last weekend, Fisheries Officers were on deck looking after our bay fishery and thousands of anglers enjoying all it has to offer.
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03 Jan 2023 Boat seized off Point Wilson for illegal abalone haul
Most recreational fishers fish sustainably and abide by catch limits however two people have been apprehended in Port Phillip Bay and had their six-metre boat seized for allegedly taking more than ten times the daily bag limit of abalone.
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20 Dec 2022 New horizons for stocked bass and perch fisheries
The Victorian Government has delivered an early Christmas present for recreational fishers by stocking more than 560,000 Australian bass and estuary perch into nearly 30 lakes and rivers, including seven waterways for the first time.
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12 Dec 2022 Register now for world's biggest fishing conference
Early bird registrations are being encouraged for the 10th World Recreational Fishing Conference (WRFC10), which is coming to Melbourne, Australia, from 20-22 February 2023.