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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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 09 Dec 2022 Melbourne the ultimate fishing festival in February

    Melbourne will be the global capital of recreational fishing for five festival-filled days in February 2023 having won the rights to host the tenth World Recreational Fishing Conference (WRFC), which will include the complementary Ultimate Fishing Expo, at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.

  • 28 Nov 2022 Stay safe for Murray cod season opening this week

    Recreational fishers are being encouraged to check waterway conditions before they leave home ahead of the opening of Murray cod season later this week on Thursday 1 December.

  • 04 Nov 2022 Rocklands water release for Lake Toolondo

    Lake Toolondo in the Wimmera will receive a water allocation from Rocklands Reservoir.

  • 03 Nov 2022 Boat seized for illegal whiting haul at St Leonards

    Most recreational fishers do the right thing and abide by catch limits that keep our booming whiting, snapper and calamari fisheries sustainable however three men have been apprehended at St Leonards and had their fibreglass boat seized for allegedly taking more than the daily bag limit of King George whiting.

  • 31 Oct 2022 New shellfish reef to boost fishing in the bay

    The Victorian Government is continuing to create more recreational fishing opportunities in Port Phillip with a $50,000 contribution to a proposed new shellfish reef off Kerferd Road pier in Albert Park.