Resources

Below are a list of useful resources we've compiled to assist women interested in getting into recreational fishing.

Introductory guide

• Why go fishing? [PDF File - 4.2 MB] This document includes some of the basics about fishing, including benefits, common terminologies, how-to guides and tips and tricks.

Location guides

• Family fishing lakes [PDF File - 13.1 MB]
• East Gippsland [PDF File - 2.0 MB]
• Western Port Bay [PDF File - 2.6 MB]
• Port Phillip Bay [PDF File - 2.2 MB]

Women in Recreational Fishing newsletter

• Volume 1 - May 2018 [PDF File - 5.3 MB]

Fish facts

• Australian bass [PDF File - 298.0 KB]
• Brown trout [PDF File - 262.7 KB]
• Chinook salmon [PDF File - 270.8 KB]
• Estuary perch [PDF File - 292.4 KB]
• Golden perch [PDF File - 312.4 KB]
• Murray cod [PDF File - 241.1 KB]
• Rainbow trout [PDF File - 346.1 KB]