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Impacts of fishing pressure
Building understanding amongst fishers
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Tracking trout fishery performance
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Bankside vegetation and water temperatures
Role of stocking in recovery
How riparian vegetation supports aquatic insects resulting in better trout fishing
Fixed river marker trial in Lake Eildon
Protecting trout and stocking at Lake Wendouree
Victorian pilchards for recreational fishing
Rock lobster tagging program
Bushfire fish response plan
VRFish Advocacy and Representation Review
Small fish matter!
Changes for yabby fishing gear
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Record 8 million fish stocking
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Stocking fish in farm dams
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Go Fishing - Western Port
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The Pelican's Pick
Better Boating Victoria
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Large Grants Program Guidelines and Conditions
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RFLTAC terms of reference
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Recreational Fishing and Camping Facilities Program
Women in Recreational Fishing & Boating
Meet your WIRF leaders
Resources
Women in Recreational Fishing survey results
Women in Recreational Fishing and Boating Leadership Program 2023
Rock fishing safety
Be safe when rock fishing
GoFishVic App
GoFishVic - App features and benefits
Clubs and Associations
Nibbles Newsletter
Statewide Recreational Roundtable
Chairperson's Summary #66
Chairperson's Summary #65
Chairperson's Summary #64
Chairperson's Summary #63
Chairperson's Summary #62
Chairperson's Summary #61
Chairperson's Summary #60
SRFR Meeting #59 - Friday 3 July 2020
SRFR Meeting #58 - 17 April 2020
SRFR Meeting #57 - 29 November 2019
SRFR Meeting #56 - 13 September 2019
SRFR Meeting #55 - 28 June 2019
SRFR Meeting #54 - 29 March 2019
SRFR Meeting #53 - 9 December 2018
SRFR Meeting #52 - 7 September 2018
SRFR Meeting #51 - 15 June 2018
SRFR Meeting #50 - 23 March 2018
SRFR Meeting #49 - 24 November 2017
SRFR Meeting #48 - 8 September 2017
SRFR Meeting #47 - 2 June 2017
SRFR Meeting #46 - 17 March 2017
SRFR Meeting #45 - 25 November 2016
SRFR Meeting #44 - 9 September 2016
SRFR Meeting #43 - 1 June 2016
SRFR Meeting #42 - 18 March 2016
SRFR Meeting #41 - 4 December 2015
SRFR Meeting #40 - 11 September 2015
SRFR Meeting #39 - 5 June 2015
SRFR Meeting #38 - 13 March 2015
SRFR Meeting #37 - 3 December 2014
SRFR Meeting #36 - 12 September 2014
SRFR Meeting #35 - 13 June 2014
SRFR Meeting #34 - 14 March 2014
SRFR Meeting #33 - 13 December 2013
SRFR Meeting #32 - 13 September 2013
Fishing licence
Find a Licence Outlet
Recreational Fishing Cards
Your fishing licence fees at work
Reciprocal licences for Lake Hume
Victorian Recreational Licence Review 2019/20
Recreational Fishing Licence Strategic Plan
Recreational Fishing Guide
About the Guide
The guide in languages other than English
Recreational Fishing Code of Conduct
Fishing definitions
Water definitions
Rule reminders
Size and bag limits
Measures and rulers
Permitted fishing equipment
Marine fishing equipment
Using equipment in marine waters
Inland fishing equipment
Using equipment in inland (freshwater) waters
Illegal fishing equipment
Bait and berley
Waters with fishing restrictions
Marine waters with fishing restrictions
Aquaculture fisheries reserves
Marine national parks and sanctuaries
Shipwreck protected zones
Intertidal zone fishing restrictions
Inland waters with fishing restrictions
Trout and salmon specific regulations
Staying safe when fishing
Eating your catch safely
Being a responsible fisher
Photographing fish to be released
Recreational fishing application for smartphones
Useful contacts and further information
Go Fishing Victoria
Women in Recreational Fishing and Boating
Meet your WIRF leaders
Resources
Women in Recreational Fishing survey results
Women in Recreational Fishing and Boating Leadership Program 2023
Improved angler access to Crown Land
Better Boating Victoria
A new native fish hatchery - future-proofing your fishing
Establishing a new native fish hatchery FAQs
Native fishing in urban lakes
More fishing platforms and cleaning tables
Better on-water access in lakes
Gippsland Lakes is now net free
Frequently asked questions
Target One Million - Phase 1
Fishing area opens at Dartmouth Pondage
Developing Rocklands Reservoir as a native fishery
Toolondo Reservoir
Frequently asked questions
New trout cod fisheries
Great bass fishing at Blue Rock Lake
Better Fishing Facilities Grants Program
The nets are coming out of the bay
Stronger Fishing Clubs grants program
Successful Stronger Fishing Clubs grants
Stronger Fishing Clubs - Defibrillator grants program
Marine stocking program
Target One Million budget 2015-2019
Record fish stocking of 6 million
Hazelwood Pondage barramundi fishery
Hazelwood barramundi frequently asked questions
Tourism Strategy
Fish stocking boost
Recreational Fisheries Management
Water release for Lake Toolondo
Gippsland Lakes Recreational Fishery Plan
Dusky flathead stocking trial in the Gippsland Lakes
Macquarie perch recovery
Recovering Macquarie perch in bushfire affected areas
Wild Trout Fisheries Management Program
Wild Trout Population Survey 2014
Summer temperature impacts
Wild trout populations and breeding
Impacts of fishing pressure
Building understanding amongst fishers
Trout Conference videos 2015
Tracking trout fishery performance
Contributions from Lake Eildon
Bankside vegetation and water temperatures
Role of stocking in recovery
How riparian vegetation supports aquatic insects resulting in better trout fishing
Fixed river marker trial in Lake Eildon
Protecting trout and stocking at Lake Wendouree
Victorian pilchards for recreational fishing
Rock lobster tagging program
Bushfire fish response plan
VRFish Advocacy and Representation Review
Small fish matter!
Changes for yabby fishing gear
Recreational Pipi Fishery
Recreational Pipi Fishery - Chinese
Recreational Pipi Fishery - Vietnamese
Toxins in Venus Bay pipis
Toxins in Venus Bay pipis - Chinese
Toxins in Venus Bay pipis - Vietnamese
Year-round Murray cod fishing in western Victoria
Freshwater Fisheries Management Updates
Murray cod movement - Upper Goulburn River
Maribyrnong River native fish revival
Events
VicFishKids 2023
Snobs Creek Hatchery Open Day
Goulburn Fishing Festival 2023
Catch a trophy trout on opening weekend
Fish Stocking
Record 10 million fish stocked
School holiday trout stocking
Fish stocking database
Search by Water only
Search by Species only
Search by Species and Water
Search Date Range for Species Summary
Search Month, Summary by Species
See Waters Last Stocking Map
See Salmonid Releases
See Native Fish Releases
Fish Stocking Reporting
Salmonid fish releases
Native Fish Releases
New horizons for stocked bass and perch
Record 8 million fish stocking
Stocking Summary
Fish stocking strategy
Snobs Creek Fish Production Advisory Board
Meet the Snobs Creek Advisory Board
Snobs Creek Fish Hatchery Strategic Plan 2021-26
Stocking fish in farm dams
Marine Stocking in Victoria
Managing Recreational Trout Fisheries
Murray Cod Million Lake Eildon
Chinook salmon fisheries return
Eastern King Prawn Stocking in Lake Tyers
Inland Estuary Perch Fisheries
Building Northern Native Fisheries
Fishing locations
Inland Angling Guide
Introduction
Background
Glossary
Special Articles
Australian Grayling
Blue-green algae
Brown Trout Habitat
Central Highlands Region Storages
Dwarf Galaxias
Fish Senses
Fishways
Freshwater Fish Habitat
Junior Angling
Lamprey
The Murray River
Murray River (NSW)
Red Worms in Fish
Saline Pools in Rivers
Saline Wedges in Estuaries
Sedimentation of Waterways
Spotted Tree Frog
Thermal Stratification
Water Salinity
Recreational Fishing Reefs
Kingfish reefs in Port Phillip
Corio Bay Rocky Reefs
Shellfish Reefs revitalisation
Shore Based Recreational Fishing Reefs
Boat Based Reefs
Port Phillip Bay Reef Transcript
East Gippsland Recreational Fishing Reefs
Torquay Offshore Recreational Fishing Reef
Northern Victoria Inland Fishing Maps
Lower Goulburn
Upper Goulburn
Broken Creek
Mallee
Avoca
Campaspe
Lower Loddon
Upper Loddon
King River
Buckland River
Ovens
Mitta Mitta
Upper Murray
Kiewa River
Hopkins River
Go Fishing - Western Port
Go Fishing - Port Phillip Bay
Devilbend Reservoir
Fishing tips & tricks
The Pelican's Pick
Better Boating Victoria
Recreational Fishing Grants Program
Small Grants Program
Intermediate Grants Program
RFL-Intermediate-Grants-Guidelines-Conditions.doc
Large Grants Program
Large Grants Program Guidelines and Conditions
Grants to boost fishing access, habitat and research
Recreational Fishing Licence Trust Advisory Committee
RFLTAC terms of reference
Current Advisory Committee Members
Recreational Fishing and Camping Facilities Program
Women in Recreational Fishing & Boating
Meet your WIRF leaders
Resources
Women in Recreational Fishing survey results
Women in Recreational Fishing and Boating Leadership Program 2023
Rock fishing safety
Be safe when rock fishing
GoFishVic App
GoFishVic - App features and benefits
Clubs and Associations
Nibbles Newsletter
Statewide Recreational Roundtable
Chairperson's Summary #66
Chairperson's Summary #65
Chairperson's Summary #64
Chairperson's Summary #63
Chairperson's Summary #62
Chairperson's Summary #61
Chairperson's Summary #60
SRFR Meeting #59 - Friday 3 July 2020
SRFR Meeting #58 - 17 April 2020
SRFR Meeting #57 - 29 November 2019
SRFR Meeting #56 - 13 September 2019
SRFR Meeting #55 - 28 June 2019
SRFR Meeting #54 - 29 March 2019
SRFR Meeting #53 - 9 December 2018
SRFR Meeting #52 - 7 September 2018
SRFR Meeting #51 - 15 June 2018
SRFR Meeting #50 - 23 March 2018
SRFR Meeting #49 - 24 November 2017
SRFR Meeting #48 - 8 September 2017
SRFR Meeting #47 - 2 June 2017
SRFR Meeting #46 - 17 March 2017
SRFR Meeting #45 - 25 November 2016
SRFR Meeting #44 - 9 September 2016
SRFR Meeting #43 - 1 June 2016
SRFR Meeting #42 - 18 March 2016
SRFR Meeting #41 - 4 December 2015
SRFR Meeting #40 - 11 September 2015
SRFR Meeting #39 - 5 June 2015
SRFR Meeting #38 - 13 March 2015
SRFR Meeting #37 - 3 December 2014
SRFR Meeting #36 - 12 September 2014
SRFR Meeting #35 - 13 June 2014
SRFR Meeting #34 - 14 March 2014
SRFR Meeting #33 - 13 December 2013
SRFR Meeting #32 - 13 September 2013
