Fishing News

Illegal Net seized after tip-off from public. A 200m mesh net has been seized following information from the public. The net was recovered from the Batemans Marine Park in the Batemans Bay (Clyde River) Habitat Protection Zone. Netting is prohibited in the Clyde River. The net was hidden below the surface and had no visible floats, the informant encountered the …

Anglers on the east coast can welcome in 2023 by fishing for more black jewfish after detailed research found stock of the favourite species was in a healthy state. Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries and Minister for Rural Communities Mark Furner said a new black jewfish stock assessment, informed by a three-year research project on the species, showed …

Inshore/Offshore Our inshore reefs have been fishing well these last few weeks and with the strong winds as of late we have seen a lot of bait pushed in close. Fishing big bommies or ledges that are being hit hard with current has seen some quality pelagic fish like queenfish, tuna and mackerel being caught. Trolling hardbody lures around the …

Four Indonesian men have been fined a total of nearly $20,000 after pleading guilty to using a foreign boat for commercial fishing in Australian waters. On Monday, Darwin Local Court heard the men — aged between 19 and 37 — were intercepted earlier this month by the Royal Australian Navy warship HMAS Albany in waters off Western Australia. They were …

Inshore/Offshore Unfortunately last weeks good weather lined up perfectly with the coral reef fin fish closure so we weren’t able to head out chasing those tasty reef fish. A lot of people still hooked into some great action along our coast whilst the pelagic fish are here and feeding. With closure ending last Friday at midnight it will be great to see …

Fisheries Officers from the Statewide Operations and Investigations Group and the Far North Coast Zone with support from the local Clarence Region Boating Safety Officer of NSW Roads and Maritime recently staged an operation to monitor illegal mud crab fishing activity taking place in the Toumbaal Creek at Sandon, NSW. Toumbaal Creek is a tributary of the Sandon River and …

Maritime Safety Queensland (a branch of the Department of Transport and Main Roads) would like to hear your feedback on the changes we have proposed for wearing lifejackets and kill switch safety lanyards. A lifejacket is a vital piece of safety equipment that can save lives—think of it as the seatbelt of the sea. For boating safety, it is essential that …

Inshore/Offshore The school mackerel have been in very good numbers over the past couple of weeks.  Fast retrieving spoons vertically off the bottom has been getting plenty of bites from the Mac but if you’re more into bait fishing, using pilchards can be a killer technique as well. There’s also been some nice grunter and late seasoned snapper around so be …

Meet Shark 593 ! White Shark, Male, 379cm long at time of capture Tagged with Acoustic and Pop-up Satellite Archival Tags (PSAT) on 23/05/21, at Lennox Head, NSW via SMART drumline, Total distance travelled while tagged: 10,420km, average daily distance: 87km Maximum depth: 640m, average depth: 85m Shark 593 was our most nomadic shark, travelling a staggering 10,420km – as …

Inshore/Offshore Last weekends weather proved to be absolutely stunning and it was great to see plenty of quality fish being caught. Those fortunate enough to head out over the weekend were rewarded with plenty of coral trout, red emperor, tusk fish and grassy sweetlip. Most of these fish were caught on large flesh baits fished on the bottom with squid and …