Fishing News

Australian scientists have discovered a massive detached coral reef just off Cape York on the Great Barrier Reef that’s taller than the Empire State Building or the Sydney Tower. The scientists found the reef, which is more than 500m high, as they were mapping the northern Great Barrier Reef seabed from aboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel Falkor. “The base …

A Spanish mackerel originally tagged by gun fishing father and son team Vic and Zane Levett has gone on to be recaptured. Zane (pictured) caught the fish during a hot bite on the NSW Mid North Coast back in April 2019. Estimated at 13kg, the mack was quickly subdued on relatively heavy tackle. The fish was brought alongside the boat …

Two men were issued fines totalling $1600 after allegedly fishing in Cabbage Tree Bay Aquatic Reserve in May this year. Several reports made to the NSW DPI Fishers Watch Phoneline on 20th May this year led to fisheries officers intercepting two men near North Head, Manly NSW. Investigations resulted in the officers issuing penalty notices to the men both from …

A NEW oyster shell washing plant has started operation at the Port of Brisbane to boost shellfish reef restoration efforts. The washer will be used for washing and preparing shells recovered from Brisbane restaurants, pubs and professional shuckers to be reused to restore shellfish reefs of Moreton Bay. The facility is the work of the local Moreton Bay Chapter of …

A SCHOOL sized mulloway originally tagged and released in the Shoalhaven River by an unnamed angler on 31 March 2020 has been recaptured…. for the third time! Including the original tag and release, the fish has now been caught an unbelievable four times in just 186 days. The recapture summary is as follows: Originally tagged in the Shoalhaven River on …

A QLD licenced Prawn Trawler operator from Iluka has been apprehended during a joint response by NSW DPI Tweed Heads Fisheries Officers and NSW Police Marine Area Command. On 12th of August this year officers boarded the Queensland endorsed prawn trawler, which operates out of Southport, QLD where investigations identified that the trawler was operating illegally without endorsement to take …

Prior to the construction of a fishway at Paradise Road, Slacks Creek, only around 4 fish per day could successfully ascend a vertical drop at the base of a road culvert. Most of the species caught were the few species capable of climbing: eels and striped gudgeon. After the rock ramp fishway was constructed, over 1300 fish per day were …

OVER the past three years 197 fish-attracting structures have been installed in Kinchant Dam in a joint venture between council and the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries. Recent electrofishing surveys revealed a staggering three-fold increase in barramundi numbers at the 36 sites where structures have been installed in the dam. Mayor Greg Williamson said this was a tremendous result for …

Far North Queensland fishers listen up! Fisheries Queensland just finished installing four new fish aggregating devices (FADs) off Weipa and they can’t wait for you to check them out. All of the FADs are proving to be very popular with excellent catches of pelagic fish reported. You can check out the GPS locations here.

Queensland Fisheries are excited to announce a new version of our recreational fishing app – ‘Qld Fishing 2.0’! This new app will allow you to:  identify catch by submitting a photo and leveraging the app’s fish recognition functionality, which uses artificial intelligence to identify a limited number of common fish species (you can help improve the fish recognition functionality by …