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We need your help to protect the beautiful Bielsdown River. The beautiful Bielsdown River at delightful Dorrigo, up in the picturesque plateau country of Northern NSW is a top little waterway. The Bielsdown is part of the Nymboida River catchment. It’s a declared General Trout Stream and it provides refuge to many a Platypus and native Water-rats. This River is …

In early June the Tweed Heads Fisheries office received a direct call from a concerned member of the public reporting the illegal use of a cast net on the Tweed River at Tweed Heads. Fisheries Officers promptly responded to the information and caught up with the person who had used the cast net to take 230 Herring and 4 Diamond …

NSW Fisheries officers are pleading with fishos to do the right thing at the Cape Byron MP Bream Hole. Every year officers at Cape Byron Marine Park (CBMP) receive numerous reports of alleged illegal fishing activity taking place within the small area that is declared ‘Sanctuary Zone’ at Lennox Head – also known as the Bream Hole. The CBMP is …

NSW introduces new dusky flathead and lobster recreational fishing rules – effective 1 August 2022. From 1 August 2022 there are new recreational fishing rules for dusky flathead and lobster in NSW. This follows a comprehensive community consultation process which showed strong community support for the proposed changes. The new changes for recreational fishers (line fishers and spear fishers) are: …

NSW Fisheries reminds anglers to return tag cards. As the warm water game fishing season winds down, this is a great time to remind all anglers and boats to return their completed tag cards to their local game fishing club or directly back to the tagging program. All tag cards have a replied paid on the back so they can …

Applications for Recreational Fishing Trust Grants are now open! NSW Fisheries Would you like to improve recreational fishing in your local area? Fishers and community members are encouraged to apply for funding from the Recreational Fishing Trusts for projects that improve and promote recreational fishing across NSW. NSW Fisheries Anyone can apply for funding from the Recreational Fishing Trusts, including …

NSW Fisheries would like to say a HUGE thanks to all their amazing volunteers, past and present.     Thank you for the great work that you do across the state to help promote sustainable and responsible recreational fishing through fishing workshops, events and in school education. We would not be able to do what we do without you! NSW …

BREAM are great fish to catch and are ideally suited for kids, due to their accessibility. Most wharves, pontoons, rock walls and riverbanks hold a population of bream. Most years around this time pictures of Keira and myself appear in these pages with bream from the bottom end of the Brunswick River. It’s something we particularly love, and this year …

WELCOME to a new year of fishing. I am extremely excited because the new year gives us a chance to take last year’s experiences and use that knowledge to give us a better understanding and hopefully land a lot of new PBs. One of the main things I learnt from a young age is to keep a fishing diary. It …

NSW Gone Fishing Day is on again! And NSW DPI will be running a host of events to celebrate our love of fishing and encourage everyone to get out on the water. It doesn’t matter if you haven’t fished before or if you’re the keenest of anglers, NSW Gone Fishing Day is for everyone! Free NSW DPI community fishing events for …