Fishing
How (and where) to snag a fish in Melbourne and regional Victoria
Victorians are hooked on fishing. Here are some expert tips to increase your chances of success.
- by Benjamin Preiss
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Popular WA tourist destination bans shark fishing
Fisheries Minister Don Punch banned wire trace within 800 metres of the shore along Perth’s metropolitan coastline in 2023. This regional council has weighed in.
- by Holly Thompson
How humans are taking whale food and feeding it to cats and dogs
“It’s like a dystopian, post-apocalyptic David Attenborough documentary where you have penguins swimming on one side and a massive trawler on the other.”
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Why Cronulla won’t get a marine park to save Gus the Groper’s mates
Locals were enraged when a beloved fish was killed over the new year period. Now the Sutherland Shire mayor has withdrawn his support for an aquatic reserve.
- by Michael Koziol
‘You can’t just have people shooting and killing animals and asking questions later’
The killing of a protected species of groper off North Stradbroke Island is being investigated, with three men urged to turn themselves in.
- by Courtney Kruk
Biologist reels in ‘world’s longest goldfish’ from suburban lake in Perth
The feral fish was more than half a metre long and five centimetres longer than the current Guinness world record holder caught 20 years ago.
- by Sarah Brookes
Insect apocalypse: Call to restrict pesticide ‘more toxic than DDT’
“Within the developed world, Australia would appear to be at the tail end of the queue to do something about neonic pesticides.”
- by Tim Barlass
The Bounder taught fly-fishing to the rich and famous
Michael Daunt taught Eric Clapton, Guy Ritchie and Ronnie Corbett the delicate skill of fly casting.
Four fishermen rescued after boat capsizes off WA coast
Four fishermen are lucky to be alive after their boat capsized off the Western Australia coast on Saturday.
Shark fishing to be banned at all Perth beaches to make swimming safer
Shark Safety campaigner Lisa Hills said while it was a great start, the majority of the state’s coast, including major tourism destinations, was still not protected.
- by Holly Thompson
They caught the fish, but the $5.2 million prize got away
They celebrated like lottery winners when they landed a monster marlin in the last hours of the fishing tournament. The party ended on shore.
- by Brandon Sneed