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Weekly fishing news, events and tips etc from a NSW perspective.
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This week on The Big Fish a very positive story for our freshwater fishers, west of the Divide, with great news from the Blue Nose Cod recovery program.
It doesn't get much more exciting, in the estuary, than tossing a soft surface frog into the snag and getting smashed by a 50cm Mangrove Jack! That's what happened to Col Trenaman this week.
With the fuel crisis hitting the travelling fisho hard we look at fishing home waters with our correspondents this morning, the focus is on fishing your own backyard.
Cain Hopwood Marine Rescue Alpine Lakes Unit Commander has the first cast on The Big Fish with some tips on navigating the sometimes treacherous Lake Eucumbene and an update on the new Marine Rescue NSW vessel.
First cast this morning looks at a project to help anglers identify the rare native fish of the Central West at Bathurst.
First cast takes you to the picturesque Turon River in the Central West with keen native fish anglers and protectors Jim and Dusty Squibb.
Royden's Whanau had a great feed of Marlin steaks and along with the fish he also found a lost treasure on the bottom of the ocean, hear the whole story on The Big Fish.
Have you ever modified your lures and soft plastics, on the water, to replicate the available baitfish? Jo Starling says it's easy and shares a great example on this episode of The Big Fish.
Stinker has the story of a 25 kilo Mulloway, that was technically caught by Stinker, but landing it took 2 boats and a real team effort, as you will hear in this edition of The Big Fish podcast.
On this week's edition of The Big Fish, Amy Broadhead, Hunter River Fishing Guide, shares a great story of a Monster Mulloway and Jo Starling has an update on the big Women's Recreational Fishing League fishing forum coming up in Newcatle, not far from where Amy plies her trade.Stinker is back with his views on this fishing addiction and Peachy has the first cast on broken rods and shattered dreams.
Giant Flathead, huge Whiting and Mud Crabs, the bounty of the Mangrove Creek on this edition of The Big Fish.
This week on The Big Fish a masterclass on using weedless frogs and surface lures for big Bass with Col Trenaman.
The Yellowfin run on the South Coast has been one of the best in years with big numbers turning up, the fish are now off the Mid North and North Coast and we will share the latest intel there as well.
Peachy talks about the fascinating world of competitive Fly Fishing on this episode of The Big Fish.
The Big Fish lives up to it's name this week with a, pending, world record Barramundi. The 29 kilo monster was caught, weighed and released on 10 kilo line by Big Fish regular Jo Starling and will be a Women's world record if ratified.
Our first cast this episode of the Big Fish comes to you from Broughton Island with fishing mad Wallaby Mark Gerrard.
This episode of The Big Fish our experts share their tips and tactics for targeting fish in skinny water around the edges of our estuaries.
Kendl Cramer's PB Bass, hear the story of it's capture and release.
This episode of The Big Fish Alex Bellissimo shares his techniques and tactics for targeting Trevally.
Stinker says he's "gong to the dark side". Known as one of the great bait fishers of our era, he reckons he is turning to the soft plastics!
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