Chris Franklin is a Central Coast school teacher who loves using fishing to engage his students. Chris has also embraced the NSW Fisheries Research Angler Program and has been able to further our knowledge of the fish he loves by tagging and sampling his catch.

Roden Woodhams had an amazing "Attenborough moment", before the lockdown, chasing giant Yellow Fin Tuna and shares his adventures on The Big Fish.

Weekly fishing news, events and tips etc from a NSW perspective.

3 mackerel or tailor fillets smoked

100g cream cheese

150g crème fraiche

¼ cup horseradish

Finely chopped dill

Lemon juice.

Keep half of one fillet aside – place all other ingredients in food processor and blend til smooth.

Stir thru crumbled remaining fillet

Serve on dark rye or crackers w sliced gherkin

If you are one of the millions of fishers locked down in NSW you will hear about some great fishing craft ideas from our Sydney gurus Peter Le Blang and Craig McGill.

Peter shares his amazing metal working skills in crafting a high quality fishing knife from scratch and Craig takes us through the D.I.Y. fun of Luderick angling.

First cast this episode of The Big Fish Treno shares the secret ingredients in his sure fire Drummer burley.

Those sport Gurus Roy and HG have launched a campaign to have fishing, fly and conventional tackle casting, for distance and accuracy, included for the Brisbane Olympics in 2032.

(Pictured Roy bragging to HG about the size of the prized 2 headed carp he caught near Fukushima.)

On the Big Fish this week we take you to Lake Macquarie to look at some great angler initiated conservation work enhancing habitat and fish stocks.

This week we hit the Camden Haven River with Col Treneman for a bream session on the Cranka Crabs. Treno also shares his estuary luderick secrets, live on the water, with four different types of weed on board, including his homegrown stuff! Stinker talks about snapper season and Tally joins us with his sure fire Australian Salmon 8 hour smoking recipe.

First cast on The Big Fish Steve Samuels from the Monaro Acclimatisation Society has found an ally in the Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley.