Big Fish

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.

King George Whiting up to 80cm in length have invaded the waters of Northern Tasmania and we take you out on the Tamar River to hunt for theses tasty giants.

How do you relocate a wild trout population from waters where they are not allowed to be caught to waters accessible to anglers? That was the conundrum faced by NSW Fisheries and local anglers in the Central West...the answer? Taser the fish!

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

Our first cast takes us to Tenterfield with Harry Davey and Renee Ferenc from OzFish Unlimited. where they are doing a great job helping to save a beautifully coloured little endangered fish.

Our first cast is with NSW fly fisher Rob Lennon who had a cracking time chasing the big lake trout of the Central Highlands of Victoria at Millbrook lakes.

Our Sydney Harbour correspondent Craig McGill has been on a fishing adventure up North and shares his story of triumph over adversity at Agnes Water and the Town of 1770.