Big Fish

This week on The Big Fish the fascinating life cycle of the southern bluefin tuna with CSIRO scientist Campbell Davies.

First cast this episode of The Big Fish is with Travis Dowling CEO of the Victorian Fisheries Authority. Travis says they have made sustainability the cornerstone of all of their management strategies for the commercial and recreational sector and fish stocks are booming.

First cast this morning is with Matt Hansen from Oz Fish Inland Waterways chapter. Matt shares the exciting news that the Macquarie River Trangie to Nevertire Irrigation Scheme has been fitted with a state of the art fish screening system to keep our native fish out of the the irrigation pipes and in the river where they belong.

Stinker recalls some great fun and fishing adventures with his fishing mate, rugby league great, Noel Kelly. Our first cast this morning on The Big Fish is with Alex Julius in the Northern Territory.

First cast this week is with Jo Starling who had the surprise of her life fly fishing for bream with a 6 weight outfit on the South Coast inside a closed estuary. Find out what it was next.

Craig Butcher shares his Sydney Harbour Snapper secrets along with all of the crew on TBF.

In this episode our first cast is with Professor Mark Lintermans on the threat Snowy Hydro expansion poses to the rare and endangered Stocky Galaxias in the Upper Murrumbidgee catchment.

Surfer and fisherman Reed Plummer talks about the amazing sights he has seen as a professional drone photographer. We head to the mountains with the Adaminaby Angler Col Sinclair, Stinker is back and talks about making Stink Pot sea worthy after a long spell away from the ocean and while on small boats we unveil Errol Gray's tribute to his 10 foot tinny, the Yabby 109!

Tag and release specialist Mark Williams shares the story of his PB Lake Macquarie Flathead at 95.5cm. He is still searching for the magical metre fish to tag and release which is part of a citizen science program implemented by NSW Fisheries on Lake Macquarie. The lake is a recreational fishing haven and designated trophy flathead fishery. Listen to the podcast and find out why all fish over 70cm should be released.

Tons of trees have been removed from the roads affected by fire in the South West of the State. NSW Fisheries Murray Region Manager Luke Pearce says some of that burnt timber is being put to very good use to provide habit for our native fish on the Murray River.