Big Fish

Stephen Gaynor talks Saltwater Fly and Steve "Peachy" Peach covers Freshwater Fly fishing on this episode of The Big Fish. 

This episode of The Big Fish we continue our look at the Bluenose recovery program with Senior Fisheries Manager Luke Pearce. We join Luke and a team of gun freshwater anglers on an epic three day float trip down the Murrumbidgee to collect brood stock for the captive breeding program. 

Our correspondent on the South Coast "The Beard" puts the BIG in The Big Fish this episode with this mighty beach caught Mulloway that was over 145cm on the brag mat. 

NSW fishing identities Jo and Steve Starling travel to South Australia to check it out some new fishing options and Jo has our first cast this episode of The Big Fish.

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.