First cast this morning is with Jo Starling live from the AFTA tackle show on the Gold Coast where she is representing the Women's Recreational Fishing League.

Jo also shares the highs and lows of here recent trip to the fabled streams of the West in the USA with the Australian Fly Fishing team.

First cast this morning we take you to the Far South Coast with the "Beard" and catch up with a young fisho who has been on a Yellowfin Tuna quest.

If you have ever fished in Tasmania you would know that it is a world class Trout fishery but did you know that Tassie has a secret population of the mainlands most prized sports fish, the mighty Estuary Perch!

It's a win-win scenario with thousands of wild Brown and Rainbow Trout taken from a protected water supply catchment, where angling isn't allowed, to an accessible fishery down the road at Portland.

The native fish are thriving too, with Macqaurie Perch, River Black Fish and native Galaxias coming back in droves.   

Thrilling Drummer fishing in the white water washes around Sydney heads this morning and preparations for the Women's World Fly Fishing Championships in the Rocky Mountains of Idaho with Jo Starling.

Bag the podcast of The Big Fish with Scott "Mullet Guts" Levi as we take you on a virtual cruise.

Heading to the Macquarie River Catchment in the Central West with Ken Smith who shares some great news about recreational fishers and NSW Fisheries efforts to look after our native fish.

Trevor Hawkins has been painting and sculpting fish for decades and is using his considerable talents to help preserve the Bluenose Cod through correct identification. You will soon see his artwork around the Murray and Murrumbidgee catchments where these protected fish are starting to make a comeback.

A big push amongst our inland Angler's to change the name of the "Trout Cod" to the "Bluenose Cod" on this episode of The big Fish. 

Commercial Trap and Line Fishers and Ocean Watch Australia are working on innovative solutions to avoid entanglement in commercial fishing gear.