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Big Fish episodes

May 01, 2020 A Spanish invasion on The Big Fish
Our first cast on The Big Fish is with Rob Paxevanos who has geared up a jet ski to take on his treacherous bar crossing so he can tangle with the hordes of giant Spanish Mackerel that have moved into Northern NSW and Southern Queensland waters.
These magnificent table fish are turning up in good numbers all the way down to the Mid North Coast and Rob shares some sure fire tactics and techniques.
1 hr
April 17, 2020 The Big Fish Cania Big Dam Tour part 2
Treno finishes off his Big Dam tour at beautiful Cania Dam putting the icing on the cake with a PB saratoga and 120 big bass caught and released.
1 hr
April 10, 2020 The Big Fish Peter Morse Spey Day part 2
Peter Morse with a fly caught bonefish. We would have liked to have shown you a Spey Rod caught BC Steelhead but as you will hear on the podcast Pete didn't catch any! Peter is one of Australia's best fly fishers which proves that even the best can't catch fish if they are not there.
1 hr
April 03, 2020 Islands of the Giant Kings
Just before the lockdown The Big Fish Wollongong fishing mates Aaron Vekar and his Dad Stephen had the fishing adventure of a lifetime. They steamed 55km out to sea, off the Northern tip of New Zealand, to the aptly named Three Kings Islands. They caught some XXL Kingfish over the magical 40 kilo mark and tell us the tale.
1 hr
March 27, 2020 The Big Fish Lake Mac Yak Attack
The Big Fish and a Lake Macquarie kayak fishing master class with Mark Williams, Stinker fishing the Tweed and Anne Michie with a Tamworth Peel River Cod recovery story to gladden every fisho's heart.
1 hr
March 20, 2020 Big Toga Party on The Big Fish
We are having a Cania Dam Toga party on The Big Fish with Col Trenaman.
1 hr
March 13, 2020 The Big Fish Big Bidgee Adventure
Jo Starling has been on an adventure down the Murrumbidgee, sampling the famous Southern hospitality around Leeton and enjoying one of our most beautiful inland rivers and native fish strongholds.
1 hr
March 06, 2020 The Big Fish
Weekly fishing news, events and tips etc from a NSW perspective.
1 hr
February 28, 2020 Reds and Drummer off the rocks
Col "The Weighmaster" Trenaman is back and has returned to his rock fishing roots catching Snapper and Drummer with the old Aussie "dog bowl" side cast and light line.
1 hr
February 14, 2020 The Big Fish Rec fishers survey
Our first cast this morning is with Jo Starling who wants recreational fishers to take part in a national survey to give the decision makers in Canberra an idea of the economic importance of rec fishing. Stinker is back with the story of Kerosene Tin Jim, Matt Hansen from the Central West chapter of OZFISH Unlimited at Dubbo on fish rescue, the drought and the rains and Peter LaBlang and Craig McGill look at fishing Sydney Harbour and the Hawkesbury systems after the big wet.
1 hr