This week on The Big Fish we look at the Shark activity off Sydney with the Stealthy kayak Fisher Paul Welsh. As you can see the fishing tax collectors in the grey suits take their cut from time to time.

Our first cast this morning comes from fly fishing author and passionate walker and bushman Greg French who is fighting the privatisation of a section of the Western Lakes Wilderness for a fly in lodge. We also have a call in to the proponent and hope to get him on the pod and program next week.

It's SHAARRK fest in Sydney Harbour with tales of these toothy critters from our regular correspondent Craig McGill and Middle Harbour Fisho Bob Pickworth. As you can see in Justin Duggan's side scan sonar screen shot their are some big Bull Sharks cruising the harbour looking for a feed.

Stinker has gone back to the rock and lots more.

Peter Morse has the first cast this morning with his 2 handed Spey rod and gives us some tips on the how and where for this technique. Peter also shares a fishing disaster trip to the Tumut River which is a great Spey style spot.

The wonderful fishographer Jo Starling has been slaving away over glossy fishing mag layout; we get her thoughts on what makes a good fish pic for our first cast on TBF.

The numbers of trophy bream being caught this season is amazing, fish over the old magical 5lb mark seems like a common story. We talk about big bream with Rob Paxevanos this episode.

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

On TBF this episode extreme yak fishing with Paul Welsh, tips for Mum's fishing with their kids from Jo Starling our fanatical fisherwoman, Stinker with more tales of monsters from the deep and Craig McGill shares a sneaky squid jig rig that will have you catching cephalopods by the bucket full.

First cast this episode of the Big Fish, explosive surface presentations for the mighty Murray Cod with Cameron McGregor and the importance of fish passage in our inland rivers.

Dog Fish Dave continues his fish eating adventures in Japan with the Russian roulette of fish dish's the deadly Fugu. The Kids from Holy Cross School Kincumber take us through some of their Fishvember captures. Stinker talks about flathead size limits and crabbing and Craig Butcher and Alex Bellisimo take us to Sydney's Northern beaches for some 'Bommie wash" fishing and beach beach fishing fun.

Dog Fish Dave has been on a cultural, fishing and fish eating tour of Japan. The Big Fish regular discovered some remarkable events like the Pacific Saury Festival, the Meguro Sanma Matsuri and Ayu decoy fishing. The Japanese were so impressed with Dave's appetite for learning and food that they dubbed him "Wolf Fish Dave". As you can see from this photo his uncanny resemblance to this snaggle toothed, bulbous headed, aggressive deep sea denizen is remarkable.