Big Fish

Our first cast this morning on The Big Fish is with NSW Fisheries Biologist Dr Luke Pearce on the helicopter rescue of the Stocky Galaxias, a beautiful native fish, that now only survives in a three kilometre stretch of stream in the Snowies. A number of rare and threatened native fish have been rescued ahead of the ash runoff expected from the rain event after the fires.

Your first cast this morning comes from Steve Dunn at Lake Eucumbene where the locals are desperate for the fishing tourists to return to the lake.

Our last cast this episode of TBF the plight of the Peel River and it's native fish.

First cast this week, the search for the Kangaroo River Perch.

A Polish fly fisher an English fly fisher and an Australian fly fisher walked into a radio studio, this is no joke! It's the World Fly Fishing Championships in Tasmania and our first cast on The Big Fish.

Kayak fisher Paul Welsh will join us on The Big Fish to talk about the metre plus Kingfish that have moved into our inshore waters, this one went 1.32m and weighed 17 kilos, they get a lot, lot bigger!

When Paul was asked how you deal with a Kingfish that big in a kayak he said, "you hang on and enjoy the ride". Paul calls them Auntie Jack because they can "rip your bloody arms off!"

That moment when the cavernous mouth of a giant Murray Cod engulfs your surface lure or fly has been captured in Rob Paxevanos new movie 'Total Native 2' which premieres on the Lachlan at Forbes and Cowra.

Our first cast is from Roden Woodhams with burlying tips for tidal estuaries. We have another update on the National Carp Eradication Program from the co-ordinator Jamie Allnut. Stinker is back and we catch up with the author of a new historical fiction book set in the time of Governor Macquarie, "Her Majesty's Fisherman".

The Australian native lampreys cop a bad wrap because of their looks and ghoulish parasitic behaviour but according to Greg French they are an amazing food source for the huge sea trout that haunt the Derwent Estuary.

Jo Starling has our first cast this week on TBF. After the great performance at the Secret Women's Business Barra tournament in the Top End Jo is happy to be home doing some fishing off the South Coast with Steve.