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Fishing in Australia

Australia is amongst the largest fishing zones in the world, extending 200 nautical miles out to sea. Recreational fishing is Australia’s biggest sport and leisure activity with around 5 million recreational fishers. 

Australia’s fisheries export species such as lobsters, prawn, tuna, salmon and abalone.

Fishing on the Gold Coast
May 2020

John Eichelsheim discusses how to make the most of the fishing opportunities on ... Read More >

Fishing in Cairns: Chasing big black marlin
February 2020

Keen Kiwi angler Tim Tasman-Jones has fished the inner structures of the Great B... Read More >

Marlin fishing in Australia
March 2019

Writer Shane Hartstone says although we consider Australians the enemy when thei... Read More >

Fishing new species in Exmouth Australia
February 2019

When travelling overseas to fish, most anglers are looking forward to catching n... Read More >

Great Barrier Reef fishing
October 2018

As an 18-year-old game-fishing deckhand in the Bay of Islands, the famed giant b... Read More >

Exmouth - Western Australia
August 2018

Sooner or later, most keen anglers will get invited, instigate, or join a group ... Read More >

Fishing in NSW

Keen Kiwi angler Carl Muir recently went across the ditch, where he spent some t... Read More >

Fishing in Western Australia
June 2001

Stu Cawker and Bill Hohepa travel Western Australia, meeting some interesting characters and experiencing phenominal fishing along the way.... Read More >

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Barramundi on the fly by Ron Giles
June 1999

‘Daintree Dave Fishing Expeditions’ proclaimed the sign by the ferry landing on the Daintree River in Northern Queensland. I made a mental... Read More >

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