With the Easter long weekend approaching, Recfishwest are reminding people to take personal responsibility and stay safe when fishing this salmon season. Recfishwest Chief Executive Officer Dr Andrew Rowland said locations such as Albany and Esperance welcome a large population increase during the Easter period for the great salmon run on their annual [...]
Recfishwest recently attended a community meeting in Carnarvon where 400 community members turned out to voice their concerns on the proposed introduction of fish traps in local waters. Since the proposal was tabled by the Department of Fisheries in late January, Recfishwest have been working with the Carnarvon recreational fishing community to ensure that [...]
The hefty penalties for flouting fishing regulations were highlighted by a recent case involving illegal fishing for abalone in the south west. WA boasts some of the best-managed fisheries in the world, but healthy fish stocks also rely on recreational fishers complying with bag, size and possession limits. The vast majority of [...]
Six people were prosecuted in the Mandurah Magistrates Court on Tuesday for catching more than 200 undersized crabs. Yi Chen, XueGuang Ge and Yunbin Lin were scooping for crabs at Boggy Bay in January when they were spotted by Fisheries officers. The court heard when the trio realised they were being watched, they threw [...]
Do you fish the Dawesville Cut and want to see it kept as an enjoyable and safe fishing location? Come and join us this Saturday for our Clean Up Australia Day Event. This is an Open to Join Event. Activity: Recfishwest is Western Australia‘s peak recreational fishing body and strives to [...]
Are you a young fisher with a passion for making a difference? Have you ever wanted to be part of an organisation that strives for sustainable, accessible, enjoyable and safe fishing for all West Australians? Recfishwest is seeking young motivated recreational fishers who can commit to being part of the next wave of leaders [...]
World leading Australian marine biologist Dr Julian Pepperell will be a special guest at the hugely popular Gamex fishing tournament in Exmouth this month. Gamex organisers will be hoping for better luck this year, after a looming cyclone forced the cancellation of last year’s event. Dr Pepperell will be at Gamex as part [...]
The Billfish Foundation made Exmouth's Peak Sport Fishing Charter aware earlier this year that based on numbers of tagged fish caught, Captain Eddy Lawler managed a ranking of no.3 on a world wide scale! It's a massive achievement and further cements the Exmouth fishery as being insanely good. Check Peak Sport Fishing Charter out [...]
The innagural Fishability Day is just days away and the organisers couldn't be happier with almost 400 participants registered for the event. Eight locations across the state will host a fishability event on the 13th March allowing fishers of all abilities to get involved and have a fish. To find out more about [...]
As part of its recent push to get more women into fishing the club hosted 67 lady anglers, who have all been very complimentary about the afternoon. To make it even better, many of them took advantage of good weather on the following day to get out and try their newly-learned skills, [...]