Fishing Victoria Forum

It is two now x ??? trips in a year. So for some it could mean they go 20 times a year and keep 40 fish. Others may go twice and keep 4 fish. If it is cut back to 1 but everyone goes twice as often and then a few extra people take up Tuna fishing then the total number increases. This is a big probl...

What I find strange is recent information on stock levels indicate that SBT numbers are increasing and bag limits could sustainably be increased. So why not leave the rec the bag limit as is and increase the commercial catch whilst monitoring the fishery. Yes it is a contradictory think. I can see ...

It is two now x ??? trips in a year. So for some it could mean they go 20 times a year and keep 40 fish. Others may go twice and keep 4 fish. If it is cut back to 1 but everyone goes twice as often and then a few extra people take up Tuna fishing then the total number increases. This is a big proble...

no fish you bring home. Tag and release should be a different voluntary program

A tag system with a max number of tags issued per person per year would be a lot better way to manage the larger fish such as Tuna and swords. All fisheries management would see at the moment is 1 million licences x 2 fish every day. Totally out of control as they cannot control who is going or how ...

Didnt they reduce it from 5 to 2 a few years back. Now they want to make it 1. Kinda silly when the pros just wipe it out No commercial fishers are not wiping them out. All commercial have strict quota and gear control. A small section of the management plan. "Recovery plan: Southern bluefin t...

The big peak is a data anomaly or the buoy got its head in a spin due to the beating it is getting

Currently 50knts from the south east and 8 meter swell. Not been a huge amount of rain. 20mm so far. We have one cafe blind on the roof and it can stay there till daylight. Cant see much other damage. The low is now centred just offshore of Southern NSW and moving north wards . You can see it rotati...

Photos from Facebook History of Lakes Entrance

Seas to 8 meters forecast for tonight. Could be a while before I go across the bar in the tinny