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Kingfish Stocking Monitoring Program – a call out to budding citizen scientists 4 March 2021 Juvenile kingfish. Image: Patrick Linehan IN late 2018 NSW DPI released 9,000 yellowtail kingfish into Botany Bay, with a further 6,500 released last year. Researchers are attempting to determine the contribution of these fish to the recreational fishery within the Sydney region and have initiated a small citizen science program. By collecting fin clips of captured fish, genetics can be used to iden...

Squidgies Fish 150 review SQUIDGIES legendary Fish 150 is back! Bigger and better than before. Last year, Squidgies re-introduced its classic "Fish" soft plastic paddle tail in the 150mm size. Its designed for "switched-on" anglers using big lures and presentations to target Australias iconic sportfish – like trophy-size flathead and Murray cod – which is proving very effective. Not surprisingly, its also just as deadly on jewies and barra, too! The Squidgies Fish 150 in the "Live Sardine" ...

Man (55) charged over theft of cash from church collection boxes Chilimbar Vasile (55) from Wilton in Cork used wire hook to take out envelopes containing money Tue, Jan 26, 2021, 14:20 A man has been remanded on bail after he was charged with stealing cash from locked collection boxes in churches by fishing out envelopes with a wire hook. Image: iStock.   A man has been remanded on bail after he was charged with stealing cash from locked collection boxes in churches by fishing out envelopes ...

Bream trends: How to catch bream on lures By Mark Frendin (Images: Patrick Linehan) | 18 December 2020 Oyster leases present prime bream fishing territory! IN this article we highlight the trends in bream lure fishing that have become established and reliable options that everyone can use. CRABS, PRAWNS AND YABBIES Bream will pounce on a crab, prawn or yabbie so those who can replicate these baits are always likely to tempt a bream. • Cranka Lures Crab: The Aussie designed Cranka Crab with ...

ENVIRONMENT: Kingfish questions Yellowtail kingfish are a popular sportfish for recreational anglers. Image: Patrick Linehan THIS column doesn’t usually start with a website reference but today it does. That’s because some of the issues and proposals it contains are based on a Fisheries Resources & Development Corporation study into yellowtail kingfish stocks conducted in 2018, and the information there is way too detailed and important to try to fully summarise here. The full study repor...