Big Fish

Our first cast on The Big Fish is a very positive story about a fish that was named after the Macquarie River, the river where it was first identified by Europeans. The Macquarie Perch became extinct in the Macquarie River catchment due to 200 years of mismanagement but now it is back thanks to some ground breaking Aussie science. NSW DPI Fisheries Scientist Luke Pearce shares this great news.

The annual East coast Mullet run has started early with the fish riding the flood waters to the sea. One positive for Stinker is that the Council has finally fixed up his boat ramp, that washed away in the floods, at Fingal Bay. The beach haulers can no access the beach and intercept the spawning migration with their nets.

First cast on The Big Fish is with freshwater fisheries scientist Stuart Rowland who has written the book "The Codfather", a definitive account of the rise, fall and rise again of the mighty Murray Cod in NSW. In this chapter we meet some great fishing characters from the book, including a tough old commercial fisherman from Narrandera on the Murrumbidgee who hated NSW fisheries!

This week on the Big Fish we share some brilliant recipes.

Weekly fishing news, events and tips etc from a NSW perspective.

Weekly fishing news, events and tips etc from a NSW perspective.

Weekly fishing news, events and tips etc from a NSW perspective.

First cast on this episode of The Big Fish is with country music sensation Adam Harvey who just loves his estuary fishing for yellow fin whiting and regularly catches some crackers over 40cm.

On the Big Fish this week we catch up with Col Trenaman on the mighty rivers of the Mid North Coast and Bass flyfisherwoman and foam Bass surface fly tying guru Cherie Forbes a couple of Big Bass Legends.

Weekly fishing news, events and tips etc from a NSW perspective.

Weekly fishing news, events and tips etc from a NSW perspective.

The amazing life of the Coffin Ray is first cast on this week's episode of TBF.

Peter Morse has the first cast this morning on the feral horse problem in the Snowy Mountains, backing up Steve Samuels, from the Monaro Acclimatisation Society, who says streams have been "irreparably" damaged.

First cast this morning is with Roger Cooper from Boorowa who tells us wonderful Wyangala is back and the fishing is on fire! Stinker is also back with another hilarious yarn about the house rules that have kept his relationship off the rocks, including compulsory nude running!!!

With our first cast this week on TBF we celebrate NAIDOC week.

"Botany Bay" Bernie, "Dog Fish" Dave and Simon Marnie have the first cast this morning live from Botany Bay aboard Bernie's old trawler the Santa Maria . Bernie and Dave catch them and Simon Cooks them in this exciting episode of The Big Fish.