Big Fish

First cast this morning is with Nadia Taylor who loves fishing so much she would fish in a bucket! Nadia has some great fishing adventures planned now that borders have reopened. Nadia won the "Barra-prentice" an event designed by Jo Starling to mentor women in fishing. Pictured here by Jo with an NT Saratoga.

Our first cast is with Botany Bay Bernie, famous fishing musician Stewart D'Arrietta and Dog Fish Dave. We cross to our adventurers on Botany Bay, anchored up under the flight path and spreading the burley when Dave hooks something huge, keep listening to find out what is on the other end of the line!

Matt Hansen from Dubbo has been awarded an OAM for his work, along with an army of helpers at OzFish Unlimited, for saving native fish and their habitat in the Central West. The scheme to put fish filters on all irrigation pumps and off takes on the Macquarie River stops the fish from being sucked out of the main flow to their death. A simple but effective initiative that has saved millions of fish and our farmers millions of dollars.Matt is our first cast on this episode of The Big Fish.

How hard is it to catch a Sydney Harbour Kingfish on fly? It has been on Scott's bucket list for years and he has finally ticked it off!

A great fish dish with Julie Ray, Stinker and all the crew onboard too, for this edition of The Big Fish. (Pictured) Scott with a lovely haul of line caught Christmas table crabs. The best tasting crustaceans of them all.

Renee Ferenc from OZfish Unlimited has the first cast this morning with an update on the great habitat restoration work being undertaken by anglers from the rivers to the sea in NSW. Stinker has a few tips on Christmas presents for first time fishing kids and the fly guy on Sydney Harbour is back, Stephen Gaynor takes us fishing for Australian Salmon in the Flyboat.

"Fishing with mates" is a new men's mental health initiative and Treno has the first cast on this great idea for country men from the North West of the state, Stinker shares some great fishing secrets with "6 of the best", including the story of the beach worm that turned out to be a sea snake and Dorian Mode has another fishy tune on this episode of TBF.

When Lynne's husband, Garry, checked her phone one day he made the shocking discovery that his wife of 30 years was one of the Central Coasts biggest "weed" dealers.

This episode of The Big Fish we take Moonglow on her shakedown cruise in a 50 knot gale on Lake Macquarie and new owner Matt will tell you the tale. Heading out in the "Fly Boat" with Stephen Gaynor on Sydney Harbour with a 'how to' on catching the easiest fly fishing target on the harbour, the plentiful Luderick.Stinker is back with a look at the offshore scene and islands of the Port Stephens area and Captain Craig McGill talks about catching the bait that the fish and humans like to eat.

This week some more great news from Senior Fisheries manager Luke Pearce on the Macqaurie Perch captive breeding program, Stinker cooks up a storm and we head out on Sydney Harbour in the Flyboat with Stephen Gaynor.

Lake Macquarie has reopened to Sydney, the Illawarra, Blue Mountains and Central Coast after over 3 months of travel restrictions. Lake Macquarie City Council and fishing ambassador Michael Guest are welcoming back the fisher folk with open arms and $30,000 worth of prizes in a catch and release fishing event.

Rob Paxevanos and Stinker take us to the Far North Coast with some great fishing tips and stories.

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

Adam Harvey unveils a beautiful new song inspired by his Dads time on a reef fishing charter boat in the Whitsundays. Sadly, Adam's Father Les passed away a few years back and Adam's song "Lindeman Again" paints an idyllic picture of his time at sea and the day he met the love of his life.

Our first cast this morning takes you to the Snowy Mountains for the opening of the trout season and we also hear the story of The Incredible Claw, a mud crab with one arm, who is the hero of a new children's book series.

Michael Guest has just developed a new soft vibe style prawn lure, because, as he says, "everything eats prawns." We will put it to the test on Lake Macquarie in our first cast on The Big Fish.

First cast this episode of The Big Fish is with avid angler Jo Starling who shares exciting news about the formation of the Women's Recreational Fishing League.

Our first cast is with NSW Fisheries Management Officers Trent Alexander and Clay Hilbert on the Research Angler Program and fish tagging and using citizen science to understand and preserve our fish stocks.

Chris Franklin is a Central Coast school teacher who loves using fishing to engage his students. Chris has also embraced the NSW Fisheries Research Angler Program and has been able to further our knowledge of the fish he loves by tagging and sampling his catch.

Roden Woodhams had an amazing "Attenborough moment", before the lockdown, chasing giant Yellow Fin Tuna and shares his adventures on The Big Fish.