Big Fish

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 a...

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.

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

3 mackerel or tailor fillets smoked 100g cream cheese 150g crème fraiche ¼ cup horseradish Finely chopped dill Lemon juice. Keep half of one fillet aside – place all other ingredients in food processor and blend til smooth. Stir thru crumbled remaining fillet Serve on dark rye or crackers w sliced gherkin

If you are one of the millions of fishers locked down in NSW you will hear about some great fishing craft ideas from our Sydney gurus Peter Le Blang and Craig McGill. Peter shares his amazing metal working skills in crafting a high quality fishing knife from scratch and Craig takes us through the D.I.Y. fun of Luderick angling.