Big Fish

School Principle Chris Franklin has used his love of fishing to developed a program to engage the students and their families in the healthy and hip pastime of fishing.

The "Reel Gauntlet" is the fishing equivalent of football's state of origin with recfishers from around the country battling it out for the prizes, Jo shares the story in our first cast on The Big Fish. Stinker looks at the history of the Pater Noster rig and Peachy joins us with fly rod in hand, all coming up on The Big Fish.

"Switch Your Fish" A great sustainable recreational fishing idea from Queensland for your first cast this morning with Rob Paxevanos from Fishing Australia.

On this Gone Fishing Day weekend in NSW we check out some of the events and focus on boating and fishing safety tech.

In this episode Kendl Cramer from the Women's Recreational Fishing League explores the North Coast and shares a sharky offshore encounter with the man in the grey suit. Next week Kendl heads up the Richmnod River at Ballina to check out the fishing.

The long weekend that get's Scott's casting arm twitching is here, the opening of the Trout season in NSW and Peachy joins The Big Fish with an update on conditions.

Col the "Weigh-master" Trenaman went to Windamere to chase Cod and Yellowbelly and hooked Carpzilla! A 10 kilo monster.

Kymmy Adams from Babinda had just crossed a shallow tidal creek, heading for the beach flats and a spot of top water fishing for her favourites, Queenfish and Trevally, when this big fellow popped up! Hear the full story on this episode of The Big Fish.

Hooking a BIG fish is just the start, landing a big fish takes skill, the right gear and, sometimes, a bit of luck.

This episode of The Big Fish you will hear about the incredible bounce back of the estuary at Mallacoota after the nets were removed and it was turned into a sustainable recreational fishery.

Stinker sets sail off the rugged coast of Kalbarri in Western Australia and we also hit the crystal clear rainforest streams of Far North Queensland chasing the elusive and rare Jungle Perch with Babinda Local Kymmy Adams.

Hear all about Anne's Kurumba fishing adventures on this episode of The Big Fish.

Last week we left our hero fishless at Glenlyon after a 1000 casts. Col Trenaman's shoulder had given out after pegging 30cm lures for trophy Cod for hours, when on his 1001st cast he hit the magic metre mark, hear the story on The Big Fish.

"I'd been in the water for about two and a half hours, the sun was going down, I was getting cramps...and then I got nudged". Listen to Stinker's amazing story of survival, battling to stay afloat in a 2 metre sea off the rocky coastline at Fingal Island.

The Big Fish reveals that 1,700 dozen Sydney Rock Oysters stolen in NSW were illegally harvested by the thieves when the estuary was closed by the NSW Food Safety Authority due to a sewage spill in the waterway. The Oysters could spread hepatitis and other deadly diseases. You will hear from the Oyster Grower and a food safety expert.

Scott hits the river, on the last weekend of the season, with Peachy, to try the fast water drag free technique, Euro or Czech Nymphing under the tutelage of an expert.

This week on The Big Fish Stinker talks Jumbo Tailor.

First cast this morning is off the sand with Alex Bellissimo chasing big beach Tailor. Alex shares his sure fire techniques and tips for reading the water and finding the fish and they are starting to come on too!

Kendl Cramer has the first cast from a picturesque lake in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, Baroon Pocket Dam. The place is teaming with huge hard fighting Bass up 2 kilo in weight.

Stephen Gaynor talks Saltwater Fly and Steve "Peachy" Peach covers Freshwater Fly fishing on this episode of The Big Fish.

This episode of The Big Fish we continue our look at the Bluenose recovery program with Senior Fisheries Manager Luke Pearce. We join Luke and a team of gun freshwater anglers on an epic three day float trip down the Murrumbidgee to collect brood stock for the captive breeding program.

Our correspondent on the South Coast "The Beard" puts the BIG in The Big Fish this episode with this mighty beach caught Mulloway that was over 145cm on the brag mat.

NSW fishing identities Jo and Steve Starling travel to South Australia to check it out some new fishing options and Jo has our first cast this episode of The Big Fish.

This week on The Big Fish a very positive story for our freshwater fishers, west of the Divide, with great news from the Blue Nose Cod recovery program.

It doesn't get much more exciting, in the estuary, than tossing a soft surface frog into the snag and getting smashed by a 50cm Mangrove Jack! That's what happened to Col Trenaman this week.

With the fuel crisis hitting the travelling fisho hard we look at fishing home waters with our correspondents this morning, the focus is on fishing your own backyard.

Cain Hopwood Marine Rescue Alpine Lakes Unit Commander has the first cast on The Big Fish with some tips on navigating the sometimes treacherous Lake Eucumbene and an update on the new Marine Rescue NSW vessel.

First cast this morning looks at a project to help anglers identify the rare native fish of the Central West at Bathurst.

First cast takes you to the picturesque Turon River in the Central West with keen native fish anglers and protectors Jim and Dusty Squibb.

Royden's Whanau had a great feed of Marlin steaks and along with the fish he also found a lost treasure on the bottom of the ocean, hear the whole story on The Big Fish.

Have you ever modified your lures and soft plastics, on the water, to replicate the available baitfish? Jo Starling says it's easy and shares a great example on this episode of The Big Fish.

Stinker has the story of a 25 kilo Mulloway, that was technically caught by Stinker, but landing it took 2 boats and a real team effort, as you will hear in this edition of The Big Fish podcast.

On this week's edition of The Big Fish, Amy Broadhead, Hunter River Fishing Guide, shares a great story of a Monster Mulloway and Jo Starling has an update on the big Women's Recreational Fishing League fishing forum coming up in Newcatle, not far from where Amy plies her trade. Stinker is back with his views on this fishing addiction and Peachy has the first cast on broken rods and shattered dreams.

Giant Flathead, huge Whiting and Mud Crabs, the bounty of the Mangrove Creek on this edition of The Big Fish.

This week on The Big Fish a masterclass on using weedless frogs and surface lures for big Bass with Col Trenaman.

The Yellowfin run on the South Coast has been one of the best in years with big numbers turning up, the fish are now off the Mid North and North Coast and we will share the latest intel there as well.

Peachy talks about the fascinating world of competitive Fly Fishing on this episode of The Big Fish.

The Big Fish lives up to it's name this week with a, pending, world record Barramundi. The 29 kilo monster was caught, weighed and released on 10 kilo line by Big Fish regular Jo Starling and will be a Women's world record if ratified.

This episode of The Big Fish our experts share their tips and tactics for targeting fish in skinny water around the edges of our estuaries.

Our first cast this episode of the Big Fish comes to you from Broughton Island with fishing mad Wallaby Mark Gerrard.

Kendl Cramer's PB Bass, hear the story of it's capture and release.

This episode of The Big Fish Alex Bellissimo shares his techniques and tactics for targeting Trevally.

Stinker says he's "gong to the dark side". Known as one of the great bait fishers of our era, he reckons he is turning to the soft plastics!

Steve Peach has an overview of the NSW trout season, if you want to know where are they rising, make sure to listen to this weeks episode of The Big Fish podcast.

First cast we take you to one of the biggest recreational catch and release estuary fishing events in the land The Gold Coast Flathead Classic with Kendl Cramer.

Bag the podcast of The Big Fish with Scott "Mullet Guts" Levi as we take you on a virtual cruise.

Meet Stinker's replacement, for this episode, 11 year old Max Evans, a fishing fanatic on his way to Iluka to toss a few soft plastics for the school holidays. The good news is Stinker is on the mend after "getting a bad sausage".

Pipis can't be taken off the beach, above the high tide zone, by recreational anglers, who can take a few for bait to be used on the spot (up to 50). Commercial fishers are being accused of taking tonnes. Stinker believes this practice is unsustainable.

Anne Mitchie from the Northern Tablelands Chapter of OzFish talks about restoring native habitat on the Namoi River and a brilliant fishing adventure in the Gulf out of Karumba.

This episode of The Big Fish Stinker shares the story of his naughty little boat Stinkpot running away without her skipper.