Tasmania teems with tremendous fly-fishing with a population of fishermen carefully sustaining and growing the rugged island’s brown trout populations. Tasmania is home to creatures of lore: the ...

The sand flathead recreational fishing zone in southeast waters will be closed from 1 March 2026 due to falling numbers. The species accounts for around 70 per cent of the recreational catch in ...

CONTROVERSIAL mid-water trawler Geelong Star has begun fishing in Tasmanian waters as recreational fishers prepare for protests. Small Pelagic Fishery Industry Association chairman Grahame Turk said ...

Independent MPs have clashed over Tasmania’s ban on recreational sand flathead fishing in the southeast, with critics slamming the lack of consultation while supporters praise the conservation move.

A shock fishery closure threatens to devastate southeast Tasmania’s recreational fishing industry, with businesses reporting immediate economic carnage just days after the announcement. The sand ...