Big Fish

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First cast, tips on fishing the "fresh" with Alex Bellissimo, Sydney land based guru. Stinker is back with the tale of the escapee mud crab and a whole lot more.

Kendl Cramer and her all-female crew are back from the Barra Nationals in the NT with everyone on board catching fish.Along with dodging Crocs, logs and Sharks Kendl also achieved the lifelong goal of a legal Jewfish, even though it was a Black Jewfish from up North, it still counts.

Our first cast on The Big Fish is with Ben Galbraith who launches his 12ft tinnie off the beach at Gisborne NZ (sound familiar?) catches tons of huge Snapper and Kingfish and recently scored this massive Yellowfin Tuna out of his tiny boat.

"The Beard" after serving onboard the ABC's long running podcast "Tales from the Tinny" has put the kayak on the roof racks and moved back to his old stomping ground the South Coast of NSW and shares his adventures on The Big Fish.

Anne Michie from the New England North West chapter of OzFish joins us from the banks of Lake Keepit for a great, regular, Easter family fishing event, the "Carp we don't Keepit" Carp muster.

This week on The Big Fish, Stinker shares a great fish cakes recipe, using one of the most sustainable and under rated fish, the Australian Salmon.

This episode of The Big Fish we talk to OzFish on plans to rehabilitate the Richmond River to prevent future blackwater events that lead to massive fish kills.

This week chasing whiting on surface flies with Brett Clarke from BWC flies.

The mal de mer led Alex Bellissimo to become one of Sydney's best land based fishermen and he shares his Snapper secrets on this episode of The Big Fish.

Jonah Yick, Fisheries Manager with Inland Fisheries Service Tasmania and leader of the Carp Management Program has the first cast this morning on The Big Fish and what a good news story it is!

Stinker has been mugged by a pack of marauding pelagics whilst fishing for Snapper and he is not happy!

This episode meet "Tandy" from Tamworth the native freshwater Catfish who is a chance to win the office footy tipping comp this year.

Another ripping episode of The Big Fish with our first cast this morning from San Fransico. TBF regular Nadia Taylor heads out under that Golden Gate Bridge to go fishing U.S. West Coast style and tangles with some fabulous eating fish and crabs!

An action packed show this week with "Guesty" sharing his offshore deep water tactics for mega Kingfish.

This episode: using citizen scientists to track the mushy fish parasites in NSW waters with Dr Jessica Tout-Lyon and heading down to "Deni" for a big native fish event on the Edward River.

The local fishing experts on the Eurobodalla Coast share their secrets with Fishing Australia's Rob Paxevanos on this episode of The Big Fish.

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

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

This edition of TBF we take you to the crystal clear margins of Lake Eucumbene for some spectacular sight fishing for big Brown Trout with Steve Dunn and Stinker has fallen victim to a "Jack attack" on the Tweed.

The Big Fish regular Kendl Cramer has been bitten by the fly fishing bug.

Dr Jessica Toute-Lyon has the first cast this morning with the launch of a new citizen science project to track the spread of the parasites that make the flesh of King Fish and Mahi Mahi mushy.

This week on The Big Fish Stuart Rowland talks about his new book on the mighty Murray Cod, Indigenous knowledge and history, commercial exploitation, decline and regeneration of this amazing species.

Kendl Cramer and Laurie Anderson from the WRFL took on the best in the Urunga Estuary Sports Fishing Flathead tournament.

First cast comes from the Camden Haven this morning with proud indigenous man Bryce Haywood, educator and gun fisherman.

First cast is Travis Dowling, CEO of the Victorian Fisheries Authority, on the proactive management of Black Sea Urchins in Victoria.

Rob Paxevanos explores Shellharbour on this week's episode of The Big Fish.

Our first cast is on Lake Eucumbene with Jo Starling.

NSW Fisheries Officer Joe Wright with his concerns for the safety of his colleagues on the job.

Kendl Cramer takes us to Lake Monduran with a group of six super keen fisherwomen chasing metre plus monster Barramundi!

First cast on The Big Fish looks at the native Jelly Fish of the Hawkesbury system that are in huge numbers at the moment and causing havoc with the commercial fishing industry.

A frigid fly fishing foray to the Derwent River in Winter to chase Black Bream first up on The Big Fish.

The Cod Mega Bucks catch and release event has been run and won with the $10,000 first prize going to the angler with the longest fish. Listen to The Big Fish and you too might catch a monster!

This week on the Big Fish Col Trenaman looks at electric motors in the salt and the fresh and the anglers grapevine.AND Stinker has another great island story.

Roger Osborne takes you shore based fishing around his local estuary and shares his deadly soft vibe technique to wake up those sleepy cold water fish.

First cast on The Big Fish Rob Paxevanos takes us to Australia's biggest tackle show on the Gold Coast.

The Gippsland Lakes KG are BACK!!!

Dr Julian Pepperell has the first cast with 50 years of Marlin research out of Cairns.

The Tailor are biting and Michael Guest shares some of his simple secrets to this fast and furious form of fishing.

Joe Startling's fly fishing dream has come true in this episode of The Big Fish.

This episode of The Big Fish Peter Morse on the many comic comments he receives whilst practising, or teaching, fly casting in the park or his cul-de-sac up in the Blue Mountains!

Some great tips on targeting the wary Black Bream of the Southern estuaries with Nikki Bryant on this episode of The Big Fish.

Bringing back the Mac on this episode of TBF.

The smell of aviation fuel and pilchards permeates the crisp morning air as you go for a drift across Yarra Bay with Bernie and Dogfish on The Big Fish this morning.

Stinker caught a 74cm, 6kg snapper, this week. As you can see, a very handsome fish and fisherman. Stinker caught a bag full for the family to eat on the long weekend. All the others were caught on a surprise bait, he will share the secret with you on this edition of The Big Fish.

Kendl Kramer putting the BIG into The Big Fish on this episode. Kendl landed a 20 kilo monster off Minnie Water that pulled plenty of string and was great eating! AND a top secret beach worm preserving recipe from Treno that the big, finicky, Whiting can't resist!

The Women's Recreational Fishing League explore the future of fishing with the All Electric Bass Boat project.

The secret is out. Squirt worms are a gun bait.

Col Trenaman has the first cast this morning answering a listener question on the incidental capture of Bass.

Mushy fish on a dish...NO THANKS!