Big Fish

This episode of The Big Fish follows a young fisherman's challenging quest to catch a huge yellowfin tuna off the south coast of New South Wales, battling rough seas and high costs.

This episode discusses fishing conservation efforts and regulations in New England's northwest region, focusing on native fish habitat restoration and seasonal fishing rules.

This episode covers the recovery of endangered fish species in New South Wales' Central West and features a soft plastic fishing masterclass at the National 4x4 Outdoors Show.

This episode discusses the successful reintroduction of Macquarie Perch into its native river system near Bathurst, featuring an interview with a habitat and threatened species program leader.

This episode features a conversation about an Australian fly fishing team's experience fishing in the Rocky Mountains, highlighting their unique approach and observations about US fishing culture.

This episode follows a young fisherman's challenging quest to catch a huge yellowfin tuna off the south coast of New South Wales, battling rough seas and high costs.

This episode of The Big Fish features an interview with Beardy from Bega about the recent epic run of yellow fin tuna on the south coast, discussing catching, sharing, and preparing the fish.

This episode of The Big Fish focuses on the Mulloway harvest strategy in New South Wales, with host Scott Levi and guest Heath Folt discussing extended public consultation and how floodwaters are impacting Mulloway fishing.

This episode features an interview with fish artist Trevor Hawkins, who discusses his watercolour techniques and involvement in a project to conserve the blue-nose cod through art.

This episode features an interview with Joe Starling discussing her preparation for the Women's World Fly Fishing Championships and her recent fishing experiences in Sydney.

Two fishing enthusiasts discuss their recent estuary fishing experiences in New South Wales, including catches of whiting, flathead, and trevally, along with an encounter with a bull shark.

This episode features an interview with fishing guide Alex Bellissimo discussing how to catch silver trevally, their qualities as sport and eating fish, and current fishing conditions in Sydney Harbour.

This episode discusses a scientific breakthrough about zoonotic worms in fish, specifically trout, featuring an interview with researcher Luke Pearce from New South Wales DPI Fisheries.

This episode of The Big Fish discusses fishing in local estuaries like Lake Macquarie, backyard fishing tips, and the upcoming Big Fishing Challenge fundraiser.

This episode of The Big Fish podcast discusses fishing stories including a female fishing guide breaking barriers, a broken $1000 fly rod incident, and the addictive nature of fishing.

This episode of The Big Fish podcast features host Scott Levine discussing Joe Starling's impressive catch and release of a 29-kilogram barramundi from Lake Maraboon.

This episode explores accessible shallow water estuary fishing in New South Wales, focusing on techniques, gear, and personal experiences for catching fish like flathead and whiting.

This episode features a fly fishing lesson where host Scott Levi and expert Peter Morse discuss and demonstrate Euro nymphing, a controversial technique in the fly fishing community.

This episode discusses improved safety measures for boat fishers at Lake Eucumbene through a new Marine Rescue facility and features interviews with anglers and experts.

Host Scott Levine interviews Joe about fly fishing experiences in the Rocky Mountains, focusing on the Australian fly fishing team's adventures and unique fishing conditions at Red Rock Creek.

This episode features an interview with former rugby player Mark Gerrard about his fishing adventure at Broughton Island, blending sports and angling experiences.

This episode of The Big Fish discusses boating safety with a focus on life jacket regulations and a selector tool from New South Wales Maritime to help anglers choose appropriate gear.

This episode discusses the secret population of large estuary perch in Tasmania and the conservation efforts to protect them, featuring an interview with fisheries management officer Jonah Yick.

This episode features an interview with historian John McIntyre about the history of game fishing in Australia, tracing its evolution from subsistence fishing to a recreational sport.

This episode discusses a scientific breakthrough about zoonotic worms in fish, particularly trout, featuring an interview with researcher Luke Pearce from New South Wales DPI Fisheries.

This episode of The Big Fish covers the launch of the book 'The Last Days of Zane Grey' at the Sydney Game Fishing Club, featuring interviews with the author and club members about Zane Grey's impact on Australian game fishing.

This episode of The Big Fish covers a viral land-based fishing capture under the Sydney Harbour Bridge and features interviews with fishing experts and participants in the Bass Electric event at Somerset Dam.

This episode explores the secret population of large estuary perch in Tasmania and the conservation efforts to protect them, featuring an interview with fisheries officer Jonah Yick.

This episode features an interview with Joe Starling discussing her preparation for the Women's World Fly Fishing Championships and her recent fishing experiences in Sydney.

This episode of The Big Fish discusses the impact of recent rain on the Turon River and other central west waterways, featuring an interview with conservationists Jim and Dusty Squibb about native fish and fly fishing.

This episode of The Big Fish podcast explores creative fishing techniques including modifying lures, matching the hatch with soft plastics, and innovative bait fishing methods for species like giant kingfish and mulloway.

This episode features an advanced fishing tutorial with expert Cole Trenno Trenneman on using big surface lures like soft frogs to target large bass in the Maclay region.

This episode features an interview with Peachy providing an update on the trout fishing season in New South Wales, covering conditions along the Great Dividing Range.

This episode features an interview with professional fishing guide Craig McGill, who discusses his fishing habits on holidays and his preference for freshwater fishing in estuaries over his usual saltwater work.

This episode discusses a Women's Recreational Fishing League event at Windermere where participants tried to catch yellowbelly (golden perch), exploring why the fish weren't biting due to water temperature and seasonal factors.

This episode of The Big Fish features fishing stories including a viral land-based catch under the Sydney Harbour Bridge and coverage of a bass fishing event in Queensland.

This episode covers the recovery of endangered fish species in New South Wales' Central West and features a soft plastic fishing masterclass at the National 4x4 Outdoors Show.

This episode of The Big Fish discusses the current yellowfin tuna run off the New South Wales coast with expert Dr Julian Pepperall, covering fishing insights, biological perspectives, and related angling news.

This episode introduces renowned fish artist Trevor Hawkins, who creates vivid watercolor paintings and sculptures of fish in their natural habitats and contributes to conservation projects like the blue-nosed cod restoration.

This episode features an interview with Kendall Kramer about her recent participation in the Gold Coast Flatty Classic fishing event and a women's barramundi fishing trip in Queensland.

This episode features an interview with fisherwoman Kendall Kramer about her budget-friendly creek fishing adventures using an inflatable stand-up paddleboard and her experiences catching mud crabs in mangrove creeks near Coffs Harbour.

This episode discusses the impact of recent rain on the central west's waterways, featuring an interview with conservationists Jim and Dusty Squibb about local fishing conditions and efforts to save native fish species.

This episode features an interview with a fisher who caught a marlin and cooked it for their family, sharing an incredible fishing adventure.

This episode features a fly fishing lesson where host Scott Levi and guest Peter Morse discuss and demonstrate Euro nymphing, a controversial technique in the fly fishing community.

This episode of The Big Fish covers the opening of the stream trout season in New South Wales, featuring an interview with fisherman Steve Dunn about the snowy conditions and fishing prospects at Lake Eukenbeen.

This episode of The Big Fish covers fishing updates and tips across various Australian coastal regions, including chasing Yellowbelly with Joe Starling and using prawns to catch tailor fish.

This episode discusses the successful reintroduction of Macquarie Perch into its native river system near Bathurst, featuring an interview with a habitat conservation expert.

This episode features interviews at the Sydney Game Fishing Club during the launch of 'The Last Days of Zane Grey', exploring the book's significance and the history of game fishing in Australia.

This episode features an interview with historian John McIntyre about the history of game fishing in Australia, tracing its evolution from subsistence fishing to a recreational sport.

This episode features an interview with fly fisher Steve Peachy Peach about his experiences at the National Fly Fishing Championships in the Snowy Mountains, including his successful first session and challenges in the second.

Luke Pearce says NSW DPI Fisheries produced over 174,000 Blue Nose Cod fingerlings this year and now has the only recreational fishery for them at Talbingo Dam.

John O'Bleakley describes a 19.5-hour drive from Lake Macquarie to Proserpine, where barramundi fishing meant crocodile warnings, tannin-stained water, and only two or three short bite windows a day.

["Heath Folt says NSW has extended Mulloway harvest strategy consultation to 25 June and wants more anglers to weigh in on the draft.", "He says Mulloway have moved from depleted to recovering, but the latest stock assessment still cannot pin biomass down clearly above or below 20%, and flood-triggered spawning is still a key unknown.", "The draft plan uses a nominal 125-ton annual catch limit split evenly between commercial and recreational sectors, with one-fish recreational limits and three-fish charter limits.", "Stinker then argues for a three-year total Mulloway closure, while Heath Folt points to white sea bass and red drum as recovery examples and Scott Levi moves to Luke Pierce's trout cod segment."]

["Scott Levi opens The Big Fish on ABC Radio with the east-coast humpback migration, saying about 40,000 whales are streaming up the New South Wales coast while some commercial gear still causes entanglements.", "Laurie Price of Ocean Watch Australia says the group has spent about five years working with fishers in New South Wales, Queensland, and Tasmania on trap-and-line gear that can be tested for safety, efficiency, and practicality.", "Commercial fisherman Mark Cramston describes galvanic time releases, acoustic time releases, sled-and-buoy systems, neutrally buoyant rope, and GPS retrieval, while warning that East Coast lows and 16-metre seas can destroy gear.", "The episode later shifts to John Stinker-Clark on mullet runs and mullet gut bait, then ends with a listener-facing push to rename trout cod as blue nose cod or blue nose."]

Scott Levi opens The Big Fish with a whale-entanglement problem on the New South Wales coast, where Laurie Price says about 40,000 humpback whales move up and down the East Coast each year.

Alex Bellissimo gives Scott Levi practical mulloway advice for rainy conditions, including targeting deep water where freshwater runoff floats above saltwater and using fresh mullet bait.

Scott Levi interviews Alex Bellissimo about targeting mulloway from beaches and estuaries after heavy rain, including how freshwater floats above saltwater in deep Sydney Harbour.

The Big Fish with Scott Levi combines Cole Treneman's account of proposed New South Wales Mulloway management with stories from the Barra Nationals and practical fishing segments.

Scott Levi’s The Big Fish combines Cole Treneman’s account of proposed New South Wales Mulloway rules with stories from Stinker and Kendall Kramer.

The Big Fish pairs Scott Levi with New Zealand angler Ben Galbraith, who identifies Stinker's mystery seabird as a white-faced storm petrel and describes snapper fishing from a small boat near Gisborne.

Weekly fishing news, events, and tips from a NSW perspective, featuring interviews with experts on deep water live baiting for kingfish, tailor fishing, and marlin reports.

Scott Levi discusses the Murray cod, Australia's iconic freshwater fish, with researcher Stewart Roland about his new book.

A fishing show discussing the thrill of catching Murray cod and promoting a new book about the species.

Scott Levine and Rob Paxivanis discuss fishing tips, boating safety, and the humorous exaggeration of fish sizes among anglers.

A fishing show covering weekly news, events, tips, and boating safety from a New South Wales perspective.