A father and son team will defend their unbeaten Grand Slam records at this year’s Apollo Bay Big Catch fishing competition. Doncaster’s Matthew Kearton has won the boat Grand Slam section of the Big Catch festival for the past three years. His [...]

Colac and district anglers are angry the Federal Government has banned mako shark fishing. Fishermen say they are baffled at the logic behind a decision to ban fishing of the popular game shark, which has been one of the main attractions for ocean fishing in Victoria. Beeac fisherman [...]

Two Colac anglers have won almost $1000 worth of fishing equipment after they finished fifth in a bream fishing grand final. Colac’s Dan Mackrell and Steve Parker finished fifth in the Victorian Bream Classic grand final at Metung in Gippsland Lakes.
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Fishing enthusiasts hope to hook prizes during a Camperdown angling contest this weekend. Camperdown Angling Club will have its annual Lake Bullen Merri Fishing Classic tomorrow and Sunday. Camperdown Angling Club’s Beth Royal said she hoped for good weather to attract anglers to the competition. Mrs Royal [...]

Colac angler Dan Mackrell can compete in a national fishing grand final after winning a Victorian competition. Mackrell won the round 14 boater class of the BREAM Qualifying Series at Nelson on Sunday, which included $1500 prizemoney, equipment and vouchers. Fellow Colac angler Glen Doyle finished second and Louis [...]

Colac district anglers have welcomed the completion of a new boat ramp at Lake Purrumbete, but say the lake needs more car parks. Environment and Climate Change Minister Gavin Jennings said yesterday that workers had finished installing a new boat access at the lake near Camperdown. Lake Purrumbete users have [...]

A Colac district angler says a lack of access to Lake Purrumbete will decimate Colac district’s recreational fishing. Colac Anglers Club member Ken McCoombe said without access to Lake Purrumbete the state’s recreational anglers would have little choice but to resort to fishing in northern Victoria, abandoning towns and cities throughout the [...]