Big Fish
259 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWeekly fishing news, events and tips etc from a NSW perspective.
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The Big Fish Tuna tales
August 27, 2021 19:00 - 22.9 MBRoden Woodhams had an amazing "Attenborough moment", before the lockdown, chasing giant Yellow Fin Tuna and shares his adventures on The Big Fish.
The Big Fish, Simon Marnie's smoked mackerel dip
August 13, 2021 19:00 - 22.9 MB3 mackerel or tailor fillets smoked 100g cream cheese 150g crème fraiche ¼ cup horseradish Finely chopped dill Lemon juice. Keep half of one fillet aside – place all other ingredients in food processor and blend til smooth. Stir thru crumbled remaining fillet Serve on dark rye or crackers w sliced gherkin
The Big Fish, lockdown fishing craft
August 06, 2021 19:00 - 23 MBIf you are one of the millions of fishers locked down in NSW you will hear about some great fishing craft ideas from our Sydney gurus Peter Le Blang and Craig McGill. Peter shares his amazing metal working skills in crafting a high quality fishing knife from scratch and Craig takes us through the D.I.Y. fun of Luderick angling.
The Big Fish, lockdown fishing craft
August 06, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 23 MBIf you are one of the millions of fishers locked down in NSW you will hear about some great fishing craft ideas from our Sydney gurus Peter Le Blang and Craig McGill. Peter shares his amazing metal working skills in crafting a high quality fishing knife from scratch and Craig takes us through the D.I.Y. fun of Luderick angling.
The Big Fish, Treno shares his secret Drummer burley recipe
July 30, 2021 19:00 - 22.9 MBFirst cast this episode of The Big Fish Treno shares the secret ingredients in his sure fire Drummer burley.
The Big Fish, Roy and HG fight for fishing at the 2032 Brisbane games
July 23, 2021 19:00 - 22.9 MBThose sport Gurus Roy and HG have launched a campaign to have fishing, fly and conventional tackle casting, for distance and accuracy, included for the Brisbane Olympics in 2032. (Pictured Roy bragging to HG about the size of the prized 2 headed carp he caught near Fukushima.)
The Big Fish Lake Macquarie flathead and posidonia
July 16, 2021 19:00 - 22.9 MBOn the Big Fish this week we take you to Lake Macquarie to look at some great angler initiated conservation work enhancing habitat and fish stocks.
The Big Fish 8 hour smoked Australian Salmon
July 09, 2021 19:00 - 22.9 MBThis week we hit the Camden Haven River with Col Treneman for a bream session on the Cranka Crabs. Treno also shares his estuary luderick secrets, live on the water, with four different types of weed on board, including his homegrown stuff! Stinker talks about snapper season and Tally joins us with his sure fire Australian Salmon 8 hour smoking recipe.
The Big Fish Environment Minister takes aim at High Country Horses
July 02, 2021 19:00 - 22.9 MBFirst cast on The Big Fish Steve Samuels from the Monaro Acclimatisation Society has found an ally in the Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley.
The Big Fish Tassie King George Whiting boom
June 25, 2021 19:00 - 22.9 MBKing George Whiting up to 80cm in length have invaded the waters of Northern Tasmania and we take you out on the Tamar River to hunt for theses tasty giants.
The Great Winburndale Trout Muster
June 18, 2021 19:00 - 22.9 MBHow do you relocate a wild trout population from waters where they are not allowed to be caught to waters accessible to anglers? That was the conundrum faced by NSW Fisheries and local anglers in the Central West...the answer? Taser the fish!
The Big Fish saving the Southern Purple Spotted Gudgeon
June 04, 2021 19:00 - 22.9 MBOur first cast takes us to Tenterfield with Harry Davey and Renee Ferenc from OzFish Unlimited. where they are doing a great job helping to save a beautifully coloured little endangered fish.
The Big Fish saving the Southern Purple Spotted Gudgeon
June 04, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBOur first cast takes us to Tenterfield with Harry Davey and Renee Ferenc from OzFish Unlimited. where they are doing a great job helping to save a beautifully coloured little endangered fish.
The Big Fish fly fishing Victoria
May 28, 2021 19:00 - 22.9 MBOur first cast is with NSW fly fisher Rob Lennon who had a cracking time chasing the big lake trout of the Central Highlands of Victoria at Millbrook lakes.
The Big Fish back to 1770
May 21, 2021 19:00 - 22.9 MBOur Sydney Harbour correspondent Craig McGill has been on a fishing adventure up North and shares his story of triumph over adversity at Agnes Water and the Town of 1770.
The Big Fish, meet the Bone Heads
May 14, 2021 19:00 - 22.9 MBFly fishing Guru Peter Morse introduces us to the Bone Heads, a group of dedicated Aussie fly fishers who meet up in Exmouth at this time, every year, for a fly fishing adventure.
The Big Fish and the business of fly design
May 07, 2021 19:00 - 22.9 MBWe catch up with Cherie Forbes and Brett Clarke at the vice this morning churning out some more of their amazing fur, foam and feather concoctions at their little fly tying factory on the Central Coast of NSW. Renee Ferenc, Director of Engagement and Culture at OzFish Unlimited joins us to talk about a new chapter and Stinker is out crabbing on The Big Fish.
The Big Fish big snapper off the stones
April 30, 2021 19:00 - 22.9 MBOur man on the Mid North Coast Col "the Weighmaster" Trenaman has captured his PB snapper from the rocks and shares all of his secrets.
The Big Fish more trees for fish
April 23, 2021 08:00 - 23 MBAnne Michie from OzFish Unlimited has our first cast this morning with an update on the habitat initiative Trees for Fish.
The Big Fish on patrol with NSW Maritime
April 16, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 23 MBOur first cast this week is with NSW maritime. We hit the water with skipper Darryl Lennox and end up on a collision course with some fishermen who get a refresher course on the rules of navigation.
The Big Fish wild horses and fish
April 09, 2021 19:00 - 22.9 MBOur first cast is with Monaro Acclimatisation Society spokesman Steve Samuels who is calling for immediate action to reduce the damage being done to the High Country rivers and streams by feral horses.
The Big Fish the Mac is BACK!
April 02, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBOur first cast on The Big Fish is a very positive story about a fish that was named after the Macquarie River, the river where it was first identified by Europeans. The Macquarie Perch became extinct in the Macquarie River catchment due to 200 years of mismanagement but now it is back thanks to some ground breaking Aussie science. NSW DPI Fisheries Scientist Luke Pearce shares this great news.
The Big Fish Mulloway and Mullet Run Fun
March 26, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBThe annual East coast Mullet run has started early with the fish riding the flood waters to the sea. One positive for Stinker is that the Council has finally fixed up his boat ramp, that washed away in the floods, at Fingal Bay. The beach haulers can no access the beach and intercept the spawning migration with their nets.
The Big Fish, The Codfather and the old man of the Murrumbidgee
March 19, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBFirst cast on The Big Fish is with freshwater fisheries scientist Stuart Rowland who has written the book "The Codfather", a definitive account of the rise, fall and rise again of the mighty Murray Cod in NSW. In this chapter we meet some great fishing characters from the book, including a tough old commercial fisherman from Narrandera on the Murrumbidgee who hated NSW fisheries!
The Big Fish secret fried fish recipe and the best sashimi fish in the sea!
March 12, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBThis week on the Big Fish we share some brilliant recipes.
On The Big Fish the whiting are biting
February 12, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBFirst cast on this episode of The Big Fish is with country music sensation Adam Harvey who just loves his estuary fishing for yellow fin whiting and regularly catches some crackers over 40cm.
The Big Fish BBL (Big Bass Legends)
February 05, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBOn the Big Fish this week we catch up with Col Trenaman on the mighty rivers of the Mid North Coast and Bass flyfisherwoman and foam Bass surface fly tying guru Cherie Forbes a couple of Big Bass Legends.
The Big Fish meet a shocking denizen of the deep
December 11, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBThe amazing life of the Coffin Ray is first cast on this week's episode of TBF.
The Big Fish, wild horses drive fly fishers away from Snowies
November 27, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBPeter Morse has the first cast this morning on the feral horse problem in the Snowy Mountains, backing up Steve Samuels, from the Monaro Acclimatisation Society, who says streams have been "irreparably" damaged.
The Big Fish Wyangala resurrection
November 20, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBFirst cast this morning is with Roger Cooper from Boorowa who tells us wonderful Wyangala is back and the fishing is on fire! Stinker is also back with another hilarious yarn about the house rules that have kept his relationship off the rocks, including compulsory nude running!!!
The Big Fish Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander fishing with Uncle Jimmy
November 13, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBWith our first cast this week on TBF we celebrate NAIDOC week.
The Big Fish Gone Fishing Day goes online
October 30, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBFirst cast on The Big Fish is with Adam Martin from the Australian Recreational Fishing Foundation. Adam is the national event coordinator for Gone Fishing Day. The event lured over 450,000 people online with virtual and real life fishing adventures.
Fishing with Nick Kyrgios and having a whale of a time
October 23, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBRob Paxevanos from Fishing Australia takes us fishing with Nick Kyrgios on Jervis Bay. They had a great time catching squid and experienced a real "Attenborough moment", off shore, with a massive school of krill turning the water red and attracting a feeding pod of whales. According to Rob the fishing was brilliant but for the first time in his life he didn't care. Rob was totally awestruck by the leviathans of the deep breaching, cavernous mouths ag...
The Big Fish Burrendong is back
October 16, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBOur first cast this episode of TBF is with Matt Hansen from the Central West chapter of OZfish Unlimited with great news on Burrendong and the Macquarie River. Unfortunately the biggest freshwater fishing gathering in NSW, the Burrendong Classic, has had to be postponed due to COVID-19. Monaro Acclimatisation Society spokesperson Steve Samuels joins us to talk about the feral horse problem in the Snowy Mountains where, he says, beautiful alpine stre...
The Big Fish Kerosene Tin Jim
October 09, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBThis week Stinker takes us into the life of an amazing Greek fisherman who lived on a lonely windswept island off the NSW coast for 49 years.
The Big Fish, Trout Season Opens
October 02, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBThis week we celebrate the opening of the Trout season in NSW and the social currency of fishing. The recreational pastime is set to bring millions of dollars into the Snowy Mountains region which is still trying to bounce back from the fires.
The Big Fish Greg French in Peru
September 25, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 23 MBGreg French was stuck high up in the Andes of Peru, with a strict curfew, thanks to the covid flu! Greg and his life and fly fishing partner Frances were locked down in an Inca built village for over a month. On the upside, the local streams were full of hard fighting 3 to 7lb rainbow trout!
The Big Fish restoring habitat and where have all the tailor gone
September 11, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBFirst cast this episode of The Big Fish is with Craig Copeland an expert in aquatic habitat rehabilitation at NSW Fisheries and now CEO of OzFish Unlimited. We discuss the shows mantra "habitat makes fish happen." We hear from an expert on the science behind the creation of artificial reef habitat and Stinker has been swamped with emails on dwindling tailor stocks.
The Big Fish Snowy Valley Drifter
September 04, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBWhat could be more relaxing than drifting down stream casting flies to rising trout? We look at drift boat fly fishing first cast on The Big Fish. Tumut based guide Mickey Finn cut his teeth on this form of fishing on the big rivers running out of the Rockies in the West of the USA and Josh Hutchins talks about the fishing options these new shallow draft fly fishing inflatables open up. Stinker has opened a can of worms asking our Big Fish listener...
The Big Fish planting trees for fish and porridge for snapper
August 28, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBOur first cast is with OzFish Unlimited Northwest Chapter spokesperson Anne Michie on planting trees for fish and Stinker joins us to talk about using porridge to catch Snapper, strange but true! All will be revealed in this episode of The Big Fish.
The Big Fish Lake Macquarie Mulloway master class
August 21, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBOur first cast this episode of The Big Fish is with Michael Guest of Reel Action TV who shares his hard won Lake Macquarie Jewfish secrets. We have an all star line up of famous TV fishos on the show with Rob Paxevanos from Fishing Australia talking about the elusive Barramundi of the Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast, Stinker is back on deck along with Treno on his big dam tour live from Copeton in the states North West. ...
The Big Fish Czech nymphing
August 07, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBThis episode of The Big Fish a trout fly fishing method that is so effective some have called for it to be banned, that is our first cast with Australian representative fly fisher Danny Spelic from the Snowy Mountains region.
The Big Fish Jo Starling PB bream on fly and long distance flathead
July 31, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBFirst cast is with Mark Williams from Lake Macquarie and the tale of the Lake Mac flatty that holds the long distance travel record and Jo Starling shares the story of her best fly caught (and released) South Coast black bream.
COD ALMIGHTY! THE BIGGEST MOUTH IN CANBERRA
July 24, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBCheck out this Lake Burley Griffin Monster, estimated through measurements, at over 75 kilograms or over 150 lbs on the old scale. What does a fish that big eat? Answer: Anything that will fit in its mouth! The Murray Cod is one of the world’s biggest freshwater fish. Who would’ve thought one of the biggest caught in recent times would come out of Lake Burley Griffin right in the heart of the nation’s capital. Hear the amazing story of the...
The Big Fish putt putt putt putt
July 17, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBThis week on The Big Fish an historic putt putt fishing boat that towed giant airliners in it's day. The boat has been lovingly restored by jazz musician Dorian Mode who also shares a song about a fisherman who found a mermaid.
The Big Fish southern bluefin tuna research
July 10, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBThis week on The Big Fish the fascinating life cycle of the southern bluefin tuna with CSIRO scientist Campbell Davies.
The Big Fish sustainable fisheries management
July 03, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBFirst cast this episode of The Big Fish is with Travis Dowling CEO of the Victorian Fisheries Authority. Travis says they have made sustainability the cornerstone of all of their management strategies for the commercial and recreational sector and fish stocks are booming.
The Big Fish, screens save native fish
June 26, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBFirst cast this morning is with Matt Hansen from Oz Fish Inland Waterways chapter. Matt shares the exciting news that the Macquarie River Trangie to Nevertire Irrigation Scheme has been fitted with a state of the art fish screening system to keep our native fish out of the the irrigation pipes and in the river where they belong.
Stinker remembers his great fishing mate Noel Kelly
June 19, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBStinker recalls some great fun and fishing adventures with his fishing mate, rugby league great, Noel Kelly. Our first cast this morning on The Big Fish is with Alex Julius in the Northern Territory.
The Big Fish "that's not a black bream!"
June 12, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBFirst cast this week is with Jo Starling who had the surprise of her life fly fishing for bream with a 6 weight outfit on the South Coast inside a closed estuary. Find out what it was next.