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 land based Sydney Harbour
April 05, 2019 18:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBWeekly fishing news, events and tips from a NSW perspective.
The Big Fish border trout
March 22, 2019 18:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBFirst cast on this episode of The Big Fish is with Phil Weigall taking us south of the border to chase trout. Julie Ray has just run across King Island and enjoyed the cheese and the seafood and will dispel the myth that "cheese and fish don't make a dish" with a lovely Lobster Thermador.
The Big Fish Borumba Toga Party
March 15, 2019 18:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBTreno's Big Dam Tour kicks off at Borumba this week and Col "Treno" Trenaman caught a 70cm Saratoga on his very first cast! Sadly things went down hill, with the barometer, from there but he still had a great time at this beautiful impoundment which is chock a block full of water and great Australian native fish. Treno usually covers the saltwater scene on the Mid North and North Coast for us, pictured here with a 5 kilo stud tailor off the rocks. T...
The Big Fish Treno's Big Dam Year!
March 08, 2019 18:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBWe are off to beautiful Borumba dam in Queensland on this episode of The Big Fish as Treno kicks off his "Big Dam Tour" and he's having a spinner bait "Toga" party with a 70cm Saratoga taking his lure on his very first cast.
The Big Fish Dr Amy Smoothey
March 01, 2019 18:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBOn this episode of The Big Fish the fascinating life of Sydney Harbour Bull Sharks with Dr Amy Smoothey, Treno takes us fishing for Snapper off the stones, Stinker is just back from Broughton Island and has just discovered the greatest Flathead lure "ever made" (according to his fishing mate) and Greg French has the latest on the fight to save the Western Lakes fly fishing wilderness area from privatisation.
The Big Fish Shark Yak Attack
February 22, 2019 18:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBThis week on The Big Fish we look at the Shark activity off Sydney with the Stealthy kayak Fisher Paul Welsh. As you can see the fishing tax collectors in the grey suits take their cut from time to time.
"Apocalypse Now" or tourism bonanza? Choppers over the wilderness on The Big Fish
February 15, 2019 18:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBOur first cast this morning comes from fly fishing author and passionate walker and bushman Greg French who is fighting the privatisation of a section of the Western Lakes Wilderness for a fly in lodge. We also have a call in to the proponent and hope to get him on the pod and program next week. It's SHAARRK fest in Sydney Harbour with tales of these toothy critters from our regular correspondent Craig McGill and Middle Harbour Fisho Bob Pickworth. ...
It's Spey day, the swing is the thing
February 08, 2019 18:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBPeter Morse has the first cast this morning with his 2 handed Spey rod and gives us some tips on the how and where for this technique. Peter also shares a fishing disaster trip to the Tumut River which is a great Spey style spot.
How to take magazine quality fish pics
February 01, 2019 18:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBThe wonderful fishographer Jo Starling has been slaving away over glossy fishing mag layout; we get her thoughts on what makes a good fish pic for our first cast on TBF.
Summer of the big bream on The Big Fish
January 25, 2019 18:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBThe numbers of trophy bream being caught this season is amazing, fish over the old magical 5lb mark seems like a common story. We talk about big bream with Rob Paxevanos this episode.
The Big Fish is back for 2019!
January 18, 2019 18:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBWeekly fishing news, events and tips etc from a NSW perspective.
The Big Fish Extreme Yak
December 14, 2018 18:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBOn TBF this episode extreme yak fishing with Paul Welsh, tips for Mum's fishing with their kids from Jo Starling our fanatical fisherwoman, Stinker with more tales of monsters from the deep and Craig McGill shares a sneaky squid jig rig that will have you catching cephalopods by the bucket full.
The Big Fish Murray Cod Season BLAST OFF!
November 30, 2018 18:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBFirst cast this episode of the Big Fish, explosive surface presentations for the mighty Murray Cod with Cameron McGregor and the importance of fish passage in our inland rivers.
Dog Fish Dave in Japan part 2 and Fishvember
November 23, 2018 18:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBDog Fish Dave continues his fish eating adventures in Japan with the Russian roulette of fish dish's the deadly Fugu. The Kids from Holy Cross School Kincumber take us through some of their Fishvember captures. Stinker talks about flathead size limits and crabbing and Craig Butcher and Alex Bellisimo take us to Sydney's Northern beaches for some 'Bommie wash" fishing and beach beach fishing fun.
The Big Fish correspondent Dog Fish Dave in Japan
November 16, 2018 18:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBDog Fish Dave has been on a cultural, fishing and fish eating tour of Japan. The Big Fish regular discovered some remarkable events like the Pacific Saury Festival, the Meguro Sanma Matsuri and Ayu decoy fishing. The Japanese were so impressed with Dave's appetite for learning and food that they dubbed him "Wolf Fish Dave". As you can see from this photo his uncanny resemblance to this snaggle toothed, bulbous headed, aggressive deep sea denizen is re...
The Big Fish and the one that got away!
November 09, 2018 18:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBFirst cast this episode is with Jo Starling on her F.L.O.G.Y. fly line only gap year. With her fishing partner Steve winding in the big Yellow Belly one after the other at the Windamere Pink Up fishing day. Jo finally hooked her first Yellow on the fly and it was a huge one. The story of the fight to kick out this week's The Big Fish with Scott Levi.
The Big Fish Pink Up Windamere
November 02, 2018 18:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBFirst cast this episode of the big fish comes from fly fisherwoman extraordinaire Jo Starling. As we have heard in previous episodes of TBF, when we caught up with "Casting for Recovery", fly fishing is THE best therapy after breast surgery. Jo is a breast cancer survivor and the special guest of the fishing event on Windamere, home of the giant Golden Perch or Yellow Belly. As you can see from this photo of Jo, the fish have changed colour for this b...
The Big Fish trigger happy
October 26, 2018 18:00 - 1 hour - 22.8 MBOur first cast this episode on The Big Fish is with Aussie fly fisher Josh Hutchins who searches the globe for hard fighting fish that take the fly. The Trigger Fish, that calls the coral fringed flats of Christmas Island home, the latest catch and release target for Josh. He reckons these colourful critters, that look a bit like a leatherjacket on steroids, pull like bulldozers and take a crab fly with gusto!
The Big Fish Stormwater Mulloway
October 19, 2018 18:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBOur first cast this episode of The Big Fish is from Sydney Harbour guide Craig McGill with his thoughts on stormwater run off Mulloway.
The Big Fish Mudgee Gold Rush
October 12, 2018 18:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBOur first cast this episode of TBF comes from the hills behind Mudgee with some of the countries best anglers searching the crystal clear waters of Windamere to catch and release the giant Golden Perch that swim there. Luke Pearce has finished in the top ten before and has had some great sport during the pre fish this week for the Windamere Golden Classic. Jo Starling recounts her first crack at fly fishing for Australian Bass in beautiful Clarrie Ha...
The Big Fish, Giant Kingfish invade the Estuary
October 05, 2018 19:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBRoden Woodhams takes us back to the 90's when the commercial floating fish traps were removed from our waters. This unsustainable fishing method decimated Kingfish stocks but now they are back in big numbers. After spotting one as round as a 44 gallon drum in his local estuary, Roden estimates that some of those fish should now be well over 20 kilos! The question is, how do you catch them? And if you hook one, how do you stop it? We head to Tamworth ...
The Big Fish pays tribute to Dr Bryan 'Snapper' Pratt
September 28, 2018 19:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBThe Big Fish and the angling community have lost a great man with the passing of our beloved Big Fish regular Snapper. Bryan did so much for fishing in the ACT and Snowy Mountains region and Steve Samuels from the Monaro Acclimatisation Society says local fisher people owe him a huge debt of gratitude. Our first cast this episode comes from the Whitsundays where 2 people have been bitten by sharks in the space of 2 days. Whitsunday Islands fishing ...
The Big Fish Stinker back from Innamincka
September 21, 2018 19:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBFirst cast on The Big Fish is with Marine Biologist Julian Pepperell looking at his new book "Fishing for the Past". We will find out about the terminal tackle used on the "Endeavor" and if it was as good as the Aboriginal hooks, lines and nets of the time. And, Stinker is back from Innamincka! (sounds like the lyrics of a country and western song!) We talk about his outback adventures on The Big Fish.
The Big Fish saving Yanga Lakes Yellow Belly
September 14, 2018 19:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBOver 500,000 Murrumbidgee Golden Perch (Yellow Belly) have been thrown a life line in Yanga Lake near Balranald, that’s our first cast this morning on The Big Fish podcast. A brand-new fish species has been discovered right on the doorstep of Sydney and it still doesn’t have an official name! Stinker is on a fishing adventure to Cooper Creek at Innamincka in the outback and Sydney Harbour Fly fishing guide Justin Duggan joins us for a chat on this e...
The Big Fish crossing swords with a Broadbill Swordfish in the estuary!
September 07, 2018 19:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBThe most amazing story for our first cast on The Big Fish this episode with a giant fish, usually only found in the deep ocean, the mighty Broadbill Swordfish, sight fished in a sandy shallow estuary! Rob Paxevanos has the true story.
The Big Fish sustainable catch and release
August 31, 2018 19:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBOur first cast this episode on The Big Fish comes from Bushy with some great tips on catch and release. He shares his thoughts on changes needed in the Bream tournament scene and some good ideas for recreational anglers looking to make sure the fish they release have the best possible chance for survival.
The Big Fish on Marine Parks Process
August 24, 2018 19:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBThis episode we look at the process involved in setting up the biggest Marine Park in the State at Port Stephens and some of the lessons learnt there. Alex Bellisimo focuses on the impact of the proposed lockouts on Sydney's Northern Beaches and Bushy reckons you can't beat Drummer fishing at this time of year.
The Big Fish Hawkesbury Bioregion Marine Park
August 17, 2018 19:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBCriag McGill gives us an anglers perspective on the proposed Sydney and Central Coast marine parks and the impact on recreational fishing. Treno shares his thoughts on driving and surveying the beach for Tailor and Mulloway. Stinker has the tail of the snake in the boat. AND it is North to Alaska with Greg French.
The Big Fish and the Science of Fishing
August 10, 2018 19:00 - 1 hour - 22.8 MBIt's Science Week and we look at some great marine science enhancing fish habitat because "habitat makes fish happen." Our first cast this week comes from fly fishing author Greg French who has a new book of fishing stories out called Water Colour.
The Big Fish 4th of August
August 03, 2018 19:00 - 1 hour - 22.8 MBWeekly fishing news, events and tips etc from a NSW perspective.
The Big Fish Sydney Harbours $10,000 Bream and other fishy tales
July 27, 2018 19:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBBream tournament fishing may not be everyone's cup of tea but it has been a great source of innovation for Bream lure fishing techniques. It has also elevated the species into a sustainable catch and release target. We catch up with Chris Gates the tournament director for the upcoming Sydney Harbour series grand final.
The Big Fish beach fishing North and South
July 20, 2018 19:00 - 1 hour - 22.8 MBThis episode of TBF we look at beach fishing on the South Coast with Bushy. Light line and light rods are the secret to walking, stalking and actively hunting the gutters, according to Kaj. We continue or fishing journey along the Northern Beaches of Sydney with master beach fishing guide Alex Bellisimo. Stinker is back, we have heard about some of his odd mates, this episode we hear about odd baits and Peter LaBlang talks about going light for Kin...
The Big Fish fishing the City and the Bush
July 13, 2018 19:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBOur first cast this episode comes from Boorowa fishing character Roger Cooper. Roger has a great yarn about the fishing options around his beautiful country town in the South West Slopes. We have a preview of the fishing masterclasses coming up at the Sydney Boat Show with Tim Simpson and Stinker shares some great Bush fishing stories as well.
The Big Fish Luderick Lessons
July 06, 2018 19:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBThis episode of The Big Fish Craig McGill shares his hard won knowledge on the bronzed battler of the estuary and ocean rocks, the hard fighting luderick. Steve Samuels from the Snowy Mountains talks about the native fish of the upper Murrumbidgee catchment and how to save them from extinction if Snowy Hydro 2.0 unleashes an environmental the disaster in the form of introduced species like Redfin and the disease that they carry. Stinker is back wi...
The Big Fish with the Fishing State of Origin
June 29, 2018 19:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBFishing State of Origin this week on The Big Fish. After our Queensland special which took in the Sunshine Coast, Whitsundays and FNQ. NSW fights back. We focus on South West Rocks, Iluka, Smiths Lake and Sydney's magnificent Northern Beaches. Where else can you have a pizza and a cappuccino delivered to you on the sand while you are pulling in a whiting! Pictured a nice feed of winter Drummer, another hard fighting NSW species. ...
The Big Fish with the Casting Coach Peter Morse
June 22, 2018 19:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBStrange but true, Peter Morse has just travelled to the fly fishing mecca of Oregon on the American West Coast and New Zealand with his 2 handed Spey fly rod and didn't catch a single fish! Anyone who knows Peter, knows that he could catch them in a bath tub, the reason he didn't catch fish was that he was too busy competition casting! We also hear about the 13 year old girl who is the world fly casting accuracy champion. That's our first cast this m...
The Big Fish Queensland Winter Special
June 15, 2018 19:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBThis episode of TBF we join the Northern fishing migration and sample the angling delights of the “Sunshine” State, Queensland. We start on the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast with Rob Paxevanos from Fishing Australia and then head up to the Whitsunday Coast with local guide Andy Thomsen and finish our Northern trek in the fish rich, tropical, waters around Hinchinbrook Island and focus on that stretch between Townsville and Cairns with Ian Moody. ...
The Big Fish giants from the deep
June 01, 2018 19:00 - 1 hour - 22.8 MBFishing TV pioneer Bushy talks about the early days of the medium and the gigantic swordfish caught off the South Coast. Stinker is brimming with bream stories, Julie Ray has a great winter warmer fish recipe and Pete LaBlang talks about the 3 metre silver wolf headed monster that they encountered on the Hawkesbury, all on this episode of The Big Fish.
Fishing in Strange Places on The Big Fish
May 25, 2018 19:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBIt's a standing joke amongst obsessed anglers that we would fish in a bathtub or a puddle, and, if you are really good at it, you could catch fish in a bucket! On this episode of The Big Fish we catch up with Rob Paxevanos, Bushy, Stinker and crew and hear about some of the wild, strange places they have fished.
The Big Fish with Famous Fisho Bill Chambers
May 18, 2018 19:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBWould you tie yourself to the bull bar of the 4wd and dangle over a 100m cliff on the edge of the Nullarbor to catch a fish? Just one of the many great stories from this weeks famous fisho Bill Chambers. We also head to the Central West with some great news from the NSW Fisheries wild recovery program for the endanger Macquarie Perch.
The Aussie Trout's Birthday and the Fish Butcher on The Big Fish
May 04, 2018 19:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBIt’s the Aussie trout’s birthday. On the 4th of May in 1864 the first trout ova hatched in Australia. Our first cast comes to you from the Australian Fly Fishing Museum on the South Esk River. Tasmanian fishing guru Mike Stevens takes us on a fascinating journey through the past and the future of the museum and fly fishing in Tasmania. Our roving Big Fish reporter Luke Wong visits Sydney town’s first fish butcher, Stinker chasing Snapper and a sure ...
Bruce Alvey, Prawn Toast and JPY on The Big Fish
April 27, 2018 19:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBOur first cast this episode of The Big Fish is with Australian music star John Paul Young who loves the Recreational Fishing Haven Lake Macqaurie and shares some of his fishing adventures on the lake. We meet legendary reel maker Bruce Alvey who has some very good news for Aussie fishers and the recreational fishing industry. Julie Ray has a delicious and easy Prawn Toast recipe that will have them coming back for more and Stinker is back with a fa...
The mighty fly fishing Mum on The Big Fish
April 20, 2018 19:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBApril Vokey the amazing fly fishing Mum has our first cast on this episode of The Big Fish. We open the tackle box and answer your questions with a Mulloway master class from Stinker and a whole lot more.
Will Coastal Councils enforce lifejackets for rock fishers?
April 13, 2018 19:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBThe State Government has put the responsibility for compulsory lifejackets for rock fishers in the hands of NSW Coastal Councils. Member for Swansea, Yasmin Catley, has described the decision to make local government responsible for opting in or out of this lifesaving legislation as a 'joke' and an exercise in cost shifting but she will be pushing the local Councils in her electorate to come onboard with the State Governments proposal. The electorate ...
The School of Fish on The Big Fish
April 06, 2018 19:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBThis week our first cast comes from a NSW School that is using recreational fishing to bring the school community together, with spectacular results. The Mullet run has put the brakes on and we find out why with Stinker. Scott went to a certain supermarket chain the other day to buy bananas and came back with a food bag vacuum sealer! Julie Ray will teach us how to cook Kingfish in a bag. Rob Paxevanos from Fishing Australia is on the Illawarra t...
The Frog and the Fisherman on Big Fish
March 30, 2018 18:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBLuke Pearce from NSW Fisheries was out looking for a fish on the Murray River and found a frog. No ordinary frog, it was the Yellow Spotted Bell Frog, a frog that had been "extinct" for the past 30 years.
The Big Fish Burrendong Gold Rush
March 23, 2018 18:00 - 1 hour - 22.8 MBThe Burrendong Classic, one of the biggest inland fishing events in NSW, is on this Friday. Scott Levi catches up with Matt Hansen to talk about this massive event which is set to lure a pilgrimage of over 3,000 anglers to Burrendong, an inland fishing mecca. The target species are the giant Yellow Belly, also known as Golden Perch, that live in this huge freshwater impoundment, three times bigger than Sydney Harbour. The event has generated tens...
Beach Fishing with Rev Peyton on The Big Fish
March 16, 2018 18:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBScott Levi spends a day on the beach with the Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band. The Rev, Maxi and Breezy discover the rugged Australian made sidecast reels and fall in love with the Aussie way of beach fishing, as you will hear on this episode of The Big Fish. The Rev also puts out a passionate plea to save the iconic company that makes these unique reels.
The Foster Fly Muster on The Big Fish
March 09, 2018 18:00 - 1 hour - 22.9 MBAn update on Jo Starling’s FLOGY ‘Fly Only Gap Year’ coming to you live from the Foster Fly Muster, along with fly casting guru Peter Morse, for our first cast on The Big Fish.
The Rev Peyton's Big Damn Band on The Big Fish
March 02, 2018 18:00 - 1 hour - 23.6 MBThe Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band is touring the country and when they’re not on stage, playing some of the best blues music you will ever hear, they are fishing.