NSW recreational anglers continue to be shafted by our State Government. The worth of recreational fishing remains under-valued and I suspect, misunderstood. Without a change at the Government level the future of our sport looks bleak indeed, and in my opinion, it is the commercial fishing occurring in estuaries that requires immediate review … but do the decision makers have the political will to act?
One such activity that has really got up my nose is the killing of spawning bass. This week I saw images of an illegal dumping of mature Australian bass that I understand came from a commercial mesh net. They were dumped in the bush, supposedly
