New South Wales

The Lake Mac Chapter is a group of passionate local anglers that want to see the lake perform at its maximum potential. Through education, habitat restoration projects, and some good old beer garden catch-ups, the chapter is confident they can make a difference.

Sydney Harbour is one of the largest estuaries in Australia and supports a rich diversity of marine life and complex habitat. With over 90% of its shorelines urbanised, fish have had to adapt to different habitats and make a home within the various artificial structures that surround the waterways of Sydney.

The need for more fish habitat within the Macquarie is critical. The Wellington Chapter invites local recreational anglers to join the Chapter and community partners to work towards a healthy, vibrant and more productive fishery. The OzFish Wellington Chapter plans to use funds raised from the Burrundong Easter Classic competition to help recreational fishers in Wellington promote sustainable fishing, undertake rubbish cleanups, and increase the capacity of the rivers to carry more native fish stocks.

Formerly operating as the Tenterfield Chapter, this is one of our longest-running OzFish chapters around. The members of this chapter has made it a mission to educate recreational fishers on the importance of getting involved in fish habitat. From small creek like Tenterfield and endangered species, this chapter leaves no stone unturned in their quest for better habitat and better fishing. OzFish members enjoy connecting with fellow anglers and the OzFish community across Australia. Many members give their time volunteering hours every year to local projects that protect, restore and revitalise your favourite fishing spots.

The Clarence catchment is home to many great anglers and is a popular area for tourists to wet a line. It’s also an enormous catchment, recreational fishers come from a wide variety of backgrounds and types of fishing to get this Chapter over the line to ensure this catchment keeps its title last the best place to fish in New South Wales. In the upper reaches of the Clarence, bushfires, clearing, weeds, and cattle trampling the riverbank have affected the riparian zone, lowering the water quality. Further downstream, mangroves, saltmarshes, swamps and seagrass have been degraded, drained, cleared or altered. These ecosystems are essential for providing food and shelter for fishes, especially in the juvenile stage.

Seagrass has disappeared from Lake Woolweyah, which is a vital nursery for many recreational fishing target species. The OzFish Clarence Chapter are looking forward to working with Clarence Valley Council, Southern Cross University and Valley Watch to help understand drivers of seagrass loss and explore the possibility of seagrass restoration.

The Euston Robinvale Chapters resides in an area comprised of twin border towns located on the Murray River. Two towns one community. This chapter seeks to educate their young fishers of the importance of sustainable fishing and fish habitat into the future.

The Moree OzFish Chapter unites local recreational fishers in safeguarding and revitalizing their beloved fishing spots. Originally sparked by a cleanup initiative at Four Mile, the endeavor has grown to involve the entire community in fostering fish habitat. Situated amidst the abundant waterways of the Gwydir and Mehi Rivers, as well as groundwater reservoirs, Moree boasts exceptional fishing opportunities, with OzFish playing a pivotal role in empowering residents to preserve and enhance these precious aquatic ecosystems. They now have a fulltime river repair bus located in the town to further support employment and habitat restoration for our rivers. he Moree Chapter are keen to get some gloves on, clear these weeds and replace them with hundreds of natives to create a healthy ecosystem and better fishing.

Nestled within the sixth-largest catchment in New South Wales, the Richmond River Chapter has fertile soils and plenty of fish.

The region has areas ranging from world-renowned rainforests to rich agricultural land and beautiful coastlines,

Unfortunately, it has also been impacted by significant degradation with the Richmond River being one of the most polluted rivers on the eastern coast of Australia. Find out more bout the Chapter and what they have been doing to help.

OzFish Tweed River Chapter was formed by recreational fishers to help protect and restore fish habitat in the Tweed Valley. The group is working on a number of projects to help improve the fishery. The Chapter focuses heavily on addressing issues that degrade habitat such as erosion, sedimentation and fish barriers. Chapter members see great potential for improvement by opening up fish passage, fixing riparian zones and providing in-stream structures.

The Hastings River Chapter came together through our concern and interest in being able to restore the fish habitat. Our area encompasses the Hastings River through to the Camden Haven Inlet & River and catchment. In the middle, we have the Lake Cathie Lake Innes Estuarine System where in the past was described as “the Jewel of the Hasting”. Join our Chapter now to help restore fish habitat in our waterways.