Sydney Coarse Angling Club

03/01/2026

Oh crap!

16/12/2025

Freshwater anglers are celebrating the news that 90% of golden perch recorded in a 2025 survey of fish populations in the Goulburn River were legal size. The biggest measured nearly 53cm and weighed 2.7kg!

The surveys are done annually across 10 key rivers in Victoria as part of the Native Fish Report Card program, a partnership between us and DEECA’s Arthur Rylah Institute that’s supported by your fishing licence fees.

The surveys at 11 sites along the Goulburn River from the Goulburn Weir down to near the Murray junction target yellas, Murray cod, trout cod and silver perch and provide a health snapshot of native fish populations year to year.

Other monitoring from back in 2018 has shown immigration from the Murray River and local recruitment each contributes about 20% of the golden perch population in the lower Goulburn River, with the remaining 60% of stocked origin. This indicates that stocking is likely to have contributed to the increasing abundance of yellas we’ve seen in the river the last 20 years.

That’s why we’ve stocked nearly 620,000 goldens into the Goulburn since 2016 as part of our record-breaking fish stocking program that’s leading the country!
For more info on the Goulburn survey results visithttps://www.ari.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0030/768540/NFRC-2025-Goulburn-River.pdf

09/12/2025

19/11/2025

People who don’t fish often struggle to understand why anglers—especially carp anglers—are so hooked on the sport. To them, it can look like nothing more than sitting by a lake for hours waiting for something to happen. But anyone who fishes knows it’s miles deeper than that. It’s the anticipation, the peace, the connection with nature, and that electric moment when a carp finally rips off with the bait. The long hours spent watching the water, reading signs, choosing rigs, and chasing the perfect spot are all part of the craft. Non-anglers don’t see the dedication behind pre-baiting, fine-tuning a setup, or the heart-pounding surge of a carp bending a rod into battle.

For most of us, the addiction started young—not with carp, but with the simple joys of float fishing for roach and rudd, feeling a tench thump in the margins, or watching a big, bronze bream roll on the surface. Those early sessions with a basic rod and a tin of maggots built the foundations of a lifelong passion. It was in those moments, watching a float dip or a feeder tip tremble, that we learned watercraft, patience, and respect for the sport. And that’s something you can’t teach to someone who’s never fished—it’s not just about the catch. It’s the journey, the memories, and everything that happens in between.

10/11/2025

07/11/2025

These guys are getting fatter!
Only realised today how similar the body shape is to a mature bream back home.

13/10/2025

If you know you know.

13/10/2025

12/10/2025

Theres no stopping SCAC Club Champion Richard Tuxford (Rich Tea) … Rich put in a fantastic effort at the Mildura Masters to set a new venue/competition record on Day 1 with 256.55 Kilos - well done Richard and Congratulations.