Rewind Series 4 Episode 4 – Local Fishing Action

Our region has always been liberally laced with fishermen both amateur and professional..

The wonderful northern NSW coast affords ample opportunity for locals to come to grips with the denizens of the deep..

A trip to Seal Rocks in 1970, saw the launching of the lobster fleet… dried fish served as bait for the traps and the diesel powered boats were ready for launch..

A bit further south, at Port Stephens, NBN Filmed this vast haul of mullet at Fingal Bay and a record Yellowfin Tuna..

Back in Newcastle, our cameras captured the catch by members the Blue Water fishing club at Horseshoe beach and down at Pelican, two huge Lake Macquarie Flathead..

Fishing in our local region, a way of life for many and viewers saw it all on NBN News, during our early years of broadcast…