Gone Fishing NSW Day

Gone Fishing Day is again making a splash in 2025! Mark your calendars for Sunday, 19 October 2025, and get ready to join the fishing excitement!

Whether you're a seasoned fisher or just starting out, Gone Fishing Day is the perfect opportunity for everyone to come together and celebrate a shared passion for fishing at a local waterway.

Event details

DPIRD is hosting five fantastic fishing events across NSW, each featuring free fishing sessions, expert advice, casting practice, our one stop advisory trailers and exciting giveaways! You can come along for the entire day or just join in for a fishing session. You'll also have the chance to pick up valuable fishing promotional guides and information.

This year's locations include;

🐟 Cribb Reserve, Evans Head - Book Here

🐠 Lions Park, Masons Parade, Gosford - Book Here

🐟 Mort Bay Park, Birchgrove, Sydney - Book Here

🐠 Lake Forbes Waterpark, Bandon St, Forbes - Book Here

🐟 Campbell Park (Above the weir), Inverell - Book Here

Various fishing clubs and organisations will also be hosting their own community events, with contributing funding and support from DPIRD, to promote recreational fishing in their local area and make a positive impact on their community. Gone Fishing Day is supported by NSW DPIRD and with funding from the Recreational Fishing Trusts, as part of the 'Fish for life - Building a healthy fishing future' initiative.

For more info

Gone Fishing Day is a collaborative effort between NSW DPIRD and the Australian Recreational Fishing Foundation.

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Image gallery

Families fishing on a river bank
A lucky angler with his catch
Crowds around the giant cast tank
Keen anglers learning to fly fish
Children learning to cast
Crowds enjoying free giveaways
Photo taken of angler with fish
Crowds looking at stalls at gonefishing day 2019
Crowds looking at information stalls at Gone fishing day 2019
Kids learning to cast at a casting clinc
Families fishing on a river bank at a gone fishing day event
Families fishing on a river bank
A lucky angler with his catch
Crowds around the giant cast tank
Keen anglers learning to fly fish
Children learning to cast
Crowds enjoying free giveaways
Photo taken of angler with fish
Crowds looking at stalls at gonefishing day 2019
Crowds looking at information stalls at Gone fishing day 2019
Kids learning to cast at a casting clinc
Families fishing on a river bank at a gone fishing day event