Gone Fishing Day Grant Applications Open!🎣

Applications are now open for fishing packages or grants to help run community fishing events and activities on or around NSW Gone Fishing Day – 19 October 2025. 

Recreational fishing clubs and associated organisations can apply for either:

• a fishing package consisting of rod and reel sets, bags, giveaways and advisory information for participants attending events, or 

• a grant of up to $2,000 to purchase items required to run their own Gone Fishing Day fishing events, such as casting and fishing activities and information sessions. 

Conditions apply, check out the funding guidelines on the DPIRD website here for more information. 

Applications close 5pm 24 July 2025. 

Gone Fishing Day is run in collaboration with the Australian Recreational Fishing Foundation. Activities in NSW are supported with funding from the Recreational Fishing Trusts.

This is all part of ‘Fish For Life – Building a healthy fishing future’.