Victorian Spearfishing Commission
Spearfishing & freediving guides
Practical articles on safety, equalizing, gear, and spearfishing in Victoria — written for beginners and members of the Equipment Library.
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How to Stalk Fish While Spearfishing in Victoria — Agguato & Approach
Learn to stalk fish spearfishing in Victoria — reading behaviour, using cover, angle of approach, tide and sun, and when to switch to aspetto instead.
Read guide →Spearfishing Knife & Safety Accessories — What You Need in Victoria
Essential spearfishing safety gear for Victoria — dive knives, backup knives, whistles, PLBs, torches, and what to mount on your float vs belt.
Read guide →Spearfishing Wetsuit Guide for Victoria — Thickness, Fit & Seasonal Choice
How to choose a spearfishing wetsuit for Victoria — 3 mm vs 5 mm, two-piece vs steamer, open-cell vs lined, winter diving and what to borrow from the library.
Read guide →Spearfishing Float Line Rigging — Reels, Bungee & Breakaways
Complete spearfishing rigging guide for Victoria — floatline vs reel, bungee shock cord, breakaway setups, kelp reef vs open water, and common rigging mistakes.
Read guide →Spearfishing Floats & Dive Flags in Victoria — Visibility and Safety
How to choose a spearfishing float and Alpha dive flag for Victoria — sizes, colours, boat traffic in Port Phillip Bay, and legal visibility requirements.
Read guide →Choosing Your First Speargun in Victoria — Length, Bands & Setup
How to choose a beginner speargun for Victorian spearfishing — rail vs roller, 90–110 cm length, bands, shafts, and what to borrow from the library first.
Read guide →Best Spearfishing Spots in Victoria — Shore & Inshore Guide
Where to spearfish in Victoria — Mornington Peninsula, Port Phillip Bay, Phillip Island, Surf Coast, Gippsland and west coast spots with access, species, skill levels and legal zones.
Read guide →Spearfishing in Victoria — Complete Beginner's Guide
How to start spearfishing in Victoria — licence, safety basics, gear, local waters, and your first season as a beginner spearo.
Read guide →Victoria Spearfishing Rules — Licence, Bag Limits & Gear Restrictions
Victorian spearfishing regulations explained — RFL licence, where spears are banned, bag limits, and how to stay legal in 2026.
Read guide →Shallow Water Blackout — A Spearo's Guide to Prevention
What shallow water blackout is, why it kills experienced spearos in calm water, and the simple rules that prevent it in Australia.
Read guide →The Spearfishing Buddy System — One Up, One Down
How the one-up-one-down buddy system works for spearfishing, essential hand signals, and what to do if your buddy does not surface.
Read guide →Why You Can't Equalise Past 10 Metres (And How to Fix It)
Can't equalise when spearfishing or freediving? Learn why Valsalva stops working at depth and the fixes that actually work for Australian spearos.
Read guide →Frenzel Equalising for Spearos — Step-by-Step Land Practice
Learn the Frenzel equalisation technique for spearfishing and freediving — dry drills, common mistakes, and a two-week practice plan.
Read guide →Valsalva vs Frenzel — Which Equalising Method Should Spearos Use?
Compare Valsalva and Frenzel equalisation for spearfishing — depth limits, safety, and when to switch techniques.
Read guide →Beginner Spearfishing Gear for Victoria — What You Actually Need
A practical spearfishing starter kit for Victorian waters — wetsuit thickness, gun length, fins, float line, and what to borrow first.
Read guide →Spearfishing Weight Belt Setup — Buoyancy Guide for Beginners
How to weight yourself for spearfishing — float at the surface, neutral at depth, and avoid dangerous overweighting in Victorian waters.
Read guide →Spearfishing Safety Checklist — Pre-Dive, In-Water & Surface
Printable spearfishing safety checklist for Victoria — gear, buddy, blackout prevention, weather, and emergency steps before every dive.
Read guide →Aspetto — Ambush Spearfishing Technique for Beginners
Learn the aspetto (wait-and-ambush) spearfishing technique — how to lie on the bottom, stay safe, and let fish come to you in Australian waters.
Read guide →How to Spearfish Snapper in Victoria — Tactics, Gear & Limits
A beginner guide to spearfishing snapper (Chrysophrys auratus) in Victoria — where they hold, how to approach, legal limits, and humane dispatch.
Read guide →Spearfishing Port Phillip Bay — Beginner Guide to Legal Dives
Spearfishing Port Phillip Bay for beginners — marine parks, no-take zones, species, access, and safety in Melbourne's bay.
Read guide →Where Spearfishing Is Banned in Victoria — Closed Waters Explained
A plain-English list of Victorian waters where spearguns and hand spears are prohibited — estuaries, inland, jetties, and common mistakes.
Read guide →Try Spearfishing Gear Before You Buy — The VSC Equipment Library
Borrow spearfishing and freediving gear in Victoria before committing to expensive kit — how the Equipment Library works for verified members.
Read guide →Regulations change — always confirm current rules with the Victorian Fisheries Authority.