Recfishwest Board
Stephen Gilders

Steve is the Australian National Sportfishing Association - WA (ANSA) representative on the Board. He has served as ANSA's Western Australian president since 1996 and is also Secretary of the Lurecasters Sportfishing Club.

Steve has fished since early childhood both in freshwater and saltwater with a huge amount of success. Some of his exploits have been legendary.

He is a strong supporter of the rights of fishers and believes the priorities are to maintain access to beaches and estuaries for 4-wheel drive fishers and to educate 4-wheel drive fishers to respect their surroundings from a conservation point of view. As he says "places such as Steep Point and the Warren River hold a wonder of their own and must be maintained and protected."

Steve is employed by Don Russell Homes as an estimator and has one son. He loves his Fosters and the Essendon and Perth Football clubs. He is a true blue believer in traditional cricket.



This page last updated on 30 December 2003.