To govern and coordinate the sport of game fishing in the State of Victoria.

To affiliate with the Game Fishing Association of Australia and with the International Game Fishing Association.  

To conserve the game fish and food fish resources of Victorian waters for the recreational and economic use of present and future generations. 

To encourage and further the study of game fish angling, the related species and the habitat requirements of such species and to assist in the maintenance of the ecological balance of waters. 

To formulate and support fair, uniform and ethical angling rules. 

To compile and maintain State records for the heaviest angling catches for men, women and juniors in all line divisions approved by the Association for each species recognised by the Association as a game fish and game shark and fished for by a substantial number of anglers or distributed over a wide area of waters; and to adjudicate such record claims. 

To represent the interests of recreational game fishermen within the Association's capacity for the time being at any meeting at which the future of the game fish population is being discussed or otherwise determined. 

To assist and participate in domestic and international game fish seminars and symposiums where the expertise, data and purposes of this Association may be helpful in assisting other organisations with similar objectives. 

To analyse the pressure of recreational fishing and commercial fishing for the various game fish species. 

To act as a data accumulation centre for fishing results and make such information available to governments and others for the furtherance of education in the wise use of conservation of species. 

To accumulate and maintain a history of game fishing for the use and benefit of present and future generations. 

To develop and support fish tagging programs and other specific data collection evidence. 

To disseminate information and knowledge of scientific studies of commercial and game fish to member Associations and clubs and other parties in Australia or elsewhere.