Got this from UMDR and Cooma Waterwatch:
UMDR needs 10 mins of your time to fill out the community fish knowledge survey by Monday 15th June.
(Ed: it is quite short and simple – no need to leave your name)
Got this from UMDR and Cooma Waterwatch:
UMDR needs 10 mins of your time to fill out the community fish knowledge survey by Monday 15th June.
(Ed: it is quite short and simple – no need to leave your name)
Two of our members, John and Jason M, normally attend these meetings. On occasion making representation on our behalf, and reporting back. With COVID, the ‘meeting’ is a bit one way and comes as a newsletter 🙂
Attached for you edification.
The social distancing and isolation continues but some folk have managed to get away fishing. With the gradual relaxation I look forward to more reports from you guys.
Some very interesting news in here from our ‘peak recreational freshwater fishing’ body – NSW Council of Freshwater Anglers. CAA has an increasing engagement so please raise with your delegate (Stefan) any issues that you believe need to be raised at state level.
While CAA is not a member, the other key representational body in this region, the Monaro Acclimatisation Society, reports here on their pursuit of the ‘recreational fishing offset’ with Snowy Hydro 2.0 and are hoping for improved engagement with NSW DPI Fisheries. In practical terms, MAS are looking for a facility where larger fish can be grown out for stocking into Tantangara in the event that redfin are translocated by the pumped hydro. Some promising news on the issue of money coming out of Snowy Hydro.
In light of the lack of fishing, I very much appreciate the submission from Anthony Heiser – nice to see some good looking trout grace our pages. Apologies, no such fish photos from the trip Peter and I took.
Good news also from Lyall – our Events Program is set to restart in June given some of the relaxations on social gathering. Mustn’t forget social distancing, but at least we can gather and gab. Meanwhile JQ continues to tease us with photos of warm weather and feisty fish. Our eyes are green with envy.
Steve Samuels has released the following press release. It comes upon a major milestone in the Snowy Hydro 2.0 project, in particular for us the “Recreational Fishing Offset”. As Steve said: “The Snowy Hydro 2.0 Assessment Report was released today. This report outlines what steps Snowy Hydro must take to get final approval for the 2.0 Project. As you will be aware the Monaro Acclimatisation Society has been negotiating with Snowy Hydro for the past three years to gain a recreational fishing offset in the form of a grow-out facility where we could grow trout for stocking to a larger size which will be able to resist predation from redfin. Our work with Snowy Hydro saw this concept placed in the Environmental Impact Statement. The Assessment report released today states that Snowy Hydro is to commit $5 million to this project. While it will be sad if redfin do get into Tantangara and beyond, the MAS has worked hard to ensure that we can maintain a viable trout fishery in the face of redfin invasion.”
(Apologies for temporarily posting an earlier press release. I jumped the gun and uploaded before it was fully finalised. As it happens, the Assessment Report release meant the release needed to be reshaped. Cheers, Bill)
Peter Gibson has outdone himself with lots of news – so much that I can’t possibly leave it until the next CAA Burley Line newsletter.
Hot topics covered are:
You can get it here. CAA is an affiliated member of NSW CFA. Members might consider whether to personally become a ‘Foundation Member’ to help fund this cause. Information at the bottom of the newsletter.
Evan taught us this very popular and effective fly.
keyword wetfly streamerfly
Good friend of CAA and newsletter editor/Facebook admin for Canberra Fishermans Club, Anthony, has provided a short article for the next CAA newsletter about a trip up to the Eucumbene – watch for it soon. This trip was with well known angler Steve Dunn who has helpfully set out his understanding of the current rules for such travel in his blog: https://flystream.com/covid-19-can-i-fish-the-snowy-mountains/
Key point is to drive straight to and from your fishing spots without stopping along the way. Steve emphasised that the rules are always changing and that anglers should double check them before they go out fishing.
This survey, conducted by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences and the University of Canberra, seeks to get a modern picture of the value of angling. The last one was done 20 years ago and remains our only objective examination to hold up to government on why angling should be supported.
Response across Australia has been strong, with the sole exception of the ACT. It is important that our contribution is included so go for it.
Please complete the survey as soon as possible (it closes 22 May). There are even lucky ‘door’ prizes each week.
I thought this was going to be a thin edition given the COVID shutdown but … many thanks to Luke M for his cartoon, Lyall, Claude, BJ and Steve Samuels for their contributions but especial appreciation (and envy) goes out to our Cairns chapter of CAA with Jason Q giving us a comprehensive rundown on life up there. Everyone who reads it will be beating a track, when the Queensland authorities open the border!
Much interesting news here. Innovations and big efforts by the staff at the hatchery have avoided the dramatic fish kills of last year – well done guys. The fires did not impact on the hatchery but did limit up-country releases. The severe weather and COVID threat did impact on the where and when of fingerling releases.