Steve Samuels (local angler and our Vice President on NSW Council of Freshwater Anglers) was appointed earlier this year to the Recreational Fishing NSW Advisory Council. This body has a role to represent anglers and to make recommendations to the Minister on the management of our fisheries. He has disseminated to CAA the minutes of the first two meetings. DPI also have them on their website.
Suffice to say that these early meetings have focused on establishing practices. More meaty subjects will be addressed in the future I’m sure and Steve will no doubt accept suggestions for topics.
Steve encourages everyone to continue to read these minutes. They will contain a lot of information on how our fisheries are managed and how the council are advising Fisheries and the Minister how to protect and enhance our sport.

ACT has changed the rules to bring them in line with NSW and Vic on respect to the Murrumbidgee. Click here for the announcement.

I found this was a little confusing in respect to local lakes so headed off to the rules. Which say:

Murray cod: closed season September to November. Legal size between 55cm and 75cm. Bag limit one within the open waters of the Murrumbidgee River, two in all other open waters.

​On Monday 28 November 2016, Steve Samuels attended the inaugural NSW Maritime Alpine Boating Advisory Group (ABAG).

Steve had been asked by various folk around here to pursue the following:

• Better marking of dangers and hazards on lakes
• Development of E-maps for lakes
• Boat ramps

There has been some progress. Interested parties can obtain Steve’s notes by emailing the CAA contact via our homepage.