Next Meeting
12 Mar – Normal time of 7:30 at Raiders Club Weston. Speaker to be advised.
Next Activities
21-23 Mar Buckenderra for lake and river fishing co-ordinated by Claude.
26 Feb Fly tying via Zoom 7:30 – mudeye led by Ryan. Materials list will appear elsewhere in news in due course.
Breaking News: the slot titled ‘guest speaker’ has been confirmed as Luke Pearce from NSW Fisheries Threatened Species Unit.
You are invited to a NSW Council of Freshwater Anglers ‘Fishing for the Future’ mini- conference
The NSW Council of Freshwater Anglers is conducting a one-day conference, ‘Fishing for the Future’, to be held at Gaden Trout Hatchery, Jindabyne, on Saturday 8 March 2025.
The conference will start at 9.00 am and finish mid-afternoon, leaving a few hours for socialising or fishing.
What’s it about?
The conference is about fishery and habitat management to sustain our recreational freshwater fishery.
Speakers will include people from the NSW Council of Freshwater Anglers, the Monaro Acclimatisation Society, Gaden Trout Hatchery, Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (the Federal government’s fishery body), NSW Local Land Services, Upper Murrumbidgee Demonstration Reach. We’ve had one last-minute speaker withdraw so that slot is now ‘to be advised’.
Speakers will present, discuss and answer questions on their roles and work.
The venue
Gaden Trout Hatchery is hosting the event in their new Visitor Information Centre, and the conference will conclude with a tour of the new facilities at the hatchery, personally guided by Mitchell Elkins, manager of the hatchery. Gaden Trout Hatchery is a few minutes out of Jindabyne on the Kosciuszko Road.
Cost
The cost is just $30 per person. That covers coffees, morning teas and a sandwich lunch. This small charge is just to confirm that you are genuinely interested and does not cover the actual cost of the event—the NSWCFA is footing the bill for the balance.
You must register
You must register by responding to info@freshwateranglers.com.au. The venue is only able to accommodate 50 people, so please register ASAP to ensure a seat.
Walk-in registration is NOT available on the day, as we have limited seating and pre-arranged catering for 50 people. Don’t turn up with your fishing mates or partner expecting to get a place. It just won’t happen!
To register and pay
Simply reply to this email to register and also make a payment to the NSW Council of Freshwater Anglers Westpac account, BSB 032040, Account No 259507. Put the word “GADEN” and your name in your payment details. We will email you to confirm your registration.
Coming for the fishing?
Both Jindabyne and Eucumbene are fishing well this summer, so bring your gear.
Questions
Email us at info@freshwateranglers.com.au or call NSWCFA Past President Peter Gibson on 0425 211 313.
Apologies, I should have uploaded this stuff to the fly tying blog as well as the newsletter for future reference.
Was led by BJ – working hard through the technical difficulties. The tie was Wulff variants. As BJ mentioned, it seems Lachy’s champagne cork is being the de rigeur fly mount.
BJ’s pre-night demo
Lachy’s: “Pretty average attempts me thinks… The calf hair was a pain so tried pink antron for the second wing. As you said BJ, keep practicing! I definitely think I need to”
Jayden
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Apologies, last post said March
here are still spare spaces. Cost is $57 per person per night. Money is required in CAA account by 7 Feb. Don’t forget to put your name and Jindabyne in the reference.
Don’t forget to confirm with Bill before paying.
Victorian Fishing Authority are really pressing for action in regards carp. Their latest initiative is a Carp Diem (seize the day) newsletter.
Register here: https://mailchi.mp/vfa/carp-virus-movement
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Snowy Lakes producing.
We’ve come out of the summer break and dire reports on trout fishing continue – water levels are down and some of the lowland streams have stopped flowing.
This issue has come along really well with multiple reports, including local successes and recent CAA events. Fish stocking (of natives and threatened species) are documented after CAA successfully obtained supplementary funding for cod stocking in the Yass River and members were involved in trout cod research stocking. Talking about research and threatened species, CAA has been invited to be involved in a UNSW research project – more information given in the newsletter, come along to the Feb meeting to hear all about it.
21-23 Mar to Buckenderra Caravan Park. Message from Claude:
Due to the dry conditions and generally challenging river fishing conditions due to the hot / dry summer, I have changed the date and location of the ‘Tantangara Trip’ to ‘Buckenderra – Lake Eucumbene Trip’. The fishing will be primarily lake based unless folk want to travel to the local rivers. There are plenty of shore based fishing opportunities however you will need a 4WD if you want to travel further afield along the lake edge (to the cattle farm area). This trip allows you to engage in all types of fishing in one day…boat fishing if you have one, fly fishing as much as you like, lures when you get tired or frustrated and bait fishing with a rod bell as we sit around the fire on the waters edge at night……or any other combination.
All accommodation options are available. Please express your interest if you want to share a cabin and I will try to coordinate – please note, that if you cancel your shared accommodation at late notice, normal club etiquette is to offer your part of the fee to other members. I will be camping.
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