Message from Stefan:

Hello fellow club members

Welcome to the new year! Time to get competitive!

This season still holds opportunity for some good club fishing, still time to get out and bag some fish and provide great interaction with other Canberra Anglers’ members. There is however an event on the horizon which would allow us to interact with some new people from further afield in a friendly competitive fishing meet.

I would like to promote this new event, or in any case a resurected event, that will encompasses fishers of the greater NSW region, to be held at the Glenbawn Dam environs, near Scone in the Hunter Valley.

The event has in the past been seen as quite prestigeous, there are trophies on offer. Have a look at the website for further details in order to decide to join me and participate.

The event is the annual INTERCLUB MEET as organised by the CFA in years past. I would like to “captain” a team from our club to participate in the event being held in mid MARCH.

So I am asking for a show of interest to form a group of representatives from our club to be involved and join me.

The 2023 Fly and Lure Fishing Interclub Meet is being run by the CentralCoastFlyRodders on behalf of the NSWCouncil of FreshwaterAnglers. The Meet will be at Lake Glenbawn and surrounding streams from Friday17-Sunday19 March 2023.

Full details of the Interclub Meet 2023 are available on the CCFR web site:-

http://www.centralcoastflyrodders.com.au/

Go to the CCFR website, click on the Interclub banner heading where you will find links for General Info, Program and the competition rules for Fishing, Skish (Plug) Casting and Fly Casting.

Although this is a fundraising event for the NSWCFA, the costs have been held to a minimum. There is a registration fee of $50pp to cover the major cost, that of providing the two meals, Saturday BBQ lunch and Sunday brunch.

Accomodation is on an individual basis however.

Please get back to me with an indication of interest or any relevant querries.

Hope to hear from you.

Stefan

Hi Club Members,

I hope you all had a great holiday season and caught up with friends and loved ones. I trust that most of us would have taken the opportunity to also wet a line of your choosing. The committee are setting up our club night and fly tying program for the next quarter and are interested in your thoughts of topics you would like covered and your interest in presenting to the club or hosting fly tying with a fly of your choice. Its great to hear about club members adventures, lessons, tips and tricks. Please email committee@canberra-anglers.asn.au with your thoughts or volunteering for one of the club night events.

We currently looking for a presenter for our 8 February meeting….any volunteers?

Thanks

Claude

Some good news from MAS

Dear supporters

Just an update to let you know that the second batch of sub-adult rainbow trout were released into Googong Dam today. This stocking of 1500 fish compliments a similar release earlier in the year. The stocked fish ranged from 200 to 250mm and they should stand a great chance of avoiding redfin predation.

Regards

Steve Samuels
President
Monaro Acclimatisation Society Inc

CAA President Claude was recently interviewed by RiotACT about fishing in the region. Here is the final article.
https://the-riotact.com/act-fishing-guide-where-to-go-and-what-to-avoid/628763

I shamelessly ripped this from Sydney Flyrodders Club Instagram feed. I hope that won’t earn bad karma. Hmm, not many dry flies here.

See you all next year. Don’t forget bookings are being taken for the 10-12th Feb trip to Jindabyne. Before then we’ve also got Claude’s Carp event on Sun 15th Jan. Details in Dec newsletter and news blog.

Available here. Top issues:

• NSWCFA guidance on pumped hydro impact on recreational angling and how Affiliates might engage projects
• EoI call for membership on fishing advisory councils
• Fish kill at Black Lake
• Tracking frogs for a healthier waterway
• Yearling trout stocking in Snowy lakes
• NSWCFA Interclub meet

From Steve Samuels. President MAS

You may be aware that about 2 weeks ago the Monaro Acclimatisation Society received reports of a fish kill at Black Lake Bombala.  We liaised with NSW Fisheries and as a result I share with you the outcome of their analysis of the event (below in italics).  The MAS will keep an eye on the lake and if / when things improve we will work with Gaden Hatchery to stock it again.  While the lake has been used recently for motor boat activities it is inconclusive if these activities contributed to the fish kill.  In other seasons when the lake is full such activity has taken place without a fish kill, but we will monitor the situation.

NSW DPI Fisheries is aware of fish kill at Black Lake today affecting 100-200 Rainbow Trout. DPI Fisheries Officers have inspected the lake, and the suspected cause of the event has been attributed to critically low dissolved oxygen generated by rotting organic material from recent flooding of the lake foreshore. 

Also, I would like to thank you all for the support you offer to the Monaro Acclimatisation Society and on behalf of the Executive of the MAS I wish you a merry festive season and good fishing.

Has arrived here.

• Gaden Trout Hatchery ex-broodstock release … some big fish out in the water
• NSW Shadow Minister for agriculture and fisheries dumped
• NSWCFA Interclub Fly and Lure Fishing Meet 2023
• Perrottet insists he will raise Warragamba Dam wall
• The next quarterly general meeting will be on Saturday 19 November – the newsletter is in error as it won’t be the AGM

Just in from DPI Fisheries. Jason M used it recently to book a hut on Lake Tantangara.

DPI Eco Fishing Huts are back!  A total of 21 unique wilderness fishing and accommodation opportunities all offering 33% discount are available from now until 31 December 2023.

Book now as the prime times and popular locations are sure to fill up fast.

Follow this link to check out the full range https://bit.ly/2glub6U. 

 This unique offer is only valid to recreational licence holders or those exempt such as if you are a pensioner or an Aboriginal person.

Make sure to enter the code “ECOHUTS” and include your recreational licence number or your fishing fee exemption details in the comments section when you make your booking.

Stay tuned for details on new exciting Eco Fishing Huts and info on the fantastic fishing opportunities you can enjoy with family and friends on the 21 already available. The Eco Fishing Hut initiative is a great example of your licence fees at work!

NSWCFA have been examining the issue of pumped hydro projects and their potential impact on recreational fishing. The most significant projects are:

• Snowy Hydro 2.0 where there is a threat of transfer of redfin into Tantangara Dam. Monaro Acclimatisation Society has been very successful is extracting a recreational fishing offset – money to develop a trout growout facility to provide larger trout for stocking into Tantangara in the event of redfin appearing.
• An emerging proposal for Lake Lyell where access will be removed to key locations in the dam and diurnal water level changes are likely to impact on access to the shoreline.
• The Yetholme project. Apart from the initial loss of 6Gl of Fish River water to fill the two new reservoirs necessary for the project, there will be an on-going yearly take of 400 Ml of Fish River water to top up losses to evaporation; not so much of a problem during la niña but it will be a significant take when prolonged dry weather returns.

NSWCFA will monitor developments at the state level, but affiliates are encouraged to monitor projects in their districts and seek to be engaged in Environmental Impact studies. NSWCFA have developed guidance for affiliates of potential issues that pumped hydro might bring to their favourite fishing spots. See here.