Available here. Key items:

• NSW has a new Fisheries Minister, Dugald Saunders.
• New artificial reef for Moruya Heads
• Fish screens for irrigation water extraction on the Macquarie-Wambuul river
• Public comments are being sought on the review of NSW Marine Parks

Read it here. Top items are

• Thousands of trout tagged and released in Burrinjuck and Blowering dams
• Khancoban trout stocking. Noting that similar stocking has been done in our region by Queanbeyan Anglers Club and Goodradigbee Acclimatisation Society
• Floodplain harvesting policy becomes law
• Animal welfare policy in New South Wales Inquiry

Arrived today. Read it here. Some very interesting news, especially about recent activity in respect to potential impact on fishing from Animal Welfare considerations in NSW Parliament:

• Animal Welfare Reforms  – The ePetition aimed at stopping the review process “Animal Welfare Laws are about to change in NSW.” has closed for signatures and has been presented in the Legislative Assembly by Mr Roy Butler. The ePetition received 22,656 signatures and has been sent to the NSW Government for a response. As the ePetition received more than 20,000 signatures, it will also be debated in the Legislative Assembly at 4 pm on 24/03/2022.
• Minister Marshall asks Standing Committee on State Development to inquire into the State’s animal welfare policies and laws
• Minister replies to RFA of NSW letter ‘I can assure you, the NSW Government will not ban activities such as fishing or hunting.’
• Minister Marshall issued a media release saying the government will oppose the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment (Aquatic Animal Recognition) Bill 2021
• Fillet Fish Australia
  A great reference site for anyone who wants to enjoy their fish with maximum quality and minimum waste. http://www.filletfish.com.au/

Has arrived here. Key points:

• Progress on Gaden (Snowy Hydro 2.0) trout grow-out facility
• Feral horse plan leaves 3,000 horses to destroy Kosciuszko National Park
• Recent meetings of the NSWCFA

(CAA December Newsletter is imminent too 🙂

Arrived tonight. Available here

Mostly saltwater or already covered by NSWCFA November Newsletter except:

• Animal Welfare Reform. The NSW Parliament is considering a wide ranging bill with implications for recreational fishing. NSW residents can review the proposal and consider signing a petition seeking it be stopped.

Just arrived. https://mailchi.mp/viridia/freshwater-fisher_nov-2021-10535288 Key items:

• Pink Up Windamere is a fishing comp to raise funds for the McGrath Foundation, on 1st & 2nd April 2022. It will be based at Cudgegong Waters Park, Windamere Dam.
• NSWCFA submission on KNP Wild Horse Heritage Management Plan
• DPI are conducting 2021-2022 Survey of Recreational Fishing
• Article on ethics of catch-and-release versus killing fish
• Native fish breeding kicks off at Narrandera Fisheries Centre
• Season closure and other offences in the Snowy Mountains
• Recent meetings of the NSWCFA

October Issue has arrived. Top items:

• Animal Welfare Reform – sign the NSW Parliament E-Petition I think only available to NSW Residents. This proposed legislation would have significant impact on angling.
• Have your say on Warragamba Dam the planned raising of the dam wall has potential impact on upstream rivers
• Successful application for rainbow trout redd mapping project the RFFTEC (the dudes who manage the trust fund that manage licence fees) has approved a project to explore mapping trout redds – you can’t manage things you don’t understand. This will feed into the research supporting the trout strategy.
• Two items relating to the management of wild horses in KNP.

Arrived today. Read it here. Some key points:

• Murray cod and crayfish closed seasons
• Evidence of Macquarie perch in the Georges River
• US trout streams failing in heat … (This discusses a river I fished in 2015, the North Platte)

A very full one this month. Key items:

• RFA’s submission to Legislative Council on floodplain harvesting copy now available
• Check your life jacket meets Australian standard
• National Fisheries Plan have your say

Has arrived and available here.

Top items.

• Many NSW dams near capacity
• The Murrumbidgee River’s wet season height has dropped by 30% since the 1990s
• Kosciuszko National Park: Draft Amendment to the Plan of Management: Snowy Mountains Special Activation Precinct I’ve put in a personal submission and I know MAS has prepared one plus I envisage NSWCFA. The big concern is that angling is not discussed at all.
• ‘John Barilaro is privatising Kosciuszko National Park’ In public policy commentator John Menadue’s Pearls and Irritations blog, Carolyn Pettigrew writes that John Barilaro’s Snowy Mountains Special Activation Zone Precinct effectively wrests the control of developments in Kosciuszko National Park from the Minister for the Environment into the hands of the Minister for Regional NSW, John Barilaro. The plan is to heavily develop Jindabyne and surrounding areas for tourism, with little thought for the environment.
• ‘Real truths’? John Newbery looks at C&R Writing in Fishing World, John Newbery looks at some of the issues about catch-and-release and how the ongoing arguments will lead to pressure on recreational fishing in the future.