Vote here

https://yoursaysnowymonaro.com.au/adaminaby-trout-design/surveys/help-select-the-adaminaby-big-trout-design

Voting closes 11.59pm Sunday 21 April 2024

Stefan is unable to promote and lead a team to the Meet, but everyone might consider entering the raffle. I’ve bought my ticket.

For those who can’t get links in the pdf to work (like on my tablet 🙂

Event info:

Register: https://www.sydneyflyrodders.com.au/event-5637081
Book accommodation: https://www.sydneyflyrodders.com.au/event-5637115
Buy raffle tickets: https://www.sydneyflyrodders.com.au/Raffle-tickets

Monaro Acclimatisation Society has recently written to three authorities.
1. NSW Minister Moriarty, seeking advice on what actions, other than trout stocking changes, are being implemented to support the Roundsnouted Galaxia
2. The Federal government Threatened Species Scientific Committee, to learn more about the submissions used to declare the Roundsnouted Galaxia as Endangered.
3. To DPI trout researchers, to explore the impact on trout food chain from water level changes from Tantangara being used for pumped hydro

http://www.monarofishsociety.org/news.html

Has arrived and accessible here

http://eepurl.com/iHqDHM

Top items are:

• NSWCFA INTERCLUB MEET 5-7 APRIL 2024
• Import tariff on fishing reels to be cut
• Plibersek puts NSW on notice over feral horse numbers
• Recreational fishers blind-sided by NSW Fisheries stocking ban – Steve Samuels resignation letter
• The Big Trout to be repainted
• Yabby Trap Round-Up: swap your old opera house yabby traps for an Oar-Gee Plow lure
• Recreational fishing body for NSW

Readers may be aware that stocking of trout in the Snowy-Monaro has been impacted recently. This has come from the NSW DPI Fisheries’ response to a federal decision to declare the Roundsnouted Galaxia as an endangered species.

MAS was not included in the Federal decision making and has written to the Federal Minister expressing concerns. Her response has been received and it raised further questions.

It is clear this matter, and similar ones raised with the NSW Minister Moriaty are not resolved.

NSWCFA are also entering into this debate.

Rather than publishing all this correspondence here, you can read it on the relevant websites. Note that letters to Ministers etc are embargoed for a time to allow them to respond.

MAS News

http://www.monarofishsociety.org/news.html

NSWCFA Correspondence

http://www.freshwateranglers.com.au/?page_id=127

The Sydney Flyrodders have published a flyer including a link to their website for registering to attend, book accommodation, and buy raffle tickets.

You don’t need to be at the Meet to participate in the raffle. Also, if you win first prize and don’t want the fly rod, an alternative can be negotiated.

On April 5-7 the Interclub competition will be held in Wallerawang,
organised by Sydney Flyrodders Club.  Attached is all the information
you need.  All Affiliates are encouraged to participate – lots of
prizes, not just for fly.

CAA should consider donating something to the prize pool.

Wallerawang, hmmm, Lake Wallace …. site of tiger trout trial stockings
– could be a real draw card.  They tell me they are voracious.

Please be aware that a large area of KNP will be closed for feral animal control Thu 4 Apr 2024, 7.00am to Fri 4 Oct 2024, 7.00pm.

Details here.

https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/visit-a-park/parks/kosciuszko-national-park/local-alerts

But it is buried. I found I had to use my browser to ‘find on page’ the word ‘feral’ and get to the 5th one. (You may need to copy the link into a real browser rather than Facebook’s, or click on the three dots top right to select ‘open in external browser’ … this might be just a phone thing 😉 )

A link to the map is in the alert page but for ease, here it is
https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/-/media/OEH/Corporate-Site/Documents/Animals-and-plants/Pests-and-weeds/Kosciuszko-wild-horses/kosciuszko-national-park-map-northern-closure-area-april-october-2024.pdf

Our first meeting for the year will be from 7:30 on Wednesday 14 February at Raiders Weston at 1 Liardet Street in Weston.  We will be upstairs in The Loft meeting room.

Our scheduled speaker is unwell so Bill has been recruited to speak about his recent trip to NZ – lots of fish photos and videos.

Hope to seeya there.

Don’t forget that a lot of folk go for dinner beforehand.

A lot has been happening in respect to trout stocking in our region. CAA is not part of the Monaro Acclimatisation Society but clearly their activities influence our trout fishing in this region. In light of recent developments, MAS has published a policy paper in respect to Protecting Endangered Species from Salmonid Extirpation:

This is available for you to read on their Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/rmcUTTZZfN2qfRAS/?mibextid=Nif5oz