The AGM in August discussed the anomaly that fish caught on an official CAA event held outside the defined trophy regions (NSW CFA Regions 3 and 4) could not be considered for trophies under the extant rules. This was further discussed at the Bondi Forest executive ‘retreat’ and revised rules were developed. These were endorsed at the September CAA meeting. Also endorsed was an expansion of the number of trophies to include trophies for cod, golden perch (named the Charlie Diedo trophy), bass and English Perch (redfin).
The revised rules (including, in due course, a ‘worked example’ of the slightly complicated trout trophies) are now on the web.
Hi Friends,
Jaime here. I just read that the Lyle Knowles considers the best bag of 2 trout. Does it mean the length’s sum of the 2 fish? Just want to have the right idea. Thanks!
Yep. Total of the bag. You’ve raised a great point. The rules speak of bag of 2 but this was based on the bag limit on Eucumbene River which has been the location for some time. 2017 will take us back to the Cotter River – the traditional site. Bag limit here is 5: https://www.environment.act.gov.au/cpr/fish/recreational_fishing_in_the_act/fishing_in_the_act
I’ll fix.
Committee has decided that Lyle Knowles will be decided on the best (ie longest nose to tail) individual fish. I’ll fix the trophy rule page soon.