This popped up in my inbox. Some useful advice for those who catch and release.
https://www.ginkandgasoline.com/fly-fishing-tips-technique/14-ways-to-prevent-fish-mortality/
Helping your fish to survive
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28+ Fly Tying Hacks with @tightlinevideo !
Claude provided this link with some really useful tips.
Brumbies in Kosciuszko National Park
The NSW Government has announced the resumption of aerial shooting to reduce brumby numbers in KNP
Federal Senate Enquiry into Feral Horses – Report Published
The delayed report from the Senate inquiry into feral horses has been published. I found the following to be the most telling recommendations:
Recommendation 1
7.31 The Committee recommends that the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, in collaboration with its state and territory counterparts, undertake an impact and population assessment of feral horses at the national level.
Recommendation 2 7.35 The Committee recommends that the Minister for Environment and Water list habitat degradation, competition and disease transmission by feral horses as a Key Threatening Process under the Environment Biodiversity and Conservation Act 1999.
Recommendation 3
7.36 The Committee recommends that, after the Key Threatening Process is in place, the Minister for the Environment issue a Threat Abatement Plan as soon as is practicable, in order to reduce the threat of feral horses in the Australian Alps.
Recommendation 4
7.39 The Committee recommends that in partnership with the states and territory, the Murray-Darling Basin Authority undertake work to measure, monitor and record the quality of Basin water resources in and flowing from the Australian Alps, with particular reference to the impact of feral horses.
Recommendation 6
7.44 The Committee recommends that the Australian Government take a lead role to achieve cooperation between state and territory governments in the formulation of management plans for National Heritage listed places, including in the Australian Alps National Heritage place. The Australian Government should establish agreed mechanisms to resolve disputes between jurisdictions to ensure that National Heritage values are being protected.
Recommendation 10
7.57 The Committee recommends that the Australian Government increase funding to the states and territory, who are the primary land managers of the Australian Alps National Parks and Reserves, to enable them to ensure National Heritage values are upheld and threatened species are protected from extinction.
Recommendation 12
7.62 The Committee recommends that the NSW Government update the Kosciuszko National Park Wild Horse Heritage Management Plan to allow the use of aerial shooting as one of the available feral horse control methods if deemed appropriate under strict safety, scientific and humane practices.
Recommendation 14
7.70 The Committee recommends that the NSW, Victoria and ACT Governments urgently review the safety of staff working in and around national parks, and work with local law enforcement agencies to ensure that staff are properly protected in their workplaces.
Pineapple Express nymph Fly Tying 25 Oct 2023 –
John led a small group. Some images of the product here. They were variations on the pattern available here:
https://flystream.com/effective-flies-the-pineapple-express/
New: we have an index of our fly tying resource to look back over the years https://canberra-anglers.asn.au/blog/fly-tying-index/
Keyword wetfly nymphfly
Fly Tying Index
I was looking back searching for a particular fly and realised how large our records are now. And that the lack of an index made it tedious to search.
So I have created a pretty basic one and will, in due course, include it somewhere on our home page.
https://canberra-anglers.asn.au/blog/fly-tying-index/
Would welcome any feedback, eg how many entries on each page … not sure if I can have no limit.
Also, are you aware that our blog has a search function … only works if you have correct spelling. At the very bottom of any post (including this post) and the bottom of our main blog page.
Carp Herpes Virus Decision Delayed Again
Federal and state agricultural ministers have agreed to continue researching the virus
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-09/murray-darling-basin-carp-herpes-plan-research-continues/102951008
Meanwhile it is unclear what authorities might do to make dint on carp numbers in the interim.
Federal Senate Investigation into Feral Horses Update#2
The report was postponed multiple times, in due course to 13 Oct. … no news as at Mon 16 Oct – I’ll keep you updated.
More information on our earlier post here.
CAA – Meeting Wednesday 11 October – Casting The Long Grass
Our next meeting will be held upstairs in The Loft meeting room at Raiders Weston at 1 Liardet Street in Weston from 7:30.
Our guest speaker will be Fly Fishers International member Freddy von Reibnitz who will give us a presentation on The History of Bamboo Fly Rod Building in Australia. Freddy will also be bringing a couple of Australian-made rods with him for us to look at.
Freddy is the only person Lyall knows of who has passed all levels of the Fly Fishers International Fly Casting Skills Development Program using only bamboo fly rods – a fantastic achievement!!!
Invasive Species Management Review
The NSW Natural Resources Commission are reviewing the priority risks and impacts of invasive species and the effectiveness of current management strategies.
Your chance to contribute closes 31 Oct.
https://www.nsw.gov.au/have-your-say/nsw-invasive-species-management-review