Spring comes early

Based on my diary what I call spring for the Boyne River in Central Queensland arrived about 20th August last year and the year before. This tear I reckon that it arrived a week earlier. The criteria I bases that on is a dramatic change in the weather patterns and the behaviour of budding fruit … Read more

Trout v redfin

500 rainbow larger-than-usual trout have been released in Oberon Dam in the hope the large fish will slow the population growth of redfin. Ray Tang from the Central Acclimatisation Society helped carry out an experiment in July. “Basically, it’s a pilot release. An experiment to try and combat the prolific redfin. It breeds so prolifically … Read more

Carp control plan update

Researchers and government officials were given an update on the National Carp Control Plan (NCCP) in Canberra in late July. The NCCP is looking at the release of the carp virus cyprinid herpesvirus-3, with $15 million funding from the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC). At the Principal Investigator Workshop in Canberra National Coordinator of … Read more

Lake Maroon (Blog for FFA Qld & Variety Club)

[map state=”QLD”]Lake Maroon is one of South East Queensland’s best freshwater fly and surface fishing destinations It lays close to the base of the Great Dividing Range on Burnett Creek, a tributary of the Logan River. It is a relatively small impoundment with a surface area of 350 ha and an average depth of 9.6 … Read more

Update on Snowy Lakes – Steve Samuels

Dear Supporters As you may be aware Snowy Hydro Limited has announced that it will soon begin geotechnical surveys of the landscape between Tantangara Dam and Talbingo Dam as an initial part of the feasibility study for the proposed “Pumped Hydro” concept. This will involve the use of heavy machinery on and around Tantangara Dam … Read more