RECORD BASS STOCKINGS INTO BLUE ROCK

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RECORD BASS STOCKINGS INTO BLUE ROCK

Post by fishingvic » Tue Dec 04, 2018 4:18 pm

RECORD BASS STOCKINGS INTO BLUE ROCK

Tuesday 4 December 2018
RECORD BASS STOCKINGS INTO BLUE ROCK

Christmas has come early for freshwater anglers thanks to the stocking of 235,000 Australian bass fingerlings into 17 lakes and rivers, including a record 81,000 into Blue Rock Lake.
Victorian Fisheries Authority Target One Million Coordinator Craig Ingram said most of the bass had been stocked into Gippsland to improve inland recreational fishing opportunities.
“Bass stockings are funded by fishing licence fees and the State Government’s Target One Million plan, which aims to grow participation to one million anglers by 2020,” Mr Ingram said.
“Australian bass are an iconic sportfish that can be caught by beginners and experts on a range of tackle including bait, fly and lure.
“Our bass stocking program has been a huge success in Gippsland with several high-profile fisheries such as Blue Rock Lake now hosting bass fishing competitions, which is good for local businesses that depend on tourism.
“This year the East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority stocked 10,000 bass into the Nicholson River and 10,000 into the Brodribb River, supported by the Marlo Angling Club and the Bairnsdale RSL Angling Club.

“The remaining 215,000 bass were released into:
• Blue Rock Lake 81,000
• Snowy River 40,000
• Mitchell River 30,000
• Timbarra River 20,000
• Lake Glenmaggie 10,000
• Macalister River 7,000
• Thomson River 5,000
• Lake Narracan 5,000
• Avon River 5,000
• Tyers River 2,000
• Cowwarr Weir 2,000
• Hyland Lake 1,000
• Traralgon Creek 1,000
• Valencia Creek 1,000

Bass stocking also returned to Lake Bullen Merri, near Camperdown, this season with 5,000 fingerlings. This follows captures of solid bass over 1.5kg from previous stockings and support from local anglers to recommence releases that complement annual trout and salmon stockings.
Mr Ingram said the native fish-stocking season was now underway and anglers could expect to hear more in coming months about the release of Murray cod, golden perch and silver perch, alongside species of conservation significance such as Macquarie perch and trout cod.
For more information visit www.vfa.vic.gov.au/bassstocking
Quotes attributable to Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Harriet Shing:
“The addition of Bass into lakes and rivers across Gippsland has provided an extra boost for recreational fishing across our region and provides wonderful opportunities for anglers of all ages to enjoy inland fishing in our region this summer”.

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Re: RECORD BASS STOCKINGS INTO BLUE ROCK

Post by rb85 » Tue Dec 04, 2018 6:55 pm

Great spread of fish there.

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Post by Kimtown » Wed Dec 05, 2018 7:13 am

I'm not big on fresh water, but seems a good alternative to the bay when the winds up and have that fishing bug, especially so given it's only 20 mins away.

Does anyone know if bass were previously stocked in there? And what other species are in there? I know of redfin and trout, and obviously carp are everywhere.. salmon? Can anything else possibly survive in there?

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Post by 4liters » Wed Dec 05, 2018 8:55 am

Blue rock has had bass in there for a while now, there’s also trout, redfin and carp.
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Post by rb85 » Wed Dec 05, 2018 8:58 am

Kimtown wrote:I'm not big on fresh water, but seems a good alternative to the bay when the winds up and have that fishing bug, especially so given it's only 20 mins away.

Does anyone know if bass were previously stocked in there? And what other species are in there? I know of redfin and trout, and obviously carp are everywhere.. salmon? Can anything else possibly survive in there?
Check the vfa site it has a record of bass stockings,
You pretty much got it Redfin, Carp and trout

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Post by smokin_reels » Wed Dec 05, 2018 8:59 am

Not to mention the stockings in the Werribee River
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Post by rb85 » Wed Dec 05, 2018 9:45 am

smokin_reels wrote:Not to mention the stockings in the Werribee River
Is the Werribee river EP’s?

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Post by smokin_reels » Wed Dec 05, 2018 9:56 am

Thats the official line, but a lot of them were accidental bass stockings.
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Post by smokin_reels » Wed Dec 05, 2018 10:42 am

this
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Post by rb85 » Wed Dec 05, 2018 11:34 am

Yep ep

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