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In NSW this time but great to see fisheries managers are trying! The article is incorrect in that there are at least a couple of other small populations of MACCAS in NSW including near Cooma and in the Retreat River. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/15/last-population-macquarie-perch...

Latest reports have the Darling at Bourke running at 10,803 megalitres a day and rising. Upstream from Bourke the Barwon River is even higher and major flooding in the Warrego River is yet to reach Bourke as well. The bottom line is that the Darling will get a good flush right through to Menindee bu...

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Well the VFA have issued a Draft Stocking Plan for comment and are planning to stock the following: Highlights of the proposed plan are • Record 8 million fish to be stocked this year including o 2.1 million Murray cod o 3.7 million golden perch o 1.3 million salmonids There also impressive numbers ...

We occasionally speared that species of Morwong in SA when we were crabbing and the locals call them Butterfish - even straight from the water into the pan they are a poor third to KGW and Garfish and after freezing are even worse. They are definitely not as good to eat as the Morwong we regularly c...

Hi Adrian

Another great trout year despite your various aches and pains. We will never know but it would be interesting to know how many of these trout you have caught and released on one or more occasions - I am sure there would be quite a few few!

Well done!

Paul

It is interesting that Australian Salmon get a universal thumbs down! I have eaten smoked salmon and they were quite OK done that way - and in fish cakes. Sad that such a good looking and good to catch fish does so poorly on the table!

As a (very) long time user of Rapala lures I have found them very durable in both fresh and salt water. My father had zero interest in fishing and when I was in about Form 4 at high school I persuaded him to fish in the Glenelg with me near Casterton. He hooked a very respectable Brown Trout (on a R...

Apart from an increasing production of Maccas in Victoria, NSW is also working hard to up its Macca breeding program. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/programs/landline/2022-03-12/macquarie-perch-revival:-a-breeding-program-for/13794116?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=facebook&utm_medium=cont...