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Pro Reports - Alpine Angler Snowy Mountains Report 8th October 2007

Fri, 5 Oct 2007 00:00:00 CEST

The latest report from the Snowy Mountains Region has been published by the team at the Alpine Angler

We have had some excellent reports this week. The wind was very trying over the last week, but many anglers still persevered and most caught fish. Hopefully with improved conditions the fishing will improve too...

Fly Fishing
Rivers - We have had reports of excellent numbers of Rainbows in the lower Eucumbene which have been biting readily and although some are a little small still provide a ton of fun...
Lake Eucumbene - Fly reports from Eucumbene suggest not a lot of change but the fishing has continued to improve, and while not all the fish are huge there have been some better Browns lurking around...
Lake Tantagara - There have been good numbers of fish on the chew in Tantangara and most of these have been surface feeders. A must look at spot after you fish the rivers in the morning...
Lake Jindabyne - Fishing has been great in Jindabyne with both Polaroiding and blind searching taking some fish...

Trolling and Spinning Lake Eucumbene - With the rising water launching will become progressively easier. The banks are hard so the only thing to be careful of is that there is enough water under the motor when launching...
Lake Jindabyne - With the rising levels the weed beds are the place to troll. Being in close is the key as is an early start. If you really want to catch a fish being on the water as the light starts to improve is essential...

Bait Fishing
Bait fishing has been absolutely outstanding in Eucumbene with good Browns and Rainbows comiong in from the Old Adaminaby area. Powerbait and Scrubworms have been the best baits. Stimulate has been an excellent addition to Scrubworms and those anglers using it have reported a jump in their catch rates...

Pro Reports - Angling Expeditions Victorian Alpine Report 20 Sep 2007

Sun, 30 Sep 2007 00:00:00 CEST

After a brilliant start to the trout fishing season anglers have found things slowing up a little over the past days, possibly due to fast changing weather conditions...

Rocky Valley Reservoir and Pretty Valley Reservoir at Falls Creek are at full capacity and trout are rising during the very late afternoon...

Lake Guy at Bogong Alpine Village is perfect for trolling right now...

The Mt Beauty pondage is full and anglers report catching rainbow trout to 800 grams on worms under a bubble float and metal lures during the day...

The west Kiewa River is running fast and deep and fishing moderately well...

The Kiewa River is running at almost full capacity and anglers are reporting catching trout like they used to, before the big drought took effect...

The upper Mitta Mitta River around Anglers Rest is flowing nicely and producing brown trout to around a kilogram on average...

The lower Mitta Mitta River from Mitta Mitta is flowing at 200 megalites and is a bit muddy this week...

Lake Dartmouth is holding steady at around 14% capacity with good stocks of wild browns on hand to delight any angler's weekend of effort

Pro Reports - Mudgee Region Report September 2007

Sun, 30 Sep 2007 00:00:00 CEST

Oil your reels, clean the boat, dig up some worms 'cause spring is here! The weather is warming up, the fish are coming onto the bite...

Windamere Dam - It was a glorious Spring Day on Sunday for Round 3 of the Fish N Trips Fishing Club and Challenge. The water at the dam was clear with visibility of a metre or so and no trace of algae, the wind was pretty good for most of the day only picking up around lunch time but not making the fishing too uncomfortable.

Middle Cudgegong - Trout Season Opening - The start of the NSW General Trout Streams fishing season is midnight Friday night. This will affect the Cudgegong River between the weir at Lawson Park and Windamere Dam wall as it will now be open to fishing. It has been closed to all fishing since the long weekend in June...

Burrendong Dam - Many reports have been coming out of Burrendong Dam of really hot fishing from the Wellington side and a trip we took out there over the weekend only confirmed the reports...

Other
The Gillham boys Harry and George accompanied their father Rob and Grandfater Malcom Roth on their first ever western water fishing trip. The boys fished really well with Harry catching a total of 11 fish and George 11.5.
Mud Spin Lures - Young local angler and entrepreneur Nathan Innes has launched his range of Mud Spin Lures consisting of Traditional Spinners and Spinnerbaits.
Catties in Western waters - As part of the new fishing rules it is now prohibited to take Catfish both freshwater and eel-tailed from western flowing rivers and unlisted western dams.

Yabby traps rules - A rule that a lot of people also may not realize is that it is illegal to use yabby traps in the rivers around our region. We are in the declared platypus waters and therefore you cannot use yabby traps in rivers in this area.

New Look

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:00:00 CEST

Well the Shore Fishing Australia site has been sporting it's new look for a little while now. We are hoping all of our members and guests like it. We would love for you to send us your feedback to help us improve it further.

Email Issues

Sun, 16 Sep 2007 00:00:00 CEST

We have recently discovered some email issues with our serve which we have now fixed. Apologies to anybody who tried to email us in the last month or so and we haven't got back to you. Please feel free to contact us now at admin@shorefishingaustralia.com.au.

Pro Reports - Alpine Angler Snowy Mountains Fishing Report 31/07/2007

Wed, 8 Aug 2007 00:00:00 CEST

The fishing over the weekend was generally quite good. The Soft plastic spinning in Eucumbene continues to be a great method of catching some big numbers of fish and the polaroiding and bait fishing in Jindabyne has been good too.

Fly Fishing
Rivers - ALL CLOSED TILL 29TH SEPTEMBER
Lake Eucumbene - Polaroidng has been quite good around the Dam wall with some very big fish being spotted cruising in close. There are not huge numbers and the steep banks can be a challenge but the chance of hooking a monster is high...
Lake Tantagara - No reports from Tantangara.
Lake Jindabyne - No reports from the weekend but some great fishing will ensue as more fish drop out of the river and into the lake. There have been a number of Browns caught in recent times that have not run to spawn...

Trolling and Spinning Lake Eucumbene - Old Adaminaby's ramp is still very good and is suitable for boats up to the 5 and a bit metre mark. A 4WD is a definite advantage with the larger boats as the water is a little shallow so being able to drive out into the water can be necessary...
Lake Jindabyne - There have been some real quality fish from Jindabyne this week. Early and late has been the best with all methods, flat line, lead core, and downrigging producing fish...
Blowering - We don't tend to get many reports from Blowering but this one was emailed to me by Brett Wood and just shows that there is some great fishing to be had there...

Bait Fishing
Bait fishing has been excellent with some good catches of mostly Rainbows in Jindabyne, and Eucumbene. Powerbait and Scrubworms have been the best baits...

Pro Reports - Mudgee Region Report July 2007

Wed, 8 Aug 2007 00:00:00 CEST

Windamere Dam - Next round of the Fish N Trips Pub and Club fishing comp to be held on the 16th of December at Windamere. Ask your president/publican...

Burrendong Dam - Carp and Catties continue to bite well at Burrendong. If you want to get onto a couple, head to the Mudgee end and travel up over the hill past the Managers House...

Upper Cudgegong / Rylstone Weir / Dunn's Swamp - All fairly quite except for the odd cattie.

Middle Cudgegong - Still closed to all fishing until 29th September.

Lower Cudgegong - The Lower Cudgegong has been the pick of the spots this month and it will be next month as it has really started to fire in the colder months...

Other - Peter Reilly tells me that as soon as his redfin look-alike soft plastic lure hit the water out at Louth last week he was into the golden perch...

DPI Fisheries have put out there 2007/2008 Native Fish Stocking Plan for Dams and Lakes and is open for public comment until 31st August 2007...

The free field days fishing clinics went very well with over 150 kids participating and winning an array of prizes...

News - South Australia: Fish Facts Issue 11

Mon, 30 Jul 2007 00:00:00 CEST

Fish-e-Fax is a fortnightly round-up of recreational fishery management issues published by the department of Primary Industries

Fishers to record catch in Statewide survey - PIRSA Fisheries is preparing to undertake the largest survey ever of recreational fishers in South Australia...

Beach fishing - The most important thing when beach fishing for salmon or other predatory fish is to find the best fishing spot. This can be done by learning to "read" the beach...

Hotline tip-off catches illegal fishers - A tip-off from a member of the public to the Fishwatch hotline (1800 065 522) has resulted in two people being caught allegedly taking cuttlefish inside a prohibited area near Whyalla...

Keep an eye on the yellow-eye - Don't underestimate the eating qualities of the yellow-eye mullet. Often considered to be a fish for beginners, yellow-eye mullet are caught throughout South Australia...

Rock lobster fisher pleads guilty - A Mount Gambier man has pleaded guilty and been convicted of three fisheries related charges in the Mount Gambier Magistrates Court recently...

PIRSA web site gets facelift - The PIRSA Fisheries web site has been given a facelift with the aim of providing all fishers with easier access to the latest fisheries information...

SARFAC awards closing soon - Nominations for the annual South Australian Recreational Fisheries Advisory Council (SARFAC) awards close on 31 July...

Seafood Industry coup for SA - The national headquarters of the new $137 million Australian Seafood Cooperative Research Centre is to be based in Adelaide...

News - Victoria: Fish-e-Fax Issue 200

Thu, 19 Jul 2007 00:00:00 CEST

Fish-e-Fax is a fortnightly round-up of recreational fishery management issues published by the department of Primary Industries

Fines issued for illegal trout fishing in Gippsland rivers - Three recreational anglers have been fined by Fisheries Officers for illegal trout fishing in the Tarago and Latrobe rivers...

Australian Trout Foundation tables their Trout Policy - The Australian Trout Foundation (ATF) has tabled their Trout Policy at the latest Victorian Recreational Fishing Peak body (VRFish) Council Meeting...

River/Stream Classification - NFA and ATF working together. - The Australian Trout Foundation (ATF) and Native Fish Australia (NFA) in cooperation with the Victorian Recreational Fishing peak body (VRFish) are working together to determine a comprehensive model for stream classification...

Know your limits pocket cards in foreign languages - To help Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities enjoy their day fishing, Fisheries Victoria has released the Know Your Limits recreational fishing pocket card in Cambodian, Chinese and Vietnamese...

Water level update - Below are the current water levels for a selection of waters in Victoria as of July 9, 2007...

Pro Reports - Mudgee Region Report June 07

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:00:00 CEST

Lower Cudgegong - 5 good sized Murray Cod, up to 10pounds were caught by a Gulgong fisherman at Yamble Bridge during the week...

Cod fisherman heading west - The out west cod fishing season is just heating up with many local anglers buying or catching yabbies by the truckload, chopping in to trees is search of wood grubs and hard boiling eggs...

Middle Cudgegong - The trout season came to a close this month with many locals fairing well on the river pulling in their last fish of the season...

Moustache Patrol - Received word that one poor sod who had taken his son fishing the other day was booked for having illegal rod holders...

Fishcare - On the weekend I attended some seminars in Bathurst funded by the NSW fisheries and the Recreation Fishing Fee Trust Expenditure Committee...

Catch and Release - Thought that I would write a short note on tips for people wishing to catch and release their fish. It's becoming more and more popular these days...

Fisherman's Watch - Speaking to Matt Ryan the fisheries officer that handles most of our area the other day, he wanted me to pass on to everyone the need to report illegal fishing activities...

Pub and Club Comp - Round 3 of the Fish N Trips Fishing Pub and Club Challenge will be held on Sunday the 16th of December at Windamere...

Field Days - Plan a little extra time for the field days this year. Twice a day I'll be holding a half hour fishing talk followed by a learn to cast / casting competition...

Burrendong - Having water levels fluctuating at Burrendong has turned on some really good fishing. Catfish and carp are doing particularly well...

Mudgee Small Field Days - Just received some more prizes for our field days clinics and casting competitions; keyrings, water bottles, lures, calendars, tassie devils...

Recent Research - Smarter Fishermen - A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo, much like the brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells...