I’ve written before about how important great habitat is if we want great fisheries. I strongly believe that as fishers, being custodians for the environments we spend so much time enjoying is vital. One area that is sometimes overlooked is the importance of freshwater inflows for the health and vitality of our estuary fisheries. This is especially important on regulated…
Tag: Estuary Perch
Native fish stockings: successes, failures and the future
A little while ago I looked at the effectiveness of trout stockings. One of the things that the research makes clear in the case of trout, is that in many circumstances, stockings are not effective. In fact, under some conditions, they can actually be counterproductive. Rather than helping grow fish stocks, they can significantly hurt stocks, leading to fisheries that…
Worth their weight in salt – highlights from the estuaries in 2014
Nostalgia is a wonderful thing isn’t it? It was while looking back through the images and articles of 2014 for this weeks newspaper column that I realised just how much fun we’ve had this year fishing the estuaries. They never cease to amaze for the quality and diversity of fish on offer. As a young fella starting to learn about…
The enigmatic (and often elusive) estuary perch – open season report
Lee and I teamed up with good friends of the blog Liam and Stu recently for a trip to the Clyde river (Bhundoo). The closed season for estuary perch (EP) had just lifted so we all agreed we wanted to chase these awesome Aussie fish. EPs have strong migration patterns, moving to the mouths of the estuaries and rivers…
Video Post – Winter fishing on the Clyde River
I’ve been a bit quiet over the last few weeks. Firstly, I haven’t been fishing much. Yes I know that’s a criminal offense. And secondly when I did get a day off to wet a line I decided to take a couple of cameras with me. Since then I’ve had my head buried in video editing software, but more on that…