June Meeting: 13th June 2018. Guest Speaker: Joel Cox from Fisheries

So what's happening this months meeting?

  • Back to Crestwood!  Maintenance at our usual home is now complete!  So we’ll be meeting at Crestwood Community Centre, Cnr Crestwood Drive & Chapel Lane, Baulkham Hills  
  • Guest Speaker: Joel Cox, District Fisheries Officer, Fisheries Compliance, Dept of Primary Industries.
  • Lake Lyell Wrap up. 
  • See attached flyer

Guest Speaker: 

Joel Cox, District Fisheries Officer, Fisheries Compliance, Dept of Primary Industries.

Joel has responsibility for administering fisheries laws, and spends many hours on patrol, detecting and preventing illegal fishing and damage to fish habitats.

Tonight we will learn exact details about fishing regulations, and learn more about how you can help stop illegal fishing and protect our fish habitats .

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April Meeting: 11th April.

A Cracker club meeting night coming up. 

Wednesday 11th April, Baulkham Hills Bowling Club, Jenner St Baulkham Hills

Guest Speaker: Dave Vassallo

Dave is the type of guy you just can’t help but be a bit jealous of.   Not being content with regular multiple marlin and metre plus kingies off Sydney, he just last week smashed a metre Hawkesbury Jewfish!

If he is half as good an outboard mechanic as he is a fisho then he is simply dangerous!

Dave will be sharing his learnings on Sydney based offshore fishing, as well as his top tips for looking after our precious motors.

A night not to miss!!!

Don't Forget Change of Venue

Due to maintenance work at Crestwood  Community Centre,  club will be meeting at:

THE HILLS CLUB, 18 Jenner St Baulkham Hills

Quest for Jewfish.

Last Saturday Mal Clark and I ventured top end of Berowra on Mal's tinny. Big Als at Thompson's Cnr had a esky of fresh Hawkesbury squid. At 5am there was a queue in front of me. People buying a few kilos each. As I hadn't phoned ahead & booked he was reluctant so I had to beg for a few. At the ramp we tried to get a few live poddy but unsuccessful.
First baits screamed off but alas a large ray each. Doh.
Moved downstream. The last hour before top of the ...tide was best with plenty of action. Nice Flathead and smaller Jewie on Gulp plastic. And 5 more Jewies up to 610mm. Nothing over the legal 700. Then bites shut down. We then tried for Bream for over an hour on the return trip and nothing. Weird, we normally bank on them but last few months had been really poor like none there. Anyone know why? Professional netting? Not enough rain? Too hot?
Well it was a good research to see the 'new moon' influence on Jewfish.
I later heard that most of the squid bought is taken up to Stockton Beach were they catch a fair share, usually at night. Have to give that a go one day/night.

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NSW Research Angler Program Newsletter

Dear NSW Research Angler,

please find attached the NSW Research Angler Program Newsletter for spring 2017!

On behalf of Fisheries NSW, I would like to thank all of you who participate in the various components of the NSW Research Angler Program for your passion and enthusiasm.

A big thank you to all of the research anglers and spearfishers out there who have donated their mulloway, snapper, tailor, kingfish, pearl perch and dusky flathead frames this past spring.

We had more than 200 frames, heads or jewels donated to the program covering the entire size spectrum of recreationally-caught fish - from 30 cm snapper right up to 133 cm 11 year old mulloway! This information is priceless for researchers who study these iconic recreational fish species.

We had 5 tagged mulloway recaptures, including an 104 cm fish recaptured in the Hawkesbury River which had been tagged 1149 days earlier when just 59.5 cm in length!

Remember, even if it is only one frame, we will do (almost) anything to get it!

Many thanks once again for your involvement in this exciting new approach Fisheries NSW is taking to collect crucial data for NSW’s most popular recreational fish species.

Please don't hesitate to contact me if you wish to discuss any aspect of the program whatsoever.

Thank you again and happy summer fishing for jewies, reddies, kingies, pearlies, macks, duskies and choppers!

Kind regards,

Julian Hughes

Dr Julian Hughes | Research Scientist | Wild Fisheries Unit
NSW Department of Primary Industries | Sydney Institute of Marine Science
Building 19 Chowder Bay Road Mosman NSW 2088 Australia
T: 02 9435 4671 | F: 02 9969 8664 | M: 0411 788 436 | E: Julian.Hughes@dpi.nsw.gov.au
W: www.industry.nsw.gov.au | www.dpi.nsw.gov.au | www.sims.org.au |

AFTA's Marine Park call to action

IN August 2017, the Australian Fishing Trade Association (AFTA) welcomed and supported the plans issues by the Government for the Commonwealth Marine Reserve System. AFTA said it has not waived its support for the Government on this issue.

This week the Government released revised plans that have increased protections on both East and West Coasts Australia. AFTA has consulted with the Australian Recreational Fishing Foundation and the Game Fishing Association of Australia and have determined that these increased protections pose no issue or threat to recreational fishing. AFTA fully endorses the Government's revised Marine Park Plans. 

It is highly likely that the Opposition will lodge an Disallowance Motion against the revised plans.

AFTA said industry as a whole and concerned individuals need to make some noise and contact independent and cross-bench members and let them know that the Government’s revised plans for the Commonwealth Marine Reserve System are good for recreational fishers, good for industry and good for Australia.

The Government’s plans present a balanced approach to ensuring our unique marine environment is protected while allowing sustainable recreational fishing access for Australia’s 5 million recreational fishers and the industry behind them.

An AFTA spokesman said: "We are close to seeing these plans become a reality – but only if we can convince Independent and Cross-bench members to supportr the Government's plans rather than the unacceptable Burke plans, which will result in major lockouts all over the country."

What can you do?

  • Contact Cross-bench and Independent Members. Their contact details are listed at the bottom of this story.
  • Tell them that as both a recreational fisher and a business owner you support the Government’s plans for the Commonwealth Marine Reserves.

AFTA together with the Australian Recreational Fishing Foundation, Game Fishing Association of Australia and Seafood Industry Australia are joining forces on this issue to protect the future of fishing in Australia.

 

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