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Aussie-bass bonanza in Vic
Stocking up one third and new waterways 'seeded' with thousands of bass fingerlingsRecreational fishing licence fees have helped stock a record number of Australian bass into Gippsland lakes and rivers to improve fishing opportunities for anglers.
Some 120,000 bass fingerlings were stocked this season, an increase of 41,000 on last year’s total.
Since 2002, Fisheries Victoria has been working hard with a NSW breeder to develop new fisheries for Australian bass, which are an iconic native sportfish found in coastal catchments along the eastern seaboard.
Stocking efforts have paid off for anglers with several lakes, particularly Blue Rock, providing excellent inland fishing opportunities over the last 18 months.
The Blue Rock Lake bass fishery is young and still developing, but was deemed good enough to host a kayak-based fishing tournament last season, which attracted competitors from interstate where more mature bass fisheries exist and are very popular.
BUMPER STOCKING
This season’s 120,000 Australian bass fingerlings were released into:
<< Blue Rock Lake – 25,000
<< Lake Glenmaggie – 10,000
<< Narracan Lake – 10,000
<< Mitchell River – 10,000
<< Tambo River – 10,000
<< Nicholson River – 10,000
<< Macalister River – 9000
<< Wonnangatta River – 8000
<< Thomson River – 5000
<< Avon River – 5000
<< Tyers River – 5000
<< Valencia Creek – 4000
<< Traralgon Creek – 3000
<< Cowwarr Weir – 2000
<< Rainbow Creek – 2000
<< Freestone Creek – 1000
<< Guthridge Lake – 1000
?Several new waters were on the stocking list this season including the Wonnangatta and Tyers rivers, Traralgon Creek and Guthridge Lake in Sale.
Vic Fisheries is keen to provide a variety of bass fishing opportunities ranging from boat-based experiences for keen anglers, remote wilderness rivers for adventurous fishers and convenient urban lakes, like Guthridge, for families and beginners.
?Since 2002, the department has stocked more than 570,000 bass fingerlings into Gippsland waters. Learn more at www.depi.vic.gov.au/bassstocking.
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