Fish bites: NSW’s FAD-ulous fishing season coming to a close
Trailer backing tutorials; have your say on Tassie scalefish changes; Port Alma ramp open to anglersNSW plans to start removing its fish aggregation devices from NSW costal waters this week ahead of the annual whale migration that turns the easter Australian coastline into a cretaceous highway.
The state set out 34 FADs this season. Removal of the FADs from Eden to Port Stephens is scheduled to start next week, with those between Forster to Tweed slated for a mid-June retrieval.
The FADs will be reinstated to NSW coastal waters from September to November this year.
Trailer backing tutorials tour Victoria
Wyndam Harbour in Melbourne's south-west will host a trailer reversing clinic this Saturday for anyone interested in improving their skills at the boat ramp.
The clinic will have its own boat trailers supplied by Aussie Boat Sales and Boats & More. You can register online here to attend the clinic.
The sessions will include theory-based tips before some practical demonstrations from experts.
A second trailer reversing clinic, which will run alongside a personal watercraft clinic, is planned at Lake Nagambie in central Victoria on June 3.
Feedback sought on Tassie scalefish changes
Tasmania’s recreational fishers have been invited to have their say on proposed changes to recreational fishing rules that will limit the number of flathead and calamari they can take.
The planned changes to the Fisheries (Scalefish) Rules 2015 affecting recreational anglers include:
- Reviewing size, bag and possession limits for depleted and depleting species for all fishers
- Introducing regional and statewide rules for depleted and depleting species
- Reviewing recreational gillnetting arrangements; and
- Introducing registration of charter fishing operations and reporting requirements
Scalefish species that are now assessed as either depleted or depleting in Tasmanian waters include sand flathead, calamari, striped trumpeter, bastard trumpeter, blue warehou, garfish and jackass morwong.
Fishing Tasmania says the proposed changes aim to improve the long-term sustainability of the scalefish fishery and modernise how it is managed.
Tasmania has already moved to protect sand flathead by increasing the minimum length from 22cm to 25cm and halving the daily bag limit to just 10 fish.
Port Alma boat ramp makeover complete
Anglers visiting central Queensland now have access restored to the Inkerman Creek boat ramp at Port Alma after a $3.8 million makeover of the site.
The two new boat ramps are part of a makeover of facilities in the region aimed at improving access for locals and tourists who take to the water in the area chasing barramundi and king threadfin.
The project was delayed due to engineering challenges requiring an extended time for fill used to make the car park to settle.
Work will start soon on the new ramp at Casuarina Creek.
Power-Pole, the company known for its shallow-water anchoring systems, has launched an electric trolling motor for the US market.
The new Move trolling motor system features an “unbreakable” titanium shaft and multiple redundant systems that target the most common points of failure on other motors.
It includes a 24- or 36-volt brushless motor that Power-Pole claims brings up to 30 per cent more efficient than rivals, inbuilt steering and enough power to navigate through thick weed while operating almost silently.
The unit includes a GPS-based system that can introduce features such as virtual anchoring and vector tracking, with deck-mounted foot buttons available to quickly switch modes. It is also designed to work with third-party fishfinders and can come with an in-built transducer.
No announcement was made on whether the Move would be introduced to the Australian market.
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