Snobs Creek hatchery turns 70 – free public event

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Re: Snobs Creek hatchery turns 70 – free public event

Post by Sinsemilla » Wed Jun 28, 2017 7:35 pm

Nice! I better make sure i have my sunnies on for the shiny new beast!

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Re: Snobs Creek hatchery turns 70 – free public event

Post by nmgar » Sun Jul 02, 2017 5:30 pm

I went along to Snobs Creek this morning; they had quite a good crowd there.

Salmon eggs just fertilised
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Hatchlings
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Brown trout broodstock, all down deep in contrast to the Rainbows.
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Rainbow broodstock damage from bird attack was common
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Lots of large trout in each pond
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Sulking Murray Cod- too many visitors
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Native fish breeding area
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Cod breeding box
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Eggs ready to go. Brown-Salmon-Rainbow from left to right
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I visited the pondage afterwards, the only thing that was interested was a spiny crayfish on dough. I put it back as I wasn't sure (until afterwards) that they were a legal take from the pondage.
Cheers,
Neil

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Re: Snobs Creek hatchery turns 70 – free public event

Post by rb85 » Sun Jul 02, 2017 6:46 pm

How was the tucker supplied?

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Re: Snobs Creek hatchery turns 70 – free public event

Post by nmgar » Sun Jul 02, 2017 7:16 pm

rb85 wrote:How was the tucker supplied?
No idea, I didn't even see it.
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Re: Snobs Creek hatchery turns 70 – free public event

Post by happyfriggincamper » Sun Jul 02, 2017 9:18 pm

Nice pics nmgar, I went then hit up the pondage after. Fished for a few hours using different powerbait for only 1 touch. People I spoke to seemed to be having the same luck. There was a huge amount of water changeover while I was there. In the spot I was at, about 2 meters of bank got exposed with the drop, then on the fill it came back higher than where it was when I started

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Re: Snobs Creek hatchery turns 70 – free public event

Post by nmgar » Sun Jul 02, 2017 9:27 pm

happyfriggincamper wrote:Nice pics nmgar, I went then hit up the pondage after. Fished for a few hours using different powerbait for only 1 touch. People I spoke to seemed to be having the same luck. There was a huge amount of water changeover while I was there. In the spot I was at, about 2 meters of bank got exposed with the drop, then on the fill it came back higher than where it was when I started

I was there from about noon to 2p.m. and the pondage was full all the time I was there. I was by the oval and there was quite a flow going but input was equal to output.

I put one rod out trying worms, powerbait and dough, the dough was the only thing that was touched and no rod movement so I suspect that crays were the culprit. I should have put a drop net in the car.

I also tried a brown trout pattern Tassie devil which gave me nothing.
Cheers,
Neil

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