60,000 fish swim into healthier Wimmera River

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60,000 fish swim into healthier Wimmera River

Fish stocking in the Wimmera River is more than 70 per cent above normal levels this year thanks to improved water quality and funding from Victorian recreational fishing licence fees.
Fisheries Victoria officers recently released 60,000 golden perch fingerlings in the Wimmera River in an area stretching from Jeparit in the north to Glenorchy in the southern Wimmera.
The tiny fish, which weighed an average of 1 gram each, should be catchable size in three to four years.
Fisheries Officer Murray Burns said the river normally received about 35,000 golden perch each year but with extra environmental flows, the river health had improved allowing for greater numbers.
“The river is looking the best it has for about 15 years thanks to extra flows as a result of the Wimmera Mallee Pipeline development allowing for more environmental water,” Mr Burns said.
Golden perch river stockings this week were:
-Jeparit - 5000
-Antwerp - 5000
-Dimboola – 15,000
-Polkemmet - 5000
-Quantong - 5000
-Horsham Area – 20,000 and
-Glenorchy - 5000.
The normal annual stocking for the Wimmera River is 35,000 golden perch so the extra 25,000 fingerlings is a considerable boost.
Anglers will also be happy to hear that another 30,000 golden perch will be swimming their way into Taylors Lake at Horsham.
Every year the fees anglers pay for recreational fishing licences are allocated to projects that directly improve recreational fishing such as fish stocking, facilities, extra enforcement and research.

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[malleestump]

Great news for the Wimmera fishos.on top of previous stocking of silver perch they should have some good fishing for the future.They will need a stocking of Murray cod later to reduce ,and control the number of carp also in the river.Now with a water release in Tolondo res the stocking of trout again would be ideal for trout anglers and have it again as a premier trout water.

[barra mick]

Good news..

We need alot more stocking across the state but thats a good start

[moeee]

Where are the majority of Licensed anglers based?
Wouldn't it be nice if the majority of stocking was where the majority live?
And not 4 hours away?
All Melbourne has are polluted waterways with poisonous undersized fish and vermin in them.
Is it impossible to convert these sewers back into something resembling a river system that can be utilized by anglers?
Talking the Maribyrnong and tribituaries mainly.
But all rivers within half our drive of Central Melbourne really.
The average angler and his family appear to be subsidising the keen angler.

[barra mick]

Not often I agree with you moonee but you make some valid points abt the rivers close to melb.

The nong and its tributaries can surely do with re stocking !!

But alot of rivers like the delite for example can do with a major restock

Bm

[moeee]

Not often I agree with you moonee but you make some valid points abt the rivers close to melb.

The nong and its tributaries can surely do with re stocking !!

Its not about restocking.
You don't restock a sewer.

I used to ride a pushbike to the Maribyrnong and Jacksons Creek when I was a kid.
And sometimes brought home a beautiful 1 pound rainbow.
I tell my kids and they reckon I'm on drugs.

[drew 2]

That's good new's :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

The more stocking the better for sure,but just remember fisheries wont stock natives into water in which they are not native to.

[malleestump]

That's good new's :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

The more stocking the better for sure,but just remember fisheries wont stock natives into water in which they are not native to.

Have you been drinking Drew.Murray cod native to the Yarra!,,

[drew 2]

1 beer mallee :lol: I wasn't calling for that :lol: :lol:

[malleestump]

Sorry Drew I hit below the belt.My recollection of the Wimmera river native fish were Tench and Redfin.That's all that were caught in Lake Hindmarsh and Albycutcha.where the river ended.