queensland releasing 10,000 bass into Kerwongbah

[Feral]

There will be 10,000 bass fingerlings released in to Lake Kurwongbah tomorrow morning at 9am. They became available urgently, so in they go!

I am stopping in on my way to work tomorrow, but only briefly,(got to be at work by 10am) hopefully there will be something to photograph while I am there.

[Fisher_90]

How many do you think will survive with the tilapia in their?

[webbfunk]

where is Lake Kerwongbah?

[Fisher_90]

Practically Opposite Northpine mate.

[rayke1938]

Will be released at Mick Hunkling park cnr torrens and beeville rds Petrie ubd 88.e.15. Quite an achievement and a feather in the cap of the PRFMA.

Cheers

Ray

[Brian D]

Are we allowed to fish there? I ask because it seems like that would be a great back up to NP. I mean have a go at np and if no good just grab some bread and head accross the road for a talaipa kill.

[faulked]

why bread brian im thinking of going hard at the tillies till the weather clears and any help would be good ive never got one

[rayke1938]

You are welcome to fish for tilapia there.

PRFMA are going to release 120 togas that are 50cm long in the near future at a cost of $60 each.

They are also have an order for a couple of hundred of toga fingerlings that they have to pick up and transport from Crackow in early February.

Please do not target the toga as we are wishing to quickly establish a breeding population.

Cheers

Ray

[faulked]

is there any way to avoid togas and turn tillie into crab bait

[Angus]

faulked: Fish bream or worms under a float. Toga might take a worm i guess, but my understanding is there are enough tillies there to drastically reduce the odds.

Angus

[Dan23]

I know this was discussed a while back but what's the official word on Tilapia. I read you had to bury them 100m up the bank or something but then Schultz said if you take them and they are dead the fisheries guys are fine with it.

N.b. I don't want to take em, I was just wondering out of interest what the law is.

[kevinchen19870316]

fish close to the bottom faulked and u can avoid most togas.

[will]

last time i heard u r not aloud to transport pests u must dispose of them were u fish,dont ask me how may be u dig a hole an bury them

[Brian D]

faulked wrote:

why bread brian im thinking of going hard at the tillies till the weather clears and any help would be good ive never got one

I have only caught Tillies on bread, unweighted dough balls.

I know Tillies take other things but bread is so easy, besides I can have a feed at the same time.

[Tim a]

So, it is legal to go fishing for tilapia there now? And theres enough to provide some action worth the drive?

[Feral]

As long as you dont take any home.

I've got some photo's from the release this morning I'll post up later.

[Feral]

Ok, here is the series of photo's.

Fish arrived at about 9am, we then put them in by bucket.

And the local big wig from the Council got to put the first lot in.

My camera ran out of juice after this, hopefully Ray might have a few more photo's.

Congratulations to the team, they have worked pretty hard for this.

[Lukey]

Dan23 wrote:

I know this was discussed a while back but what's the official word on Tilapia. I read you had to bury them 100m up the bank or something but then Schultz said if you take them and they are dead the fisheries guys are fine with it.

N.b. I don't want to take em, I was just wondering out of interest what the law is.

Just to clarify this, it is illegal to transport noxious species dead or alive. Here's an excerpt from the DPI&F website:

"It is an offence to have noxious fish (such as carp and tilapia) in your possession, dead or alive (except dead Nile perch). You must therefore dispose of the fish as soon as practicable after killing. It is recommended that you do this by burying it a suitable distance from the waterway where it was caught or disposing it in a rubbish bin."

Cheers, Luke.

[rayke1938]

You can buy tilapia fillets from the fish shop near leisure marine at capalaba.

Only had one other photo. here it is. [img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/P1010875_AFO.jpg

[Cowfish13]

Looks like a nice little dam.

I'm also thinking along the same lines as Tim. Would you be pretty much gauranteed to catch some Tilapia if you went there?

The baby Bass are cute:kiss:

[STU]

only one way to find out give it a crack

[Feral]

You young fella's can always show up on Australia day and fish the comp!

[Plastic Man]

how goods thats bring on the bass

[Cowfish13]

I guess, but it is a pretty long drive from our place.

But with my freshwater skills, it probably wouldn't give conclusive results:dry:

Remember, I'm still yet to catch a fish from NPD after 4 trips or so:(

[Dan23]

I'm exactly the same as you cowfish. I too am yet to catch a fish at NPD. First couple of times I went there I spent hours casting at snags in shallow water lol. I had no idea.

[Feral]

Well thats probably exactly where you need to be casting now!

[Tim a]

From your picture ray, Kerwongbah already looks better than npd. From that one picture, it also has more structure!