Monduran Restocking ?

[Colo77]

Can't speak for other impoundments but I was at my home town (Emerald) a few weeks back and "apparently" (Don't mean to start any new rumours) the local stocking group has put 0 barra fingerlings in the drink for a couple of years now due to lack of availability. I think other groups around the region have experienced the same problem. Probably just as well anyway, they'd all be 3/4 of the way to Rockhampton by now after the recent floods (Rocky will fish well next year ).

Maybe other groups got in quick and snaffled up most of the stock. First in best dressed. Emerals's preferred supplier is in Gladstone and I think the hatchery there would supply to most groups stocking the southern strain (I bet Awoonga would get first dibs). I understand last year might have been tough for hatcheries but the year before ???? Dunno!

I think there's a new guy running the Gladstone hatchery these days maybe he's still perfecting the process? Ken C used to do a great job!
How did the other groups get on??

Anyway, I can see how the rumour may have started and I think maybe there's some truth to it but they should've got all the facts before they jumped on the bandwagon. Rumours are rumours

All stocking groups (and hatcheries) do an awesome job but there are some things that are just out of their control and I'm sure they'll make up for shortfalls of stocking one way or another be it a larger number the next season or stocking a different species that is available.

Anyway, screw the meat fisho's and tight lines to all the C&R blokes out there.

Cheers, Colo

[Steve B]

Bit of an Update. We (the MASA) are putting 55,000 fingerlings into Monduran tommorrow arvo.

Might whack a hook through the back of one and see of there are any canibals out there!! JUST KIDDING.

So in answer to the original question. YES, they/we are still stocking Monduran.

cheer steve

[NAGG]

Evening Chris,
trolling is a technique in its own right, educated trolling that is, not chuck and drag, and it can be an extremly effective method.
Which leads me to the the basin mob. It would break ya heart to see a full moon assault up there, but that opens up that whole can of worms re takeing your legal bag limit blah blah blah
Anyways, Im getting off topic from the original post, sorry bout that

Hey Brian ..... no doubt trolling is an effective technique ( you cover a lot of water) ...... The use of downriggers etc can really turn a result!
Its just too mind numbing for me ..... & I ( like many others) get the juice from the strike (casting) ...... which you dont when you troll
I saw a full moon trolling session at Faust once
Yep .... Legal bag limits ..... 5 big girls
Sorry .... legal or not ..... It sux ( specially for something that you have to soak in diesel to make it taste better )

Nagg

[NAGG]

Bit of an Update. We (the MASA) are putting 55,000 fingerlings into Monduran tommorrow arvo.

Might whack a hook through the back of one and see of there are any canibals out there!! JUST KIDDING.

So in answer to the original question. YES, they/we are still stocking Monduran.

cheer steve

Great news Steve ...... You counting them personally
i'm guessing you have named em all too

Chris

[Steve B]

They might get a hug!

There is a massive dam over my back fence on the neigbours property. Huey, duey and luey may get relocated to become my pets!!!! that leaves 49,997 for Monduran!!!!!

cheers steve