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- Tags: Lure fishing
Coorong and Lower Lakes: Oral History of Brian Schulz
Tags: Bait fishing, Blackwater, Coorong, Environmental flows, Fishes--Breeding, Fishes--Identification, Fishing nets, Floods, Lure fishing, Recreational fisher, Riparian areas, Salinisation, Tournament fishing, Traditional ecological knowledge, Water quality, Water--Law and legislation
Position: 177 (37 views)
Goulburn: Oral History of Donnie Richter
Donnie Richter, who was born in 1948 and lives near the Goulburn River, has been fishing since he was a child. Fishing for him initially began as a social activity with his friends where they would camp, drink…
Tags: Camping, Droughts, Fishes--Identification, Floods, Goulburn, Lure fishing, Recreational fisher, Tournament fishing, Trawls and trawling, Weirs
Position: 131 (45 views)
Goulburn: Oral History of Gary and Kaye Gibb
Both born in the early 1950s, Gary and Kaye have fished all their lives. Gary grew up on the Wakool River and Kaye moved to Victoria in the 1970s. They are members of the Seymour Angling Club, a…
Tags: Bait fishing, Birds--Identification, Fish stocking, Fishes--Identification, Goulburn, Introduced species, Lure fishing, Recreational fisher, Reptiles--Identification, Riparian areas
Position: 131 (45 views)
Goulburn: Oral History of Geoff Brennan
Geoff was a construction contractor but has been working with water management for twenty years. He talks about his understanding of the cross over from recreational fishing to management of water,…
Tags: Bait fishing, Fisheries--Equipment and supplies, Fishes--Migration, Fly fishing, Goulburn, Irrigation, Lure fishing, Recreational fisher, River engineering, Stream restoration, Water quality, Water temperature
Position: 105 (51 views)
Goulburn: Oral History of Jody Liversidge
Jody Liversidge is a recreational fisher living in Shepparton in northern Victoria. She grew up in a family that enjoyed fishing and camping, and they frequently traveled to many different places. She currently fishes…
Tags: Camping, Fishes--Identification, Goulburn, Litter (Trash), Lure fishing, Recreational fisher, Reptiles--Identification, Trawls and trawling, Water pollution
Position: 121 (47 views)
Goulburn: Oral History of Ron Bain
Ron Bain was born in 1918 on a farm in Seymour. After share-farming for six years, he bought his own farm in Timboon. He returned to Seymour and purchased a shop with his family and after 12 months had packed up to…
Position: 195 (34 views)
Katarapko: Oral History of Barry Porter
Born in 1949, Barry lives in Berri, in the Riverland area. Having worked on a pile driving barge and worked most his life on the river, Barry has extensive knowledge of locks and weirs from the Murray…
Tags: Environmental flows, Family life, Fishes--Identification, Fishes--Speciation, Floods, Katarapko, Lure fishing, Native animals, Physical characteristics (Animals), Recreational fisher, Salinisation, Water levels, Water temperature, Weeds, Weirs, Wetlands
Position: 116 (48 views)
Murray: Oral History of Graham Ellis, Ken Strachan, and Pete Tidd
Graham, Ken and Peter are members of the Corowa Angling Club, and have lived in the Corowa area since the 1970s. Graham has worked as a water bailiff, a law enforcement…
Tags: Boats, Communities, Erosion, Fieldwork, Fish habitat improvement, Fish stocking, Fishes--Identification, Floods, Lure fishing, Murray, Recreational fisher, Water sports, Water temperature
Position: 137 (44 views)
Murray: Oral History of Tony Martin
Tony discusses bait and lure fishing; permanent set lines; and recalls the arrival of Redfin and Carp. He shares stories about the professional fisherman who used to fish the Murray; illegal fishing;…
Tags: Bait fishing, Environmental flows, Fishes--Identification, Floods, Lure fishing, Murray, Recreational fisher, Tournament fishing, Water levels, Water sports
Position: 177 (37 views)