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- Tags: Recreational fisher
Murray: Oral History of Gavin Vale
Born in 1957, Gavin has lived all his life at Picola on the Murray River, at the edge of the Barmah Forest. Gavin‘s family property was used predominantly for sheep farming, with the occasional crop…
Tags: Bait fishing, Communities, Fishes--Identification, Irrigation, Landholder, Livestock, Murray, Recreational fisher, Water quality
Position: 167 (41 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: 150 (45 views)
Murray: Oral History of John Douglas
Born in 1960, John grew up in Melbourne, visiting with extended family around the Mildura area. He worked at Snobs Creek as a technician, becoming an expert…
Tags: Communities, Environmental flows, Fieldwork, Fisheries, Fishes--Breeding, Murray, Naturalists, Recreational fisher, Water temperature, Wetlands
Position: 124 (51 views)
Murray: Oral History of Merrilyn Strachan and Kelli Cunningham
Merrylin and Kelli are members of the Corowa Angling Club, Merrylin a champion women's fisher. Kelli is manager of the Corowa Motor Inn and grew up fishing around the Menindee Lakes. They…
Tags: Bait fishing, Erosion, Fish stocking, Fishes--Identification, Murray, Recreational fisher, Tournament fishing, Water quality, Water temperature
Position: 135 (48 views)
Murray: Oral History of the 'Kerang Crew'
Tags: Baraba Baraba people, Blackwater, Fish kills, Fish populations, Fishes--Speciation, Fishing industry, Fishing regulations, Floods, Indigenous peoples, Introduced species, Irrigation, Landholder, Murray, Native Fish Strategy, Recreational fisher, River engineering, Salinisation, Siltation, Stream flow, Tournament fishing, Water levels, Water quality
Position: 75 (65 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: 167 (41 views)
Namoi: Images from interview with Don 'Spider' Cunningham
Position: 150 (45 views)
Namoi: Images from interview with Jason Simpson
Jason Simpson and his boss Doug…
Position: 189 (38 views)
Namoi: Oral History of Don 'Spider' Cunningham
Don 'Spider' Cunningham is a recreational fisher who is part of the Narrabri Fishing Club and has resided in Narrabri (NSW) his entire life. He has strong ties with the area with his father also from Narrabri and his…
Tags: Bait fishing, Cotton, Dams--Australia, Fish stocking, Fishes--Cannibalism, Fishes--Identification, Introduced species, Namoi, Overfishing, Predatory animals--Behavior, Recreational fisher, Siltation, Weirs
Position: 89 (61 views)
Namoi: Oral History of Jason Simpson
Tags: Bait fishing, Billabongs, Camping, Fish stocking, Fishes--Breeding, Fishes--Identification, Floods, Introduced species, Irrigation, Lure fishing, Namoi, Recreational fisher, Riparian restoration, Siltation, Tournament fishing, Weeds
Position: 102 (57 views)