Fishes--Identification]]> Bait fishing]]> Lure fishing]]> Introduced fishes]]> Reptiles--Identification]]> Birds--Identification]]> Fish stocking]]> Riparian areas]]>
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 social club that travels once a month around all of the Victorian rivers, from Eildon to Echuca.

Gary and Kaye talk about: local fishing techniques and equipment; types of bait such as garden worms, flat tail worm, scrub worm, yabby, shrimp, Bardi grub; types of lures; fish species and their behaviours; the prevalence of European Carp in the Murray, Wakool and Broken rivers; trees, snags, and fish habitat; mammals; reptiles; birds; human activities that degrade the rivers and river banks; restocking rivers.

Other fish mentioned: 'silver bream' (unspecified).]]> CC BY-NC-ND]]> Fishes--Identification]]> Plants--Identification]]> Native animals]]> Eucalyptus camaldulensis]]> Erosion]]> Fishes--Migration]]> Floods]]> Weirs]]> Riparian areas]]> Local history]]> Water temperature]]>
Born in 1922, Ken’s family have lived on the ‘Hughendon’ property at Thornton since the 1860s. The Goulburn River runs on one side of the property and the Rubicon River runs through the middle.

Ken talks about: growing up on a meat and dairy cattle property; changes in the rivers after the weir was built in 1956 (size and frequency of floods, flood dissipation, water temperature, fish species); floods in 1916 and 1934; role of horses in floods; land erosion, role of Willow trees in stabilising soil and providing fish habitats; River Improvement Trust; yabbying; ferreting; Willow, Black Wattle, Red Gum; snakes; platypus.

Transcript mentions the following fish, however species unspecified: bream, trout, skip jack.]]> CC-BY]]> Local history]]> Family histories]]> Fishing--Australia]]>
Photographs provided by Ken Gilmore at the time of his oral history interview with the Talking Fish research team.]]> Fishes--Identification]]> Fly fishing]]> Fishing--Australia]]> Floods]]> Water quality]]> Fisheries]]> Droughts]]> Fish stocking]]>
Mick Hall is a fly fisher living in Alexandra in Victoria. He learned how to fish when he was four years of age. After a break, he took up fishing again around the age of 14 and has been fishing ever since.

Mick speaks about how he came to be involved in fly fishing and the Red Tag Fly Fishing Club; the water quality and how fostering a relationship and ongoing communication with authorities helps to address river issues; restocking the river; floods and droughts; the environmental impacts of willows; and the change in attitudes amongst users of the river from that of neglect to one of protection and conservation.

Mention of:

Willow trees, Trout, maggots, platypus.

Australian Trout Foundation, Red Tag Fly Fishing Club
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Hayley Purbrick is a fifth generation member of the Purbrick Family who owns the Tahbilk Winery. She grew up on nearby Lake Nagambie and has interacted with the river since she was a child. She is involved in the conservation and revegetation of the wetlands in Tahbilk, Victoria.

In the interview, Hayley discusses the wetlands and the wildlife she encounters, the difficulties she experiences in her interactions with government, the Goulburn Weir and how she feels it is an asset to the wetlands and surrounds, and the future of farming that is experiencing a shift towards environmental awareness ushered in by the new generation of farmers.

Mention of:
Worms, Mexican Lily, swans, koalas, wallabies, turtles, platypus, wrens, brown snakes, red-belly black snakes, ibis, cranes, ducks, lizards.]]> CC-BY]]> Fishes--Identification]]> Reptiles--Identification]]> Lure fishing]]> Water pollution]]> Trawls and trawling]]> Camping]]> Fishing--Australia]]>
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 with her husband and her sons who all love the Murray Cod.

Jody discusses her favourite lures, the increased pollution and littering in the Goulburn River, the disappearance of the sandbars, the numerous fishing places she likes to visit and the fishing restrictions on sizes that she believes will allow fish numbers to increase.

Mentioned:

'Bream', bardi grubs, tiger snakes, red-belly black snakes, brown snakes, lizards, ducks, kangaroos, wombats, kookaburras, pelicans, water rats.
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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 and fish along the riverbank. Fishing practices in those times, Donnie admits, were unconcerned about sustainability - this is in complete opposition to the sustainable practices that Donnie employs today.

Nowadays Donnie is equipped with his boat and fishing gear that he uses in the various competitions that he has entered, including the Barra Nationals, the Barra Classsic, the Barra Bonanza, the Barra Bash, and the exclusive Mulwala Classic. Donnie also speaks about lure fishing and lures, his taxidermy works, and the various plants and wildlife along the river.

Mentioned:
River Red Gum trees, turtles, platypuses, willows, bream, bardi grubs.]]> CC-BY]]> Fishes--Identification]]> Weirs]]> Floods]]> Water quality]]> Predatory animals--Behavior]]> Water conservation]]> Hunting]]> Bait fishing]]> Fishing--Australia]]> Fishing regulations]]>
The interview goes into depth about the types of fish that were present in the past, the increasing turbidity of the Murray River, fishing and the techniques and bait used, the interesting and opportunistic diets of the Murray Cod, and the changing views of fishers from those of over-fishing to current attitudes of conservation in light of the changing laws.

Mentioned:

Bardi grubs, 'trout', platypus, turtles, cockatoos, rats, mice.]]> CC BY-NC-ND]]>