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- Tags: Bait fishing
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: 156 (77 views)
Upper Condamine: Oral History of Noal Kuhl [TREELINE]
Noal discusses the section of Oakey Creek (above where it meets Westbrook Creek) known as the Treeline. He explains how the Oakey Freshwater Fish Stocking…
Tags: Bait fishing, Condamine, Fish stocking, Fish surveys, Recreational fisher, Restoration ecology
Position: 185 (69 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: 123 (89 views)
Upper Darling: Oral History of Phillip Parnaby
Phillip has lived in Bourke his entire life and in this interview he talks about his experience fishing while growing up in a family of eight, when fish were a large part of their diet. He explains…
Tags: Bait fishing, Fishing nets, Recreational fisher, River engineering, Upper Darling, Water allocations, Water levels
Position: 38 (156 views)
Upper Darling: Oral History of Keith Coleman and Max Jeffrey
Keith grew up in Brewarrina and learned to fish with his father. He learned to swim in the river, and remembers how clear the water was - clear enough that people could go spearfishing.…
Tags: Bait fishing, Fish populations, Fish stocking, Introduced species, Recreational fisher, River engineering, Traditional ecological knowledge, Upper Darling, Water conservation, Water quality
Position: 85 (106 views)
Upper Darling: Oral History of Gordon Brown and Cathy Simpson
Gordon reminisces about the 1956 floods in Maitland. He talks about how hew learned to fish at Moruya and Coffs Harbour, and how he learned to make nets. He discusses what features…
Position: 159 (76 views)
Upper Murrumbidgee: Oral History of Bryan Pratt
Brian came to the Murrumbidgee in 1965. He talks about seasonal variations in the prevalence of fish, and their breeding and migration habits. He remarks on regional variations within species and…
Tags: Bait fishing, Fish kills, Fish populations, Fish stocking, Fishes--Breeding, Fishes--Diseases, Fishes--Migration, Fishes--Speciation, Fishing industry, Lure fishing, Murrumbidgee, Native Fish Strategy, Recreational fisher
Position: 100 (99 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: 101 (98 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: 66 (117 views)
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: 117 (92 views)