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- Tags: Recreational fisher
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: 148 (119 views)
Upper Darling: Images from interview with Dwayne Willoughby
Tags: Recreational fisher, Upper Darling
Position: 101 (144 views)
Upper Darling: Oral History of Dwayne Willoughby
Dwayne talks about fishing with his family; tagging fish; the influence of water colour on fish colour; fish parasites; his two boats; electric motors; and his dislike of nets. He says the water…
Tags: Fish surveys, Fishes--Breeding, Fishes--Diseases, Floods, Introduced species, Recreational fisher, Restoration ecology, Riparian restoration, Stream restoration, Water quality
Position: 46 (197 views)
Upper Darling: Images from interview with Phillip Parnaby
Position: 44 (205 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: 46 (197 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: 92 (151 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: 161 (114 views)
Upper Murrumbidgee: Oral History of Darren Rosso
Darren has worked in the Murrumbidgee Corridor since 1988.He talks about the Murrumbidgee Rivers historical fame as a Trout Cod fishery and discusses the practice of restocking fish. He describes the…
Tags: Bushfires, Fish habitat improvement, Fish kills, Fish populations, Fish stocking, Fishes--Breeding, Fishes--Diseases, Murrumbidgee, Recreational fisher, Restoration ecology, River engineering, Stream restoration, Water quality
Position: 67 (167 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: 109 (141 views)
Paroo: Oral History of Douglas MacGregor
Tags: Aboriginal culture, Bushfires, Depressions--1929--Australia, Droughts, Environmental flows, Fishes--Identification, Floods, Grazing, Introduced species, Landholder, Paroo, Recreational fisher, Siltation, Soldier settlement
Position: 92 (151 views)