2008 Trout Fishing Season NSW
The annual NSW trout fishing season opens on Saturday 29 September
2007 and finishes at the end of the June 2008 long weekend, the
Department of Primary Industries (DPI) announced today.
DPI Manager Fisheries Compliance Glenn Tritton said the opening followed
the completion of the annual spawning period, which allowed trout to
travel up rivers and streams to breed uninterrupted.
"The trout fishing industry is important for economies of regional NSW.
A survey of the value of trout fishing in the Snowy Mountains showed it
is worth $70 million to that region's economy and creates up to 700 jobs
in the region," he said.
Outstanding trout fishing is often found in the headwaters of the
Murrumbidgee, Eucumbene and Thredbo Rivers, the lakes of the Snowy
Scheme (Eucumbene, Jindabyne and Tantangara), Talbingo Dam and Khancoban
Pondage. Other renowned trout fishing areas include the New England
region and the Central Tablelands.
Mr Tritton said the 2007/08 fish stocking season had already begun and
by the end October long weekend approximately 312,000 rainbow trout fry
will have been released into the rivers and streams of the New England.
He said an additional 120,000 fry would be released in the Central
Tablelands area in conjunction with the Central Acclimatisation Society.
"These are the first of many planned trout releases, with approximately
three million trout and salmon to be released across NSW this stocking
season," he said.
Mr Tritton said following the announcement of new recreational fishing
rules, which came into effect on 3 September, notified trout waters have
been simplified into two categories - artificial fly and lure only
waters and general trout waters.
These waters include the former blue ribbon streams, catch and release
streams, trophy trout dams and trout spawning streams and general trout
waters, incorporating the former general trout streams and dams where
bait fishing is allowed.
Khancoban Creek, Wilde’s Meadow Creek and Tumbledown Creek, previously
closed to fishing, are now managed as artificial fly and lure waters and
will be open for the first time to anglers on 29 September.
The number of hooks permitted in artificial fly and lure dams and
general trout dams has been increased from two to three, where those
hooks are artificial fly or lures, to cater for loch style fishing
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