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𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡 𝗨𝗣 𝗧𝗢 𝗩𝗥𝗙𝗜𝗦𝗛 𝗙𝗜𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗦

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🎉 𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗦𝗔𝗬 | 𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗡𝗔𝗠𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗟 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗪𝗔𝗬𝗦

Do you go fishing in Warrnambool? Glenelg Hopkins CMA wants to know what you think about the Warrnambool waterways.

They're currently asking the local community to participate in a survey to share how you use the local rivers and your thoughts on how they're managed.

Your feedback will help shape how GHCMA manage the local waterways.

Complete the survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WarrnamboolRiverThoughts

𝗔 𝗖𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗦𝗧𝗔

𝗔 𝗖𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗖𝗢𝗗 𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗢𝗡

Cod season is finally here! Have you reeled in your first cod of the season yet?!

We've seen so many of your great catches online over opening weekend. Just like Cooper's brilliant catch here.

Thanks to those who have sent us your photos and tagged us in your posts - it's been a great start to cod season across the state. Don't forget to share your photos with us by using the #VRFish, tagging us or sending it to us via DM - we love to see where the fish are biting!

If you are targeting our iconic Murray cod, be sure to check out the Care for COd campaign. We've partnered with the Victorian Fisheries Authority and Native Fish Australia ( NFA ) Vic to encourage recfishers to adopt better handling practices when practicing catch and release to help cod to survive post-release. Read more on our website (link in bio).

📸 @cooper_wilson32 👏👏

#vrfish #makefishingbetter #careforcod #fishing #victoria #fishingvictoria #fishingvic #vicfishing #fishingaustralia #fishingaus #codfishing #murraycod #goodoo #murraycodfishing #freshwaterfishing #ausnatives #aussienatives #welovefishing #flickingfreshwater #catchandrelease

𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗛

𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗛 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗗 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗔𝗥𝗪𝗢𝗡 🐟

Last week, @corangamitecma (CCMA), @fisheriesvic and local recfishers released 45,000 juvenile estuary perch into the Barwon River.

The first stocking of estuary perch in the Barwon River was in 2018. Since then, more than 220,000 EP's have been released into the river! 👏

According to CCMA, restocking the Barwon with EP's aims to establish an endemic fish population that would have been in greater numbers historically. Over the past five years, 700 tonnes of in-stream woody habitat has been installed in the Barwon River downstream of Gundog Lane to the Barwon Tidal Barrage. The woody habitat supports our native fish populations and the contribution of recreational anglers to our revegetation programs in this part of the river in recent years.

📸 Corangamite CMA

#vrfsih #makefishingbetter #fishingvictoria #fishingvic #vicfishing #barwonriver #estuaryperch #fishstocking

𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗬 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗩𝗢𝗟𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗘𝗥 𝗗𝗔𝗬!

We would like to take the opportunity to say a massive thank you to all of our incredible, valued members and volunteers.

For more than 25 years, our volunteer members have been the heart and soul of VRFish. While we employ a small team of professional staff, it's our membership who raise issues and achieve big wins for Victorian recfishers. Our Board Members, Fishing Club and Association delegates, individual members, and committees have all tirelessly contributed countless volunteer hours to improve our fishing experiences.

Your passion and dedication to the recreational fishing sector helps to make fishing better for all Victorians.

𝗖𝗢𝗗 𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗣𝗘

𝗖𝗢𝗗 𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗦 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗕 𝗟𝗔𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗛

Meet our newest Fishing Club Supporter member, Dungula Maniga Banga incorporated

VRFish attended the club launch at Shepparton over the Cod opening weekend. The event was opened by elder Merle Miller who performed the Welcome to Country in Yorta Yorta language.

Dungula Maniga Banga is Victoria’s second indigenous fishing club and their Club President is Steven “Freddy” Morrison. The club’s mission is to advance Reconciliation through recreational fishing, get people out on country together and protect our rivers.

Dunglua Maniga Banga is Yorta Yorta language for Murray River Fishing and Hunting Club.

#vrfish #makefishingbetter #fishingvictoria

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