In 18 months Gosling Creek Dam should be one of the best places to go fishing thanks to a shipment of fingerlings.
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On Wednesday, 11,300 rainbow trout were delivered to the dam and streams around it by Dutton Trout Hatchery from near Armidale.
“If they can get through a season with good rain in the streams, a fair percentage should survive,” Orange Trout Acclimatisation Society member Barry Darley said.
He said fishing licences helped pay for the fresh fingerlings.
Mr Darley said three months ago brown trout were released into the dam, and should be ready around the same time as their rainbow cousins.
“It’s about making it more attractive for fishers,” he said.
Mr Darley said there were no carp in Gosling Creek Dam, but there was some yellow belly and cod.
Declan Rurenga
Declan Rurenga was the editor of Griffith's Area News and Leeton's Irrigator until September 2023. Before landing at the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area, he reported news in Junee, Wagga Wagga, Orange and Cootamundra.
Declan Rurenga was the editor of Griffith's Area News and Leeton's Irrigator until September 2023. Before landing at the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area, he reported news in Junee, Wagga Wagga, Orange and Cootamundra.
