Catch them if you can: 500 tagged trout fingerlings to be released into dam

Member for Bathurst Paul Toole will join representatives from the Blayney Fishing Club to release another 500 of the tagged fingerlings into the dam.

The program promotes recreational fishing and encourages reporting of the tagged fish numbers to monitor activity.

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Meanwhile, applications are now open for Orange’s and the Central West’s fishing clubs to seek funding for their projects.

DPI Group Director, Recreational and Aboriginal Fisheries, Peter Turnell, said grants are available for both large projects – those involving more than $10,000 of funding – and smaller ones.

“This funding makes a meaningful difference to recreational fishers, with flow-on benefits for entire communities who benefit from the increased tourism and business opportunities that recreational fishing can generate in their region,” Mr Turnell said.

“Some of the popular projects currently funded include fishing platforms, fish cleaning facilities, fish stocking, fish aggregating devices, fishing workshops, the Fishcare Volunteer program and fish habitat rehabilitation.

Mr Turnell said around $15 million is raised each year from the sale of recreational fishing licences and re-invested back into projects that benefit recreational fishing. 

“We encourage all fishing and community groups to come up with new ideas on how this funding could be re-invested back into the sport they love.”

Mr Turnell said applications are open to anyone, including fishing clubs and organisations, universities, councils, community groups, and individuals, and would be accepted until November 30.

For more information call 02 4916 3835 or email recreational.fishingtrust@dpi.nsw.gov.au.