Tagging Tales

Suntag is a world leading citizen science volunteer fish tagging program that is part of an Australian program that has tagged over 1,000,000 fish and was the first volun- teer program in the world to reach that milestone. Data collected through the program is used to improve our knowledge base of recreational fishing by providing near real time information on the status

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The first correct entry at the end of each month will win the prize pack.

SEND ENTRIES TO: FMM Find-a-word Competition, PO box 3172, Loganholme Qld 4129

FIND-A-WORD WINNER

The Find-a-Word winner for February’s issue is C Ridgewell of Churchill, who won a Fishing Monthly prize pack.

Prizes delivery can take up to 8 weeks. – FMM

Find The Hardlicious Logo

The Find the Hardlicious Logo prize winners for February were: 1st B Frankel of Urangan, 2nd M Webster of North Ringwood, 3rd C

Walker of Canning Vale. Prizes delivery can take up to 8 weeks. – FMM

Brought to you by OUR COASTAL WATERWAYS of coastal estuaries and inland impoundments. Thanks to the fish, we can provide you with some interesting stories that they tell.

Impoundment Bass Seeding

Many South East Queensland dams (impoundments) are heavily stocked with Australian bass thanks the QLD Stock Impoundment Permit Scheme or

The answers to February’s Find the Logo were: 10, through the hard work of local stocking groups who raise funds to purchase fingerlings. This is the case for this month’s tagging tale.

The Brisbane Valley Anglers Stocking Group have been putting fish into Enoggera Reservoir on the northwestern fringes of Brisbane’s CBD through fundraising for a number of years. Recent flood events saw Enoggera Reservoir reach over 200% capacity sending many fish over the wall and into the big wide world.

This particular fish has found a new home in the Bremer River, some 99km by water from Enoggera Reservoir.

What To Do If You Catch A Tagged Fish

The information you will need to report your recapture is. The length of the fish and the location it was captured. Get a photo if possible.

To report the details of your recapture you have two options: Call 1800 077001 or go to crystalbowl.infofishaustralia.com. au/suntag/recaptures/recapture_form_1.htmland fill in the form.

In return you will receive a certificate providing the details of the tagging and recapture of your fish, as a thank you for providing the information.