Wyaralong Dam Carp and Tilapia Eradication It was a fantastic day at the Wyaralong Dam Carp and Tilapia Eradication competition. There were
the lucky door prizes. A massive shout out to all our sponsors support and volunteers that helped out on
RESULTS ENTRANTS JUNIOR TEEN SENIOR (inc FLY) TOTAL FISH CAUGHT CARP TILAPIA TOTAL JUNIOR Most carp
280 competitors with a large number of families and kids. It is great to see so many kids getting amongst the action by fishing, catching and learning about pest fish. There were a huge number of fish caught with 1,174 noxious fish being removed; 244 carp and 930 tilapia. The biggest tilapia weighing 2.855kg, and the carp went 4.305kg. It was great to have Tim Lucas from Fisheries
Queensland Freshwater division do a presentation on noxious fish and teaching everyone easy ways to identify pest fish. Charlie from FFSAQ was also there with the education live fish trailer, and Fisheries patrol officers Paul and Bob talked to people about freshwater fishing rules. The Greenbank scouts group came out for a fish, which helped them towards their sustainability badge. They also gave assistance with drawing
Biggest carp Most tilapia Biggest tilapia TEEN Most carp Biggest carp Most tilapia Biggest tilapia FLY Most carp Biggest carp Most tilapia Biggest tilapia SENIOR Most carp Biggest carp Most tilapia Biggest tilapia
76 22 182 280 244 930 1,174 Maxim Baruksopulo Cooper Jackson Archie Cook Aston Holland Joshua Buys
2-TIE
Cooper Rennick Kayos Hapeta-Williams Kayos Hapeta-Williams Garrett Stanton
4 3.29kg 39 2.855kg
Peter Herbst Peter Herbst NIL NIL
6 2.065kg
Tiger Zhang Ji Chunhud Jason Williams Jason Terelinck
58 4.305kg 118 2.66kg
the day, without this help the competition can’t be run. All profits raised go back into purchasing native fingerlings to re-stock Mary River cod and Australian bass
2.935kg 42 2.15kg
fingerlings in Wyaralong Dam and Logan and Albert catchments. Here is to a successful competition in 2023. – John Cumberland
Charlton’s Springfield Lakes Pest Classic 2022 After a successful return, all be it with reduced numbers in 2021, it was no surprise that the Charlton’s Fishing Springfield Lakes Pest Fishing Classic took less than a week to fill its quota of 200 anglers. The event offers anglers of all ages the opportunity to fish an urban waterway, which is normally closed to fishing, for a day in an effort to reduce the number of evasive species in the waterway and then through donations, stock the waterway with native fish. In 2022 it was Mary River cod that were stocked, however in the past it has been a mix of them and Australian bass.
The day is a great mix of education (children and adults alike learning what our evasive species are and look like),
family fun and a showcase of what our urban waterways could/can offer. It was great to see anglers finding their little
grunter (not endemic to SE Queensland) and a single European carp. Another positive was the tagging by the Brisbane Valley Anglers Stocking Group (BVA) and Suntag of 220 Australian bass (all 20cm or bigger). This will assist with data over the years to show growth rates and survival of the native fished stocked in the lake. There are many groups, people and businesses that made this day possible and we
Anglers arrived early to secure their little piece of water to fish and to enjoy everything the Charlton’s Pest Fishing Classic offers
Aaron Czerner and Kobie Hill had a ball and said they will definitely be back next year.
Councillor Nicole Jonic being shown the tagging process by Barry Oxford and Peter Jung on an Australian bass she had just caught. Once tagged she happily released it back into the waterway.
piece of water to fish and then everybody jumping in to help whether it was to net a larger fish, offer a little advice if the fish weren’t cooperating or at the end of the day jumping in and cleaning up to ensure the area was left cleaner than they found it. It is a great community event, with many hoping that more can be organised. The end result of the day was plenty of anglers leaving the waterway with a prize for their efforts, and the prize for the waterway was that 160kg+ plus of evasive species had been removed from it. This was a mix of tilapia, barred
All of the QLD fisheries freshwater team fished the classic. Christelle Legrand who is part of that team, ended up winning the Overall Total Length of Tilapia category on the day.
would like to say thank you. They are Charlton’s Fishing, Shrimplovers, Ipswich City Council, Lend Lease, 2 Bent Rods (for running the day), Springfield Scout group, Ipswich cadets parent support group, BVA, Fishing Monthly, Camprite, Wilson Fishing, Rapala Australia and Tackle Tactics. We would also like to thank Charis Mullen MP, Nicole Jonic – Ipswich City Council and Russell Milligan – Ipswich City Council for supporting and attending on the day. The Charlton’s Fishing Springfield Lakes Pest Fishing Classic will be back again next year, with another one of the lakes open for fishing, so put the first Sunday in December into your diaries to attend the 2023 event. – Peter Jung (BVA) JANUARY 2023
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