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Fisheries have removed the closed season for Murray cod in Lake Eildon since they don't breed there anyway and it's a stocked lake.
Removal of closed season for Murray cod at Lake Eildon
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/04/321.jpgLake Eildon is a day trip from suburban Melbourne and has become a great location to catch Murray Cod.
Fisheries Victoria has announced that the three month closed season for Murray cod at Lake Eildon will not apply in 2016.
Fisheries Victoria Executive Director, Travis Dowling, said the removal of the closed season for Murray cod at lake Eildon would expand freshwater fishing opportunities close to Melbourne and delivered on the State Government's Target One Million plan to get more people fishing, more often.
?Anglers will be permitted to take Murray cod from Lake Eildon during September, October and November this year,? Mr Dowling said, ?However the closed season will remain in place in all other Victorian waters.?
?Research found that 99.6 per cent of Murray cod in Lake Eildon were stocked fish. The closed season aims to provide protection for spawning wild fish.?
?If Lake Eildon's Murray cod are not breeding, it makes no sense to protect them unnecessarily with a closed season, especially when it limits fishing opportunities during springtime.?
Murray Cod Stocking Program Breeds Results
Lake Eildon's reputation as a productive Murray cod fishery has grown in recent years thanks mostly to a substantial stocking program funded by anglers through their fishing licence fees.
More than one million Murray cod fingerlings were released into Lake Eildon between 2010 and 2013, complementing an existing population developed from decades of smaller scale releases.
Mr Dowling said the removal of the closed season at Lake Eildon for Murray cod was expected to provide new fishing opportunities, increase participation and boost regional tourism in the northeast:
?These outcomes are consistent with the State Government's Target One Million plan for recreational fishing, which aims to grow angler numbers to one million by 2020.?
Will The Removal of the closed season for Murray cod in Eildon become permanent?
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/04/322.jpgIssue 120 of Freshwater Fishing from 2013 featured the Eildon cod fishery in detail and predicted Fisheries stocking efforts were creating a first class fishery.
The change mirrors a New South Wales decision to remove the Murray cod closed season at Copeton Dam. A change that has proven popular with anglers and fishing dependent businesses.
Like Lake Eildon, research found most of Copeton Dam's Murray cod were stocked fish and not the offspring of wild Murray cod.
Other Victorian fishing regulations for Murray cod will remain unchanged including the slot limit introduced in 2014 of 55 to 75cm, the bag limit of 1 Murray cod in rivers and the bag limit of 2 in lakes.
The removal of the closed season for Murray cod at lake Eildon will be trialed for 12 months. It will be monitored via feedback from freshwater anglers.
Learn more at www.vic.gov.au/eildoncodopen (http://www.vic.gov.au/eildoncodopen)
Subscribe (http://afn.com.au/product/freshwater-fishing-12-issue-subscription-okuma-avenger-reel/)to Freshwater Fishing Australia to keep abreast of all the news and for all essential tips and tactics to land an Eildon cod.
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Removal of closed season for Murray cod at Lake Eildon
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/04/321.jpgLake Eildon is a day trip from suburban Melbourne and has become a great location to catch Murray Cod.
Fisheries Victoria has announced that the three month closed season for Murray cod at Lake Eildon will not apply in 2016.
Fisheries Victoria Executive Director, Travis Dowling, said the removal of the closed season for Murray cod at lake Eildon would expand freshwater fishing opportunities close to Melbourne and delivered on the State Government's Target One Million plan to get more people fishing, more often.
?Anglers will be permitted to take Murray cod from Lake Eildon during September, October and November this year,? Mr Dowling said, ?However the closed season will remain in place in all other Victorian waters.?
?Research found that 99.6 per cent of Murray cod in Lake Eildon were stocked fish. The closed season aims to provide protection for spawning wild fish.?
?If Lake Eildon's Murray cod are not breeding, it makes no sense to protect them unnecessarily with a closed season, especially when it limits fishing opportunities during springtime.?
Murray Cod Stocking Program Breeds Results
Lake Eildon's reputation as a productive Murray cod fishery has grown in recent years thanks mostly to a substantial stocking program funded by anglers through their fishing licence fees.
More than one million Murray cod fingerlings were released into Lake Eildon between 2010 and 2013, complementing an existing population developed from decades of smaller scale releases.
Mr Dowling said the removal of the closed season at Lake Eildon for Murray cod was expected to provide new fishing opportunities, increase participation and boost regional tourism in the northeast:
?These outcomes are consistent with the State Government's Target One Million plan for recreational fishing, which aims to grow angler numbers to one million by 2020.?
Will The Removal of the closed season for Murray cod in Eildon become permanent?
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/04/322.jpgIssue 120 of Freshwater Fishing from 2013 featured the Eildon cod fishery in detail and predicted Fisheries stocking efforts were creating a first class fishery.
The change mirrors a New South Wales decision to remove the Murray cod closed season at Copeton Dam. A change that has proven popular with anglers and fishing dependent businesses.
Like Lake Eildon, research found most of Copeton Dam's Murray cod were stocked fish and not the offspring of wild Murray cod.
Other Victorian fishing regulations for Murray cod will remain unchanged including the slot limit introduced in 2014 of 55 to 75cm, the bag limit of 1 Murray cod in rivers and the bag limit of 2 in lakes.
The removal of the closed season for Murray cod at lake Eildon will be trialed for 12 months. It will be monitored via feedback from freshwater anglers.
Learn more at www.vic.gov.au/eildoncodopen (http://www.vic.gov.au/eildoncodopen)
Subscribe (http://afn.com.au/product/freshwater-fishing-12-issue-subscription-okuma-avenger-reel/)to Freshwater Fishing Australia to keep abreast of all the news and for all essential tips and tactics to land an Eildon cod.
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https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/04/323.jpg (http://afn.com.au/sydney-fishing-report-18042016/)
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/04/324.jpg (http://afn.com.au/eucumbene-river-brown-trout-spawning-run/)
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/04/325.jpg (http://afn.com.au/sale-fishers-for-fish-habitat-forum/)
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