Hazelwood Vic. BARRA already up to 6 kilos!

[Roverlord off road spares]

Move over Darwin. We have barra down south!
A survey of Hazelwood Pondage last week captured 20 stocked barramundi, the biggest of which weighed over 6kg.
That's exceptional growth and exciting news for freshwater anglers hoping to chase a barra right here in Victoria.
These growth rates are comparable, if not better, than some of Australia's best tropical barra fisheries.
Fisheries Victoria scientists will continue to monitor the fishery and acoustically track several tagged fish.
The Pondage remains closed to all fishing for now, though we are hopeful of an official opening before Christmas.
Stocking Hazelwood with barra is all part of the State Government's Target One Million plan for recreational fishing, which aims to get more Victorians fishing, more often - www.vic.gov.au/targeto

[strangy]

Yeah but..
Have they stocked the crocs too? Nothing like being stalked by a croc while fishing.

[rangieman]

Yeah but..
Have they stocked the crocs too? Nothing like being stalked by a croc while fishing.

No but we could be stalked by Fisheries and they can be deadlier than croc`s

[Roverlord off road spares]

Taking about crocs, I watched a fishing show today where the angler was fishing for Barra and hooked a Crock on his lure, suprisingly he manage to get it boat side., after a good fight. I didn't watch it all but they got there lure back I think.

[bob10]

Vics have never been backward in coming forward with self promotion. I believe it is called marketing. And good luck to them. Don't hold your breath waiting for that big barra, though.

The optimum temperature for barramundi culture is 28 C, with acceptable growth rates between 26-30 C. Temperatures below this range will result in decreased metabolism and growth. Barramundi generally stop feeding at temperatures below 20 C. To maintain acceptable growing temperature conditions, some existing farms rely on the use of warm subterranean bore water and climate controlled or insulated sheds. Expensive alternatives include the heating of individual tanks with electric submerged heaters. At optimum temperatures, barramundi can be raised to market size (500g) between 6-12 months.

[rovercare]

Vics have never been backward in coming forward with self promotion. I believe it is called marketing. And good luck to them. Don't hold your breath waiting for that big barra, though.

The optimum temperature for barramundi culture is 28 C, with acceptable growth rates between 26-30 C. Temperatures below this range will result in decreased metabolism and growth. Barramundi generally stop feeding at temperatures below 20 C. To maintain acceptable growing temperature conditions, some existing farms rely on the use of warm subterranean bore water and climate controlled or insulated sheds. Expensive alternatives include the heating of individual tanks with electric submerged heaters. At optimum temperatures, barramundi can be raised to market size (500g) between 6-12 months.

which would make the hazel wood cooling pond the perfect water temperature for barramundi to grow.....bob

[Grentarc]

which would make the hazel wood cooling pond the perfect water temperature for barramundi to grow.....bob

With the minimum recorded temperature being around 22 degrees C from memory, it is why it was (guessing past tense because there are now Barra there) overrun with feral cichlids.

[Homestar]

So what happens when they decommission the power station in a couple of years...

[rovercare]

So what happens when they decommission the power station in a couple of decades...

Just corrected it for you

[Grentarc]

It took them around 10 years from when they started talking about releasing Barra there to actually doing it, so going by that time line they have a good decade or 2 before that happens