GR8 stuff. Terrific to see the respect for these majestic creatures with catch and release . Mind you, fishing with those sorts of multi hooked lures is akin to fishing with a net. You would be sulky if you were dragged out of your comfort zone by a hook deceptively placed in some food you chowed down on ripping on the inside of your mouth. Fish are sentient creatures. Kudos regardless.
Hey Kev, do you know if they have started the irrigation flows yet? got a few options on where I can get out over the weekend and want to make the right decision.
They have started releasing water from Laanecoorie the past week it's not huge amounts so it's more like a healthy flow, as the water starts to fill up at each weir the depth will start to increase.
@EGRFISHINGADVENTURES it should still be pretty clear, I was out Sat morning and it looked great. The last few years it went rather bad because Cairn Curran and Laanecoorie were both still dirty from the floods. It's getting better each year.
@ yeah man. I can rember back around 4-5 years ago the river used to be crystal clear like it is around Bridgewater atm then the floods came though and it hasn’t been the same since until now
From what I understand, the survival rate of fingerling Murray Cod released into rivers from a hatchery in Victoria can vary significantly, sometimes often less than 10%. This doesn't mean the surviving fish don't impact the overall fish population. For wild Murray Cod it can be much worse, with the fish not surviving long enough to have a chance at all.
That's the big question! The carp are still a huge problem, Victorian Fisheries are having their own plan of introducing the carp virus in Victoria reviewed by the government. It's not a new virus, it has been in other countries for decades. It will help if approved, but won't take out all Carp.
This really is great but wouldn’t it pay to release them when they are a little bigger and less vulnerable to predators? I know at that volume the space at the hatchery would be limited so is there another way to keep them until they grow a little more?
@@tworodsdownunderyeah understandable. It just seems a bit redundant doing it this way but I hope it works, we need this river to be healthy . Great video mate.
Victorian Fisheries suggest it can be as low as 10% it's a good reason to stock so many at once. Wild Murray Cod can lay up to 40k eggs but the survival rate is very low because of European Carp plaguing the waterways.
to think one of those cods will grow to a meter and one of us might catch. to me that’s insane. if we didn’t sock the natives fishing would be so different, i give a lot of credit to the fisheries
Great work! As a South Aussie and environmentalist I applaud the effort. However we do not have licenses here and I am not opposed to it as those with illegal catches should be fined and have their licenses suspended/lifetime ban. We have constant over limits here and they only fine and do not even confiscate equipment/boats etc.. It has slightly deterred those as I believe it double or tripled in fines per illegal crab etc. Yet I have seen fisheries and facebook posts of mutiple people still doing the wrong thing even after 2 or 3 years of the new increase in fine. The main issue in my opinion in the murray is the carp destroying the natural environment as well as they are ominovores so it would behoove the Vic gov the release more mature specimens that are not going to be in the menu for euro carp. Definitely keep a few left over in the tanks and let them reach maturity and birthing age alongside the males. Natural selection will do its course and baby fish will get gobbled up regardless. However if you have solid breeding females (uneatable by other fish) and males they might have a fighting chance. The issue also is food supply and weather/seasons also maturity. The euros leave not enough food or habitats for murray cod females to be "fat" enough to take the stress of giving birth and a competing number. If I weren't so far from the murray I would fish every weekend and time off to reduce their numbers as one female can hold up to 300k eggs so double the amount you released and that is just one female.... Also they are boney and horrid tasting so the demand is very low except those that use it for crab bait here in south aus. I can rant furthur but I believe that is more than enough haha sorry but love the work and you guys should hold a carp contest with prizes or supply a bbq/feed to the locals and anglers who attend.
It is a Fair bit different in Victoria where you see people doing the wrong thing and they have big fines and their gear confiscated at the same time by the Victorian Fisheries. They do get a lot more serious with that side of things. There's currently a massive push by the Victorian Fisheries to release the carp herpes virus in a controlled environment here in Victoria. They have a plan that's currently being reviewed. There are frequent carp catching comps team by both the Fisheries and local Catchment Management Authorities. Overall, I think we have to keep doing what we can to keep the environment healthy for the native fish.
There's a lot to it mate, I do not work for the Victorian Fisheries and they have all the science behind it, it isn't so cut and dry, though from my understanding this is the optimal size to release. While fingerlings are vulnerable to predators initially, they can often find shelter more easily than larger, less agile fish. It's also easier and more economical for hatcheries to raise large numbers of fingerlings compared to growing them to a larger size. Small fingerlings are easier to transport in large quantities with minimal stress and mortality compared to larger fish. Smaller fish are more adaptable to the transition from the hatchery to natural environments and releasing smaller fingerlings allows them to grow and adapt to the river ecosystem from a younger age, helping them develop better survival instincts.
I can't believe you just dumped them all in one spot with hardly any natural hiding spots for the little guys, most will be eaten in the next few days. why not release them in batches down the river and in places where there is better cover. My father had a property that the Lodden went through, so I know the river well. Pick your act up and do a better job with any more that are released, releasing them in the shallows too is pathetic really quite a few went back to the shallowest water. I don't like dumping on people but when good ideas are ruined by morons I have to say something,
This was the fourth drop, but I wasn't going to bore everyone with an hour video. The drop locations are defined by the Victorian Fisheries, they do the science and understand it much better than both yourself and I. I find it amusing that you feel a comment like this belongs on a small UA-cam channel mate 😅, if you're concerned about the stocking program Victorian Fisheries are your best bet. I kindly turn it back on yourself mate and ask yourself to pick up your act and think before you post nonsense online for the world to see.
You're not wrong a lot will become food, that's why in numbers we can make a small dent. Hopefully the government agrees to a controlled release of the carp virus, or systems are plagued with them.
What is a point to release all fish at one spot, drive down the river 50km plus and spread around there is no food and hiding areas for all fish at one spot .???
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It's absolutely amazing to be a part of these events, we all love fishing and the river will benefit greatly from this.
Nice one! Great job!.
great job
That’s bloody awesome mate! So sick to see all those little cod, and Arcadia Is doing a bloody amazing job ey!
Yeah mate, Arcadia is doing an amazing job making sure this river is healthy!
As a 68-year-old, I'm more of a salt water fish'o... BUT, I dip's me lid to you. GREAT JOB! 👍👍
Cheers Wayne 🍻
Love this
💯 🎣 🍻
That’s sick Kev awesome to see and I love fishing that river and I do it regularly awesome you got to be a part of what we all love cheers mate
Cheers Michael, hopefully we get some good results in the future from this, can't wait 😁
Very good! Tubs of goodness!
😂 Hopefully the tubs of goodness will bring back that river to what it used to be 🎣
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Obrigado! I hope you enjoy the content! 🇦🇺
Great job. Kind of wondering why didn't release some at a different place
Sorry it wasn't something covered well in the video, this was the forth drop. 👌
This is so good for the river man, what sort of area on the river was this? As I. Like Serpentine way or Bridgewater
Three drops Serp, Bridgewater and Newbridge, LOTS of new cod to go around!
How good is this great to watch a Big cod swim away such a majestic site
@@tworodsdownunder that’s gonna be great for the river man
GR8 stuff.
Terrific to see the respect for these majestic creatures with catch and release .
Mind you, fishing with those sorts of multi hooked lures is akin to fishing with a net.
You would be sulky if you were dragged out of your comfort zone by a hook deceptively placed in some food you chowed down on ripping on the inside of your mouth.
Fish are sentient creatures.
Kudos regardless.
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Hey Kev, do you know if they have started the irrigation flows yet? got a few options on where I can get out over the weekend and want to make the right decision.
They have started releasing water from Laanecoorie the past week it's not huge amounts so it's more like a healthy flow, as the water starts to fill up at each weir the depth will start to increase.
@@tworodsdownunder ok man thanks. Do you think the river will still be relatively clear or a chocolate milk colour?
@EGRFISHINGADVENTURES it should still be pretty clear, I was out Sat morning and it looked great. The last few years it went rather bad because Cairn Curran and Laanecoorie were both still dirty from the floods. It's getting better each year.
@ yeah man. I can rember back around 4-5 years ago the river used to be crystal clear like it is around Bridgewater atm then the floods came though and it hasn’t been the same since until now
Fantastic work
Thank you! Cheers!🍻
What is the survival rate to 50cm?
From what I understand, the survival rate of fingerling Murray Cod released into rivers from a hatchery in Victoria can vary significantly, sometimes often less than 10%. This doesn't mean the surviving fish don't impact the overall fish population. For wild Murray Cod it can be much worse, with the fish not surviving long enough to have a chance at all.
WILL out Waterways ever recover from CARP ?
That's the big question! The carp are still a huge problem, Victorian Fisheries are having their own plan of introducing the carp virus in Victoria reviewed by the government. It's not a new virus, it has been in other countries for decades. It will help if approved, but won't take out all Carp.
This really is great but wouldn’t it pay to release them when they are a little bigger and less vulnerable to predators? I know at that volume the space at the hatchery would be limited so is there another way to keep them until they grow a little more?
I believe stocking space and food would drive that decision, Victorian Fisheries will have more information regarding that. 😉
@@tworodsdownunderyeah understandable. It just seems a bit redundant doing it this way but I hope it works, we need this river to be healthy . Great video mate.
Reddies botta go crazy on this one
Haha though, you find it very hard to find a red fin in these areas though the other cod and yellowbelly will have some fun.
Actually out of that 150.000baby fish you just released how any actual grow to adulthood
Victorian Fisheries suggest it can be as low as 10% it's a good reason to stock so many at once. Wild Murray Cod can lay up to 40k eggs but the survival rate is very low because of European Carp plaguing the waterways.
to think one of those cods will grow to a meter and one of us might catch. to me that’s insane. if we didn’t sock the natives fishing would be so different, i give a lot of credit to the fisheries
Absolutely, our native fish are a treasure!
Great work! As a South Aussie and environmentalist I applaud the effort.
However we do not have licenses here and I am not opposed to it as those with illegal catches should be fined and have their licenses suspended/lifetime ban. We have constant over limits here and they only fine and do not even confiscate equipment/boats etc.. It has slightly deterred those as I believe it double or tripled in fines per illegal crab etc. Yet I have seen fisheries and facebook posts of mutiple people still doing the wrong thing even after 2 or 3 years of the new increase in fine.
The main issue in my opinion in the murray is the carp destroying the natural environment as well as they are ominovores so it would behoove the Vic gov the release more mature specimens that are not going to be in the menu for euro carp. Definitely keep a few left over in the tanks and let them reach maturity and birthing age alongside the males.
Natural selection will do its course and baby fish will get gobbled up regardless. However if you have solid breeding females (uneatable by other fish) and males they might have a fighting chance. The issue also is food supply and weather/seasons also maturity. The euros leave not enough food or habitats for murray cod females to be "fat" enough to take the stress of giving birth and a competing number.
If I weren't so far from the murray I would fish every weekend and time off to reduce their numbers as one female can hold up to 300k eggs so double the amount you released and that is just one female.... Also they are boney and horrid tasting so the demand is very low except those that use it for crab bait here in south aus.
I can rant furthur but I believe that is more than enough haha sorry but love the work and you guys should hold a carp contest with prizes or supply a bbq/feed to the locals and anglers who attend.
It is a Fair bit different in Victoria where you see people doing the wrong thing and they have big fines and their gear confiscated at the same time by the Victorian Fisheries. They do get a lot more serious with that side of things.
There's currently a massive push by the Victorian Fisheries to release the carp herpes virus in a controlled environment here in Victoria. They have a plan that's currently being reviewed. There are frequent carp catching comps team by both the Fisheries and local Catchment Management Authorities.
Overall, I think we have to keep doing what we can to keep the environment healthy for the native fish.
What an absolutely pathetic size to release into a feeding fest of other river inhabitants...
There's a lot to it mate, I do not work for the Victorian Fisheries and they have all the science behind it, it isn't so cut and dry, though from my understanding this is the optimal size to release.
While fingerlings are vulnerable to predators initially, they can often find shelter more easily than larger, less agile fish. It's also easier and more economical for hatcheries to raise large numbers of fingerlings compared to growing them to a larger size. Small fingerlings are easier to transport in large quantities with minimal stress and mortality compared to larger fish. Smaller fish are more adaptable to the transition from the hatchery to natural environments and releasing smaller fingerlings allows them to grow and adapt to the river ecosystem from a younger age, helping them develop better survival instincts.
@tworodsdownunder
Thank you for taking the time to explain mate. ❤️
I can't believe you just dumped them all in one spot with hardly any natural hiding spots for the little guys, most will be eaten in the next few days. why not release them in batches down the river and in places where there is better cover. My father had a property that the Lodden went through, so I know the river well. Pick your act up and do a better job with any more that are released, releasing them in the shallows too is pathetic really quite a few went back to the shallowest water. I don't like dumping on people but when good ideas are ruined by morons I have to say something,
This was the fourth drop, but I wasn't going to bore everyone with an hour video. The drop locations are defined by the Victorian Fisheries, they do the science and understand it much better than both yourself and I. I find it amusing that you feel a comment like this belongs on a small UA-cam channel mate 😅, if you're concerned about the stocking program Victorian Fisheries are your best bet. I kindly turn it back on yourself mate and ask yourself to pick up your act and think before you post nonsense online for the world to see.
If that river is like many others, you are just feeding the carp. But better than nothing.
You're not wrong a lot will become food, that's why in numbers we can make a small dent. Hopefully the government agrees to a controlled release of the carp virus, or systems are plagued with them.
What is a point to release all fish at one spot, drive down the river 50km plus and spread around there is no food and hiding areas for all fish at one spot .???
This was the 4th drop, there's plenty of dispersion with each drop, the fish will naturally move along the river.