Lake Samsonvale Stocking History
Stocking commenced in Lake Samsonvale in 1991 and has been managed by the PRFMA to produce and first class fishing location offering a great variety of options for the novice angler right through to the experience veteran.
|
Year
|
Australian Bass
|
Golden Perch
|
Silver Perch
|
Mary River Cod
|
Saratoga
|
Total for Financial Year
|
Fish Stocked Per Hectare 1
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1990/1991
|
41,667
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
41,667
|
19.1
|
|
1991/1992
|
–
|
–
|
92,050
|
–
|
–
|
92,050
|
42.2
|
|
1992/1993
|
48,990
|
49,000
|
94,160
|
–
|
–
|
192,150
|
88.1
|
|
1993/1994
|
18,400
|
88,778
|
22,222
|
920
|
–
|
130,320
|
59.8
|
|
1994/1995
|
35,648
|
60,000
|
33,330
|
1,000
|
25
|
130,003
|
59.6
|
|
1995/1996
|
16,000
|
51,500
|
64,221
|
2,340
|
–
|
134,061
|
61.6
|
|
1996/1997
|
–
|
17,925
|
5,500
|
–
|
46
|
23,471
|
10.8
|
|
1997/1998
|
30,555
|
–
|
25,000
|
870
|
87
|
56,512
|
25.9
|
|
1998/1999
|
–
|
33,350
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
33,350
|
15.3
|
|
1999/2000
|
–
|
1,000
|
79,101
|
–
|
–
|
80,101
|
36.7
|
|
2000/20012
|
32,600
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
32,600
|
14.9
|
|
2001/2002
|
39,500
|
18,760
|
7,200
|
3,000
|
84
|
68,544
|
31.4
|
|
2002/2003
|
60,834
|
10,000
|
1,000
|
2,500
|
–
|
74,334
|
34.1
|
|
2003/2004
|
82,534
|
26,128
|
–
|
3,000
|
–
|
111,662
|
51.2
|
|
2004/2005
|
28,000
|
13,250
|
–
|
3,900
|
–
|
45,420
|
20.8
|
|
2005/2006
|
36,640
|
–
|
–
|
3,500
|
–
|
40,140
|
18.4
|
|
2006/2007
|
21,000
|
–
|
–
|
3,000
|
–
|
24,000
|
11.0
|
|
2007/20083
|
75,000
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
75,000
|
34.4
|
|
2008/2009
|
72,000
|
–
|
20,840
|
5,000
|
6
|
97,846
|
44.9
|
|
2009/20104
|
75,000
|
20,661
|
–
|
–
|
9
|
95,670
|
43.9
|
|
2010/2011
|
189,190
|
23,126
|
–
|
–
|
115
|
212,431
|
97.4
|
|
2011/2012
|
90,000
|
60,000
|
–
|
–
|
111
|
150,111
|
68.8
|
|
2012/2013
|
65,500
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
65,500
|
30.0
|
|
2013/2014
|
44,000
|
63,000
|
–
|
107,000
|
49.1
|
||
| 2014/2015 | 217,000 | 217,000 | 99.5 | ||||
| 2015/16 | 31,000 | 145,000 | 176,000 | 80.7 | |||
| 2016/17 | 80,000 | 25,000 | 750 | 105,750 | 48.5 | ||
| 2017/18 | 80,000 | 25000 | 5,000 | 110,000 | 50.4 | ||
| 2018/19 | 58,000 | 22,000 | 1,000 | 27 | 81,027 | 37.2 | |
| 2019/20 | 92,000 | 92,000 | 42.2 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 180,000 | 20,000 | 1,700 | 80 | 201,780 | 92.5 | |
| 2021/22 | 101,000 | 40,000 | 13,000 | 86 | 154,086 | 70.6 | |
|
Total
|
1,850,058 |
905,748
|
449,624
|
45,480
|
676 |
3,251,586
|
–
|
1 Fish stocked per hectare is calculated at Full Supply Level with a lake surface area of 2181 hectares
2 First year of stocking with funding available from PRFMA’s Boating Access Scheme.
3 Stocked by Seqwater due to the closure of the Boating Access Scheme in Aug 2005
4 First year of funds under the SIP Scheme + Boating Access Scheme re – opened 3/5/2009
Lake Samsonvale Stocking Update
12/12/2021 Where 17 Vessels released 101,000 Australian Bass Fingerlings to various parts of Zone 3 Lake Samsonvale. 40 PRFMA volunteers assisted with the release. MBRC Councillor Mick Gillam (Div 8), Councillor Cath Tonks (Div 9) and MP Shane King (Kurwongbah)participated in the release. We thank them for their support and for their assistance with the release.
The scattered release will ensure a higher survival rate of the fingerlings which will therefore help to maintain Lake Samsonvale as a premium Bass Fishery
Moreton Bay Regional Council – MBRC has provided a contribution payment to our organisation our fish stocking program. The fingerlings released are also funded by the State Government Stock Impoundment Scheme (SIP) Grant.
Mary River Cod Stocking Update
19/11/2021 Delivery of 6,000 Mary River Cod Fingerlings from Hanwood Fish Hatchery were released into various areas of Zone 3, Lake Samsonvale, upstream and downstream. 3 Vessels and 8 PRFMA Members participated.
Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpSbMvcWsPA Lake Samsonvale – Mary River Cod fingerling release
11/12/2021 Release of 7,000 Mary River Cod Fingerlings received from Hinternoosa Hatchery. 3 Vessels with 4 PRFMA Volunteers released the fingerlings to various areas of Zone 3 from FAD3 down.
Lake Kurwongbah Stocking History
The fish stocking program for Lake Kurwongbah was able to be commenced after PRFMA successfully applied for and received funding from the Federal Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry’s recreational fishing community grants program. Moreton Bay Regional Council also contributed some initial funds and continues to supply funds each year to allow restocking of the lake.
The focus for this lake will be to produce a Australian Bass, Golden Perch and Saratoga fishery.
Fingerlings are sourced from various sources around southern Queensland. The fish are delivered by accredited fish breeders in purpose built transport tankers,
In 2008, PRFMA members made four trips to collect stock, the longest trip was over a thousand kilometers and required a couple of days of travel, harvesting and distribution to collect some prime southern strain Saratoga. Even though wet, tired and dirty our guys bought back the basis of a breeding population which we hope will make Kurwongbah a fine Saratoga fishery in the years to come.
STOCKING UPDATE Lake Kurwongbah
44,000 Australian Bass Fingerlings were released into Lake Kurwongbah on Monday 26/10/2021. The release event was held at Mick Hanfling Park, Petrie.
4 Kayakers participated in a scattered release into Lake Kurwongbah and 12 Volunteers released fingerlings into the Lilypads waters edge. Volunteers included PRFMA Members plus Councillor Darren Grimwade MBRC Div 11, A/Fisheries Manager DAF and Electorate Officers from Shane King MLA “Kurwongbah “and Nikki Boyd MP “Pine Rivers”.
The fingerlings were healthy and extremely lively. The work of the volunteers will ensure a better than average survival rate and will go a long way in maintaining Lake Kurwongbah as a sustainable fishery.
Moreton Bay Regional Council – MBRC has provided a contribution payment to our organisation our fish stocking program. The fingerlings released are also funded by the State Government Stock Impoundment Scheme (SIP) Grant.
Since 2007 the following fingerlings have been released into Lake Kurwongbah 469,000 Australian Bass 94,800 Golden Perch 1,200 Mary River Cod 726 Saratoga
TOTALS376,78094,8431,200578530473,931
| YEAR | BASS | GOLDEN PERCH | MARY RIVER COD | SARATOGA | GARFISH | TOTAL | FISH STOCKED PER HECTARE (See Note 1) |
| 2007/08 | 109,180 | 1,800 | 193 | 430 | 111,603 | 304.1 | |
| 2008/09 | 35,000 | 20,000 | 500 | 150 | 55,650 | 151.6 | |
| 2009/10 | 30,900 | 12,875 | 88 | 50 | 43,913 | 119.7 | |
| 2010/11 | 20,500 | 12,168 | 79 | 50 | 32,797 | 89.4 | |
| 2011/12 | 35,000 | 18,000 | 32 | 53,032 | 144.5 | ||
| 2012/13 | 17,900 | 36 | 17,936 | 48.9 | |||
| 2013/14 | Note 2 | ||||||
| 2014/15 | 21,000 | 10,000 | 31,000 | 84.5 | |||
| 2015/16 | 20,000 | 10,000 | 200 | 30,000 | 82.3 | ||
| 2016/17 | 20,000 | 10,000 | 500 | 30,500 | 83.1 | ||
| 2017/18 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 54.5 | ||||
| 2018/19 | 31,300 | 31,300 | 85.3 | ||||
| 2019/20 | 16,000 | 16,000 | 43.6 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 48,000 | 148 | 48,148 | 131.2 | |||
| 2021/22 | 44,000 | 34 | 40.034 | 120.0 | |||
|
Total
|
468,780 |
94,843
|
1,200
|
760
|
530 |
566,113
|
–
|
| Note 1: Fish stocked per hectare is calculated at Full Supply Level with a lake surface area of 367 hectares | |||||||
| Note 2: No Stocking carried out due to the proposed repairs to the Dam Wall – Water level to be dropped to 50% | |||||||
| 2007/2009 | The Creation of a New Recreational Fishery | $51,240 | |||||
| RECREATIONAL FISHING COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAMME | |||||||
| Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | |||||||
