9/12/2018 LAKE SAMSONVALE
On Sunday 9th December, 2018 – 31,700 Australian Bass Fingerlings and 1,000 Mary River Cod were released into Lake Samsonvale.
The fingerlings were released via the “Scatter Release” method ie 2000 fingerlings were taken at a time by PRFMA Members in their Tinnies and released into different parts of Lake Samsonvale. Experts agree that the fingerlings have a much higher rate of survival when released via the scatter release method than the spot release method. (ie all fingerlings released at the one spot within a short time frame window)
The Mary River Cod fingerlings were released into the upper reaches of the North Pine River where the habitat should be more conducive to natural breeding.
Since 1993 the PRFMA has released 30,780 Mary River Cod fingerlings into Lake Samsonvale as part of our conservation stocking program.
The Fingerlings were supplied by Hanwood Fish Hatchery – Murgon – In an excellent condition. 36 Volunteers took part to ensure the success of the release. The outstanding efforts of the Volunteers will ensure a much greater survival rate for the Fingerlings than if they were all released in one spot.
14/01/2018 LAKE SAMSONVALE
25,000 Golden Perch fingerlings were released by Members via the scatter method.
OUR THANKS AND APPRECIATION GO TO ALL THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED IN A VERY SUCCESSFUL RELEASE.
19/12/2018 LAKE KURWONGBAH
31,300 Australian Bass Fingerlings were released into Lake Kurwongbah at Mick Hanfling Park on Wednesday 19/12/2018. The release was carried out by Members of the Pine Rivers Fish Management Association Members.
The Fingerlings were supplied, in excellent condition and size, by Hanwood Fish Hatchery – Murgon.
OUR THANKS AND APPRECIATION GO TO ALL THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED IN A VERY SUCCESSFUL RELEASE
Lake Samsonvale Stocking History
Stocking commenced in Lake Samsonvale in 1991 and has been routinely managed by the PFRMA 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 | 31,700 | 50,000 | 5,000 | 1,000 | 27 | 87,727 | 40.2 |
|
Total
|
1,542,758 |
781,748
|
454,624
|
30,780
|
510 |
2,810,420
|
–
|
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 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.
| 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 | ||||
| TOTALS | 360,780 | 94,843 | 1,200 | 578 | 530 | 457,931 |
| 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 | |||||||
