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 | |
| 2022/23 | 120,000 | 100,000 | 10,400 | 230,400 | 105.6 | ||
|
Total
|
1,970,058 |
1,005,748
|
449,624
|
55,880
|
676 |
3,481,986
|
–
|
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
Details of Fingerlings stocked in the 2022/23 Season.
LAKE KURWONGBAH
52.000 Australian Bass
23,500 Golden Perch (Yellow Belly)
LAKE SAMSONVALE
120,000 Australian Bass
100,000 Golden Perch (Yellow Belly)
10,400 Mary River Cod
The efforts of the volunteers from the PRFMA will maintain Lake Samsonvale and Lake Kurwongbah as sustainable recreational fisheries for the benefit of the general public.
Lake Samsonvale Stocking Update
11/12/2022 Where 13 Vessels released 120,000 Australian Bass Fingerlings to various parts of Zone 3 Lake Samsonvale. 40 PRFMA volunteers assisted with the release. MBRC 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
14/12/2022 Delivery of 10,40000 Mary River Cod Fingerlings from Hanwood Fish Hatchery were released into various areas of Zone 3, Lake Samsonvale, upstream and downstream. 3 Vessels and 6 PRFMA Members participated.
Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpSbMvcWsPA Lake Samsonvale – Mary River Cod fingerling release
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
52,000 Australian Bass Fingerlings were released in Lake Kurwongbah, 24.01.23 – at Mick Hanfling Park
10 PRFMA Volunteers (including 2 Kayakers) plus a representative from DAF assisted with the release.
The Fingerlings were supplied in excellent condition by Hanwood Fish Hatchery.
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.
The last Stocking event for the 2022/23 season was carried out at Lake Kurwongbah on Wednesday 15/02/2023
23,500 healthy and active Golden Perch Fingerlings were supplied by Hanwood Fish Hatchery. The Fingerlings were released into Lake Kurwongbah by 8 Volunteers. Huge thanks go to the volunteers who helped out with the release and to Hanwood Fish Hatchery for supplying excellent quality fingerlings.
Since 2007 the following fingerlings have been released into Lake Kurwongbah 520,780 Australian Bass 118,343 Golden Perch 1,200 Mary River Cod 760 Saratoga
| 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 | |||
| 2022/23 | 52,000 | 23,500 | 75,500 | 205.7 | |||
|
Total
|
520,780 |
118,343
|
1,200
|
760
|
530 |
641,613
|
–
|
| 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 | |||||||
