poddy mullet
23-12-2009, 09:56 AM
Anglers dumbfounded by decision to drain Burrendong
Major local fishing comps set to be cancelled
Local angling clubs are dumbfounded by the plans to release the last of Lake Burrendong’s water, as the last time the dam was lowered to such levels algae all but took over the impoundment. Native fish were also adversely affected, and appeared covered in blemishes and starved of food as they lay almost dormant in the muddied waters.
Event planners of the Australian Yellowbelly Championships, and the Lake Burrendong Classic have gone into crisis mode, with big decisions needing to be made over the futures of both events at Lake Burrendong. If the local impoundment’s capacity fails to recover to a respectable level that will see healthy fish activity by March/April, then it is more than likely that the Burrrendong round of the Australian Championships will be moved, and the Lake Burrendong Classic cancelled.
It was hoped that the authorities would see sense in leaving the last of the water in the dam so that the two major angling events planned for the dam could go forward, and native fish stocks would be protected.
Pod
Major local fishing comps set to be cancelled
Local angling clubs are dumbfounded by the plans to release the last of Lake Burrendong’s water, as the last time the dam was lowered to such levels algae all but took over the impoundment. Native fish were also adversely affected, and appeared covered in blemishes and starved of food as they lay almost dormant in the muddied waters.
Event planners of the Australian Yellowbelly Championships, and the Lake Burrendong Classic have gone into crisis mode, with big decisions needing to be made over the futures of both events at Lake Burrendong. If the local impoundment’s capacity fails to recover to a respectable level that will see healthy fish activity by March/April, then it is more than likely that the Burrrendong round of the Australian Championships will be moved, and the Lake Burrendong Classic cancelled.
It was hoped that the authorities would see sense in leaving the last of the water in the dam so that the two major angling events planned for the dam could go forward, and native fish stocks would be protected.
Pod