Democracy: Simply a system that allows the 51% to steal from the other 49%.
Give a man a fish & he will eat for a day !
Teach him how to fish
& he will sit in a boat - & drink beer all day!
TEAM MOJIKO
Surface area, it's 11,000 hectares although the cap is 4,000. With the now discontinued preference ticks, Wivenhoe was second and Somerset was first in the State. We fought for years to get Wivenhoe opened to outboards, and when it was, the usage escalated substantially. Garry Fitzgerald's, years long promotion of Kayak and Canoe fishing had a massive impact on the use of Lake Wivenhoe too. It was a concerted effort by a few blokes on the local stocking group, promoting the destination. Tho stock Wivenhoe to it's maximum potential, like some smaller dams have been stocked, we'd need about $3,000,000.00 per year.
The whole system is being revamped, with 30 odd new lakes being added and the preference ticks being dropped, next year will see a difference to the funding.
The 2015-16 preferences were;
Bjelke Peterson 4.88% $33,202 Boondooma* 5.13% $28,218 Borumba 4.15% $16,877 Burdekin* 1.37% $32,654 Callide 1.60% $13,767 Cania 2.40% $12,633 Connolly 1.68% $2,468 Cooby* 4.54% $4,542 Coolmunda 3.55% $24,111 Cressbrook* 5.08% $4,924 Eungella 2.75% $18,164 Fairbairn 1.66% $34,345 Fred Haig 2.64% $43,616 Glenlyon 2.65% $25,425 Gordonbrook 1.31% $5,589 Kinchant 3.67% $20,808 Lake Dyer 1.70% $3,670 Lake Gregory 1.33% $5,852 Lake MacDonald 1.86% $7,625 North Pine 2.59% $26,595 Lenthalls 1.65% $10,865 Leslie 5.16% $33,784 Maroon 5.07% $16,051 Moogerah 4.71% $24,455 Peter Faust 2.77% $37,865 Somerset 7.64% $64,226 Storm King 1.44% $5,988 Teemburra 2.89% $19,776 Theresa Creek 1.62% $7,295 Tinaroo 2.53% $39,294 Wivenhoe* 6.12% $58,050 Wuruma 1.84% $17,599
Dale
I fish because the little voices in my head tell me to
Most anglers chase Golden Perch, and many specialise in Silver Perch. The 12' tinnies with 10hp motors make up the majority of SIP purchasers, and they are chasing a feed.
As for taste, Fish wish naturally predate on Boney Bream will have a muddy taste, so Bass from Somerset, Wivenhoe and Moogerah are not all that nice, although if you trim the fat off them they are OK. Bass from Hinze, Maroon and other dams with fish having a more terrestrial diet have a much milder taste. It's the same with impoundment Barra, however, prepared properly, ie. bled at capture, chilled before filleting, all fat trimmed and properly sliced, again, they are quite presentable on the table. Any fish left in the boat at ambient temperature for more than half an hour will substantially deteriorate in eating quality.
Dale
I fish because the little voices in my head tell me to