Freshwater fish stocking update
by Recreational Fishing Alliance of NSW 2 Mar 2023 00:30 UTC
Blue marlin tagged © RFA of NSW
It's been a productive year for fish stocking from NSW DPI's Departmental fish hatcheries.
Narrandera Fisheries Centre has so far stocked over 1.15 million Murray cod with two ponds left to harvest. Highlights include 90,000 to each of Blowering, Burrinjuck and Copeton Dams, 112,000 to Burrendong Dam and 136,000 to Wyangala Dam. Murray cod stocking will conclude next week with the team set to move into golden and silver perch stocking from mid-February until late April.
Gaden and Dutton Trout Hatcheries have also been busy with almost 3 million brown and rainbow trout stocked across the state. These have included some ex-brood stock getting up to 10 kg.