All posts tagged "Goulburn River"
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River Jewel Flushed Away
The Goulburn River is cited as the most important freshwater destinations in surveys of recreational fishers. We regard this river as a jewel in the crown for Victoria’s native aquatic species, from Murray cod to critically endangered Trout cod and...
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VRFish pledges support for Goulburn Broken Regional Catchment Strategy!
We encourage recreational fishers to do the same. Your fishing will depend on it. The strategy identifies the big-picture changes required to build the resilience of the Catchment’s land, water, biodiversity and people now and into the future. The...
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Saving the Lower Goulburn Before it’s Flushed Away
Late last year, we began advocating to save the Goulburn River from being treated like a water pipe to service water irrigators hundreds of kilometres away in the lower Murray. It’s never been more important for recreational fishers to...
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Goulburn to Murray Trade Rule Review
The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) needs our input to proposed changes to the Goulburn to Murray trade rule. Inter-valley trade, where enormous amounts of water are moved from the Goulburn river to the Murray River,...
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Lake Nagambie and Goulburn River waterway speed limit review
The Shire of Strathbogie have written to VRFish to inform us the are commencing a review of speed limits and zones on Lake Nagambie and the Goulburn River from Hughes Creek to the Goulburn Weir citing concerns about safety and...
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It’s a River, Not a Water Pipe
Another summer and another case of a high-flowing lower Goulburn River to meet water demands further downstream. In recent years the river has been used Victoria’s largest water pipe and its not good for river health and its bad...
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GoFish Nagambie’s $500,000 Prize Pool Reels in Anglers
Entries are now open for the second annual GoFish Nagambie, one of the most anticipated weekends on the Aussie fishing calendar. With the $500,000 guaranteed prize pool and the famous $80,000 jackpot to the angler who reels in the...
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It’s Trout Time
Anglers were on the water bright and early, lining the banks of the Goulburn River ready to hook a monster on trout opening weekend. Whether you’re an avid trout fisher, who was counting the days over winter to the...
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Time to Get Tr-out Fishing!
This Saturday, 7th September, marks the opening of river trout season. What better way to celebrate than by helping stock big and feisty trout into the Goulburn River! VRFish joined the Victorian Fisheries Authority and Minister for Agriculture and...