BCC Pest Fishing Stats

If you didn’t make it along to the BCC Pest Fish Education Event you missed a fantastic morning out. The water might have been too cool for the Tilapia to bite but there were lots of other fish being reeled in. We were all impressed with the variety of native fish in the lake despite invasions from African Tilapia, American Gambusia and North Queensland Barred Grunter. There might have been a few fish that went back without being tallied but we did our best to count everything that came in – checkout the stats below. The barbless hooks provided by BCC ensured fish were able to be returned to the water in good condition. I still haven’t found out who managed to land gambusia while line-fishing…

BCC Pest Fishing Day at Forest Lake. Photo: Leo Lee

Banded or Barred Grunter, Amniataba percoides. Image: NSW DPI

We had 163 people register to fish and a whole lot more wander through to check ANGFA Queensland’s mobile displays which had native plants, rainbowfishes, blue-eyes and gudgeons on display – take a look at some more of Leo Lee’s photos from the day. Fisheries Queensland were kind enough to provide brochures and posters, and their pest fish activity books went down a treat with the kids. If you missed this one or you’re keen to do it again stay in touch with the club or follow us on facebook. We’re working with BCC to see if another pest fishing day can be arranged and maybe even at other locations.