BarneyB

This came from the pond the other day....

Origin of the Platypus???

Excellent photo as usual Adrian, just after seeing yours I got this from a mate in the US, he took it at sunset while fishing in his "pond", that is his house on the left.

it is about 160 klm http://webapp.navionics.com/#boating@7&key=puzsE%7DwzjY

These ones look good but I doubt the museum would let them go? http://www.thecollectingbug.com/axelstenross~objectsartifacts~1992632/item?1 Maybe drag out the welder?

Point Bell? edit, beaten

Albany

Venus Bay?

Stenhouse Bay?

That is the way the legislation is written, a peak body to liaise with government on behalf of other groups and individuals. So where is the problem?

If RecFishSA can get a grasp of the concept of a peak body and finally understand that they have to listen to other groups we may have a better chance of improving our position. They are not a stand alone group but a conduit to the government through which we can present our views.

We seem to have a peak body that wants to cut itself off from any other bodies.

And where is the annual report from our peak body?

The "consultations" were not to listen to us, they were purely to tell us how we were being shafted.

Bratko, are you aware of the groups that are fighting for our interests? SAFA and RecFishCentral? Many of us that are responding in this thread are associated with them. You seem to be trying to raise a new group, I would rather see more people involved with what we have, a couple of groups with a lot of members can have more influence than multiple groups of small numbers. As you are keen to say, "let's get together and make something happen". Also, are you aware of our "peak body" RecFishSA and what they have been up to the last few years?

A good start would be supporting SAFA and RecFishCentral.

Just before Christmas myself and a fishing mate had a meeting with Tim Whetstone, the shadow minister for fishing who also happens to enjoy rec fishing with his family. The meeting was supposed to be a media event but was washed out by the weather. Instead we had a good chat about policies, rule changes etc. They do have a lot of good ideas to help us out but I cannot go into detail. All will be revealed during the election campaign, I know how I will be voting.

The only way for everyone to be heard is through paid membership of RecFishSA. I have been involved in this discussion for more than ten years on three major forums and it is getting tiring. Considering swapping the boat for a set of lawn bowls.

The Govt has to face the voters. At that time, all bets are off... A change of government only means a change of minister, all the infrastructure remains, PIRSA, RecFishSA etc.

One of the major problems we face here in SA is that the government has created a "peak body" to "look after the interests" of rec fishers and they refuse to deal with anyone else. I am not against a licence in principle but it cannot be a first step, there are a lot of other issues to deal with first.

Or it all gets sucked up paying wages at RecFishSA.

My opinion, a rfl for SA is not going to be the "Magic Bullet" that it has been in other states, it will not get rid of the problems we have here. We have a minister for everything including rec fishing who treats us with contempt, PIRSA who have a vested interest in commercial fishing and will only listen to minorities who are against rec fishing. Then we have a "Peak Body" supposedly representing us that refuses to deal with any one else and seems to only conduct business on Face Book. These issues need to be addressed BEFORE introducing a rec licence. If they are I would probably support it

The rec fishing licence is being pushed by the pro fishers to parliament.. Anyone think they are doing it for our good?

Wildman River worth a look too.