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Most would know about this topic and most would have seen the article. Have you voted 'YES' or 'NO' to the call to ban sea nets in the Gulf of St Vincent? You can find the poll on the article page and also view the results.
 
Article from The Advertiser (not sure how it will paste) Link to original article - http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/calls-to-ban-sea-nets-after-thousands-of-dead-fish-found-dumped-off-ardrossan-jetty/news-story/2050a17b1edbc66de3a7865ad065b81d
 
 
            Calls to ban sea nets after thousands of dead fish found dumped off Ardrossan jetty   CRAIG COOK, The Advertiser October 11, 2017 7:01pm
 
THOUSANDS of dead fish dumped by the BHP jetty at Ardrossan have caused outrage among recreational fishermen.
The Advertiser has been told the catch of around 400kg of Australian salmon was released by a commercial fisherman based at Stansbury when his nets snagged on the jetty.
    Danny Simpson, executive director of Recfish SA, that took video of the dead fish lying in shallows, said his members “strongly condemn” the dumping.
 
”He appears to have dumped them there and just disappeared which we regard as a pretty irresponsible act.” he said.
 
“From our perspective this is outrageous behaviour and why we want to see sea nets removed from Gulf St Vincent.”
 
He questioned why the fisherman was netting so close to shore.
 
“We want to know why he was apparently netting in front of the jetty of a major Yorke Peninsula township,” he added.
 
Still grab of part of the huge fish catch seen at the bottom of the Ardossan Jetty.
 
The Marine Fishers Association (MFA), representing the interests of South Australia’s 300 Marine Scalefish Fishery (MSF) statutory licence holders, said one of its members was responsible for the dumping.
 
MFA executive officer, Nathan Bicknell, said in a Facebook statement that “gear failure” and the operator’s decision to “operate outside industry norms” were to blame.
 
Clarifying the statement, Mr Bicknell told The Advertiser: “The operator’s decision was to keep his whole catch and that’s how he got himself into mischief.
 
“There’s nothing illegal in what he did but there is strong peer pressure to do the right thing.”
 
Chief executive of Yorke Peninsula Council, Andrew Cameron, who lives in Ardrossan said he was seeking more information from staff in the town but was “extremely disappointed” with such “irresponsible behaviour”.
 
RecSA member David Bryant posted on Facebook:
“Absolutely disgusting, remove his netting license, problem solved, total disregard for our marine life and local fishers. This behavior (sic) is way too common from netters. I call to ban all netting in any areas close and around our gulfs. Absolutely horrified”
 
Tragic waste ... around 400kg of prized Australian salmon, similar to the one above, was released by a commercial fisherman when his nets snagged on the jetty.
A statement from the Department of Primary Industries and Regions said: “PIRSA received reports regarding a significant number of dead Western Australian salmon near the southern Ardrossan jetty on Monday and dispatched fisheries officers to the area to make inquiries to determine the cause and circumstances.
  “The commercial fisher responsible subsequently identified himself and has assisted fisheries officers with their inquiries.
 
“Based on the available information, it appears that a combination of gear failure and poor fishing practices resulted in the unintended release of part of a school of salmon caught by the fisher about 300 metres from the BHP jetty.
 
“We understand the fisher initially unsuccessfully attempted to retrieve all of the released fish and has since returned to the area to collect what fish he can.
 
“Although a rare occurrence, PIRSA is none the less disappointed with this incident and will continue to work closely with industry to ensure all fishers adopt best practice commercial fishing operations in SA.”

https://cie-deakin.com/about-sast/
 some interesting information about turtles turning up in Southern Waters

Could not agree more. Complement flavours when cooking or preparing food not destroy them.
 
@Panga, may as well cut circles out of stingray flaps and pickle them.

Could not agree more. Complement flavours when cooking or preparing food not destroy them.
 
@Panga, may as well cut circles out of stingray flaps and pickle them.

Could not agree more. Complement flavours when cooking or preparing food not destroy them.
 
@Panga, may as well cut circles out of stingray flaps and pickle them.

Could not agree more. Complement flavours when cooking or preparing food not destroy them.
 
@Panga, may as well cut circles out of stingray flaps and pickle them.

Just thought this site may be of some interest to the members on the site.. I know these are web cams set on a variety of lakes here in Tasmania, but I've found them to be quite interesting as one slowly moves the cursor across the screen. There are several  changes of weather conditions and a variety of boats and fishermen that move past the camera as you slowly scroll across the screen.. This was on opening day here in Tassie.. August 5th.. plenty of fisho's braving the cold weather..     not this little black duck, he's staying home in the warm.. it's now blowing at 45 KPH here..
 
cheers
Adrian
 
 http://anglersalliance.org.au

This is probably not the biggest squid seen or caught, but I reckons it's close to one of the biggest I've seen for quite some time.. It was caught off the East Coast here in Tassie..
 
cheers
Adrian
 

Thanks for that.
Only wish I could have taken photos of all the different fish I have caught over the years but nowhere near that lot.

Good idea Lindsay. I just need one about 10' long. I've got plenty of those damn golf balls.

I borrowed some long handled razor fish tongs from a friend over here on Yorks as I have one area that when I walk for crabs (great fun) but the dam razor fish are every where so I thought I need to take a few out in the very near future. Hence the tongs from a friend.
Here is what they look like.

 
Then thinking about them....  the light in my small brain went on, I know it amazed me too.
 
They took about 10 minutes each to make and cost me about $5 each as I used s/s wire rope which I had and the handles are left over net handles that "friends" broke on ventures dabbing 4 gar. Got the idea from my crayfish diving days. Check it out as it will work and I can walk 4 crabs at the same time    Happy Days.
 

 
If you want to make them let me know (PM) or post here and I will let you know but it is easy. The handles knobs at the end are my old golf balls by the way

Good luck with your worming run Panga. Sorry I can't go. Taking the horse to the vet at Roseworthy College tomorrow morning.
I have a cheaper solution but my life would not be worth living.
 
I might be able to get out but did not want to risk pulling out at the last minute.

Good luck with your worming run Panga. Sorry I can't go. Taking the horse to the vet at Roseworthy College tomorrow morning.
I have a cheaper solution but my life would not be worth living.
 
I might be able to get out but did not want to risk pulling out at the last minute.

Thanks for that Barney, it was a reasonable run. We were very happy and who knows what the weather will be like on those few days in July and August.

Back to the report and a few pics.

We had a few delays on the way back with masses of weed blocking the intake causing some over heating as well as covering the sounder so it was a slow trip back to the ramp. What ramp???? For a new facility it was disappointing that there were no lights on or operating on the night we came back in. Nearly crashed into the break wall at the entrance. Note: remember to take the spot light next time. Backing the trailer was not that easy in pitch black and the reversing light on the trailer.
 

 

 
Decided to change my method of preserving as just drying them needed salt for thawing otherwise they just go very soft and mushy.
Thanks to Panga for your input as I had lost my notes from previous threads.
 
50:50 Seawater and Metho
 

 
100% Metho for one minute

 
I can hardly wait to try them out and compare the two methods out soon. I had a thought to put Tuna oil in some of the packets before freezing but time ran out. Would like anyone's thoughts about adding oil. 
 
That's all Folks, good fishing.

I just read the news that Alvey Reels Australia is closing down.
 
This is from the Alvey Reels Australia Facebook page...
 
 
To our wonderful customers over many, many years. It is with great sadness I have to announce that Alvey Reels Australia will be closing down.
Our manufacturing facility at Carole Park has served us well since 1978 but sales of our reels are now so low they can not generate the income required to keep the business going.
Our loyal and skilled staff have kept the quality of our products very high and we are proud of this reputation as being the toughest reel on the market.
So I would like to sincerely thank all our staff, many who are very long term employees for their support even now during this very sad time as we wind the business down.
We still have substantial stocks to be distributed to retailers and we will endeavour to support warranties and spare parts for our products as long as we can.
Thank you again for your support as an Alvey user, it is you that has kept us in business for the past 97 years.
Kindest Regards,
Bruce Alvey
 

A big thanks to all that helped. Such a great cause.  

A big thanks to all that helped. Such a great cause.  

A big thanks to all that helped. Such a great cause.  

Some of you may know that the Onka Stompa BBQ crew were setup on Saturday at Mile End Bunnings to help raise funds for The Childhood Cancer Association.
 
Doobie, Dain, Jono, Nigel and myself were manning the BBQ and after a flat out day managed to raise an awesome $2,023.80 to add to the Onka Stompa kitty for the end of year comp.
 
The next BBQ will be in September!
 

 

Thanks for that Barney, it was a reasonable run. We were very happy and who knows what the weather will be like on those few days in July and August.

Back to the report and a few pics.

We had a few delays on the way back with masses of weed blocking the intake causing some over heating as well as covering the sounder so it was a slow trip back to the ramp. What ramp???? For a new facility it was disappointing that there were no lights on or operating on the night we came back in. Nearly crashed into the break wall at the entrance. Note: remember to take the spot light next time. Backing the trailer was not that easy in pitch black and the reversing light on the trailer.
 

 

 
Decided to change my method of preserving as just drying them needed salt for thawing otherwise they just go very soft and mushy.
Thanks to Panga for your input as I had lost my notes from previous threads.
 
50:50 Seawater and Metho
 

 
100% Metho for one minute

 
I can hardly wait to try them out and compare the two methods out soon. I had a thought to put Tuna oil in some of the packets before freezing but time ran out. Would like anyone's thoughts about adding oil. 
 
That's all Folks, good fishing.

good work mate and great too see ya back on ol salty  never had any success in june before i recon this month will be full on over there this year .. metho firms them up but fresh is best i tryed something different  last year froze alive as normal then defrosted in a small tub of sea water def keeps them firmer and no metho flavor
 
will get over ur way soon mate and catch up for a froffy or coffee

Headed out to "Moonta North" on Tuesday evening with my trusty deckie, three days after the New Moon to see if the bloods were running and to check out the new lights on the boat.
Launched a few hours before dark to sus out the spot and then moved out about 5kms for a little fishing till sunset. Did not expect to catch anything due to the timing of the Bloodworm run but what else do you do apart from look at the stunning scenery from the wind farms to the start of the Flinders Ranges. Expected to catch a few squid but surprise, surprise George decided to come to the party and had enough for a feed before we had to head off.
Moved back to spot x and sat around chatting and adding layers of clothes until about an hour after high tide before switching on the lights.
We had some severe reservations about being out worming this night because there were ZERO boats out apart from a pro that was out wide. Do the locals know something we don't???? Are there no worms to be had on this perfect June night?????
 
 
No butterflies here.
 
Soon after turning on the lights we were again stunned by how alive the water was with small fast worms (I don't know what they are) and before long the first Bloodworm appeared out of the darkness. About 2 hours later we had about 4 litres of worms. We were allowed 8 litres but 4 was plenty and wanted to get back home by 2 am to get a few hours sleep
 
I will finish this report when I reduce the size of the pic files and let you know how we got on with the preserving and storage. Stay tuned.

Took some of the Metho treated worms out yesterday for a try on the Tingas.
Although I did not catch any on the worm I was pleased with the way they presented.
They thawed out without going soft and mushy, almost like fresh ones.

Took some of the Metho treated worms out yesterday for a try on the Tingas.
Although I did not catch any on the worm I was pleased with the way they presented.
They thawed out without going soft and mushy, almost like fresh ones.