Saw a guy netting up upper swan today
Submitted by tassy on Fri, 2015-03-20 20:56
So today i went up river from ascot past that town... Really old one with parks right on river ?? (forget name G. Something..) anyways this idiot had a net out under idea he could catch lots of bream or something i assume. I got his tag an rang fisheries but i guess he must have saw me pick up phone as i walked along bank...an he left 5 min later.
I swear it must be me that attrcts all the wierdos :)
I am hoping i see him again this weekend when i go up swan vally for lunch an a fish...
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Five bream an counting
One tree
One fooone hand
One jetty.
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Ben Derecki
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Garvey Park? Don't know, not
Garvey Park? Don't know, not my area of town.
Just a heads up that some of the indigenous locals have permits to net. Don't know where or how it works but I've seen some peeps around the Mt Henry Bridge who have got the okay from the authorities to do it... I called them in and Fisheries gave me a heads up on it.
tassy
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ahhh ok, my bad I didnt know
ahhh ok, my bad I didnt know that.Fisheries didnt tell me any of that. They didnt ask me his colour of coarse. He didnt look aboriginal to me, I thought he was indian or something.... Not really somthing I tend to judge people by.
Five bream an counting
One tree
One fooone hand
One jetty.
NightWolf
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theres a few people that use
theres a few people that use cast nets in the river as well
tassy
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oh is there ? I thought
oh is there ? I thought netting was ilegal in rivers.
Five bream an counting
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One fooone hand
One jetty.
timboon
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No Tas its long lines that
No Tas its long lines that are illegal in rivers...
brayds
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plenty of people use throw
plenty of people use throw nets in the swan. how do you think guys catching bony herring to use as live baits for mullaway
Sean66
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Well whether he was legally
Well whether he was legally or illegally netting, you did the right thing. We all need to keep an eye out on 'suspicious' activities. There are only so many fisheries officers to go around. Average Joe fisho can be their eyes and ears.
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http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/Documents/recreational_fishing/licence
Section 2.1.1.1 Gear Identification:
If you are an Aboriginal Australian, you are not required to hold a recreational netting licence. However, your gear ID should consist of your full date of birth, prefixed with the letter ‘A’, eg A29/3/59
Section 2.4.2 General description of waters open/closed to throw netting:
Most of WA’s inland waters (rivers, estuaries, inlets, creeks, lakes and their entrances) are closed to throw netting all year. Inland waters open to throw netting for all or part of the year are covered in Section 3 of this guide – if an inland water is not listed, it is closed.
All of WA’s ocean waters are open to throw netting, excluding:
• sanctuary zones in marine parks/reserves;
• total fishing exclusion zones; and
• any other area which is closed to all types of netting at all times.
Areas where restrictions apply to the use of throw nets – including restrictions on the take of certain species – are covered in Section 3 of this guide.
Prawns may be taken by throw net in areas where throw netting is permitted.
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