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MEM BERS of parliam ervoir for ent were at Devilb release of this year’s first end input of catchable fish stock ResOutdoor size with the Recreation brown trout. MP for Easter Minister Sonya n Victor release of ia Tom McInt Kilkenny and weigh one 500-gram trout osh which, unless watched the kilogram The reserv or more caught, could with nearly oir near Mooro within a year. 2010, some 250,000 brown oduc had been stocke and of which d more. now weighrainbow trout since two kilgram The MPs s or other tourismsaid stocking Devilbend with fish Devilbend drawcard” on was the is Morni “analso ways stocke one of the ngton few Victor Peninsula. more than d with estuary ian waterperch and 120,000 over the In 2022, has receiv past Devilb ed eight waterways end was one of 220 years. trout, salmonto share in the release of of the state’s and Austra , Murray cod, 10 golden perch,million fish lian bass. The trout estuary released perch March) at Devilb were end last ity’s (VFA) grown at the Wedne Snobs Creek Victorian Fisher sday (1 Each year ies hatchery near Eildon Authorand salmon the hatchery grows . along with as part of its statew more 1,000, ide stockin 000 trout Macquarie Murray cod and g progra threate perch m, “Fish stockin and trout cod. ned specie s such as g is which is why we’re important to boost investing stocking our fisheri in in record es – Kilkenny hatcheries to further increa numbers and said. McIntosh se numbe rs,” fishing jeweldescribed Devilb newcomers … for experi end as a “fresh water to the pastim enced die-ha rd angler e too”. s and Keith Platt
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