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Something fishy going on

Apr 27 2022 Updated April 27, 2022

John Ryan

1 min read

NSW Agriculture minister Dugald Saunders joined with local anglers and departmental staff to pour 15,000 Yellow Belly fingerlings into the Wambuul Macquarie River at Dubbo. Photo: Supplied.

There’s plenty happening in the local fish scene, with the Burrendong Classic back over Easter, fish screens being installed on irrigation pumps along the Wambuul Macquarie River, and now the latest news that 15,000 native Golden Perch fingerlings have been released back into the vital waterway.

Agriculture minister Dugald Saunders said the Golden Perch were bred successfully at the Narrandera ...