Tables

Statewide Angler Diary Program 1997 - 2003

List of tables

Table 1. Summary of fishing trips and catch details reported by anglers contributing to the Fishing Diary Program (1997-2003).

Table 2. Number of angler hours targeted at snapper by season and region reported by anglers contributing to the Angler Fishing Diary Program (1997-2003).

Table 3. Summary of fishing effort and snapper catches reported by anglers contributing to the Fishing Diary Program who targeted snapper in Port Phillip Bay (1997-2003).

Table 4. Summary of fishing effort and snapper catches reported by anglers contributing to the Fishing Diary Program who targeted snapper in Western Port (1997-2003).

Table 5. Number of angler hours targeting King George whiting, by season and fishing region, reported by anglers contributing to the Angler Fishing Diary Program (1997-2003).

Table 6. Summary of fishing effort and King George whiting catches reported by anglers contributing to the Fishing Diary Program who targeted King George whiting in Port Phillip Bay (1997-2003).

Table 7. Summary of fishing effort and King George whiting catches reported by anglers contributing to the Fishing Diary Program who targeted King George whiting in Western Port (1997-2003).

Table 8. Number of angler hours targeting black bream, by season and water body, reported by anglers contributing to the Angler Fishing Diary Program (1997-2003).

Table 9. Summary of fishing effort and black bream catches reported by anglers contributing to the Fishing Diary Program who targeted black bream in the Gippsland Lakes (1997-2003).

Table 10. Targeted trout fishing effort (angler hours) by season and water body for anglers contributing to fishing diary program (1997-2003).

Table 11. Summary of fishing effort and trout catches reported by anglers contributing to the Fishing Diary Program who targeted trout in the Goulburn River (1997-2003).

Tables

Table 1. Summary of fishing trips and catch details reported by anglers contributing to the Fishing Diary Program (1997-2003).

Season No. of contributing anglers No. of trips reported No. of fish captures recorded No. of fish measured
1997/98 16 301 3,259 3,259
1998/99 52 927 15,124 8,837
1999/00 76 1,386 16,905 9,285
2000/01 84 1,452 17,718 9,066
2001/02 104 1,903 21,991 11,947
2002/03 121 2,297 20,480 12,433

Table 2. Number of angler hours targeted at snapper by season and region reported by anglers
contributing to the Angler Fishing Diary Program (1997-2003).

Region 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03
Port Phillip Bay 165 547 912 1,432 1,892 1,824
Western Port 0 397 480 495 558 161
Coastal-west 84 283 213 120 8 147
Coastal-central 30 0 251 365 244 558
Coastal-east 0 0 105 7 32 94
Other waters 16 38 27 154 52 313
Total 294 1,264 1,987 2,572 2,785 3,096

Table 3. Summary of fishing effort and snapper catches reported by anglers contributing to the Fishing Diary Program who targeted snapper in Port Phillip Bay (1997-2003).

Season No. anglers No. trips Angler hours No. fish retained No. of fish released
1997/98 2 54 165 120 553
1998/99 9 123 547 544 644
1999/00 15 211 912 511 13,09
2000/01 21 257 1,432 812 1,145
2001/02 27 319 1,892 591 3,216
2002/03 26 305 1,824 706 17,80

Table 4. Summary of fishing effort and snapper catches reported by anglers contributing to the Fishing Diary Program who targeted snapper in Western Port (1997-2003).

Season No. anglers No. trips Angler hours No. fish retained No. of fish released
1997/98      
1998/99 12 66 397 161 26
1999/00 9 77 480 97 4
2000/01 11 53 495 153 35
2001/02 12 77 558 123 27
2002/03 9 29 161 49 99

Table 5. Number of angler hours targeting King George whiting, by season and fishing region, reported by anglers contributing to the Angler Fishing Diary Program (1997-2003).

Region 1997/98 1998/99 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03
Port Phillip Bay 336 691 573 507 987 716
Western Port 0 1,278 1,753 1,384 1,175 877
Coastal-west 7 55 109 41 171 385
Coastal-central 65 9 23 54 125 178
Gippsland Lakes    5 5 65 35
Other estuaries 0 8 23 3 8 18
Total 408 2,040 2,487 1,994 2,504 2,209

Table 6. Summary of fishing effort and King George whiting catches reported by anglers contributing to the Fishing Diary Program who targeted King George whiting in Port Phillip Bay (1997-2003).

Season No. anglers No. trips Angler hours No. fish retained No. of fish released
1997/98 3 90 336 536 130
1998/99 7 137 691 1049 231
1999/00 14 126 573 688 145
2000/01 12 108 507 355 37
2001/02 17 135 957 401 138
2002/03 22 120 716 855 188

Table 7. Summary of fishing effort and King George whiting catches reported by anglers contributing to the Fishing Diary Program who targeted King George whiting in Western Port (1997-2003).

Season No. anglers No. trips Angler hours No. fish retained No. of fish released
1997/98      
1998/99 17 187 1278 1952 231
1999/00 17 211 1753 1949 145
2000/01 18 174 1384 1245 37
2001/02 15 171 1175 953 138
2002/03 15 124 877 769 188

Table 8. Number of angler hours targeting black bream, by season and water body, reported by anglers contributing to the Angler Fishing Diary Program (1997-2003).

Water body   1997/98  1998/99  1999/00 2000/01   2001/02  2002/03
Gippsland Lakes  448  448  547  570  529  260
Hopkins River  63  124  120  132  458  480
Port Phillip Bay    4  4  166  133  684
Glenelg River  125  306  235  120  122  66
Mallacoota Inlet  82  72  83  288  19  388
Lake Tyers      7  170  274
Sydenham Inlet    121  163  67  38  215
Maribyrnong River    5  6     243
Snowy River 35   14    77  0  34
Other estuaries  0  117  42  136  163  554
 Total  735  1,210  1,197  1,562  1,630  3,197

Table 9. Summary of fishing effort and black bream catches reported by anglers contributing to the Fishing Diary Program who targeted black bream in the Gippsland Lakes (1997-2003).

Season No. anglers No. trips Angler hours No. fish retained No. of fish released
1997/98 1 89 448 93 623
1998/99 2 73 448 123 413
1999/00 8 89 547 195 401
2000/01 5 119 570 272 404
2001/02 10 151 556 198 166
2002/03 11 108 295 60 210

Table 10. Targeted trout fishing effort (angler hours) by season and water body for anglers contributing to fishing diary program (1997-2003).

Water body  1998/99 1999/00  2000/01  2001/02  2002/03
Goulburn River  133  880  341  229  402
Cairn Curran Reservoir  11  395  69  185  127
Lake Fyans  0  32  40  96  535
Lake Modewarre  0  15  5  105  451
Delatite River  47  124  100  115  
Lake Purrumbete  0  30  28  63  150
Lake Eildon  14  93  27  36  21
Barkers Creek Reservoir      88  86
Upper Coliban Reservoir      100  58
Lake Dartmouth    42  114   
Other water bodies  93  468  124  392  598

Table 11. Summary of fishing effort and trout catches reported by anglers contributing to the Fishing Diary Program who targeted trout in the Goulburn River (1997-2003).

Season No. anglers No. trips Angler hours No. trout Total No. brown trout caught No. rainbow trout caught
1997/98       
1998/99 2 15 133 104 78 26
1999/00* 12 113 880 475 193 282
2000/01 6 52 340 193 127 66
2001/02* 4 22 227 104 75 29
2002/03 4 60 402 245 130 115

* not all trout catch were identified by caught.

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