Fishing Techniques: Catching Murray Cod Explained

Dinner is served………for Murray cod larvae at our Arcadia native fish hatchery near Shepparton. These larvae are 11 days old and are fed 5 times a day in these aerated trays. On the menu today, and every day whilst inside the hatchery, are live artemia, a tiny crustacean that’s packed full of protein and Omega 3s. You might otherwise know artemia as sea monkeys, which we grow by the millions every week onsite at Arcadia. In fact, a big part of getting high survival rates of healthy Murray cod fing

FISH RESCUE: MACQUARIE RIVER Hundreds of Murray Cod and Yellowbelly destined to perish in worsening drought conditions have been rescued on the Macquarie River in a joint operation between NSW DPI Fisheries, local landholders, and volunteers of Inland Waterways OzFish. Following weeks of preparation assembling specialist equipment under the guidance of expert NSW DPI Fisheries staff, 15 volunteers from Dubbo’s Inland Waterways Ozfish headed out to rescue Murray Cod up to 106cm in length and arou