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Fishing
POTATO BIN
DOZER WANTED
12m, Rubber belt
B-Double compatible
Ph 0428 635 410
TD15 or similar. Ph 0408 362 175
ENGLISH POINTER PUPS
Grapple log skidder, suitable for
firewood. Ph 0408 362 175
WANTED
Great hunters or pets, various colours, working parents; ready now.
Price negotiable: 0448 827 111
WANTED
KELP will HELP
3m Airway Aerator: 0418 130 461
Broadacre - soil conditioner - for
all horticultural uses - high seas
liquid kelp - spray friendly - 1,000L
specials: $1,500+GST delivered.
Input for organic use.
MARRAWAH KELP P/L
Ph Saxon 0427 571 338
For more info, see our website:
marrahwahkelp.com.au
SOUTHDOWN RAMS
roger.sparrow@1stenergy.com.au
LAND CLEARING
LINDSAY TRANSPORT
Plantations, Stumps, Shelter belts
Scrub, Gorse, Fence lines, etc.
Central North / Meander Valley
Loaders, diggers, dozers
Damien Buttery 0428 622 294
HEREFORD BULLS
For sale: Phone 0428 144 620
Water Bores
No Water No Charge
Minimum 300 gallons per hour
Moore Drilling 0419 504 789
for sale, ph Derryn 0438 348 045
FISHING
with ADAM RICE
ELECTRICITY COSTS
See if you can save money on your
electricity. Contact Roger Sparrow
at 1st Energy, 0438 538 985
FODDER SALES
Laurens: 0475 757 720
Jono: 0417 055 907
ANGUS BULLS
New Autumn drop added
37 rising two years old
Bloodlines – Booroomooka,
Banquet & Ardrossan. Full
Breedplan figures avail.
$4,500, Marchington.
Tony Seymour 0419 503 841
85mm
Be this business.
79mm
Reservoir trip puts
Wayne in the money
Try a Memo in the
Country Classifieds.
Call James on 0449 178 715
or james.young@fontpublishing.com.au
GREAT autumn weather continues to give
anglers plenty of opportunities, although
rain and showers are forecast this week.
The seasons are starting to change, with
less predictable weather and the slow loss
of heat and daylight – about one to three
minutes each day.
Remember to make the most of daylight saving before it 昀椀nishes on Easter
Sunday, April 5.
The 2025-26 Inland Fisheries Service tagged trout promotion started well,
but it has been a quiet few months until
Launceston-based angler Wayne Collins
changed that at Curries River Reservoir
last week.
Fishing in good conditions with his sister-in-law, Lonnie, on their 昀椀rst trip to
the reservoir, Wayne was trolling an oldschool Brown Bomber lure from his tinny,
powered by an electric motor, when the
rod suddenly buckled over. After a solid
昀椀ght he landed a rainbow trout – with a
surprise hiding in plain sight.
Wayne, a keen catch-and-release angler,
did not notice the yellow tag at 昀椀rst and
only planned to keep the 昀椀sh to give to his
daughter. It wasn’t until he got home that
he spotted the tag and contacted the Inland
Fisheries Service, where it was con昀椀rmed
he had won $5000 cash – money he says
will be spent on more 昀椀shing gear.
There is not long left in the season and
there are still 27 tagged trout swimming
in waters across Tasmania waiting to be
caught. Anglers are reminded the 昀椀rst
tagged trout taken from Great Lake this
season is worth $25,000, with all others
from the lake valued at $5000 each.
Congratulations also go to Katie Russell and Bryce Kube, who recently had
Wayne Collins with his $5000 tagged rainbow trout.
Tasmanian Game Fishing Association
records con昀椀rmed.
Katie now of昀椀cially holds the female
state record for the heaviest Southern Blue昀椀n Tuna in the 24kg line class after landing an 89.40kg 昀椀sh at Pedra Branca on
November 16, 2025.
Bryce is also a new state record holder
in the small fry male category after landing
an 80.20kg mako shark on 10kg line at St
Helens on January 3, 2026.
The Southern Game Fish Club hosted
the East Coast Classic off Southport last
weekend, with a large 昀氀eet 昀椀shing in excellent conditions. Results were not available
at the time of writing, but keep an eye out
for them in future reports.
The Sport昀椀shing Club of Tasmania will
host the Tasmanian Broadbill Sword昀椀sh
Championships at Eaglehawk Neck from
Saturday, March 28, through to Saturday,
April 4. Teams can 昀椀sh a maximum of 昀椀ve
days, from 7am to 4pm, with weigh-ins
held daily from 5pm to 6pm. With several sword昀椀sh over 200kg reported last
weekend, the event is shaping up to be a
productive one.
Tip of the Week — A broadbill sword昀椀sh has its own built-in heating system for
the brain and eyes. This allows the 昀椀sh to
maintain function in very cold water at
depth, helping it hunt and survive in conditions that would affect most other species.
• Send 昀椀shing reports, photos and tips to
valley昀椀shes@gmail.com
Tight lines until next week.
Crossword
No 5291
Quick
ACROSS
1 Of oil with stable viscosity
6 Large airfield
9 Slave to a habit
10 Goading device
12 Constituent elements
14 Trees
17 Smallgoods item
19 Strip of possessions
20 Fruit
DOWN
1 Advocated ethical conduct
2 Praise
3 Way of walking
4 High mountains
5 Very light brown
6 Performed
7 Frank
8 Supporting frameworks
11 Conclusive
13 Precious stones
15 Fasting period
16 Stretch across
17 Location
18 Without delay
Cryptic
ACROSS
1 How does a mule drag it into a
stable carrying oil?
6 They’re such a flighty lot in that
place
9 Add it to 100 and he’s hooked
10 Has to open up some in his
purse
12 One is needing to stir it to bring
out what it contains
14 Les plants a thousand trees
17 Capone and his French friends
make sausage
19 Was spoiled and went out to
plunder
20 In the East, strange fruit are
produced
DOWN
1 In Rome I join the lads who have
been ethically guided
2 Firstly, let’s all understand deities and give them praise
3 The General Assembly employs
it as a way of walking
4 This psalm is mostly about tall
mountains
5 Distribute a cure of a very light
brown colour
6 Performed in Canberra by our
editor
7 Frank won’t have it shut
8 The rust is forming yet finally
sings about how supportive they
are
11 Alf gets in for the main game
13 Good evening my sons! For a
start I’d like to say how precious
you are to me
15 A fast time in church?
16 About to have naps on the
bridge
17 It ties in with this location
18 Nona will be returning very
soon
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