Before
Anglers Alliance Tasmania and Inland Fisheries Service are implementing the Anglers Access project on the Macquarie River.
After
At Brickendon an extensive willow removal program and replanting with natives along with riparian fencing, off stream stock watering and installation of fence stiles will not only improve safe access for anglers but assist the landowner by mitigating flood damage caused by willows restricting river flows, potential loss of stock and protection of fences.
Members of the Longford Fishing club are being instructed in chainsaw use to encourage volunteers to assist with further willow removal and control efforts in the future.
Anglers Access involves landowners, anglers, natural resource management groups and the community in improving access to our river fisheries through negotiated agreements, riparian management and installation of appropriate infrastructure such as stiles over fences and access signage.
This project is building on the success of the Brumbys Creek pilot project and is proposed for other rivers including the Huon, Derwent, Tyenna, Meander and Leven.
Funding from the DAFF Recreational Fisheries Community Grants Program, NRM North and support from the landowners themselves, in this case Richard and Louise Archer from Brickendon, has made these projects possible.
For further information on Anglers Access contact the Project Manager, Neil Morrow on 0438 279 421
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