Name: Echuca Fish Talks
Start: 2024-10-24T17:00:00+10:00
Location: Echuca Workers Community Club

This exciting event is the latest in OzFish’s Fish Talk roadshow that brings leading experts and some of the best freshwater recreational fishers together to share their knowledge in Echuca. It is a partnership event with the Victorian Fishing Authority (VFA).
The event will emphasis the importance of maintaining healthy environments for native fish, where the speakers will discuss the challenges facing our rivers, recent conservation success stories, and opportunities for individuals to contribute to restoration initiatives.
Attendance is free, and catering and lucky door prizes are provided.
Doors open from 6:00pm for a 6:30pm start.
Agenda for night
6:30pm to 6:45pm – Braeden Lampard
6:45pm to 7:15pm – Iain Ellis
7:15pm to 7:45pm – Colby Lesko and Gage Wright from spin wright lures
7:45pm to 8:00pm – Free dinner
8:00pm to 8:30pm – John Conallin
8:30pm to 9:00pm – John Cahill
9:00pm to 9:05pm – Forum ends
Speakers
Braeden Lampard – OzFish Unlimited – Senior Program Manager – Murray Darling Basin
Braeden Lampard has over 10 years’ experience working in local stakeholder engagement, communications, and fish ecology. Braeden is a dedicated and highly motivated professional who has had a strong interest in the environment industry since his childhood, which started from camping, bushwalking, and fishing along the Murray and Darling Rivers.
Dr John Conallin – Representing Edward-Wakool Angling Association
John is a locally based scientist who has been working on threatened fish species here and internationally for over two decades and is focussing on threatened recreational based species such as the eel-tailed catfish and golden perch initiatives in the Edward-Wakool system, as well as small-bodied fish such as pygmy perch and purple spotted gudgeon.
Colby Lesko and Gage Wright from spin wright lures – Targeting Murray cod across the Murray Darling Basin
Colby is an Aussie fishing photographer, writer, and fishing guide. Colby is lucky enough to spend most days of the year on the water fishing somewhere in Australia. He loves all forms of fishing, both fresh and saltwater but a couple of his all-time favourites are big Murray cod in the Murray Darling Basin and big GT’s on the great barrier reef. Colby has been fishing since he was old enough to remember and plans on fishing as much as he can in the future.
Iain Ellis – What’s the go with flow? Why it’s needed for native fish to thrive in the Murray Darling Basin
Iain has worked on the biology and ecology of native fish for over fifteen years with particular focus on the conservation of threatened species, and adaptive management to preserve and recover native fish habitat.
John Cahill – Targeting recreational fish species in Oman (Middle east)
John will engage the audience with his extension travel and fishing experiences in Oman, located on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula. He is eager to share his excitement in discovering fish species beyond our shores and how they are best targeted.
Registrations is essential!
This project is funded by the Victorian Fisheries Authority (VFA) Large Grants Program and the Australian Government through the One Basin CRC Program. The project is also supported by BCF – Boating, Camping, Fishing, and the local recreational angling community.