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YEAR : 1999

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FISHING

 

BOATS

 

BEACH VEHICLES

 

ROAD

 

 

 

 

 

 

TEAM

 

NETS

 

TRAILERS

 

TRUCKS

 

OTHER FISHERMEN

 

 

 

 

Ron Heberle Jr

4.6m Jet Boat

Fordson Tractor

1978 International12t

Colin Kennedy at Trigelow

 

 

 

Rod Frost

4.2m Jet Boat

Chamberlain Tractor

1976 Landcruiser 2t

Craig Kennedy House Bch

 

 

 

Greg Heberle

4.1m Brooker

Nuffield Tractor

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brad Tindale

340m Nylon

Massey Ferg Tractor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*George Gilchrist

320m Nylon

3t Trailer lic.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Brian Heberle

280m Nylon

1.5t Trailer lic.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Andrew Heberle

300m Herring

 

 

* = Part season

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Ryan Tindale

 

 

 

 

 

 

AVERAGE DAY

OTHER

 

 

SALMON CATCHES:

WHOLE

 

AVERAGE

 

 

 

SHORE

SALMON

 

 

 

WEIGHT

CUM'TIVE

DAYTIME

 

 

 

WATER TEMP

SIGHTED

 

 

DATE CAUGHT

TONNES

WEIGHT

WIND

 

TIME CAUGHT

 

DEGREES C

TONNES whole

 

COMMENT

27 Feb��

1999

 

 

Mod ESE

 

 

 

23.1

 

 

 

 

28 Feb��

 

 

 

Light E

 

 

 

22.1

 

 

 

 

1 March��

 

 

 

Strong ENE

 

 

 

20.8

 

 

 

 

2 March��

 

 

 

Light SW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 March��

 

 

 

Light SW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 March��

 

 

 

Light SW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 March��

 

 

 

Light SW

 

 

 

21.2

 

 

 

 

6 March��

 

 

 

Light E

 

 

 

21.1

 

0.1

 

 

7 March��

 

 

 

Strong ENE

 

 

 

21.3

 

2.0

 

 

8 March��

 

 

 

Light NW-SW

 

 

 

21.1

 

0.5

 

 

9 March��

 

 

 

Light S

 

 

 

21.5

 

0.3

Visit by "Sea Lion"

 

10 March��

 

4.42

4.42

Mod ENE

 

0930

 

21.1

 

 

 

 

11 March��

 

 

 

Mod E

 

 

 

21.1

15.0

 

 

 

12 March��

 

 

 

Strong ENE

 

 

 

20.6

 

0.5

 

 

13 March��

 

 

 

Strong E

 

 

 

20.7

 

 

 

 

14 March��

 

 

 

Strong ENE

 

 

 

21.4

0.1

0.3

 

 

15 March��

 

 

 

Strong E

 

 

 

21.2

 

 

 

 

16 March��

 

1.08

5.50

Mod E

 

1315

 

20.5

1.0

0.5

 

 

17 March��

 

1.63

7.13

Mod E

 

1130

 

21.1

 

 

 

 

18 March��

 

1.85

8.98

Mod ENE

 

1140

 

21.2

 

 

 

 

19 March��

 

3.73

12.71

Light NE

 

1005

 

21.1

0.9 missed

 

 

 

20 March��

 

 

 

Light SE

 

 

 

 

 

1.0

Sighted mullet

 

21 March��

 

 

 

Mod E

 

 

 

20.6

 

 

Red plankton

 

22 March��

 

5.80

18.51

Mod NNE

 

1305,1515,1740

 

20.6

 

 

 

 

23 March��

 

 

 

Light S

 

 

 

21.5

 

0.5

escaped

 

24 March��

 

 

 

Strong WSW

 

 

 

21.2

 

0.2

 

 

25 March��

 

2.02

20.53

Strong WSW

 

0810,0915

 

20.2

0.3

1.5

 

 

26 March��

 

8.30

28.83

Light W

 

1150,1415

 

20.2

0.2

 

 

 

27 March��

 

6.33

35.16

Light SSE

 

0715,1230

 

19.9

0.2

1.5

 

 

28 March��

 

2.58

37.74

Strong ENE

 

1015

 

19.8

7.5 lost

4.0

 

 

29 March��

 

9.64

47.38

Light E

 

0840,1310

 

20.2

3.5

0.5

 

 

30 March��

 

 

 

Strong SE

 

 

 

19.5

4.0 missed

 

 

 

31 March��

 

 

 

Strong ENE

 

 

 

19.5

 

 

 

 

1 April

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 April

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.6

 

 

3 April

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 April

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 April

1999

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

47.38

tonnes

 

 

No of schools

17

 

TOTAL

14.2

t

TOTAL HERRING 0.00t

COMMENTS:

 

 

 

 

 

Average school

2.8t

average

OTHER

 

 

TOTAL MULLET0.00t

Started : Feb 6

Finished : April 17

 

Days :71

 

20.9

32.7

 

 

OTHER

Bremer River bar not trafficable until 17.3.1999.Sold 13.24t to Bremer Fish Processors, remainder to Princess royal Seafood via Bonus Baits in Bremer Bay.Fish prices typically $430-$450/t for salmon, $350?/t for herring. Set a few times for herring. Caught 4 tonnes one day but could not sell them.Caught 0.35t of garfish during the season.Virus (?) killed some 50% of Pilchard tonnage just before season, as in 1995.Ron cut wrist on angle grinder, wound turned septic, resulting in absence from beach 8-15 March.Used 0.5 tonne tubs for first time 27.3.1999.Used catching frames twice during season.


 

 

 

YEAR : 1998

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FISHING

 

BOATS

 

BEACH VEHICLES

 

ROAD

 

 

 

 

 

 

TEAM

 

NETS

 

TRAILERS

 

TRUCKS

 

OTHER FISHERMEN

 

 

 

 

Ron Heberle Jr

4.6m Jet Boat

Fordson Tractor

1978 International12t

Colin Kennedy at Trigelow

 

 

 

Rod Frost

4.2m Jet Boat

Chamberlain Tractor

1976 Landcruiser 2t

Craig Kennedy House Bch

 

 

 

Greg Heberle

4.1m Brooker

Nuffield Tractor

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brad Tindale

340m Nylon

Massey Ferg Tractor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

George Gilchrist*

320m Nylon

3t Trailer lic.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Norm Casey*

280m Nylon

1.5t Trailer lic.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mike McGuire*

300m Herring

 

 

* = Part season

 

 

 

 

 

 

Andrew Heberle*

 

 

 

 

 

 

AVERAGE DAY

OTHER

 

 

SALMON CATCHES:

WHOLE

 

AVERAGE

 

 

 

SHORE

SALMON

 

 

 

WEIGHT

CUM'TIVE

DAYTIME

 

 

 

WATER TEMP

SIGHTED

 

 

DATE CAUGHT

TONNES

WEIGHT

WIND

 

TIME CAUGHT

 

DEGREES C

TONNES whole

 

COMMENT

17 Feb

1998

0.34

0.34

lt NNE/mod WSW

 

0845

 

23.5

 

 

 

 

23 Feb

 

 

 

light SW

 

 

 

22.0

 

 

 

 

24 Feb

 

 

 

light SW

 

 

 

22.0

 

 

 

 

25 Feb��

 

 

 

light SSW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26 Feb��

 

 

 

moderate SSE

 

 

 

22.0

 

 

 

 

27 Feb��

 

 

 

strong E

 

 

 

22.0

 

 

 

 

28 Feb��

 

 

 

strong NNE

 

 

 

23.0

 

 

 

 

1 March��

 

 

 

strong NNE

 

 

 

23.0

 

 

 

 

2 March��

 

 

 

light WSW

 

 

 

23.0

 

 

 

 

3 March��

 

 

 

light SSW

 

 

 

22.5

 

 

 

 

4 March��

 

0.69

1.03

mod-strong ESE

 

1540

 

22.0

 

 

 

 

5 March��

 

 

 

strong ENE

 

 

 

21.5

2.5

 

 

 

6 March��

 

 

 

strong E

 

 

 

22.0

 

0.1

 

 

7 March��

 

 

 

light E, SW

 

 

 

22.6

 

2.0

 

 

8 March��

 

 

 

light SSW

 

 

 

21.8

 

0.5

 

 

9 March��

 

 

 

light SW

 

 

 

21.3

 

0.3

Visit by "Sea Lion"

 

10 March

 

 

 

light N

 

 

 

21.2

 

 

 

 

11 March��

 

 

 

strong NW

 

 

 

21.3

 

 

 

 

12 March��

 

16.68

17.71

light S

 

1440

 

20.2

 

0.5

 

 

13 March��

 

5.05

22.76

light S

 

0600

 

20.5

 

 

 

 

14 March��

 

5.74

28.50

light E

 

0955, 1145

 

20.7

1.2

0.3

 

 

15 March��

 

57.10

85.60

light SSE

 

0805

 

21.6

1.0

 

 

 

16 March��

 

 

 

light E

 

 

 

21.3

0.5

0.5

 

 

17 March��

 

 

 

light-mod SE

 

 

 

21.9

8.0

 

 

 

18 March

 

 

 

moderate ENE

 

 

 

21.3

0.5

 

 

 

19 March��

 

1.03

86.63

lt N, strong S

 

0810

 

22.5

11.0

 

 

 

20 March��

 

 

 

moderate E

 

 

 

21.1

0.5

1.0

Sighted mullet

 

21 March��

 

 

 

strong W

 

 

 

20.4

 

 

Red plankton

 

22 March��

 

 

 

mod SW

 

 

 

20.0

0.3

 

 

 

23 March��

 

1.46

88.09

light SSE

 

0845

 

20.4

 

0.5

escaped

 

24 March��

 

 

 

light-mod NE

 

 

 

20.6

 

0.2

 

 

25 March��

 

8.64

96.73

light-mod E

 

1050, 1610

 

20.9

0.3

1.5

 

 

26 March��

 

 

 

light SE

 

 

 

21.3

0.8

 

 

 

27 March��

 

 

 

light SSW

 

 

 

20.5

0.8

1.5

 

 

28 March��

 

 

 

light E

 

 

 

20.1

0.7

4.0

 

 

29 March��

 

1.93

98.66

moderate ENE

 

1345

 

20.9

 

0.5

 

 

30 March��

 

1.09

99.75

light ENE

 

0830

 

 

 

 

 

 

31 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 April

 

6.70

106.45

strong NNE

 

0730, 1700

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 April

 

1.09

107.54

strong E

 

1000

 

 

 

0.6

 

 

3 April

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 April

1998

0.32

107.86

light S

 

1300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

107.86

tonnes

 

 

No of schools

17

21.7

28.1

14.2

t

TOTAL HERRING 0.00t

COMMENTS:

 

 

 

 

 

Average school

6.3t

average

TOTAL

 

 

TOTAL MULLET0.00t

Started : Feb 7

Finished : April 13

 

Days :66

 

 

OTHER

 

 

OTHER

Bremer River bar trafficable.Sold 41.75t to Bremer Fish Processors, remainder to Princess Royal Seafoods.Fish prices typically $400-$500/t for salmon, $400?/t for herring.Set twice for herring.Concreted floor and extended house by adding one bedroom, in October 1997.�� Record catch of 57.10t on 15 March 1998.Used mainly 0.8t TNT pallets this season.


 

 

 

YEAR : 1997

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FISHING

 

BOATS

 

BEACH VEHICLES

 

ROAD

 

 

 

 

 

 

TEAM

 

NETS

 

TRAILERS

 

TRUCKS

 

OTHER FISHERMEN

 

 

 

 

Ron Heberle Jr

 

4.6m Jet Boat

 

Fordson Tractor

 

1978 International12t

 

Frank Bentley at Trigelow

 

 

 

 

Rod Frost

 

4.2m Jet Boat

 

Chamberlain Tractor

 

1976 Landcruiser 2t

 

Colin Kennedy Drages Bch

 

 

 

Greg Heberle

 

4.1m Brooker

 

Nuffield Tractor

 

 

 

Craig Kennedy House Bch

 

 

 

George Gilchrist

 

340m Nylon

 

Massey Ferg Tractor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Norm Casey*

 

320m Nylon

 

3t Trailer lic.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Colin Tindale*

 

280m Nylon

 

1.5t Trailer lic.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mike McGuire*

 

300m Herring

 

 

* = Part season

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AVERAGE DAY

OTHER

 

 

SALMON CATCHES:

WHOLE

 

AVERAGE

 

 

 

SHORE

SALMON

 

 

 

WEIGHT

CUM'TIVE

DAYTIME

 

 

 

WATER TEMP��

SIGHTED

 

 

DATE CAUGHT

TONNES

WEIGHT

WIND

 

TIME CAUGHT

 

DEGREES C

TONNES whole

 

COMMENT

24 Feb��

1997

 

 

strong E

 

 

 

20.0

 

 

 

 

25 Feb��

 

 

 

strong E

 

 

 

21.0

 

 

 

 

26 Feb��

 

 

 

mod E

 

 

 

23.0

 

 

 

 

27 Feb��

 

 

 

mod SW

 

 

 

22.5

 

 

 

 

28 Feb��

 

 

 

mod SW, SE

 

 

 

21.0

 

 

 

 

1 March��

 

 

 

mod SE

 

 

 

22.5

 

 

 

 

2 March��

 

 

 

mod ESE

 

 

 

23.0

 

 

 

 

3 March��

 

 

 

mod SE

 

 

 

22.5

 

 

 

 

4 March��

 

 

 

mod NE, SE

 

 

 

21.0

 

 

 

 

5 March��

 

 

 

mod NE

 

 

 

22.0

 

 

 

 

6 March��

 

 

 

mod SW

 

 

 

22.5

0.1

0.1

 

 

7 March��

 

6.64

6.64

light S

 

0905, 1745

 

21.2

2.0

2.0

 

 

8 March��

 

 

 

mod SE

 

 

 

20.2

0.5

0.5

 

 

9 March��

 

 

 

mod E

 

 

 

21.2

0.3

0.3

Visit by "Sea Lion"

 

10 March��

 

 

 

light NE, strong SW

 

 

 

22.3

0.2

0.2

 

 

11 March��

 

 

 

light S

 

 

 

20.9

 

 

 

 

12 March��

 

 

 

light S

 

 

 

21.1

0.5

0.5

 

 

13 March��

 

0.33

6.97

light SSE

 

0815

 

21.0

 

 

 

 

14 March��

 

1.42

8.39

light E

 

0850

 

21.5

0.3

0.3

 

 

15 March��

 

 

 

strong E

 

 

 

21.1

 

 

 

 

16 March��

 

1.54

9.93

mod NW

 

1215

 

21.3

0.5

0.5

 

 

17 March��

 

6.25

16.18

mod WSW

 

0830, 1615

 

21.1

 

 

 

 

18 March��

 

2.72

18.90

light S

 

0805, 1345, 1530

 

21.0

 

 

 

 

19 March

 

 

 

light SE

 

 

 

21.8

 

 

 

 

20 March��

 

0.55

19.45

light E

 

0940

 

21.5

1.0

1.0

Sighted mullet

 

21 March��

 

 

 

light SE

 

 

 

22.1

 

 

Red plankton

 

22 March��

 

2.33

21.78

strong S

 

1305

 

20.8

 

 

 

 

23 March��

 

11.42

33.20

light E

 

1345

 

20.1

0.5

0.5

escaped

 

24 March��

 

1.03

34.23

light E

 

1215

 

19.8

0.2

0.2

 

 

25 March��

 

14.73

48.96

light ENE

 

0815

 

21.4

1.5

1.5

 

 

26 March��

 

 

 

mod SW

 

 

 

20.3

 

 

 

 

27 March��

 

 

 

light E

 

 

 

19.3

1.5

1.5

 

 

28 March��

 

 

 

mod E

 

 

 

19.1

4.0

4.0

 

 

29 March��

 

6.10

55.06

strong E

 

1215

 

19.6

0.5

0.5

 

 

30 March��

 

 

 

strong E

 

 

 

19.8

 

 

 

 

31 March��

 

2.10

57.16

mod ESE

 

1200

 

19.8

 

 

 

 

1 April

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 April

 

5.04

62.20

mod NE

 

0900, 1030

 

 

o.6

0.6

 

 

3 April

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 April

1997

1.02

63.22

mod ESE

 

0800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

63.22

tonnes

 

 

No of schools

20

21.1

14.2t

14.2

t

TOTAL HERRING 0.00t

COMMENTS:

 

 

 

 

 

Average school

3.2t

average

TOTAL

 

 

TOTAL MULLET0.00t

Started : Feb 12

 

Finished : April 10

 

 

Days :58

 

 

OTHER

 

 

OTHER

Bremer River bar trafficable.Sold27.35t to Bremer Fish Processors, remainder to Princess Royal Seafoods.Fish prices typically $400-$500/t for salmon, $400?/t for herring.Set twice for herring.First season for Chamberlain Champion 9G front end loader.Used two front end loaders, carrying Chep pallets with mesh cages on front and rear, to move up to 2 t of salmon at a time from the beach.Vessel "Sea Lion" visited beach 9 &11 March during marine biological survey for CALM.Craig Kennedy set for herring at House Beach 21, 22, 23, 24 March for herring to be tagged by Fisheries Department.Penning of salmon prohibited.


 

YEAR : 1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FISHING

 

BOATS

 

BEACH VEHICLES

 

ROAD

 

OTHER FISHERMEN

 

 

 

 

TEAM

 

NETS

 

TRAILERS

 

TRUCKS

 

Frank Bentley at Trigelow

 

 

 

 

Ron Heberle Jr

 

4.6m Jet Boat

 

Fordson Tractor

 

1978 International12t

 

Andy Wilson at Bremer

 

 

 

 

Rod Frost

 

4.2m Jet Boat

 

InternationalTractor

 

1976 Landcruiser 2t

 

Colin Kennedy Drages Bch

 

 

 

Greg Heberle

 

4.1m Brooker

 

Nuffield Tractor

 

 

 

Craig Kennedy House Bch

 

 

 

Michael Scott

 

340m Nylon

 

Massey Ferg Tractor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Norm Casey*

 

320m Nylon

 

1981 Hilux 1t

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

George Gilchrist*

 

280m Nylon

 

3t Trailer lic.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ron Heberle Sr*

 

300m Herring

 

1.5t Trailer lic.

 

* = Part season

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AVERAGE DAY

OTHER

 

 

SALMON CATCHES:

WHOLE

 

AVERAGE

 

 

 

SHORE

SALMON

 

 

 

WEIGHT

CUM'TIVE

DAYTIME

 

 

 

WATER TEMP��

SIGHTED

 

 

DATE CAUGHT

TONNES

WEIGHT

WIND

 

TIME CAUGHT��

 

DEGREES C

TONNES whole

 

COMMENT

10 Feb

1996

0.56

0.56

light E

 

0900

 

 

 

 

 

 

25 Feb��

 

0.83

1.39

light SW

 

1350

 

 

 

 

 

 

26 Feb��

 

0.70

2.09

mod S

 

1000

 

 

 

 

 

 

28 Feb��

 

1.70

3.79

light S

 

0845

 

 

 

 

 

 

29 Feb

 

6.13

9.92

mod E

 

1000

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 March��

 

5.24

15.16

Light SE

 

0700

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 March��

 

6.99

22.15

light E

 

0515

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 March��

 

6.93

29.08

light S

 

1330

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8 March��

 

 

 

strong NE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9 March��

 

2.84

31.92

mod E

 

1245

 

21.0

 

 

 

 

10 March��

 

 

 

mod SSW

 

 

 

21.2

 

 

 

 

11 March��

 

 

 

light SSE

 

 

 

21.7

0.1

0.1

 

 

12 March��

 

 

 

light ESE

 

 

 

21.0

0.2

0.2

 

 

13 March��

 

 

 

mod E

 

 

 

20.4

 

 

 

 

14 March��

 

6.20

38.12

mod ENE-SW

 

1515

 

20.9

 

 

 

 

15 March��

 

0.35

38.47

mod W

 

1030

 

20.0

2.0

2.0

 

 

16 March��

 

1.06

39.53

light SW

 

0745

 

20.2

1.0

1.0

 

 

17 March��

 

3.36

42.89

light NE

 

1315

 

20.9

1.0

1.0

 

 

18 March��

 

 

 

mod SSW

 

 

 

21.1

0.5

0.5

 

 

19 March��

 

3.43

46.32

light S

 

0910

 

19.3

0.3

0.3

 

sighted whale

20 March��

 

15.07

61.39

light E

 

1225

 

19.8

 

 

 

 

21 March��

 

1.66

63.05

strong E

 

0930

 

20.0

5.0

5.0

 

escaped

22 March��

 

3.07

66.12

mod W

 

0800

 

20.2

0.3

0.3

 

 

23 March��

 

2.39

68.51

light SE

 

0805, 1020

 

20.5

0.8

0.8

 

 

24 March��

 

 

 

light NE

 

 

 

19.6

0.4

0.4

 

sighted mullet

25 March��

 

3.64

72.15

light SE

 

0540

 

 

 

 

 

 

26 March��

 

1.57

73.72

strong ENE

 

 

 

19.9

 

 

 

 

27 March��

 

2.78

76.50

mod W

 

0930

 

19.8

3.0

3.0

 

 

28 March��

 

10.44

86.94

strong WSW

 

0645, 0930, 1210

 

19.0

0.5

0.5

 

 

29 March��

 

 

 

light S

 

 

 

19.8

 

 

 

 

30 March��

 

11.01

97.95

light SW

 

0930

 

19.4

 

 

 

 

31 March��

 

11.27

109.22

light SE

 

1130, 1345

 

19.5

0.7

0.7

 

escaped

1 April

 

1.18

110.40

mod ENE

 

0820

 

19.8

 

 

 

 

2 April

 

 

 

light ENE

 

 

 

20.4

1.5

1.5

 

 

3 April

 

1.59

111.99

light E

 

0915

 

20.3

 

 

 

 

4 April

 

 

 

light NW

 

 

 

20.8

 

 

 

 

5 April

 

 

 

mod W

 

 

 

20.3

 

 

 

 

6 April

 

 

 

light SW

 

 

 

20.0

 

 

 

 

8 April

1996

2.81

114.80

 

 

 

 

 

17.3t

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

114.80

tonnes

 

 

No of schools

29

20.2

TOTAL

17.3

t

TOTAL HERRING 0.00t

COMMENTS:

 

 

 

 

 

Average school

4.0t

average

OTHER

 

 

TOTAL MULLET��� 0.00t

Started : Feb 4

 

Finished : April 10

 

 

Days : 67

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bremer River bar trafficable.�� Sold 24.11 t to Bremer Fish Processors, remainder to Princess Royal Seafoods. Bevans burnt down before season.Fish prices typically $450/t for salmon, $400/t for herring.Set twice for herring.Gravelled hills on Harlands track in September 1995.�� Re-roofed shack in October 1995.Fitted shack with flywire in January 1996.Painted outside of shack white in March 1996.Fitted Massey Ferguson tractor with front forks for carrying TNT pallets.Traded International tractor on bigger front end loader April 1996.


 


 

YEAR : 1995

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FISHING

 

BOATS

 

BEACH VEHICLES

 

ROAD

 

OTHER FISHERMEN

 

 

 

 

TEAM

 

NETS

 

TRAILERS

 

TRUCKS

 

Bentley at Trigelow

 

 

 

 

Ron Heberle Jr

 

4.6m Jet Boat

 

Fordson Tractor

 

1978 Inter 12t

 

Andy Wilson at Bremer

 

 

 

 

Ron Heberle Sr*

 

4.2m Jet Boat

 

Internatnal Trctr

 

1976 L'cruiser 2t

 

Colin Kennedy Drages Bch

 

 

 

 

Greg Heberle

 

4.1m Brooker

 

Nuffield Tractor

1981 Hilux 1t

 

 

 

 

 

Rod Frost

 

340m Nylon

 

Massey Ferg Tractor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deon Utber

 

320m Nylon

 

3t�� Trailer lic.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Norm Casey*

 

280m Nylon

 

1.5t Trailer lic.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

John Collingwood*

 

300m Herring

 

* = Part season

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ron Davis*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AVERAGE DAY

OTHER

 

 

 

SALMON CATCHES:

WHOLE

 

AVERAGE

 

 

 

SHORE

SALMON

 

 

 

 

WEIGHT

CUM'TIVE

DAYTIME

 

 

 

WATER TEMP

SIGHTED

 

 

 

DATE CAUGHT

TONNES

WEIGHT

WIND

 

TIME CAUGHT��

 

DEGREES

TONNES

 

COMMENT

 

4 Feb

1995

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 March��

 

2.46

2.46

mod S

 

1150

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 March��

 

1.13

3.59

light SSE

 

1410

 

19.7

 

 

 

 

6 March��

 

3.32

6.91

light SSE

 

1340,1520

 

20.4

0.6

0.6

 

 

7 March��

 

 

 

light SE

 

 

 

20.8

0.5

0.5

 

 

8 March��

 

5.05

11.96

light SSW

 

0700,1130

 

 

1.0

1.0

 

 

9 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 March��

 

6.21

18.17

light NE,SE

 

1030

 

 

 

 

 

20t penned

11 March��

 

6.02

24.19

light SSW

 

1120

 

21.6

 

 

 

 

12 March��

 

1.73

25.92

mod ENE

 

0900

 

21.2

 

 

 

 

13 March��

 

3.79

29.71

light S

 

0715,1430

 

21.5

3.0

3.0

missed

 

14 March��

 

2.84

32.55

light SE

 

1015

 

23.0

3.0

3.0

 

 

15 March��

 

4.73

37.28

light ENE

 

1510

 

22.5

 

 

 

 

16 March��

 

1.18

38.46

light S

 

0925

 

21.5

0.5

0.5

 

 

17 March��

 

3.04

41.50

light S

 

1225,1630

 

20.6

 

 

 

 

18 March��

 

 

 

light ENE

 

 

 

20.8

 

 

 

 

19 March��

 

17.07

58.57

mod ENE

 

0950,1250

 

20.5

 

 

 

 

20 March��

 

3.26

61.83

light ENE

 

0940,1045

 

21.9

2.5

2.5

 

 

21 March��

 

5.12

66.95

light NE

 

0540,1150

 

21.8

1.0

1.0

 

Mulies sighted

22 March��

 

0.94

67.89

light SSW

 

1130

 

22.9

 

 

 

 

23 March��

 

 

 

light ESE

 

 

 

21.3

 

 

 

 

24 March��

 

1.54

69.43

light E

 

0930

 

21.1

 

 

 

 

25 March��

 

20.42

89.85

light ENE

 

1310

 

21.3

0.9

0.7

let go, sold 0.15t privately

 

26 March��

 

0.74

90.59

light SSE

 

0550

 

21.1

1.0

1.0

missed

 

27 March��

 

5.31

95.90

mod E

 

1145

 

21.4

 

 

 

 

28 March��

 

1.32

97.22

light ESE

 

0915 Herring

21.4

0.5

0.5

 

Herring :

29 March��

 

 

 

light SE

 

���� Herring 1.54t

20.5

 

 

 

1.54

30 March��

 

1.12

98.34

light NE

 

0920 Herring 0.58t

 

21.2

 

 

 

0.58

31 March��

 

0.98

99.32

light ENE

 

1520 Herring 0.97t

 

20.4

 

 

 

0.97

1 April

 

0.61

99.93

light ENE

 

1350 Herring 1.76t

20.9

 

 

 

1.76

2 April

 

 

 

mod NW,SW

 

���� Herring 0.30t

 

 

 

 

0.30

3 April

 

 

 

light SW

 

���� Herring 0.35t

 

 

 

 

0.35

4 April

 

 

 

light SSW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 April

 

2.77

102.70

mod SE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 April

 

 

 

mod ESE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7 April

 

 

 

mod E

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8 April

1995

 

 

mod E

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

102.70

tonnes**

No of schools

31

TOTAL HERRING 5.50t

21.3

18.3t

18.3

t

TOTAL HERRING 5.50t

COMMENTS :

 

 

 

Average school

3.3t

 

 

average

TOTAL

 

 

TOTAL MULLET0.00t

Started : Feb 4

 

Finished : April 10

 

 

Days : 66

 

 

OTHER

 

 

OTHER

Total salmon catch 102.70t plus 0.15t sold privately. Sold 13.83t to Princess Royal Seafoods, 20.39t to Bevan Baits,remainder to Bremer Bay Fish Processors. Salmon price $450-$500/t, Herring $480/t.Modified verandah and store-room of house, adding septic toilet and relocated workshop to shed before season.Added permanent power plant room under shed roof. Closed in east wall of shed, apart from door.Bremer River bar trafficable. Gravelled area in front of shed and put more on first 200m of track after last season.Purchased Massey Ferguson 65 with front-end loader. Mainly rough easterly weather for first three weeks of season.Helicopter surveying(?) in area in early March. About 20 horses and riders visited beach 18 March.Firebreaks established by contractor for Shire along track from approx 9km to 14km peg (from camp) in mid March.Wayne and Cheryl Larsen's son in law washed off rocks south of Drages Beach and drowned 13 February.


 


 

YEAR : 1994

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FISHING

 

BOATS

 

BEACH VEHICLES

 

ROAD

 

OTHER FISHERMEN

 

 

 

 

TEAM

 

NETS

 

TRAILERS

 

TRUCKS

 

Bentley at Trigelow

 

 

 

 

Ron Heberle Jr

 

4.6m Jet Boat

 

Fordson Tractor

 

1978 Inter 12t

 

Andy Wilson at Bremer

 

 

 

 

Ron Heberle Sr

 

4.2m Jet Boat

 

International"

 

1976 L'cruiser 2t

 

Craig Kennedy House Bch

 

 

 

 

Greg Heberle

 

4.1m Brooker

 

Nuffield Tractor

1981 Hilux 1t

 

Colin Kennedy Drages Bch

 

 

 

 

Rod Frost

 

340m Nylon

 

3t�� Trailer lic.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Matt Rowney

 

320m Nylon

 

1.5t Trailer lic.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Norm Casey*

 

280m Nylon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Les Hockey*

 

300m Herring

 

* = Part season

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

George Gilchrist*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AVERAGE DAY

OTHER

 

 

 

SALMON CATCHES:

WHOLE

 

AVERAGE

 

 

 

SHORE

SALMON

 

 

 

 

 

WEIGHT

CUM'TIVE

DAYTIME

 

 

 

WATER TEMP

SIGHTED

 

 

 

DATE CAUGHT

TONNES

WEIGHT

WIND

 

TIME CAUGHT��

 

DEGREES C��

TONNES

 

COMMENT

 

13 Feb��

1994

0.60

0.60

light SW

 

1420

 

 

 

 

 

 

21 Feb��

 

0.26

0.86

Light S

 

0525

 

 

 

 

 

 

22 Feb��

 

3.50

4.36

Light SE

 

1210

 

 

 

 

 

 

27 Feb��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28 Feb��

 

 

 

strong E

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 March��

 

 

 

strong E

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 March��

 

 

 

strong E

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 March��

 

 

 

strong E

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 March��

 

0.53

4.89

mod SW

 

0830

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 March��

 

 

 

light S

 

 

 

 

0.2

0.2

 

 

6 March��

 

0.85

5.74

light E

 

1430

 

21.0

2.0

2.0

 

 

7 March��

 

 

 

mod NE

 

 

 

20.8

 

 

 

 

8 March��

 

27.14

32.88

light ENE

 

0830

 

21.5

5.0

5.0

escaped

 

9 March��

 

0.65

33.53

light SW

 

0730,0820

 

22.0

 

 

 

 

10 March��

 

12.85

46.38

light E

 

0830

 

21.3

3.0

3.0

 

 

11 March��

 

 

 

strong E

 

 

 

20.7

 

 

 

 

12 March��

 

 

 

light NE

 

 

 

21.8

 

 

 

 

13 March��

 

0.63

47.01

light SE

 

0615

 

22.0

0.1

0.0

sold priv

 

14 March��

 

2.98

49.99

light SE

 

0720,1010

 

21.8

0.5

0.5

 

 

15 March��

 

6.48

56.47

light SE

 

0710 Mullet 0.46t

 

21.3

1.5

1.5

mullet 0.46t

 

16 March��

 

3.02

59.49

mod E

 

0545

 

20.6

3.0

3.0

escaped

 

17 March��

 

 

 

light E,SW

 

mullet 0.18t

 

21.8

 

 

mullet 0.18t

 

18 March��

 

7.25

66.74

light SE

 

0845

 

21.0

 

 

 

 

19 March��

 

8.78

75.52

light NE

 

09051 tag

 

21.2

 

 

1 tag

 

20 March��

 

5.00

80.53

mod SSW

 

1115,1405,1610

 

22.2

2.0

2.0

missed

 

21 March��

 

 

 

light SE

 

 

 

21.7

 

 

 

 

22 March��

 

50.31

130.83

light SE

 

1730

 

21.0

0.5

0.5

lost

 

23 March��

 

 

 

light NW,SW

 

 

 

21.6

3.0

3.0

 

 

24 March��

 

7.08

137.91

light E

 

1510

 

23.0

 

 

 

 

25 March��

 

15.57

153.48

light SSW

 

1045,1355

 

21.7

 

 

 

 

26 March��

 

2.07

155.55

light E

 

1455

 

22.0

 

 

 

 

27 March��

 

15.11

170.66

light NE

 

1315

 

21.5

 

 

 

 

28 March��

 

3.87

174.53

strong W

 

0550,0830

 

21.0

10.0

10.0

 

 

29 March��

 

 

 

strong NE

 

 

 

20.5

 

 

 

 

30 March��

 

23.12

197.65

light SW

 

0545,0745,0945

 

20.2

6.0

6.0

 

 

31 March��

 

9.05

206.70

light SE

 

1040,1320

 

20.9

 

 

 

 

1 April

 

17.20

223.90

light NE

 

0730,1330

 

21.3

6.0

6.0

 

 

2 April

 

8.56

232.46

light ENE

 

0810

 

21.6

 

 

 

 

3 April

 

 

 

light ENE

 

 

 

20.8

1.0

1.0

 

 

4 April

 

1.95

234.41

light SW

 

1300

 

21.8

 

 

 

 

14 April

1994

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

234.41

tonnes

Schools :36

TOTAL HERRING 0.00t

 

AVERAGE

43.8t

43.8

t

 

COMMENTS :

 

 

 

Average

TOTAL MULLET0.64t

 

21.4

TOTAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

school:6.5t

 

 

 

OTHER

 

 

 

Started : Feb 5

 

Finished : April 19

 

 

Days : 74

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best season ever. Record daily catch of 50.3t made on 22 March. Gravelled first 100m of track after last season. Extended bathroom in shack and modified shed. Bremer bar still open to sea. Ferried small lots across bar by boat. Sold 57.9t to Bremer Fish Processors, 72.5t to Bevan Baits and 104t to Kailis & France. Salmon price $440-$450/t. One tag (from Tasmania) recovered


 


 

YEAR :

1993�����

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FISHING

 

BOATS

 

BEACH VEHICLES

 

ROAD

 

OTHER FISHERMEN

 

 

 

 

TEAM

 

NETS

 

TRAILERS

 

TRUCKS

 

Bentley at Trigelow

 

 

 

 

Ron Heberle Jr

 

4.6m Jet Boat

 

Fordson Tractor

 

1978 Inter 12t

 

Andy Wilson at Bremer

 

 

 

 

Ron Heberle Sr

 

4.2m Jet Boat

 

International"

 

1976 L'cruiser 2t

 

Craig Kennedy House Bch

 

 

 

 

Greg Heberle

 

4.1m Brooker

 

Nuffield Tractor

1981 Hilux 1t

 

Colin Kennedy Drages Bch

 

 

 

 

Rod Frost

 

340m Nylon

 

3t�� Trailer lic.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

George Gilchrist*

 

320m Nylon

 

1.5t Trailer lic.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Don Phillips *

 

280m Nylon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wayne Larsen*

 

300m Herring

 

* = Part season

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AVERAGE DAY

OTHER

 

 

 

SALMON CATCHES:

WHOLE

 

 

 

 

 

SHORE

SALMON

 

 

 

 

 

WEIGHT

CUM'TIVE

AVERAGE

 

 

 

WATER TEMP

SIGHTED

 

 

 

DATE CAUGHT

TONNES

WEIGHT

WIND

 

TIME CAUGHT��

 

DEGREES C

TONNES

 

 

 

24 Feb��

1993

7.39

7.39

light S

 

1645

 

22.0

 

 

 

 

25 Feb��

 

10.88

18.27

light S

 

0520,1230

 

21.8

1.0

 

 

 

4 March��

 

1.03

19.30

light SSE

 

1245

 

20.3

0.4

 

 

 

5 March��

 

0.75

20.05

mod ENE

 

0810

 

21.1

 

 

 

 

6 March��

 

7.48

27.53

strong E

 

1120,1340

 

21.3

 

 

 

 

7 March��

 

 

 

strong SE

 

 

 

20.8

 

 

 

 

8 March��

 

5.75

33.28

mod E

 

0625,1305

 

21.4

 

 

 

 

9 March��

 

 

 

light SE

 

 

 

22.4

 

 

 

 

10 March��

 

4.00

37.28

light E

 

0835

 

22.0

0.2

0.2

 

 

11 March��

 

1.59

38.87

mod ENE

 

0615

 

21.7

1.0

1.0

 

 

12 March��

 

 

 

mod SW

 

 

 

21.8

 

 

 

 

13 March��

 

 

 

light S

 

 

 

20.2

 

 

 

 

14 March��

 

 

 

light SW

 

 

 

20.5

0.2

0.2

 

 

15 March��

 

 

 

mod ESE

 

 

 

20.0

 

 

 

 

16 March��

 

1.57

40.44

mod E

 

1715

 

19.8

 

 

 

 

17 March��

 

 

 

light ENE

 

 

 

21.5

0.3

0.3

 

 

18 March��

 

 

 

light SSW

 

 

 

20.8

 

 

 

 

19 March��

 

11.98

52.42

strong SE

 

0615,1045

 

19.8

 

 

 

 

20 March��

 

 

 

light S

 

 

 

20.1

 

 

 

 

21 March��

 

1.67

54.09

light WSW

 

1100

 

20.5

1.5

1.5

 

 

22 March��

 

 

 

light SE

 

 

 

21.2

0.2

0.2

 

 

23 March��

 

0.82

54.91

light E

 

1630

 

21.8

 

 

 

 

24 March��

 

 

 

mod NW

 

 

 

20.6

 

 

 

 

25 March��

 

1.37

56.28

mod NW

 

1530

 

20.0

 

 

 

 

26 March��

 

 

 

light W

 

 

 

 

0.3

0.3

 

 

27 March��

 

0.73

57.01

light SW

 

0915

 

20.0

 

 

 

 

28 March��

 

 

 

mod E

 

 

 

20.4

 

 

 

 

29 March��

 

13.35

70.36

light NE

 

0815

 

20.2

0.3

0.3

 

 

30 March��

 

 

 

light SW

 

 

 

20.2

 

 

 

 

31 March��

 

 

 

light SW

 

 

 

20.2

3.5

3.5

missed

 

1 April

 

10.97

81.33

mod E

 

0950,1800

 

20.5

1.5

1.5

 

 

2 April

 

1.12

82.45

light E

 

1245

 

20.5

 

 

 

 

3 April

 

5.33

87.78

mod W

 

1215,1510

 

20.0

 

 

 

 

4 April

 

0.73

88.51

mod W

 

1345

 

19.2

 

 

 

 

5 April

 

0.66

89.17

light SW

 

1130

 

19.6

2.0

2.0

 

 

6 April

 

 

 

light W

 

 

 

19.6

 

 

 

 

7 April

 

 

 

light E

 

 

 

19.8

 

 

 

 

8 April

 

 

 

light E

 

 

 

20.3

 

 

 

 

9 April

 

 

 

light E

 

 

 

20.4

 

 

 

 

14 April

1993

0.45

89.62

 

 

1000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

89.62

tonnes

Schools: 26

TOTAL HERRING 0.00t

 

 

�� AVERAGE

OTHER

TOTAL 12.2t

 

 

COMMENTS:

 

 

 

Average 3.4t

 

 

20.8

12.2t

 

OTHER

 

 

Started: Feb 6

 

Finished: April 20�������� Days: 74

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ron jr purchased a 1978 International Acco 3070B prime mover with a 903 cubic inch 300 H.P. engine. He had this converted to a tip truck/tray top (15' tipper/20' tray).Kailis and France paid $450/tonne for salmon and herring. Did not set for herring. It was a poor herring season in this area.Numerous small schools of mullet sighted but very few mulies.Bremer Bar open to the sea during the season.Took water temperatures on the shore. Daytime water temperatures followed air temperatures.Water temp 50m and 100m out probably about 1 degree C. cooler.


 


 

YEAR :

1992�����

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FISHING

 

BOATS

 

BEACH VEHICLES

 

ROAD

 

 

OTHER FISHERMEN

 

 

 

TEAM

 

NETS

 

TRAILERS

 

TRUCKS

 

 

Bentley at Trigelow

 

 

 

Ron Heberle Jr

 

4.6m Jet Boat

 

Fordson Tractor

 

1973 Ford 7t red

 

 

Wilson's at Bremer

 

 

 

Ron Heberle Sr

 

4.2m Jet Boat

 

International"

 

1976 L'cruiser 2t

 

 

Kevin Kennedy House Bch

 

 

 

Greg Heberle*

 

4.1m Brooker

 

Nuffield Tractor

1981 Hilux 1t

 

 

Colin Kennedy Drages Bch

 

 

 

Rod Frost*

 

340m Nylon

 

3t�� Trailer lic.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

George Gilchrist*

 

320m Nylon

 

1.5t Trailer lic.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mike McGuire *

280m Nylon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Don Phillips *

 

300m Herring

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Roy Bracknell *

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bruce Tindale *

 

* = Part season

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER

 

 

OTHER

SALMON CATCHES:

WHOLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

SALMON

 

 

SALMON

 

WEIGHT

CUM'TIVE

AVERAGE DAYTIME

 

 

 

 

SIGHTED

 

 

SIGHTED

DATE CAUGHT

TONNES

WEIGHT

WIND

 

TIME CAUGHT

 

 

TONNES whole

 

 

TONNES

17 Feb��

1992

1.22

1.22

light SW

 

0930 Salmon trout��

 

 

 

 

 

 

25 Feb��

 

 

 

strong SE

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

5

26 Feb��

 

 

 

strong E

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27 Feb��

 

0.47

1.69

mod E����

 

1015�����

 

 

 

 

 

 

28 Feb��

 

12.29

13.98

light SW

 

1300,1315

 

 

 

 

 

 

29 Feb��

 

2.97

16.95

light SW

 

1430,1530

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 March��

 

 

 

light S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 March��

 

0.72

17.67

light E

 

1100������

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 March��

 

 

 

mod W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 March��

 

 

 

light S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 March��

 

 

 

light S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 March��

 

2.41

20.08

mod E

 

0545�����

 

 

 

 

 

 

7 March��

 

 

 

light SE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8 March��

 

4.20

24.28

mod E

 

0810�����

 

 

 

 

 

 

9 March��

 

0.54

24.82

light SW

 

0930����

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 March��

 

0.89

25.71

mod SW

 

1400���

 

 

 

 

 

 

11 March��

 

3.18

28.89

mod ESE

 

0820,1020,1140,1330

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 March��

 

1.12

30.01

light E

 

1030,1345��

 

 

 

 

 

 

13 March��

 

 

 

light S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14 March��

 

 

 

strong SE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15 March��

 

13.03

43.04

mod SSE

 

0730,0805,1500

 

 

 

 

 

 

16 March��

 

 

 

strong SSE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17 March��

 

 

 

strong ESE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18 March��

 

 

 

strong NE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19 March��

 

 

 

light N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20 March��

 

 

 

light N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21 March��

 

 

 

light W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22 March��

 

 

 

light SW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23 March��

 

 

 

light SSE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24 March��

 

3.21

46.25

mod ENE

 

1100,1140

 

 

 

 

 

 

25 March��

 

 

 

mod SW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26 March��

 

 

 

light SSW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27 March��

 

 

 

light SSE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28 March��

 

 

 

light ESE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29 March��

 

2.17

48.42

light E

 

1315,1445

 

 

 

 

 

 

30 March��

 

5.10

53.52

light E

 

0820,1310

 

 

 

 

 

 

31 March��

 

1.42

54.94

mod E

 

1030����

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 April

 

 

 

strong ENE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 April

 

 

 

mod NW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 April

1992

 

 

light SW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

54.94

tonnes

Schools 27

TOTAL HERRING 0.00t

 

 

 

TOTAL OTHER

 

 

TOTAL 5t

COMMENTS:

 

 

 

Average 2.0t

 

 

 

 

5t

 

 

OTHER

Started : Feb 8

 

 

Finished : April 13

 

 

Days : 65

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ron Jr took over Ron Sr's fishing licences prior to the start of theseason. He fitted the Stacer with a jet unit driven by a Subaru 1800cc engine . Set for herring five times but caught none . The other fishermen did poorly also . Kailis and France paid $400 / tonne for both salmon and herring . Very few mulies sighted. Bremer bar closed.


 


 

YEAR :

1991�����

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FISHING

 

BOATS

 

BEACH VEHICLES

 

ROAD

 

OTHER FISHERMEN

 

 

TEAM

 

NETS

 

TRAILERS

 

TRUCKS

 

Bentley at Trigelow

 

 

Ron Heberle Sr

 

4.6m Jet Boat

Fordson Tractor

1973 Ford 7t red

Wilson's at Bremer

 

 

Ron Heberle Jr

 

4.2m Stacer alum.

International"

1976 L'cruiser 2t

Kevin Kennedy House Bch

 

 

Greg Heberle*

 

4.1m Brooker

Nuffield Tractor

1981 Hilux 1t

 

Colin Kennedy Drages Bch

 

 

Rod Frost*

 

340m Nylon

R Frost L/Cruiser

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

George Gilchrist*

 

320m Nylon

3t�� Trailer lic.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kevin Willis*

 

280m Nylon

1.5t Trailer lic.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* = Part season

 

250m Herring

 

 

 

 

OTHER

 

 

 

 

SALMON CATCHES :

 

WHOLE

 

 

 

 

 

SALMON

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEIGHT

CUM'TIVE

AVERAGE DAYTIME

 

 

 

SIGHTED

 

 

 

 

DATE CAUGHT

 

TONNES

WEIGHT

WIND

 

TIME CAUGHT

 

TONNES whole

 

 

 

 

20 Feb

1991

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

26 Feb

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.5

 

 

 

 

2 March��

 

2.37

2.37

mod SE

 

0930���

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 March��

 

 

 

mod SW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 March��

 

0.42

2.79

mod SE

 

1515���

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 March��

 

0.24

3.03

light S

 

1115���

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 March��

 

 

 

strong SW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7 March��

 

 

 

light SW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8 March��

 

0.97

4.00

mod SW

 

1515���

 

 

 

 

 

 

9 March��

 

 

 

light S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 March��

 

7.79

11.79

light S

 

0815,1100

 

 

 

 

 

 

11 March��

 

 

 

light SSE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 March��

 

0.43

12.22

light SSE

 

0840���

 

 

 

 

 

 

13 March��

 

0.95

13.17

light NE

 

1500���

 

 

 

 

 

 

14 March��

 

4.61

17.78

light NE

 

0745,1115,1515

 

 

 

 

 

 

15 March��

 

 

 

mod SE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16 March��

 

3.20

20.98

mod NW,SW

 

0915���

 

 

 

 

 

 

17 March��

 

 

 

mod SW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18 March��

 

 

 

light SSE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19 March��

 

 

 

light SSE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20 March��

 

 

 

mod SSE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21 March��

 

 

 

strongENE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22 March��

 

 

 

strong NE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23 March��

 

7.41

28.39

mod NE,SE

 

0930,1000,1330

 

 

 

 

 

 

24 March��

 

 

 

strongNWSW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25 March��

 

0.60

28.99

light SW

 

1230����

 

1

 

 

 

 

26 March��

 

 

 

light SW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27 March��

 

1.28

30.27

light SE

 

0930,1115

 

 

 

 

 

 

28 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30 March��

 

10.55

40.82

light SW

 

1320�����

 

 

 

 

 

 

31 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 April

 

 

 

light SW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 April

 

 

 

light ESE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 April

 

3.84

44.66

light SE

 

0600,1045

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 April

 

1.80

46.46

light SW

 

1045���

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 April

 

0.62

47.08

light S

 

1100���

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 April

 

 

 

light ESE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7 April

 

 

 

light SW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8 April

 

 

 

light ENE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9 April

 

 

 

mod W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 April

1991

 

 

mod W

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

47.08

tonnes

Schools 23

TOTAL HERRING 0.00t

 

 

TOTAL

 

 

 

 

COMMENTS :

 

 

 

Average 2.0t

 

 

 

OTHER

 

 

 

 

Started : Feb 20

 

Finished : April 12

 

 

Days : 52

 

10.5t

 

 

 

 

Fisheries Department set total allowable catch quotas of 2000 tonnes for South Coast (including sale of bait limit of 8t per licence) and 600 tonnes for West Coast (no limit for bait sales). Purchased net for mulies but very few schools sighted, net not used. Set for herring about five times but caught very few. Few mulies sighted.Kailis and France's prices $365/t for salmon, $380/t for herring.


 


 

YEAR :

1990

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FISHING

 

BOATS

 

BEACH VEHICLES

 

ROAD

 

 

OTHER FISHERMEN

 

 

TEAM

 

NETS

 

TRAILERS

 

TRUCKS

 

 

Bentley at Trigelow

 

 

Ron Heberle Sr

 

4.6m Jet Boat

Fordson Tractor

1973 Ford 7t red

 

Wilson's at Bremer

 

 

Ron Heberle Jr*

 

4.2m Stacer alum.

International"

1976 L'cruiser 2t

 

Kevin Kennedy House Bch

 

 

Greg Heberle*

 

4.1m Brooker

Nuffield Tractor

1981 Hilux 1t

 

Colin Kennedy Drages Bch

 

 

Rod Frost

 

340m Nylon

R Frost L/Cruiser

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

George Gilchrist*

 

320m Nylon

3t Trailer lic.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clint Willis*

 

280m Nylon

2t Trailer (K & F) lic.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.1m Clinker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* = Part season

 

550m Herring net

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER

 

OTHER

SALMON CATCHES:

WHOLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SALMON

 

SALMON

 

 

WEIGHT

CUM'TIVE

AVERAGE DAYTIME

 

 

 

 

SIGHTED

 

SIGHTED

DATE CAUGHT

TONNES

WEIGHT

WIND

 

TIME CAUGHT

 

 

 

TONNES whole

 

TONNES

3 Feb��

1990

1.51

1.51

light SE

 

1115����

 

 

 

 

 

whole

6 Feb��

 

3.29

4.80

light E

 

1130�����

 

 

 

 

 

 

9 Feb��

 

 

 

 

 

Herring 0.50t

 

 

 

 

 

 

22 Feb��

 

0.62

5.42

light E

 

1130�����

 

 

 

 

 

 

27 Feb��

 

0.63

6.05

light ESE

 

1000���

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 March��

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13 March��

 

1.94

7.99

light S

 

0615,1030,1320

 

 

 

0.1

 

0.1

14 March��

 

0.25

8.24

mod ESE

 

0745����

 

 

 

sold priv

 

sold priv

15 March��

 

2.61

10.85

strong ENE

 

0625,0845,1140,1600,1805

 

 

 

 

 

16 March��

 

2.04

12.89

light SW

 

0630

 

 

 

 

 

 

17 March��

 

 

 

strong SE

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

8

18 March��

 

 

 

strong E

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19 March��

 

5.48

18.37

light SE

 

0640,0830,1030,1220,1415,1630

 

 

 

 

 

20 March��

 

 

 

light SW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21 March��

 

 

 

light SW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22 March��

 

 

 

light SSE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23 March��

 

2.65

21.02

mod E

 

1600����

 

 

 

 

 

 

24 March��

 

 

 

mod ENE

 

0915,1230

 

 

 

 

 

 

25 March��

 

3.03

24.05

mod NW

 

0920,1320,1610

 

 

 

 

 

 

26 March��

 

1.38

25.43

mod SW

 

0930���

 

 

 

 

 

 

27 March��

 

1.23

26.66

light SW

 

1530 Herring 0.26t

 

 

 

 

 

 

28 March��

 

 

 

light SW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29 March��

 

0.34

27.00

mod ENE

 

1420 Herring 0.47t

 

 

 

 

 

 

30 March��

 

9.17

36.17

lightENE

 

1415�����

 

 

 

 

 

 

31 March��

 

1.32

37.49

lightENE

 

1130����

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 April

 

0.72

38.21

lightENE

 

0840,1230

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 April

 

 

 

light SW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 April

 

 

 

light W

 

Mullet 0.2t

 

 

 

 

 

4 April

 

 

 

light SW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 April

 

0.28

38.49

light S

 

0630���

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 April

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7 April

 

1.26

39.75

light WNW

 

0720���

 

 

 

 

 

 

8 April

1990

0.71

40.46

mod ESE

 

1115���

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

40.46

tonnes

Schools 36

TOTAL HERRING 1.22t

 

 

TOTAL OTHER

 

TOTAL8.1t

COMMENTS:

 

 

 

Average 1.1t

TOTAL MULLET0.20t

 

 

 

8.1t

 

OTHER

Started : Dec 17 '89

 

Finished : April 9 '90

 

 

Days : 114

 

 

 

 

 

 

Went down to the coast on 17 Dec 1989 to attempt to catch herring. Set about 4 times in Dec-Jancaught only 0.5t. Stayed at the coast until 9 April. Set for herring about 6 times in Mar-April but caught only 0.7t. Salmon price dropped from $550 to $350/tonne for canning and bait.Bait quota raised to 18t/team. Quotas of 1,200t for South Coast and 300t for West Coast introduced. Ron jr commenced full time fishing and purchased a 1976 Toyota Landcruiser and a Nuffield DMA tractor, which he fitted with a 0.5t rear mounted crane. Set up a high-gain antenna for talking to Albany. Wildfires started by lightning on 15 Dec and 21 Dec '89 in FNP burnt 123,000 ha in the 328,026 ha park.