Australia’s Carp population breathed a collective sigh of relief when the National Carp Control Plan (NCCP) was publicly released on 3 November 2022, as it appears the release of the Cyprinid herpesvirus 3 (CyHV3 or the carp virus) is uncertain, or years away at best.

The NCCP has been six years in the making, although the CSIRO has been investigating the potential of CyHV3 to control Australia’s Carp population many years earlier. While the CSIRO’s earlier work identified the

A big thank you from the Canberra Fishermans Club to all who supported the CFC Sportfishing and Fish Stocking Raffle that was drawn on 19th March 2023. We wish to congratulate the following 4 winners who have all been notified by text message and phone calls and we are making arrangements for them to receive their prizes and get some glory photos.

The Canberra Fishermans Club wishes to thank all 312 participants, their families and helpers who attended and supported our event the Lake Tuggeranong Family Fishing Day in the 37 °C heat on Sunday 19th March 2023. We thank you for your patience while we managed the new technologies we were using. Whilst we make every effort to get things right on the day sometimes mistakes are made.