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Fish Species

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Species	When to Catch	Location
Barramundi	Year round, peak September through May. last of run out neap tides and first of the run in. Bright days and warm evenings for impoundment dwelling fish.	Burrum River Kingfisher Bay Lenthalls Dam Mary River
Bass	Year round, peak September through March, best at dawn and dusk during hot, balmy days.	Boondoomba Dam Lake Barambah Lenthalls Dam
Billfish	Year round, peak November through May. Spring tides, especially around tide changes.	Breaksea Spit
Bream	Year round, peak March to August, young making tide.	Great Sandy Strait Hervey Bay Mary River Urangan Pier
Flathead	Year round, peak August to December, last of the run-out tide, first hour of the run-in.	Great Sandy Strait Hervey Bay Kingfisher Bay Mary River Urangan Pier
Golden perch	Year round, peak September through December. Early mornings and through the day during spells of warm stable weather.	Boondoomba Dam Lake Barambah Lenthalls Dam
Mackerel	Year round, peak September through December. Best 'bits' around changes of tide.	Breaksea Spit Fraser Island Hervey Bay
Snapper	Year round, peak March through October. Best results occur during early mornings and evenings on changes of tide.	Breaksea Spit Hervey Bay
Tailor	May to October, peak August/September, dawn and dusk on beaches, any stage of the tide otherwise.	Fraser Island Hervey Bay
Trevally	Year round, peak January to May, all stages of the tide. For flats golden trevally neap tides, second to fourth hours of the run-in.	Breaksea Spit Hervey Bay
Tuna	Can be year round, peak March through September, best on run-in tide.	Breaksea Spit Fraser Island
Whiting (yellowfin)	Year round, peak October through March, first half of run-in tide. Winter or diver whiting year round.	Great Sandy Strait Hervey Bay Mary River Urangan Pier
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Snakes

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Council does not remove snakes from private properties. A number of snake handlers registered with the Environmental Protection Agency's Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service will remove snakes for a fee.

Contact: Roy McGrath - 0418 745 329, Tony McGrath - 0401 180 512,

Paul Herdman - 0428 716 251, Chris Muller - 0409 474 440

Things to Do

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Lets Have Some Fun

Festivals

Mary Poppins Festival

The Mary Poppins Festival is held in the June - July School Holidays in Maryborough's glorious riverside parks and heritage streetscapes.

There is no shortage of fun and zany interactive entertainment and workshops at this Fraser Coast Regional Council initiative.

Boondoomba Dam

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Lake Boondooma was originally controlled by SunWater, but management rights for the Dam's camping and recreational facilities were transferred to Wondai Shire Council in March 2001.

Camping and Caravan Parks

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Camping

Camping in Council parks and other public places without a permit is strictly prohibited. Fines may be issued for illegal camping on Council land.

Maryborough

Camping is available for a short term period at Maryborough Park (Showgrounds). A fee applies and must be paid prior to departure. For information regarding fees, facilities and vacancies, please contact Customer Service or the Maryborough Park Manager on 0427 773 760

Tiaro

Two (2) free nights camping is allowed near Tiaro Memorial Park in Mayne Street (Free toilet and shower facilities) and Muna Creek Hall in Bauple, Woolooga Road, Munna Creek (no toilet or shower facilities).

Lake Baramba - Bjelke-Petersen Dam

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Situated 15 kilometres from Murgon in the South Burnett, Lake Barambah, also known as Bjelke-Petersen Dam, is stocked with golden perch (yellowbelly) and Australian bass.

Continual stockings have ensured that there are varied sizes of silver perch, golden perch and bass.

The concrete boat ramp directly in front of the camping ground has limited parking and a fish-cleaning table.

There is another concrete ramp closer to the main wall, with plenty of parking and a well-gressed picnic area and toilets.

Fishing Info - Rules & Regulations

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Fishing Facts

The protection of the world heritage listested Fraser Island from prevailling winds for most of the year creates some of the world's most ideal fishing conditions.

The interface in the Fraser Coast between warm northern and cooler southern ocean currents offers twice as many target species as are commonly found in other areas.

Lenthalls Dam

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Built in 1984 on the Burrum River, about 30 kilometres northwest of Maryborough.

Lenthalls Dam is reached by turning off the Bruce Highway about halfway between Torbanlea and Maryborough, and then travelling seven kilometres along a sealed gravel road.