PHOTO: Golden perch fingerlings ready to be released into the Bogan River.
A successful grant has given Nyngan RSL Fishing Club and Bogan Shire Council the opportunity to collaborate on a project to lift fish stocks in the Bogan River.
In a combined effort the two groups submitted an application through the NSW Government’s Native Fish Stocking Program.
For every $1 contributed by Council and the Fishing Club, the NSW Fishing Trust gave $2, which brought the total amount of funding to $12,000.
A total of 14,060 Golden Perch were purchased and released into the Bogan River on Friday 19 April by Fishing Club members and Bogan Shire staff…