Monthly Archives: August 2016

Fishing Lake Tinaroo

Fishing Lake Tinaroo

Fishing in Tinaroo Dam can be quite the experience either out in a boat or straight off the banks. Fishing species include: Barramundi, Sooty Grunter, Red Claw, Fork-Tailed Catfish, Tilapia, Archerfish, Mouth Almighty, Bony Bream, Silver Perch, Sleepy Cod and Mangrove Jack. Tilapia were illegally introduced into Lake Tinaroo and have established themselves. This pest species should be destroyed if…

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Tinaroo Falls Dam drops to 55 per cent capacity

Tinaroo Falls Dam drops to 55 per cent capacity

Farmers on the Atherton Tablelands, west of Cairns, are looking to the skies and hoping for a large downpour to help fill up Tinaroo Falls Dam, ahead of this weekend’s heatwave. The major irrigation source and recreational hotspot has dropped to 55 per cent capacity. Sandy islands have begun appearing in the middle of the dam and tree stumps, usually well…

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