A teenage boy from drought-ravaged Tenterfield is so worried about the health of the fish in his farm's river he has taken matters into his own hands to save them — one at a time.Stuart Moodie has managed to rescue more than 100 native fish on the Mole River, in far northern New South Wales, by catching the fish by hand in muddy water and moving them into larger waterholes. "The dead fish were reported by members of the public at the section of the River Mole near to Ye Olde Six Bells pub.The section of the river is popular with Horley anglers and Paul Maloney, owner of The Carp Shop on South Parade, said that what happened will likely upset the local fishing community.He said: "A lot of fish seem to have been killed and a lot of big fish seem to have been killed which is very sad to see. "It is kids like Stuey the community is really proud of.
Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. More than 750 fish have been found dead in the Gatwick Stream - a tributary of the River Mole. "He's just got a bit of motivation and drive to do this thing. I just face-planted into the water," he said. "He said the water was "very grey" at around midday on Wednesday and that "people were reporting they could smell sewage".However, by late evening it appeared to have washed through.Mr Pipe said: "The effect has been very harmful and it does seem that a lot of large fish, which have been carefully preserved by the club for 20 years since they were introduced, have perished and that is devastating for the local people who try to preserve and look after the river. And the cod, one grabbed hold of me and wouldn't let go and [I was] sitting there with the cod on my hand. Google River Mole and you will find all kinds of information on this. Location within Devon. Their immune system becomes suppressed." "His father, John Claydon, said his son had always loved fishing, right from when he could walk.He had caught his 'proper' cod measuring 59 centimetres by the age of four. "The initial estimates I have heard are that hundreds of fish have been lost but it does seem to have been a very localised, flash event affecting the Gatwick Stream and Horley section of the River Mole. "What we really need is a plan, the right infrastructure, and we need the staff in fresh water systems to be able to get our ecosystems through these catastrophes," he said.The New South Wales Government has relocated more than 1,600 fish from across the state since September as part of its $10 million fish rescue strategy.For Stuart, he just hopes the drought breaks soon so he can get back to what he loves best.
Dead fish were initially reported on the River Mole near Ye Olde Six Bells in Horley (Image: Chris Tollast). "It is an important section of the river for local anglers and it is really horrible what has happened.
BUMPER YEAR FOR FISH IN THE RIVER MOLE There are early indications that populations of Atlantic salmon and sea trout are booming in the River Mole in Devon, after two consecutive years of record breaking catch statistics. The fish were found in the River Mole near Ye Olde Six Bells in Horley (Image: Chris Tollast) Sign up to FREE email alerts from SurreyLive - daily. "Early indications suggest that around 200 fish have died. "Now the waterholes are absolutely buggered [the fish are] just dying in the waterholes they are so stagnant. He just can't see the sense in the fish dying when he can be down here catching them and moving them," Mr Claydon said. Water quality has since improved and we are continuing to monitor the situation.
"Our officers responded immediately and were on-site yesterday and again this morning investigating the source, extent and impacts of the pollution. 1. The river used to be known as the Nymet. There has been a significant pollution incident on a section of the River Mole and Molland Yeo with large numbers of fish killed including salmon, sea trout and wild brown trout.