A barely legal yellow tail kingfish tagged and released by Andrew Talbot on October 23, 2019, has been recaptured - incredibly, by his sister Shelley Talbot.
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As far as the data base indicates, this is the first time in the game fish tagging programs long history, has recorded a recapture by a sibling of the angler who originally tagged the fish.
Andrew and Shelley's work here certainly gives a whole new meaning to the concept of "family fishing".
Andrew originally tagged the king in the Port Hacking estuary in southern Sydney where it measured in at 650mm and was estimated at around two kilograms. Fast forward to April 10, 2020, and Shelley recaptured the fish also while fishing the Port Hacking system.
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After a quick battle on 15kg tackle, Shelley measured the fish at 800mm before it was quickly re-released with the original tag in place, so hopefully for another lucky angler to catch - maybe even another member of the Talbot family, and re-write the record books again.
During the fish's almost six months at liberty, it grew a solid 150mm and was recaptured just one nautical mile from the original release point. DPI's Game Fish Tagging program is another great example of your fishing fees at work, so for more info, visit https://bit.ly/2KYApoY.
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Anglers are reminded that Aboriginal fishing trust fund applications for 2019-20 are closing soon.
DPI/Fisheries have advised the Aboriginal fishing trust fund opened back in March, but applications will close on May 19, 2020.
For more information and to learn how to apply, visit https://bit.ly/2yv2VM6.
