16 Loddon River Catchment
16 Loddon River Catchment Argus, 19 February 1877 True Tales of the Trout Cod: River Histories of the Murray-Darling Basin 16-1 “On Saturday last,” says the Avoca Mail of the 6th inst., “we saw at Maryborough a monster codfish, caught in the Loddon by Mr. C. Stein. Mr Stein had caught a bream weighing 2lb., and before he could land it the cod came up and swallowed the smaller fish, carrying it away with the line. As Mr. Stein could not swim, he gave a boy half a crown to go into the water and get the line, and after some trouble the fish was landed. It was then found that the cod had paid the penalty of his rapacity by being choked with the bream, the tail of which was still protruding from the cod’s mouth. The cod measured 3ft, 2in. in length and 2ft. 8in. in girth, and weighed 38lb. Some very good baskets of fish are being obtained in all the local streams, owing, it is supposed, to the water being so low. Most of the fish obtained about Avoca are, however, very small in size. Several river turtles have also been obtained.” Argus, 19 February 1877 16-2 True Tales of the Trout Cod: River Histories of the Murray-Darling Basin Figure 16.1 The Loddon River Catchment showing major waterways and key localities. True Tales of the Trout Cod: River Histories of the Murray-Darling Basin 16-3 16.1 Early European Accounts The Loddon River originates in headwater areas draining extensive volcanic plains north of Ballarat and has a number of major tributaries.
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