Big Trout

Big Trout
Big Trout
Designer	Andy Lomnici
Completion date	14 January 1980
Medium	Fibreglass over steel and mesh
Subject	Trout
Dimensions	10 m (33 ft) tall
Weight	2.5 tonnes (2 long tons; 3 short tons)
Location	Adaminaby, New South Wales, Australia

The Big Trout is a 10-metre-high fibreglass model in Adaminaby, New South Wales, Australia, a popular fishing spot for trout.^[1] Built in 1973 by local artist and fisherman, Andy Lomnici, the Big Trout is part of more than 1075 Big Things located throughout Australia^[2]. Originally conceived by Leigh Stewart, the Snowy Mountains Authority assisted with funding, and work on the trout started in 1971.^[3]

Construction

Andy Lomnici used a frozen trout as a guide, and built the final work in fibreglass over mesh and a steel frame. The completed Big Trout stands at 10 metres (33 ft) and weighs 2.5 tonnes (2 long tons; 3 short tons). The scales were produced by covering the work in mesh, adding a final layer of fiberglass, and then removing the mesh before it set.^[3]

In 2007, the trout was repainted and restored and in 2012 the work was refurbished to celebrate the centenary of the Snowy River Shire.^[1]^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Big Trout". Tourism New South Wales. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
^ Clarke, Amy (3 April 2023). "Making a Mark: Displays of Regional and National Identity in the Big Things of Australia and Canada". Journal of Australian Studies. 47 (2): 238–255. doi:10.1080/14443058.2022.2144928. ISSN 1444-3058.
^ ^a ^b Clark, David (2004). Big Things: Australia's amazing roadside attractions. Penguin Books. pp. 184–187. ISBN 0-14-300200-7.
^ "The Big Trout | Big Things of Australia". bigthingsofaustralia.com. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2023.

External links

Media related to Big Trout, Adaminaby at Wikimedia Commons

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[Big_Trout-1] "Big Trout". Tourism New South Wales. Retrieved 14 June 2009.

[2] Clarke, Amy (3 April 2023). "Making a Mark: Displays of Regional and National Identity in the Big Things of Australia and Canada". Journal of Australian Studies. 47 (2): 238–255. doi:10.1080/14443058.2022.2144928. ISSN 1444-3058.

[Clark-3] Clark, David (2004). Big Things: Australia's amazing roadside attractions. Penguin Books. pp. 184–187. ISBN 0-14-300200-7.

[4] "The Big Trout | Big Things of Australia". bigthingsofaustralia.com. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2023.

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v t e Snowy Monaro Region, New South Wales, Australia
Townships and Villages	Adaminaby Berridale Bombala Bredbo Cooma Delegate Jindabyne Thredbo Village
Localities and rural places	Anglers Reach Blue Cow Mountain Bullocks Flat Charlotte Pass Dalgety Dry Plain Guthega Michelago Nimmitabel Old Adaminaby Perisher Valley Pine Valley Rhine Falls Shannons Flat Smiggin Holes Wambrook
National parks and other natural features	Kosciuszko National Park Valentine Falls
Rivers and other watercourses	Berrima Burrungubugge Cooma Back Eucumbene Goorudee Gungarlin Ingeegoodbee Jacobs Little Thredbo Mowamba Pinch Snowy River Thredbo
Dams and/or associated reservoirs	Eucumbene Guthega Island Bend Jindabyne Jounama
Mountain ranges	Snowy Mountains
Attractions	Alpine Way Barry Way Big Trout Blue Lake Kiandra Lake Albina Lake Cootapatamba Mount Kosciuszko Mount Townsend Perisher Ski Resort Selwyn Snowfields Skitube Smiggin Holes Snowy Mountains Highway Snowy Scheme Museum
Main Article: Local government areas of New South Wales

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