Fisheries Victoria
'A fortnightly round-up of recreational fisheries management issues'
Fish-e-Fax Issue 179, 31 August 2006
"Go Fishing in Victoria" event - Lillydale Lake to host free family fishing day
Lillydale Lake will host the inaugural family fishing day, as part of the Go Fishing in Victoria initiative. This initiative aims to promote recreational fishing and tourism opportunities throughout Victoria.
If you or someone you know would like to try fishing, (even if you have fished before) then come along and bring your family to the free event at Lillydale Lake on Saturday 16 September between the hours of 9am to 3pm.
To avoid disappointment, Fisheries Victoria strongly encourages participants to register for the event through the Department of Primary Industries Customer Service Centre. This will guarantee a place in the various workshops and activities held during the day. Please contact our Customer Service Centre on 136 186 to register. Activities and workshops for all ages will be offered throughout the day to give participants all the knowledge and confidence they need to start fishing and fish into the future.
Activities will include:
Bait and rigging instruction,
Casting clinics,
The chance to catch a rainbow trout during instructed fishing activities,
Cooking demonstrations,
Shows for small children including Flathead Fred, and
A jumping castle.
A detailed timetable of this event will be published in Fish-e-Fax Issue 180 to be issued on 14 September 2006.
Family fishing events will be held on a regular basis at five Premier Lakes throughout Victoria: Lillydale Lake, Eildon Pondage, Kennington Reservoir (Bendigo), Jubilee Lake (Daylesford) and Hyland Lake (Churchill).
Reminder for abalone fishers
Recreational abalone fishers are reminded that as of 1 September 2006 the daily bag limit for Victorian western and eastern waters will reduce from 10 to 5 abalone per person per day. These changes will result in consistent recreational abalone bag limit regulations state-wide for Victoria.
Also, the first open day of the 2006/07 recreational abalone season for Victorian central waters, will be on 18 November. For a full list of the 60 open days and further information on abalone regulations, please refer to our website www.dpi.vic.gov.au/fishing .
Trout season in rivers opens for business
From midnight Friday 1 September freshwater anglers will once again be able to fish for trout in Victorian rivers. This announcement was recently made by the Minister Responsible for Fisheries, Bob Cameron.
Last year the trout season opening weekend proved to be a popular and an exciting time for Victorian anglers, with good captures of trout recorded.
Trout fishing in Victorias rivers is closed seasonally with the intention of protecting populations during their spawning period. Anglers are reminded however, that trout fishing is permitted year-round in most of Victoria's lakes and impoundments.
For more information on salmonid regulations, please visit our website www.dpi.vic.gov.au/fishing or refer to your Victorian Recreational Fishing Guide 2005-2006.
June stocking figures
Victorian waters stocked between 7 and 29 June 2006.
Location:
Species:
Number:
Location:
Species:
Number:
Arboretum Dam
Rainbow trout
200
Berwick Springs Estate Lake
Rainbow trout
1000
Fosters Dam
Rainbow trout
200
Yarrambat Lake
Rainbow trout
300
Sambell Lake
Rainbow trout
500
Jack Roper Reserve
Rainbow trout
250
Allans Flat Dredge Hole
Rainbow trout
250
Macalister River
Rainbow trout
2000
Cummins Reserve Lake
Rainbow trout
200
Glenmaggie Lake
Rainbow trout
2000
Jubilee Lake
Rainbow trout
200
Ryans Creek
Brown trout
200
Calembeen Lake
Rainbow trout
200
Lake Bullen Merri
Rainbow trout
5000
Esmond Lake
Rainbow trout
200
Eildon Pondage
Brown trout
200
Victoria Lake
Rainbow trout
400
Eildon Pondage
Rainbow trout
100
Kennington Reservoir
Rainbow trout
300
Mount Emu Creek
Brown trout
2000
Tom Thumb Lake
Rainbow trout
1000
Holland Creek
Brown trout
1500
Old St Arnaud Swimming Pool
Rainbow trout
200
Macalister River D/s of Glenmaggie
Brown trout
2000
Gong Gong Reservoir
Rainbow trout
500
Merri River
Brown trout
3000
Gong Gong Reservoir
Brown trout
1000
Moyne River
Brown trout
2000
Alexandra Lake
Rainbow trout
200
Purrumbete Lake
Rainbow trout
8000
Cato Lake
Rainbow trout
300
Hopkins River
Brown trout
2000
Ess Lagoon
Rainbow trout
500
Lillydale Lake
Rainbow trout
1500
Revitalising fishing in the Lower Avon River
The Minister Responsible for Fisheries, Bob Cameron, recently announced funding of $60,000 to upgrade a popular fishing spot on the Lower Avon River in Gippsland.
The money will be used by the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority to build four new fishing platforms, an access track and more parking facilities at the site in Springberg Lane.
This project is one of 25 across Victoria that has been funded through the Recreational Fishing Grant Program – which invests Recreational Fishing Licence revenue into projects that support the State's anglers.
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