School holiday trout stocking across Victoria
by Vic Department of Primary Industries on 6 Jul 2010
More than 25,000 ’ready-to-catch’ rainbow trout are being released into 54 small lakes across Victoria this school holiday DPI Victoria .
More than 25,000 'ready-to-catch' rainbow trout are being released into 54 small lakes across Victoria this school holiday, which is 10,000 more than corresponding, releases last year.
Some of the new waters added to the list are Wodonga Wetlands, Foletti Caravan Park (Donald), Tchum Lake (Birchip), Berwick Springs and Old Hamilton Reservoir.
The Family Fishing Lakes stocking program coincides with the second and third term school holidays to make fishing more attractive for school-age children.
Anglers are reminded that catch limits apply to Family Fishing Lakes. For more details refer to the Victorian Recreational Fishing Guide available free of charge from fishing tackle shops, DPI Offices or by ringing the Customer Service Centre on 136 186.
Full list of waters being stocked for the June school holidays:
|
Water body
|
Stocking number
|
Water body
|
Stocking number
|
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Gippsland
|
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Jack Roper Reserve (Cambellfield)
|
300
|
|
Garfield
|
250
|
Lethbridge Lake
|
200
|
|
Gutheridge Lake
|
250
|
Lillydale Lake
|
1,150
|
|
Heyfield Racecourse
|
200
|
Navin Park Lake (Melton)
|
300
|
|
Hyland Lake
|
130
|
Sutton Lake - Rowville
|
400
|
|
Morwell Lake
|
750
|
Hill Lake - Rowville
|
150
|
|
North East
|
|
Roxburgh Park Lakes
|
250
|
|
Arboretum Dam (Euroa)
|
200
|
St Augustine's Waterhole (Geelong)
|
400
|
|
Eildon Pondage
|
5,270
|
Seagull Lake (Geelong)
|
800
|
|
Fosters Dam (Glenrowan)
|
200
|
Spavin Lake (Sunbury)
|
400
|
|
Kennington Reservoir (Bendigo)
|
430
|
Yarrambat Lake
|
400
|
|
Marysville Lake
|
350
|
South West
|
|
|
Mooroopna Rec Res Lake
|
100
|
Alexandra Lake (Ararat)
|
200
|
|
Sambell (Beechworth)
|
750
|
Calembeen Lake (Creswick)
|
200
|
|
Wodonga Racecourse
|
1,000
|
Cato Lake (Stawell)
|
300
|
|
Wodonga Wetlands
|
200
|
Cobden Lake
|
100
|
|
North West
|
|
Coleraine Lagoon
|
250
|
|
Forest Lake (Kangaroo Flat)
|
200
|
Dunkeld Arboretum
|
200
|
|
Old St. Arnaud Swimming Pool
|
200
|
Esmond Lake (Ballarat)
|
200
|
|
Tchum Lake (Birchip)
|
1,000
|
Ess Lagoon (Casterton)
|
500
|
|
Tom Thumb Lake (Eaglehawk)
|
200
|
Glenlyon Dam
|
200
|
|
Port Phillip
|
|
Haddon Lake Res
|
200
|
|
Bannockburn Lagoon
|
250
|
Jubilee Lake (Daylesford)
|
380
|
|
Berwick Springs
|
1,000
|
Old Hamilton Res
|
200
|
|
Casey Fields
|
500
|
Pertobe Lake (Warrnambool)
|
300
|
|
Darlingford Lake
|
300
|
Quarry St Res Lake (Trentham)
|
200
|
|
Don Lake (Healesville)
|
250
|
Tea Tree Lake (Mortlake)
|
200
|
|
Emerald Lake
|
500
|
Victoria Lakes
|
400
|
|
Hanging Rock Lake
|
300
|
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For more information, please go to: www.dpi.vic.gov.au
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