Native Fish Releases 2019
Victorian Native Fish Stocking Program
The Victorian Fisheries Authority's native and salmonid (trout and salmon) fish stocking program is designed to enhance recreational fishing opportunities for anglers. Annual stocking plans are developed using information provided at five regional consultation meetings (known as Vic Fish Stock) with recreational fishing representatives, resource managers such as the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP), Catchment Management Authorities, Water Authorities and our own staff.
The development of the annual stocking program considers the performance of fisheries, the existing stocking approach, results of any stock assessments, fisher and creel surveys, prevailing environmental conditions, impacts of land and water management regimes and other issues that may affect a fishery. Requests by stakeholders to vary current stocking programs, or consider new waters are also discussed.
The 2018/19 native fish stocking component of the program released 5,974,816 native fish into Victorian waters including record numbers of Murray cod, golden perch, silver perch and Australian bass.
The Snobs Creek fish hatchery produces the salmonids and more than 850,000 native fish including growing record number of Murray cod in 2019. The hatchery operates with funding from recreational fishing licence fees and the State Government's Target One Million plan. The operation of Snobs Creek is overseen by an advisory board consisting of Fisheries staff and recreational anglers.
Stockings may be subject to 'last minute' variation due to natural factors i.e. flood, fire, low water level or quality, algal blooms or man-made impacts such as major works on water storages.
Species Summary
| Species | Total fish stocked |
|---|---|
| Australian bass | 291,875 |
| Estuary perch | 275,500 |
| Golden perch | 3,234,586 |
| Macquarie perch | 7,510 |
| Murray cod | 1,853,558 |
| Silver perch | 277,490 |
| Trout cod | 34,297 |
| Total | 5,974,816 |
Stocking Details
| Water Stocked | Month | Average Weight (g) | Murray cod | Golden perch | Trout cod | Australian bass | Estuary perch | Macquarie perch | Catfish | Silver perch | Barra | Mulloway |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Park Lake (Albert Park) | Oct | 4.0 | 18,000 | |||||||||
| Albert Park Lake (Albert Park) | Mar | 0.7 | 5,000 | |||||||||
| Allans Flat Dredge Hole (Allans Flat) | Feb | 1.1 | 4,000 | |||||||||
| Allans Flat Dredge Hole (Allans Flat) | Mar | 0.7 | 1,500 | |||||||||
| Amaroo Lake (Shepparton) | Mar | 0.7 | 1,000 | |||||||||
| Arboretum Dam (Euroa) | Jan | 1.0 | 4,000 | |||||||||
| Arboretum Dam (Euroa) | Feb | 0.9 | 500 | |||||||||
| Avoca River (Charlton) | Dec | 0.9 | 10,000 | |||||||||
| Avoca River (Charlton) | Jan | 0.8 | 10,000 | |||||||||
| Avoca River (Charlton) | Feb | 1.2 | 20,000 | |||||||||
| Avon River (Valencia Creek) | Nov | 0.5 | 5,000 | |||||||||
| Barkers Creek Reservoir (Harcourt) | Mar | 0.7 | 10,000 | |||||||||
| Barkers Creek Reservoir (Harcourt) | Mar | 0.7 | 10,000 | |||||||||
| Barkers Creek Reservoir (Harcourt) | Mar | 0.7 | 10,000 | |||||||||
| Bartlett Lake (Tatura) | Mar | 0.7 | 500 | |||||||||
| Barwon River (Geelong) | Dec | 0.5 | 30,000 | |||||||||
| Barwon River (Geelong) | Jan | 0.5 | 45,000 | |||||||||
| Bealiba Reservoir (Bealiba) | Mar | 0.7 | 5,000 | |||||||||
| Bellfield Reservoir (Halls Gap) | Mar | 0.7 | 50,000 | |||||||||
| Bellfield Reservoir (Halls Gap) | Mar | 1.2 | 60,000 | |||||||||
| Bemm River (Bemm River (Sydenham Inlet)) | Nov | 0.3 | 15,000 | |||||||||
| Big Meran Lake (Lake Meering) | Jan | 0.9 | 10,000 | |||||||||
| Big Meran Lake (Lake Meering) | Jan | 1.0 | 10,000 | |||||||||
| Blue Rock Lake (Willow Grove) | Nov | 0.5 | 31,000 | |||||||||
| Blue Rock Lake (Willow Grove) | Dec | 0.5 | 56,000 | |||||||||
| Blue Rock Lake (Willow Grove) | Jan | 0.5 | 40,000 | |||||||||
| Boga Lake (Lake Boga) | Dec | 0.9 | 10,000 | |||||||||
| Boga Lake (Lake Boga) | Jan | 0.9 | 70,000 | |||||||||
| Boga Lake (Lake Boga) | Mar | 0.7 | 30,000 | |||||||||
| Boosey Creek (Katamatite) | Jan | 1.8 | 3,000 | |||||||||
| Boosey Creek (Katamatite) | Feb | 1.0 | 16,000 | |||||||||
| Bringalbert Lake (Bringalbert) | Mar | 0.9 | 6,000 | |||||||||
| Brodribb River (Orbost) | Nov | 0.5 | 10,000 | |||||||||
| Brodribb River (Orbost) | Dec | 0.5 | 5,000 | |||||||||
| Broken Creek (Nathalia) | Jan | 1.8 | 10,000 | |||||||||
| Broken Creek (Nathalia) | Feb | 1.0 | 30,000 | |||||||||
| Broken River (Benalla) | Jan | 0.8 | 65,464 | |||||||||
| Broken River (Benalla) | Jan | 1.4 | 49,200 | |||||||||
| Buffalo Lake (Dandongadale) | Dec | 1.0 | 30,000 | |||||||||
| Buffalo Lake (Dandongadale) | Feb | 0.9 | 20,000 | |||||||||
| Buffalo Lake (Dandongadale) | Mar | 0.7 | 21,014 | |||||||||
| Bullen Merri Lake (Camperdown) | Nov | 0.5 | 5,000 | |||||||||
| Cairn Curran Reservoir (Maldon) | Dec | 0.9 | 30,000 | |||||||||
| Cairn Curran Reservoir (Maldon) | Feb | 1.0 | 30,750 | |||||||||
| Cairn Curran Reservoir (Maldon) | Feb | 1.4 | 8,000 | |||||||||
| Cairn Curran Reservoir (Maldon) | Feb | 1.0 | 70,900 | |||||||||
| Cairn Curran Reservoir (Maldon) | Feb | 0.9 | 10,794 | |||||||||
| Cairn Curran Reservoir (Maldon) | Mar | 1.5 | 80,000 | |||||||||
| Calembeen Front Lake (Creswick) | Mar | 0.7 | 1,000 | |||||||||
| Campaspe River Rochester to Axedale (Rochester) | Dec | 0.9 | 50,000 | |||||||||
| Campaspe River Rochester to Axedale (Rochester) | Jan | 1.0 | 70,000 | |||||||||
| Carpolac Lake (Carpolac) | Mar | 0.9 | 6,000 | |||||||||
| Casey Fields Lake (Cranbourne) | Apr | 800.0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Charlegrark Lake (Minimay) | Jan | 0.8 | 10,359 | |||||||||
| Charm Lake (Lake Charm) | Dec | 0.9 | 10,000 | |||||||||
| Charm Lake (Lake Charm) | Jan | 0.9 | 50,000 | |||||||||
| Corryong Creek (Corryong) | Jan | 0.8 | 4,000 | |||||||||
| Cowwarr Weir (Cowwarr) | Nov | 0.5 | 2,000 | |||||||||
| Craigmuir Lake (Mooroopna) | Mar | 0.7 | 1,000 | |||||||||
| Crusoe Reservoir (Bendigo) | Jan | 1.0 | 20,000 | |||||||||
| Crusoe Reservoir (Bendigo) | Feb | 1.2 | 5,000 | |||||||||
| Cudgewa Creek (Cudgewa) | Jan | 0.8 | 4,000 | |||||||||
| Cullulleraine Lake (Cullulleraine) | Feb | 0.8 | 6,000 | |||||||||
| Eildon Lake (Eildon) | Dec | 0.8 | 67,688 | |||||||||
| Eildon Lake (Eildon) | Dec | 1.0 | 41,000 | |||||||||
| Eildon Lake (Eildon) | Dec | 1.1 | 9,554 | |||||||||
| Eildon Lake (Eildon) | Jan | 1.2 | 73,038 | |||||||||
| Eildon Lake (Eildon) | Jan | 0.8 | 56,387 | |||||||||
| Eildon Lake (Eildon) | Jan | 0.9 | 122,500 | |||||||||
| Eildon Lake (Eildon) | Jan | 0.9 | 178,000 | |||||||||
| Eildon Lake (Eildon) | Jan | 0.8 | 20,672 | |||||||||
| Eildon Lake (Eildon) | Jan | 1.8 | 25,937 | |||||||||
| Eildon Lake (Eildon) | Jan | 0.9 | 170,000 | |||||||||
| Eildon Lake (Eildon) | Jan | 0.8 | 46,762 | |||||||||
| Eildon Lake (Eildon) | Feb | 0.8 | 48,443 | |||||||||
| Eildon Lake (Eildon) | Feb | 0.8 | 24,342 | |||||||||
| Eldorado Dredge Hole (Eldorado) | Feb | 1.0 | 2,000 | |||||||||
| Eldorado Dredge Hole (Eldorado) | Mar | 0.7 | 1,500 | |||||||||
| Eppalock Lake (Knowsley) | Dec | 0.9 | 50,000 | |||||||||
| Eppalock Lake (Knowsley) | Jan | 1.0 | 150,000 | |||||||||
| Eppalock Lake (Knowsley) | Feb | 1.5 | 31,682 | |||||||||
| Eppalock Lake (Knowsley) | Mar | 1.5 | 70,000 | |||||||||
| Eppalock Lake (Knowsley) | Mar | 0.8 | 26,600 | |||||||||
| First Reedy Lake (Kerang) | Mar | 0.7 | 5,000 | |||||||||
| Foletti Caravan Park Lake (Donald) | Feb | 0.9 | 5,000 | |||||||||
| Foletti Caravan Park Lake (Donald) | Feb | 1.0 | 5,000 | |||||||||
| Forest Lake (Kangaroo Flat) | Jan | 1.0 | 10,000 | |||||||||
| Glenmaggie Lake (Glenmaggie) | Nov | 0.5 | 10,000 | |||||||||
| Glenrowan Rec Reserve Lake (Glenrowan) | Mar | 0.7 | 500 | |||||||||
| Goldfields Reservoir (Maryborough) | Feb | 1.0 | 5,000 | |||||||||
| Goldfields Reservoir (Maryborough) | Mar | 0.7 | 5,000 | |||||||||
| Goulburn River Downstream of Nagambie (Murchison) | Dec | 0.8 | 40,000 | |||||||||
| Goulburn River Downstream of Nagambie (Murchison) | Feb | 1.0 | 50,000 | |||||||||
| Goulburn River Downstream of Nagambie (Murchison) | Feb | 1.2 | 10,000 | |||||||||
| Goulburn River Downstream of Nagambie (Murchison) | Mar | 0.7 | 800 | |||||||||
| Goulburn River Downstream of Nagambie (Murchison) | Mar | 0.7 | 21,000 | |||||||||
| Goulburn River Downstream of Nagambie (Murchison) | Mar | 0.7 | 28,150 | |||||||||
| Goulburn River Seymour to Nagambie (Seymour) | Dec | 0.9 | 24,000 | |||||||||
| Goulburn River Seymour to Nagambie (Seymour) | Jan | 0.5 | 34,297 | |||||||||
| Goulburn River Seymour to Nagambie (Seymour) | Feb | 1.0 | 30,000 | |||||||||
| Green Lake Horsham (Horsham) | Jan | 0.9 | 15,000 | |||||||||
| Green Lake Sea Lake () | Mar | 0.7 | 10,000 | |||||||||
| Greens Lake Corop (Corop) | Jan | 1.0 | 10,000 | |||||||||
| Gunbower Creek (Gunbower) | Dec | 1.1 | 50,000 | |||||||||
| Gunbower Creek (Gunbower) | Jan | 1.0 | 70,000 | |||||||||
| Guthridge Lake (Sale) | Mar | 4.0 | 875 | |||||||||
| Horse Shoe Lagoon (Mildura) | Jan | 0.0 | 45,000 | |||||||||
| Horse Shoe Lagoon (Mildura) | Jan | 0.0 | 75,000 | |||||||||
| Hume Lake (Tallangatta) | Dec | 0.9 | 106,000 | |||||||||
| Hume Lake (Tallangatta) | Feb | 0.9 | 150,000 | |||||||||
| Hyland Lake (Churchill) | Nov | 0.5 | 1,000 | |||||||||
| Inglewood Reservoir (Inglewood) | Feb | 1.2 | 1,500 | |||||||||
| Kangaroo Lake (Kangaroo Lake) | Jan | 0.9 | 70,000 | |||||||||
| Kangaroo Lake (Kangaroo Lake) | Jan | 1.0 | 32,000 | |||||||||
| Karkarook Lake (Moorabbin) | Mar | 500.0 | 200 | |||||||||
| Karkarook Lake (Moorabbin) | Mar | 600.0 | 50 | |||||||||
| Kialla Lakes (Shepparton) | Mar | 0.7 | 2,500 | |||||||||
| Kiewa River (Baranduda) | Dec | 1.0 | 11,450 | |||||||||
| King Lake (Rutherglen) | Feb | 0.9 | 1,500 | |||||||||
| Kings Billabong (Mildura) | Feb | 2.5 | 12,400 | |||||||||
| Kings Billabong (Mildura) | Feb | 1.0 | 10,000 | |||||||||
| Kings Billabong (Mildura) | Feb | 0.8 | 10,000 | |||||||||
| Laanecoorie Reservoir (Laanecoorie) | Dec | 0.9 | 50,000 | |||||||||
| Laanecoorie Reservoir (Laanecoorie) | Feb | 1.0 | 40,000 | |||||||||
| Laanecoorie Reservoir (Laanecoorie) | Feb | 1.2 | 10,000 | |||||||||
| Laanecoorie Reservoir (Laanecoorie) | Mar | 1.2 | 30,000 | |||||||||
| Lascelles Lake (Hopetoun) | Feb | 1.0 | 10,000 | |||||||||
| Lascelles Lake (Hopetoun) | Feb | 1.9 | 15,000 | |||||||||
| Lauriston Reservoir (Lauriston) | Mar | 2.2 | 29,568 | |||||||||
| Lauriston Reservoir (Lauriston) | Mar | 0.7 | 10,000 | |||||||||
| Lauriston Reservoir (Lauriston) | Mar | 0.7 | 15,000 | |||||||||
| Little Boort Lake (Boort) | Feb | 1.0 | 5,000 | |||||||||
| Little Boort Lake (Boort) | Feb | 0.9 | 5,000 | |||||||||
| Loddon River (Newbridge) | Dec | 0.9 | 60,000 | |||||||||
| Loddon River (Newbridge) | Jan | 0.9 | 2,000 | |||||||||
| Loddon River (Newbridge) | Jan | 0.9 | 5,000 | |||||||||
| Loddon River (Newbridge) | Jan | 0.9 | 25,000 | |||||||||
| Loddon River (Newbridge) | Jan | 0.9 | 70,000 | |||||||||
| Loddon River (Newbridge) | Feb | 1.2 | 5,000 | |||||||||
| Lowanna Lake (Shepparton) | Mar | 0.7 | 1,000 | |||||||||
| Macalister River Below Glenmaggie Lake (Glenmaggie) | Nov | 0.5 | 5,000 | |||||||||
| Macalister River Upstream of Glenmaggie Lake to Licola (Glenmaggie) | Nov | 0.5 | 2,000 | |||||||||
| Malmsbury Reservoir (Malmsbury) | Mar | 0.7 | 10,000 | |||||||||
| Malmsbury Reservoir (Malmsbury) | Mar | 0.7 | 10,000 | |||||||||
| Malmsbury Reservoir (Malmsbury) | Mar | 0.7 | 10,000 | |||||||||
| Maribyrnong River (Bulla) | Nov | 0.3 | 128,000 | |||||||||
| Maribyrnong River (Bulla) | Dec | 0.5 | 5,000 | |||||||||
| Marma Lake (Murtoa) | Feb | 0.9 | 4,000 | |||||||||
| Merriwa Park Lake (Wangaratta) | Jan | 1.0 | 1,000 | |||||||||
| Miga Lake (Miga) | Mar | 0.9 | 6,000 | |||||||||
| Mitchell River (Angusvale) | Nov | 0.5 | 30,000 | |||||||||
| Mitta Mitta River (Eskdale) | Jan | 0.8 | 30,000 | |||||||||
| Moodemere Lake (Rutherglen) | Feb | 0.9 | 10,000 | |||||||||
| Nagambie Lake incl Goulburn Weir to Seymour (Nagambie) | Dec | 0.9 | 100,000 | |||||||||
| Nagambie Lake incl Goulburn Weir to Seymour (Nagambie) | Mar | 1.2 | 80,000 | |||||||||
| Narracan Lake (Moe) | Nov | 0.5 | 5,000 | |||||||||
| Neanger Lake (Eaglehawk) | Jan | 1.0 | 10,000 | |||||||||
| Nicholson River (Nicholson) | Nov | 0.5 | 10,000 | |||||||||
| Nicholson River (Nicholson) | Dec | 0.5 | 5,000 | |||||||||
| Nillahcootie Lake (Barjarg) | Dec | 1.0 | 20,000 | |||||||||
| Nillahcootie Lake (Barjarg) | Feb | 0.9 | 30,000 | |||||||||
| Nillahcootie Lake (Barjarg) | Mar | 0.7 | 21,000 | |||||||||
| Nillahcootie Lake (Barjarg) | Apr | 1.2 | 10,000 | |||||||||
| Nillahcootie Lake (Barjarg) | Apr | 1.2 | 10,000 | |||||||||
| Numurkah Lake (Numurkah) | Feb | 1.1 | 8,000 | |||||||||
| Numurkah Lake (Numurkah) | Feb | 1.0 | 6,000 | |||||||||
| Ouyen Lake (Ouyen) | Feb | 1.0 | 10,000 | |||||||||
| Ouyen Lake (Ouyen) | Feb | 1.9 | 14,000 | |||||||||
| Ovens River (Oxley Flats) | Dec | 3,000.0 | 10 | |||||||||
| Ovens River (Oxley Flats) | Jan | 0.9 | 20,000 | |||||||||
| Ovens River (Oxley Flats) | Jan | 0.8 | 7,500 | |||||||||
| Ovens River (Oxley Flats) | Feb | 0.9 | 19,200 | |||||||||
| Ovens River (Oxley Flats) | Mar | 0.7 | 11,800 | |||||||||
| Ratzcastle Lake (Kangawall) | Mar | 0.9 | 6,000 | |||||||||
| Rocklands Reservoir (Balmoral) | Dec | 0.8 | 88,750 | |||||||||
| Rocklands Reservoir (Balmoral) | Dec | 1.0 | 99,800 | |||||||||
| Rocklands Reservoir (Balmoral) | Jan | 0.9 | 15,000 | |||||||||
| Rocklands Reservoir (Balmoral) | Jan | 0.9 | 125,000 | |||||||||
| Rocklands Reservoir (Balmoral) | Jan | 0.9 | 125,000 | |||||||||
| Rocklands Reservoir (Balmoral) | Feb | 0.9 | 50,000 | |||||||||
| Rocklands Reservoir (Balmoral) | Feb | 0.8 | 40,026 | |||||||||
| Rocklands Reservoir (Balmoral) | Feb | 0.7 | 47,088 | |||||||||
| Rocklands Reservoir (Balmoral) | Feb | 0.9 | 9,356 | |||||||||
| Sambell Lake (Beechworth) | Mar | 0.7 | 5,000 | |||||||||
| Serpentine Creek (Durham Ox) | Jan | 0.8 | 10,000 | |||||||||
| Serpentine Creek (Durham Ox) | Feb | 1.2 | 5,000 | |||||||||
| Serviceton Reservoir (Serviceton) | Mar | 0.9 | 6,000 | |||||||||
| Snowy River (Buchan South) | Nov | 0.5 | 40,000 | |||||||||
| Snowy River (Buchan South) | Nov | 0.3 | 12,500 | |||||||||
| St Georges Lake (Creswick) | Mar | 0.7 | 1,000 | |||||||||
| Stanley Ditch Dam (Stanley) | Feb | 1.1 | 4,000 | |||||||||
| Stanley Ditch Dam (Stanley) | Mar | 0.7 | 1,000 | |||||||||
| Taylors Lake (Horsham) | Jan | 0.9 | 50,000 | |||||||||
| Taylors Lake (Horsham) | Jan | 0.9 | 15,000 | |||||||||
| Taylors Lake (Horsham) | Jan | 0.8 | 29,984 | |||||||||
| Taylors Lake (Horsham) | Feb | 0.9 | 55,000 | |||||||||
| Taylors Lake (Horsham) | Mar | 1.2 | 40,000 | |||||||||
| Tchum Lake (Birchip) | Feb | 0.9 | 8,000 | |||||||||
| Tchum Lake (Birchip) | Feb | 1.0 | 10,000 | |||||||||
| Teddington Bottom Reservoir (Stuart Mill) | Mar | 0.7 | 2,000 | |||||||||
| Thomson River (Cowwarr) | Nov | 0.5 | 5,000 | |||||||||
| Timbarra River (Near the Junction with the Tambo River) | Nov | 0.5 | 20,000 | |||||||||
| Traralgon Creek (Traralgon) | Nov | 0.5 | 1,000 | |||||||||
| Tullaroop Reservoir (Carisbrook) | Mar | 0.7 | 30,000 | |||||||||
| Tullaroop Reservoir (Carisbrook) | Mar | 1.2 | 70,000 | |||||||||
| Tyers Lake (Lake Tyers Beach) | Nov | 0.3 | 40,000 | |||||||||
| Tyers River (Wirilda Park) | Nov | 0.5 | 2,000 | |||||||||
| Upper Coliban Reservoir (Kyneton) | Mar | 0.7 | 10,000 | |||||||||
| Upper Coliban Reservoir (Kyneton) | Mar | 0.7 | 15,000 | |||||||||
| Upper Sandy Creek Dam (Sandy Creek) | Feb | 1.1 | 5,000 | |||||||||
| Valencia Creek (U/s of Valencia Creek) | Nov | 0.5 | 1,000 | |||||||||
| Victoria Lake Maryborough (Maryborough) | Mar | 0.7 | 5,000 | |||||||||
| Victoria Lake Shepparton (Shepparton) | Oct | 560.0 | 20 | |||||||||
| Victoria Lake Shepparton (Shepparton) | Oct | 560.0 | 70 | |||||||||
| Victoria Lake Shepparton (Shepparton) | Jan | 1.8 | 1,000 | |||||||||
| Victoria Lake Shepparton (Shepparton) | Jan | 1.0 | 5,000 | |||||||||
| Victoria Lake Shepparton (Shepparton) | Feb | 1.2 | 3,329 | |||||||||
| Victoria Lake Shepparton (Shepparton) | Mar | 0.7 | 3,900 | |||||||||
| Victoria Lake Shepparton (Shepparton) | Mar | 0.7 | 28,150 | |||||||||
| Walkers Lake (Avon Plains) | Feb | 0.9 | 10,000 | |||||||||
| Walkers Lake (Avon Plains) | Feb | 1.0 | 10,000 | |||||||||
| Watchem Lake (Watchem) | Feb | 1.0 | 5,000 | |||||||||
| Watchem Lake (Watchem) | Feb | 0.9 | 5,000 | |||||||||
| Willow Lake (Hopetoun) | Apr | 5.0 | 21,900 | |||||||||
| Wimmera River (Horsham) | Jan | 0.9 | 100,000 | |||||||||
| Wimmera River (Horsham) | Feb | 1.0 | 20,000 | |||||||||
| Wimmera River (Horsham) | Mar | 0.9 | 50,000 | |||||||||
| Wooroonook Lake (Charlton) | Feb | 0.9 | 5,000 | |||||||||
| Wooroonook Lake (Charlton) | Feb | 1.0 | 10,000 | |||||||||
| Yarriambiack Creek (Brim) | Mar | 0.7 | 9,000 |