Appendix 1 South West
Fisheries Management Paper
Appendix 1 - Proposed fish stockings - South West
USING THE TABLES
The tables present a summary of five Vic Fish Stock consultation meetings held across regional Victoria. They reflect the key outcomes from minutes recorded at each meeting that were circulated to all participants prior to finalisation. Proposals for stockings were received prior to meetings. These proposals were discussed and a final position determined by consensus. The outcome column represents the shared decision of the meeting attendees resulting from this assessment.
| Water body and location | Special management arrangements | Species | Proposed stocking number | Stocking regime | Angler submissions | Outcome | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexandra Lake (Ararat) | Family Fishing Lake | Rainbow trout | 400 | Stocked twice per year | 200 rainbow trout for 2nd & 3rd Semester School Holidays. | ||
Aringa Reservoir (Port Fairy) | Brown trout | 500 | Stocked annually | ||||
Rainbow trout | 1,000 | Stocked annually | |||||
Barwon River | Brown trout | 1,000 | Unaffiliated VRFish member (with letters of support from CVFF, VRFish, VFFC and tackle shop owner) wants to reinstate trout stocking in Barwon River-3,000 brown trout. | Not Supported | Support originally withheld at Vic Fish Stock meeting pending further investigation. Previous stockings ceased due to low return to anglers-—thought to be related to habitat-—and not supported due to presence of threatened species (2004 CONS document). Contemporary information indicates habitat still not suitable. Corrangamite Catchment Management Authority indicated general river health since 2004 has not improved and consistent algal bloom periods during summer have persisted throughout this period. Flow averages have been consistent over this period but are dramatically reduced compared to historic flow averages. Corangamite CMA also report threatened fish species still present in stream. | ||
Batyo-Catyo Lake (Avon Plains) | Wimmera Anglers Associations request 5,000 golden perch and 5,000 Silver perch but only when water conditions allow. | Not Supported | Unsuitable for stocking due to no water. | ||||
Beaufort Lake (Beaufort) | Brown trout | Drought affected | Unsuitable for stocking due to low water. | ||||
Rainbow trout | Drought affected | Unsuitable for stocking due to low water. | |||||
Bellfield Reservoir (Halls Gap) | Rainbow trout | 7,000 | Stocked annually | Ballarat Fly Fishing Club want to develop a plan to significantly increase stocking rates. | Supported | Increase to 7,000 rainbow trout. | |
Bolac Lake | Estuary perch | Drought affected | Unsuitable for stocking due to no water. | ||||
Booroopki Lake (Minimay) | Murray cod | Drought affected | Wimmera Anglers Association request 10,000 Murray cod but only when water conditions allow. | Not Supported | Unsuitable for stocking due to no water. Review if water levels change. | ||
Bringalbert Lake (Bringalbert) | Golden perch | Drought affected | Wimmera Anglers Association request 5,000 golden perch but only when water conditions allow. | Not Supported | Unsuitable for stocking due to no water. Review if water levels change. | ||
Bullarto Reservoir (Bullarto) | Brown trout | VRFish suggest no stocking with trout. Suggest water has potential as recreational Macquarie perch and/or Catfish Fishery in future. | Supported | Current low water level and site closure. Central Highland Water confirm that Bullarto Reservoir will be drained for maintenance works scheduled from March 2010 to June 2010. No brown trout stocking in 2010. | |||
Rainbow trout | Drained for | Midlands and North Central Angling Association request 500 rainbow trout. | Not Supported | Current low water level and site closure. Central Highland Water confirm that Bullarto Reservoir will be drained for maintenance works scheduled from March 2010 to June 2010.No rainbow trout stocking in 2010. | |||
Bullen Merri Lake (Camperdown) | |||||||
Brown trout | 10,000 | Stocked annually | Association of Geelong and District Angling Clubs request 30,000 rainbow trout and 10,000 brown trout. | Supported | Change in species mix. Decrease brown trout to 10,000. Increase rainbow trout numbers to 30,000 (see below). Dependant on success of chinook salmon breeding program. | ||
Rainbow trout | 30,000 | Stocked annually | 30,000 rainbow trout dependant on success of chinook salmon breeding. Revert to 15,000 rainbow trout if 15,000 chinook available. | ||||
Australian bass | Australian bass focus in Gippsland | ||||||
Chinook salmon | 15,000 | Stocked annually (if available) | Historical chinook salmon fishery. Rebuilding capacity to breed chinook breeding at Snobs Creek. Review of past stockings and outputs planned for 2010, with view to re-establish chinook salmon fishery in Lake. 15,000 is historical stocking rates of chinook salmon. Chinook salmon could become available and be stocked at 20-30 g September 2010 (if available). If more chinooks available then may substitute trout with salmon. | ||||
Burrumbeet Lake (Burrumbeet) | Drought affected | Unsuitable for stocking due to no water. | |||||
Calembeen Lake (Creswick) | Family Fishing Lake | Golden perch | 600 | Stocked trieinnially | Stocking on 3 year rotation. Starting 2011. | ||
Rainbow trout | 400 | Stocked twice per year | 200 rainbow trout for 2nd & 3rd Semester School Holidays. | ||||
Carpolac Lake (Carpolac) | Golden perch | Drought affected | Wimmera Anglers Association request 5,000 golden perch but only when water conditions allow. | Not Supported | Unsuitable for stocking due to no water. Review if water level changes. | ||
Cartcarrong Lake (Winslow) | Brown trout | 500 | Stocked annually | Stocking dependant on suitable water quality. | |||
Rainbow trout | 500 | Stocked annually | Stocking dependant on suitable water quality. | ||||
Cato Lake | Family Fishing Lake | Rainbow trout | 600 | Stocked twice per year | 300 rainbow trout for 2nd & 3rd Semester School Holidays. | ||
Charlegrak Lake (Charlegrak) | Murray cod | Drought affected | Wimmera Anglers Association request 5,000 Murray cod but only when water conditions allow. | Not Supported | Unsuitable for stocking due to no water. Review if water level changes. | ||
Cobden Lake (Cobden) | Family Fishing Lake | Rainbow trout | 200 | Stocked twice per year | 100 rainbow trout for 2nd & 3rd Semester School Holidays. | ||
Colbrook Reservoir (Ballan) | Brown trout | Stocked every three years | Stocked on a 3 year rotation with 600 brown trout Started 2008, 2011, 2014. | ||||
Coleraine Lagoon (Coleraine) | Family Fishing Lake | Rainbow trout | 500 | Stocked twice per year | 250 rainbow trout for 2nd & 3rd Semester School Holidays. | ||
Cosgrave Reservoir (Creswick) | Brown trout | 1,000 | Stocked annually | ||||
Rainbow trout | 1,000 | Stocked annually | |||||
Dean Reservoir (Dean) | Brown trout | 500 | Stocked annually | ||||
Rainbow trout | 500 | Stocked annually | |||||
Deep Lake (Derrinallum) | Drought affected | Unsuitable for stocking due to no water -- review if water level changes. | |||||
Dock Lake (Horsham) | Drought affected | Unsuitable for stocking due to no water -- review if water level changes. | |||||
Dunkeld Arboretum Dam | Family Fishing Lake | Rainbow trout | 400 | Stocked twice per year | 200 rainbow trout for 2nd & 3rd Semester School Holidays. Received 200 for 3rd Semester School Holidays only in 2009. | ||
Elingamite Lake (Elingamite near Cobden) | Brown trout | 2,000 | Stocked annually | Association of Geelong and District Angling Clubs request 2,000 brown trout and 1,000 rainbow trout. | Supported | ||
Rainbow trout | 1,000 | Stocked annually | Supported | ||||
Esmond Lake (Ballarat) | Family Fishing Lake | Rainbow trout | 400 | Stocked twice per year | 200 rainbow trout for 2nd & 3rd Semester School Holidays. | ||
Ess Lagoon (Casterton) | Family Fishing Lake | Rainbow trout | 1,000 | Stocked twice per year | 500 rainbow trout for 2nd & 3rd Semester School Holidays. | ||
Fyans Lake | Brown trout | 6,000 | Stocked annually | Association of Geelong and District Angling Clubs request 10,000 brown trout and 10,000 rainbow trout. Ballarat Fly Fishing Club want to develop a plan to significantly increase stocking rates. | Not Supported | Considered fishing well, therefore maintain current stocking levels. Fyans Lake must be 30% full to receive full rainbow trout stocking quota. | |
Rainbow trout | 6,000 | Stocked annually | Considered fishing well, therefore maintain current stocking levels. Fyans Lake must be 30% full to receive full brown trout stocking quota. | ||||
Gillear Lake (Allansford) | Brown trout | 1,000 | Stocked annually | ||||
Rainbow trout | 1,000 | Stocked annually | |||||
Glenelg River (Casterton) | Casterton Angling Society request trial brown trout stocking of 3,000 over next three years at Casterton. | Not Supported | Acknowledgement that stream has water quality and habitat issues, but improvements being made. Trout stocking not supported due to an improving native fish fishery. | ||||
Glenlyon Dam (Glenlyon) | Family Fishing Lake | Rainbow trout | 400 | Stocked twice per year | 200 rainbow trout for 2nd & 3rd Semester School Holidays. | ||
Gong Gong Reservoir | Drought affected | Drought affected. | |||||
Great Western Racing Recreation Reserve | Family Fishing Lake | Rainbow trout | 200 | Stocked annually | Supported | Subject to TEP assessment and dependant on water level. Stock prior to 3rd Semester School Holidays. | |
Greenhill Lake (Ararat) | Brown trout | 2,000 | Stocked annually | 2,000 brown trout subject to suitable water level. Based on trigger of water level almost overflowing spillway. | |||
Rainbow trout | 1,000 | Stocked annually | 1,000 rainbow trout subject to suitable water level. Based on trigger of water level almost overflowing spillway. | ||||
Haddon Reserve Lake | Family Fishing Lake | Rainbow trout | 400 | Stocked twice per year | 200 rainbow trout for 2nd & 3rd Semester School Holidays. | ||
Hamilton Lake (Hamilton) | Brown trout | 2,000 | Stocked annually | ||||
Rainbow trout | 3,000 | Stocked annually | |||||
Hepburn Lagoon (Newlyn) | Drought affected | Drought affected. | |||||
Hopkins River | Brown trout | 4,000 | Stocked annually | Warrnambool Fly Fishers request additional 2,000 brown trout into Hopkins River. | Supported | 4,000 brown trout | |
Jack Emmett Lagoon | Family Fishing Lake | Rainbow trout | 300 | Stocked annually | 300 rainbow trout for 3rd Semester School Holidays. | ||
Jubilee Lake (Daylesford and Skipton) | Premier Lake | Rainbow trout | 1,445 | Pulse stocking throughout year | Midlands and North Central Angling Association request 1,000 brown trout. | Not Supported | Receives large amount of fish annually, additional brown trout not supported. |
Konong Wootong Reservoir (Coleraine) | Brown trout | 2,000 | Stocked annually | ||||
Rainbow trout | 1,000 | Stocked annually | |||||
Lascelles Lake (Hopetoun) | Golden perch | 5,000 | Stocked annually | TEP sought and received | Letter of support from Committee of Management received and TEP assessment approved for golden perch. Golden perch stocked May 2010. | ||
Silver perch | 5,000 | Stocked annually | TEP required | TEP assessment required for silver perch. | |||
Learmonth Lake (Learmonth) | Drought affected | Drought affected. | |||||
Lonsdale Lake (Lake Lonsdale) | Drought affected | Unsuitable for stocking 2010 due to uncertain future management arrangements. | |||||
Merri River | |||||||
Above weir Grassmere, Woodford & Wollaston Road Bridge | Brown trout | 2,000 | Stocked annually | ||||
Below weir Dennington | Brown trout | 6,000 | Stocked annually | ||||
Miga Lake | Drought affected | Wimmera Anglers Association request 5,000 golden perch but only when water conditions allow. | Supported | Unsuitable for stocking due to no water. Review if water level changes. | |||
Moonies Dam (Smythesdale) | Requires inspection and further assessment of access. Discuss next year. | ||||||
Moorabool Reservoir (Bolwarrah) | Drought affected | Unsuitable for stocking due to uncertain future management arrangements. | |||||
Mount Emu Creek | |||||||
Below Castle Carey Bridge to Panmure | Brown trout | 2,000 | Stocked annually | ||||
Skipton-below weir | Brown trout | 500 | Stocked annually | ||||
Pura Pura Bridge | Brown trout | 200 | Stocked annually | ||||
Chatsworth Road | Brown trout | 200 | Stocked annually | ||||
Darlington | Brown trout | 200 | Stocked annually | ||||
Moyne River (Rosebrook to Toolong) | Brown trout | 2,000 | Stocked annually | ||||
Murdeduke Lake (Winchelsea) | Drought affected | Unsuitable for stocking due to water levels. | |||||
Natimuk Lake (Natimuk) | Drought affected | Unsuitable for stocking due to no water. Review if water level changes. | |||||
Newlyn Reservoir (Newlyn) | Midlands and North Central Angling Association request 4,000 brown trout. | Not Supported | |||||
Brown trout | 1,000 | Goulburn Murray Water not approved stocking, The Victorian Fisheries Authority to negotiate with GM-W.1,000 brown trout if stocking occurs. | |||||
Rainbow trout | 1,000 | Goulburn Murray Water not approved stocking, The Victorian Fisheries Authority to negotiate with GM-W. 1,000 rainbow trout if stocking occurs. | |||||
Nhill Lake | Family Fishing Lake | Rainbow trout | 200 | Stocked annually | 200 rainbow trout 3rd Semester School Holidays. | ||
Old Hamilton Reservoir (Hamilton) | Family Fishing Lake | Rainbow trout | 400 | Stocked twice per year | 200 rainbow trout for 2nd & 3rd Semester School Holidays. Received 200 for 3rd Semester School Holidays only in 2009. | ||
Pertobe Lake (Warnambool) | Family Fishing Lake | Rainbow trout | 300 | Stocked annually | 300 rainbow trout for 2nd Semester School Holidays. | ||
Pine Lake (Horsham) | Wimmera Anglers Association request 5,000 golden perch and 20,000 Silver perch but only when water conditions allow. | Unsuitable for stocking due to no water. Review if water level changes. | |||||
Police Paddock Dam (Horsham) | Family Fishing Lake | Rainbow trout | 300 | Stocked annually | 300 rainbow trout for 3rd Semester School Holidays. | ||
Purrumbete Lake (Camperdown) | |||||||
Brown trout | 25,000 | Stocked annually | Association of Geelong and District Angling Clubs request 25,000 brown trout and 25,000 rainbow trout. | Supported | |||
Rainbow trout | 25,000 | Stocked annually | Supported | 25,000 dependant on success of chinook salmon program. If 5,000 chinook salmon available then decrease to 20,000. | |||
Chinook salmon | 5,000 | Stocked annually | Stocking dependant of availability of chinook salmon. Rebuilding capacity to breed chinook salmon at Snobs Creek. Review of past stockings and outputs planned for 2010, with view to re-establish chinook salmon fishery in Lake. 5,000 is historical stocking rates of chinook salmon. Chinook salmon could become available and be stocked at 20-30 g September 2010 (if available). If more chinooks available then may substitute trout with salmon. | ||||
Quarry Street Reserve Lake (Trentham) | Family Fishing Lake | Rainbow trout | 200 | Stocked annually | 200 rainbow trout for 2nd Semester School Holidays. | ||
Rabl Park Lake (Murtoa) | Family Fishing Lake | Rainbow trout | 300 | Stocked annually | 300 rainbow trout for 3rd Semester School Holidays. | ||
Golden perch | Suggested that golden perch stocking be transferred to Yarriambiack Creek. | Supported | Golden perch stocking transferred to Yarriambiack Creek (Beaulah, Brim and Warracknabeal). | ||||
Ratzcastle Lake (Kangawall) | Drought affected | Wimmera Anglers Association request 5,000 golden perch but only when water conditions allow. | Not Supported | Unsuitable for stocking due to no water. Review if water level changes. | |||
Rocklands Reservoir | Brown trout | 2,500 | Stocked annually | Stocking dependant on water level. | |||
Rainbow trout | 2,500 | Stocked annually | Stocking dependant on water level. | ||||
Serviceton North Reservoir (Serviceton North) | Golden perch | 5,000 | Stocked annually | ||||
Snake Valley Reservoir | Brown trout | 250 | Pending TEP assessment. | ||||
Rainbow trout | 250 | Pending TEP assessment. | |||||
St George Lake (Creswick) | Brown trout | 1,000 | Stocked annually | ||||
Rainbow trout | 1,000 | Stocked annually | |||||
Taylor Lake (Horsham) | Golden perch | 40,000 | Stocked annually | Wimmera Anglers Association request 40,000 golden perch. | Supported | ||
Murray cod | 20,000 | Stocked annually | Wimmera Anglers Association request 10,000 Murray cod yearlings plus 20,000 Murray cod fry. | Not Supported | Murray cod yearlings not supported. Stocked with 20,000 Murray cod fry. | ||
Silver perch | 20,000 | Stocked annually | Wimmera Anglers Association request 20,000 Silver perch. | Supported | |||
Tea Tree Lake (Mortlake) | Family Fishing Lake | Rainbow trout | 400 | Stocked twice per year | 200 rainbow trout for 2nd & 3rd Semester School Holidays. | ||
Tooliorook Lake (Lismore) | Drought affected | Unsuitable for stocking due to no water. Review if water level changes. | |||||
Toolondo Reservoir (Toolondo) | Drought affected | Unsuitable for stocking due to no water. Review if water level changes. | |||||
Victoria Lakes (Ballarat) | Family Fishing Lake | Rainbow trout | 800 | Stocked twice per year | 400 rainbow trout for 2nd & 3rd Semester School Holidays. | ||
Walkers Lake | Drought affected | Wimmera Anglers Association request 5,000 golden perch but only when water conditions allow. | Unsuitable for stocking due to no water. Review if water level changes. | ||||
Wallace Lake (Edenhope) | Drought affected | Unsuitable for stocking due to no water. Review if water level changes. | |||||
Wartook Lake | Brown trout | 10,000 | Stocked annually | Ballarat Fly Fishing Club want to develop a plan to significantly increase stocking rates. | Supported | 10,000 brown trout. Additional rainbow trout stocking to proceed to promote greater fishing options in the drought affected area. | |
Watonga Drive Dam (Horsham) | Watonga Drive Dam removed from Vic Fish Stock list. Rainbow trout stocking transferred to Nhill Lake. | ||||||
Wendouree Lake (Ballarat) | Drought affected | Unsuitable for stocking due to no water. Review if water level changes. | |||||
West Barwon Reservoir | Rainbow trout | 3,000 | Association of Geelong and District Angling Clubs request 5,000 brown trout and 5,000 rainbow trout. | Not Supported | Request not supported as current rainbow trout stocking numbers considered adequate. | ||
Wimmera River | Golden perch | An additional 50,000 golden perch were stocked as a one-off boost to assist recovery of golden perch fishery in Wimmera River in 2009/2010. 45,000 golden perch were stocked in November 2009 and the remaining 5,000 golden perch were stocked in addition to the 30,000 golden perch stocked annually as per Vic Fish Stock liberation. An additional 8,800 golden perch were stocked to recognise the | |||||
Dimboola | Golden perch | 10,000 | Stocked annually | Wimmera Anglers Association request 10,000 golden perch and 5,000 Silver perch. | Supported | ||
Silver perch | 5,000 | Stocked annually | Supported | ||||
Elmhurst/Greens Creek Area | Golden perch | 5,000 | Stocked annually | Wimmera Anglers Association request 5,000 golden perch. | Supported | ||
Glenorchy | Golden perch | 5,000 | Stocked annually | Wimmera Anglers Association request 5,000 golden perch. | Supported | ||
Horsham | Golden perch | 5,000 | Wimmera Anglers Association request 5,000 golden perch and 5,000 Silver perch. | Supported | |||
Silver perch | 5,000 | Stocked annually | |||||
Jeparit | Golden perch | 5,000 | Stocked annually | Wimmera Anglers Association request 5,000 golden perch. | Supported | Stocking dependant on water quality. Stocking to be transferred to other areas of Wimmera River if Jeparit unsuitable. | |
Wombat Reservoir (Daylesford) | Brown trout | 1,000 | Stocked annually | ||||
Rainbow trout | 1,000 | Stocked annually | |||||
Wurdiboluc Reservoir (Winchelsea) | Brown trout | 4,000 | Association of Geelong and District Angling Clubs request 6,000 brown trout and 6,000 rainbow trout. | Not Supported | Change in stocking proportions but numbers remain same. Brown trout numbers reduced to 4,000. | ||
Rainbow trout | 4,000 | Change in stocking proportions but numbers remain same. Rainbow trout numbers increased to 4,000. | |||||
Yarriambiack Creek | Golden perch stocking of Rabl Park Lake transferred to Yarriambiack Creek. 2,000 golden perch to be split up into three sites. | ||||||
Beulah | Golden perch | 660 | Stocked annually | ||||
Brim | Golden perch | 660 | Stocked annually | ||||
Warracknabeal | Golden perch | 680 | Stocked annually | ||||
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