Goulburn Fishing Festival 2025

River trout season will officially open Saturday 6 September, and where better to celebrate than at Eildon!

The Goulburn River (between Eildon and Molesworth) and Eildon Pondage will be stocked with 1,500 massive ‘stonker’ trout weighing 3-4kg, at numerous sites and guaranteed to create lifelong memories for lots of fishers and their families.

Details

When: Saturday 6 September 2025

Where: Lions Park, Riverside Drive, Eildon

Time: 9am - 3pm

This is a FREE event!

Activities

• Market stalls, spinning prizes and live performances in Lions Park, Eildon
• Kids fishing classes with bait and tackle provided, guided by Fishcare. Book a spot here.
• Trout cooking demonstrations with Gary Constantine
• Help our Snobs Creek hatchery team stock the pondage with trout
• Aquaculture hub featuring tastings of locally grown trout
• Plaster arts painting, games run by our education team and face painting
• Enjoy a tour of the Snobs Creek fish hatchery down the road - book a bus and time on the day at Lions Park (11am and 1pm).
• Try your luck at catching a trophy trout at one or more spots on this year's stonker trout trail along the Goulburn
• Meet and chat to our Fisheries Officers and the Women in Recreational Fishing and Boating (WIRFAB) leaders
• Fireworks over the pondage from 7pm

The 2025 trout and salmonid season in rivers and streams opens Saturday 6 September. Lake Eildon and the Eildon Pondage are open to trout fishing year-round.