Metro stonker stocking
The fish of a lifetime is closer to home than ever for recreational anglers across Melbourne with 1,000 large rainbow trout being stocked into 17 of the city’s most popular fishing lakes.
Stonker stockings are funded by your fishing licence fees and the State Government’s $96 million package to improve fishing, boating, piers and aquaculture.
Family Fishing Lakes boast great access with waterside platforms, walking tracks, picnic areas and other facilities, creating a wonderful environment for people to get some fresh air whilst wetting a line close to home.
A daily bag limit of five trout applies in Family Fishing Lakes, of which only two trout can exceed 35cm. Learn more about catch limits online or by downloading the free ‘Vic Fishing’ app.
The Eildon Pondage and Goulburn River, between Eildon and Molesworth, will also be stocked with 2,000 stonkers for trout season opening on Saturday 7 September 2024.
| Water | Number stocked |
|---|---|
| Albert Park Lake | 120 |
| Berwick Springs Estate Lake | 40 |
| Casey Fields Lake | 40 |
| Caulfield Racecourse Lake | 50 |
| Don Lake (Healesville) | 30 |
| Emerald Lake | 30* (postponed due to access issues from storm damage) |
| Ferntree Gully Quarry | 60 |
| Garfield Lake | 10 |
| Karkarook Lake (Moorabbin) | 150 |
| Lilliput Lane Reserve (Pakenham) | 10 |
| Lilydale Lake | 160 |
| Navan Park Lake (Melton) | 30 |
| Pakenham Lake | 80 |
| Rowville Lakes (Sutton and Hill Lakes) | 40 |
| Roxburgh Park Lake | 30 |
| Spavin Drive Lake (Sunbury) | 30 |
| Yarrambat Lake | 130 |