Native Fish Releases 2006
Note number: FN0602
Published: July 2008
Fisheries Victoria Native Fish Stocking Plan
Fisheries Victoria's native and salmonid fish stocking program is designed to enhance recreational fishing opportunities for anglers. Annual stocking plans are developed utilising information provided at regional stakeholder consultation meetings (CONS). Stakeholders involved are the Victorian Recreational Fishing peak body (VRFish), water and catchment management authorities, the Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE), Fisheries Victoria and other relevant stakeholders. VRFish represents recreational anglers at these meetings.
The meetings consider the performance of existing stocking programs, results of stock assessment, angler and creel surveys, prevailing environmental conditions, impacts of land and water management regimes and other issues that may impact on the fishery. Requests by stakeholders to vary current stocking programs are also considered.
Stocking Plans may be subject to 'last minute' variation due to natural factors i.e. flood, fire, low water level or quality, algal blooms or manmade impacts such as major works on storages.
Continuing dry conditions meant some scheduled releases were cancelled and others modified. Where possible, VRFish are consulted prior to a variation.
Table 1. Native fish Stocked
| Water Stocked | Month 2008 | Fish Size (g) | Murray Cod | Golden Perch | Silver Perch | Trout Cod | Australian Bass |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allans Flat Dredge Hole | Apr | 0.85 | 1,000 | ||||
| Amaroo Lake (Shepparton) | Apr | 0.85 | 500 | ||||
| Anderson Lake (Chiltern) | Apr | 0.85 | 1,000 | ||||
| Avoca River (Charlton to Nattie Yallock) |
Mar Feb |
0.90 0.64 | 10,000 | 5,000 | |||
| Bartlett Lake (Tatura) | Mar | 0.80 | 1,000 | ||||
| Boga Lake (Lake Boga) |
Mar Feb |
1.04 203 | 1,000* | 5,000# | |||
| Broken Creek (Dip Bridge & Nathalia) |
Feb Feb Mar |
0.80 0.84 0.60 |
12,000 7,000 | 15,000 | |||
| Broken River (Benalla to Gowangardie Weir) | Feb | 0.60 | 15,800 | ||||
| Buffalo Lake (Myrtleford) |
Mar Mar |
0.50 0.17 | 1,000 | 10,000 | |||
| Cairn Curran Res (Maldon) |
Mar Feb |
0.90 0.52 | 10,000 | 20,000 | |||
| Calambeen Lake (Creswick) | Mar | 1.00 | 200 | ||||
| Campaspe River (Axedale to Elmore) |
Apr Feb |
0.82 0.52 | 20,000 | 10,000 | |||
| Charm Lake (Lake Charm) |
Mar Feb |
1.04 203 | 500* | 5,000# | |||
| Craigmuir Lake (Mooroopna) | Mar | 0.80 | 1,000 | ||||
| Crusoe Reserevoir (Bendigo) | Mar | 0.90 | 5,000 | ||||
| Cudgewa Creek (Cudgewa) | Feb | 0.64 | 5,000 | ||||
| Cullulleraine Lake (Cullulleraine) | Feb | 0.51 | 10,000 | ||||
| Eildon Lake (Eildon) |
Nov/2005 Jan Feb Feb Feb Mar |
0.70 1.08 0.55 0.84 0.64 1.69 | 6,600 1,260 3,100 19,500 19,540 | 30,000 | |||
| Expedition Pass Reserevoir (Farraday) |
Feb Mar |
0.90 0.52 | 250 | 1,000 | |||
| Goldfields Res (Maryborough) | Mar | 0.90 | 2,000 | ||||
| Goulburn River (Shepparton) | May |
1.40 1.15 | 50,000 | 470 | |||
| Greens Lake (Corop) |
Apr Mar |
0.82 1.70 | 10,000 | 5,000 | |||
| Gunbower Creek (Gunbower/Cohuna) | Jan | 1.18 | 20,000 | ||||
| Hume Lake (Wodonga) |
Nov/2005 Mar |
0.70 0.50 |
30,000 28,300 | ||||
| Kangaroo Lake (Lake Charm) |
Mar Feb Apr |
1.50 203 0.70 |
800* 1,500# | 10,000# | |||
| Kerford Lake (Beechworth) | Mar | 1.04 | 5,000 | ||||
| Kialla Lakes | Mar | 0.50 | 1,500 | ||||
| King Lake (Rutherglen) | Apr | 0.85 | 1,000 | ||||
| Kow Swamp (Leitchville) | May | 1.05 | 15,000# | ||||
| Laanecoorie Reserevoir (Laanecoorie) | Mar | 0.90 | 10,000 | ||||
| Little Boort Lake (Boort) | Apr | 0.75 | 2,000 | ||||
| Little Murray River (Swanhill) | Jan | 1.10 | 10,000 | ||||
| Loddon River (Newbridge to Kerang) |
Apr Jan Feb |
0.82 1.07 0.52 | 3,000 17,000 | 20,000 | |||
| Lowanna Lake (Shepparton) | Apr | 0.85 | 500 | ||||
| Mitta Mitta River (Pigs Point) | Apr | 0.60 | 10,000 | ||||
| Molliston Creek Weir (Pyalong) |
Mar Feb |
0.90 0.52 | 1,000 | 1,000 | |||
| Nillahcootie Lake (Lima South) | Apr | 0.85 | 20,000 | ||||
| Numurkah Lake (Numurkah) | Mar | 0.80 | 5,000 | ||||
| Ovens River (D/s of Wangaratta) | Jan | 1.06 | 10,400 | ||||
| Pyramid Creek (Below K Swamp) |
Jan Feb |
1.09 0.52 |
3,400 6,600 | ||||
| Reedy Lake (First) (Kerang) |
Mar Feb Apr |
1.04 203 0.70 | 300* 1,500# | 5,000# | |||
| Richardson River (Rich Avon) | Mar | 0.90 | 5,000 | ||||
| Sambell Lake (Beechworth) | Mar | 0.50 | 5,000 | ||||
| Seven Creeks (Euroa) |
Mar Apr |
1.05 0.85 |
4,000 1,000 | ||||
| Tullaroop Creek (Durham Ox) | Mar | 0.90 | 5,000 | ||||
| Waranga Basin (Rushworth) | Apr | 0.75 | 20,000 | ||||
| Wimmera River (Jeparit to Elmhurst) | Apr | 0.75 | 20,000 | ||||
| Wimmera River (Dimboola & Horsham) | Apr | 1.30 | 10,000 | ||||
| Total | 281,850 | 328,270 | 10,000 | 10,400 |
Table 2. Number
| Murray Cod | Golden Perch | Silver Perch | Trout Cod | Australian Bass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 281,850 | 328,270 | 10,000 | 10,400 | 0 | 630,520 |
Table 3. Weight
| Murray Cod | Golden Perch | Silver Perch | Trout Cod | Australian Bass | Total (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 785.6 | 303.5 | 13.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 1,113.1 |
Table 4. Transport
| Kms Travelled | Total Man Days |
|---|---|
| 24,316 | 59 |
| * | Yearling Murray Cod - Dart Tagged |
| # | Chemically Marked Fish |
Acknowledgements
This Information Note was Published and Authorised by:
Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport, and Resources (DEDJTR)
(former) Department of Primary Industries
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Melbourne, Victoria