Native Fish Releases 2018

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 2017/2018 native fish stocking component of the program released 4,883,336 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 663,000 native fish including growing record number of Murray cod in 2018. 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.

Total of stocked species for 2018
	Australian bass	Estuary perch	Golden perch	Macquarie perch	Murray cod	Silver perch	Trout cod	Grand Total
Sum of Stocked	474,500	7,000	2,515,981	17,500	1,629,855	235,000	3,500	4,883,336

Stocked species by Waterway
Water	Date	Average weight (g)	Australian bass	Estuary perch	Golden perch	Macquarie perch	Murray cod	Silver perch	Trout cod
Albert Park Lake	1/02/2018	1.1						2,000
	8/02/2018	1.2						16,000
	21/02/2018	0.9			5,000
Allans Flat Dredge Hole	8/02/2018	1.2						4,000
	28/03/2018	0.6			1,500
Amaroo Lake	28/03/2018	0.6			1,000
Anderson Lake	28/03/2018	0.6			1,000
Arboretum Dam	8/02/2018	1.2						4,000
	28/03/2018	0.6			500
Avoca River	20/12/2017	0.8					10,000
	24/01/2018	0.7			20,000
Avon River	28/11/2017	0.5	9,000
Bartlett Lake	28/03/2018	0.6			500
Bealiba Reservoir	21/02/2018	0.9			5,000
Benalla Lake	28/12/2017	0.8					20,000
	22/03/2018	0.5			5,000
Big Meran Lake	4/01/2018	0.9			10,000
Blue Rock Lake	28/11/2017	0.5	30,000
Boga Lake	20/12/2017	0.8					10,000
	4/01/2018	0.9			50,000
Boosey Creek	4/01/2018	0.7					3,000
	22/02/2018	0.9			11,000
Bringalbert Lake	24/01/2018	0.7			5,000
Broken Creek	4/01/2018	0.7					15,000
	27/03/2018	0.5			31,000
Broken River	28/12/2017	0.8					15,000
	31/01/2018	1.4					40,252
	22/03/2018	0.5			45,293
	28/03/2018	0.6			4,707
Buffalo Lake	19/12/2017	0.9					45,780
	19/02/2018	0.9			20,000
Cairn Curran Reservoir	25/01/2018	0.9					40,000
	25/01/2018	1.4					12,250
	21/02/2018	0.9			52,500
	26/02/2018	1.1			24,436
	7/03/2018	1.1					49,156
	5/04/2018	1.0			30,000
Calembeen Lake	21/02/2018	0.9			1,000
Campaspe River (Lower)	18/01/2018	0.9			100,000
	18/01/2018	1.0					51,000
Campaspe River (Upper)	21/02/2018	0.9			5,000
Carpolac Lake	24/01/2018	0.7			5,000
Charlegrark Lake	20/12/2017	0.8					10,000
Charm Lake	20/12/2017	0.8					15,000
	4/01/2018	0.9			50,000
Cowwarr Weir	28/11/2017	0.5	4,000
Craigmuir Lake	28/03/2018	0.6			1,000
Crusoe Reservoir	1/02/2018	0.8			5,000
	1/02/2018	1.2						20,000
Cullulleraine Lake	27/02/2018	1.2					14,698
Eildon Lake	21/12/2017	0.7					74,985
	29/12/2017	1.1					63,413
	4/01/2018	0.8					24,315
	10/01/2018	0.8					38,000
	5/03/2018	1.1			27,745
	14/03/2018	1.4					11,916
	16/03/2018	0.8			187,500
	5/04/2018	1.0			10,600
	6/04/2018	2.8			2,037
	12/04/2018	1.4			3,820
Eldorado Dredge Hole	8/02/2018	1.2						4,000
	28/03/2018	0.6			1,500
Eppalock Lake	20/12/2017	0.8					100,000
	18/01/2018	0.9			31,900
	15/02/2018	1.0			168,500
First Reedy Lake	4/01/2018	0.9			5,000
Foletti Caravan Park Lake	1/02/2018	1.1						7,000
	5/04/2018	1.0			5,000
Forest Lake	1/02/2018	1.1						6,000
	1/02/2018	1.2						2,000
Fosters Dam	28/03/2018	0.6			500
Freestone Creek	28/11/2017	0.5	3,000
Glenmaggie Lake	28/11/2017	0.5	10,000
	5/12/2017	0.5	25,000
Goldfields Reservoir	21/02/2018	0.9			2,000
Goldfields Reservoir	1/02/2018	1.2						10,000
Goulburn River	28/12/2017	0.7							3,500
	31/01/2018	0.7				2,500
Goulburn River (Above Goulburn Weir to Seymour, including Nagambie)	11/01/2018	0.8					15,713
	11/01/2018	1.0					19,000
	18/01/2018	1.1					21,243
	24/01/2018	0.7			5,000
	25/01/2018	0.9					38,082
	25/01/2018	1.5					35,000
	8/02/2018	0.9			36,000
	13/02/2018	1.4					30,000
	15/02/2018	1.0			11,500
	1/03/2018	0.9			147,500
Goulburn River (Below Goulburn Weir to McCoy's Bridge)	28/12/2017	0.8					50,000
	22/02/2018	0.9			59,000
Green Lake	28/03/2018	0.6			15,000
Greens Lake	4/01/2018	0.7					6,000
	19/02/2018	0.9			10,000
Gunbower Creek	11/01/2018	1.0					100,000
	16/03/2018	0.8			200,000
Guthridge Lake	28/11/2017	0.5	2,500
	5/12/2017	0.5	5,000
Hume Lake	28/12/2017	0.9			200,000
	28/12/2017	0.9					100,000
Hyland Lake	28/11/2017	0.5	3,000
Inglewood Reservoir	21/02/2018	0.9			1,500
Kangaroo Lake	20/12/2017	0.8					60,000
	24/01/2018	0.7			100,000
Kialla Lakes	28/03/2018	0.6			2,500
Kiewa River	4/01/2018	0.7					15,000
King Lake	1/03/2018	0.9			1,500
Kings Billabong	27/02/2018	1.2					20,000
	28/02/2018	0.8			20,000
	28/02/2018	2.0						40,000
Laanecoorie Reservoir	18/01/2018	0.8					49,730
	8/02/2018	0.9			50,000
Lascelles Lake	28/02/2018	0.8			9,000
	28/02/2018	2.0						19,000
Little Boort Lake	4/01/2018	0.9			5,000
	1/02/2018	1.1						5,000
Loddon River	20/12/2017	0.8					50,000
	21/02/2018	0.9			100,000
Loddon River (Kerang)	20/12/2017	0.8					5,000
	4/01/2018	0.9			5,000
Lowanna Lake	28/03/2018	0.6			1,000
Macalister River (D/S Glenmaggie)	5/12/2017	0.5	13,500
Macalister River (U/S Glenmaggie)	5/12/2017	0.5	30,000
Marma Lake	24/01/2018	0.7			4,000
Miga Lake	24/01/2018	0.7			5,000
Mita River	14/02/2018	1.1					20,000
Mitchell River	20/11/2017	0.5	40,000
	28/11/2017	0.5	8,500
	5/12/2017	0.5	61,500
Moodemere Lake	21/02/2018	0.9			20,000
Narracan Lake	28/11/2017	0.5	5,000
Neanger	1/02/2018	1.2						20,000
Nillahcootie Lake	28/12/2017	0.8					30,000
	14/02/2018	1.1					30,000
	15/02/2018	1.0			60,000
Numurkah Lake	1/02/2018	0.8			6,000
	1/02/2018	1.2						8,000
Ouyen Lake	28/02/2018	0.8			1,000
	28/02/2018	2.0						1,000
Ovens River	24/01/2018	0.7				15,000
Ovens River (Lower)	28/03/2018	0.6			32,293
	5/04/2018	1.0			18,000
Painkalac Reservoir	5/12/2017	0.5		7,000
Rainbow Creek	28/11/2017	0.5	3,000
Ratzcastle Lake	24/01/2018	0.7			5,000
Rocklands Reservoir	20/11/2017	1.0					50,000
	6/12/2017	1.0					60,000
	19/12/2017	0.8			131,650
	19/12/2017	0.9					95,322
	1/02/2018	0.8			74,000
	1/02/2018	0.9					10,000
Sambell Lake	1/03/2018	0.9			5,000
Serpentine Creek	20/12/2017	0.8					5,000
	4/01/2018	0.9			5,000
Serviceton Reservoir	24/01/2018	0.7			1,000
Seven Creeks	28/03/2018	0.6			4,000
Snowy River	28/11/2017	0.5	50,000
	4/01/2018	0.5	60,000
St Georges Lake	21/02/2018	0.9			1,000
Stanley Ditch Dam	8/02/2018	1.2						2,000
	28/03/2018	0.6			1,000
Sumsion Gardens Lake	28/03/2018	0.6			1,500
Tambo River	20/11/2017	0.5	27,500
Taylors Lake	20/12/2017	0.8					50,000
	11/01/2018	0.9			50,000
	28/03/2018	0.6			20,000
Tchum Lake	5/04/2018	1.0			8,000
Tchum Lake	1/02/2018	1.1						10,000
Teddington Reservoir - Bottom	21/02/2018	0.9			2,000
Thomson River	28/11/2017	0.5	15,000
Timbarra River	20/11/2017	0.5	20,000
Traralgon Creek	28/11/2017	0.5	2,000
Tronoh Harrietville Dredge Hole	28/03/2018	0.6			500
Tyers River	28/11/2017	0.5	5,000
Upper Sandy Creek Dam	8/02/2018	1.2						5,000
Valencia Creek	5/12/2017	0.5	2,000
Victoria Lake (Maryborough)	21/02/2018	0.9			5,000
Victoria Lake (Shepparton)	4/01/2018	0.7					1,000
	1/02/2018	0.8			5,000
	1/02/2018	1.2						10,000
Walkers Lake	1/02/2018	1.1						5,000
	5/04/2018	1.0			5,000
Watchem Lake	1/02/2018	1.1						5,000
	5/04/2018	1.0			5,000
Wimmera River	11/01/2018	0.9			110,000
	1/02/2018	1.1						20,000
Wonnangatta River	20/11/2017	0.5	40,000
Wooroonook Lake	1/02/2018	1.1						10,000
	5/04/2018	1.0			5,000
Yarriambiack Creek	28/03/2018	0.6			9,000
Grand Total			474,500	7,000	2,515,981	17,500	1,629,855	235,000	3,500

Weight (kg)
	Australian bass	Estuary perch	Golden perch	Macquarie perch	Murray cod	Silver perch	Trout cod	Grand Total kg
Combined weight (kg) of fish stocked	237.25	3.5	2117.027	12.425	1543.56	319.08	2.45	4235.292

Total Travel/Time
Species	Sum of Total Kilometres Travelled	Sum of Person Days
Australian bass	10,563	21
Estuary perch	999	3
Golden perch	28,256	57
Macquarie perch	354	2
Murray cod	17,966	42
Silver perch	7,587	15
Trout cod	120	1
Grand Total	65,844	140

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