Salmonid Fish Releases 2006

Note Number: FN0175
Published: May 2007
Updated: May 2008

Fisheries Victoria Salmonid Stocking Plan

Stocking Plans are developed as part of the annual consultation process (CONS) involving the Victorian Recreational Fishing peak body (VRFish), water and catchment management authorities, Fisheries Victoria and other relevant stakeholders. VRFish represents recreational anglers at these meetings.

The meetings consider the performance of existing stocking programs, the results of stock assessment surveys, creel survey or angler diary data, and anything else that has or might impact on the ongoing fishery i.e. environmental conditions, water levels.

Requests by stakeholders for changes to current stocking programs and the implementation of new stocking programs are also considered.

Stocking Plans are subject to 'last minute' variation due to natural factors i.e. flood, drought, improved water levels, algal blooms or man-made impacts such as major works on storages. Explanatory notes are provided where a planned release has been amended. Where possible, VRFish are consulted before variations are implemented.

Continuing dry conditions experienced in parts of the State during 2006 meant some scheduled releases were cancelled and others modified.

While part of the overall Salmonid Stocking Plan, the Family Fishing Lakes Stocking Program is reported separately however still forms part of the total stocking numbers.

Brown Trout and Rainbow Trout

Water StockedMonthBrown troutRainbow trout
Aringa Reservoir55001000
Banimboola Lake9-5000
102000-
Barkers Creek Reservoir85000-
Beaufort Lake510001000
Bellfield Reservoir5-5000
Berwick Springs Estate6-1000
Blue Rock Lake55000-
710000-
Bullarto Reservoi5500500
10-500
Bullen Merri Lake550005000
6-5000
Cartcarong Lake51000-
Colbrook Reservoi5200-
Cosgrove Reservoir510001000
Dean Reservoir5500500
Eildon Lake8-10000
113325-
12-29360
12-8960
Eildon Pondage1250150
2250150
3550484
4380138
5200100
6200100
7205100
8400200
941578
10250150
11250150
12365500
Elingamite Lake62000-
9-1000
Gillear Lake510002000
Glenmaggie Lake10-2000
Goldfields Reservoir7500-
Gong Gong Reservoir61000500
Guyatt Lake6-250
Hamilton Lake5-3000
62000-
9-200
Hepburn Lagoon750005000
Holland Creek71000-
Hopkins River72000-
Hume Lake537480-
7-10100
812520-
9
-
Konongwootong Reservoir5-1000
62000-
Lauriston Reservoir96490-
Macalister River5-5000
620002000
8
-
Merri River54300-
63000-
Mount Beauty Pondage4-500
810001000
Mount Emu Creek53600-
Moyne River72000-
Narracan Lake870003000
Newlyn Reservoir74000-
Nursery Reservoir7500500
Purrumbete Lake552004000
6
8000
7
6000
814800
9-2000
Rocklands Resevoir720000-
Rowville Lakes6-750
9-750
Ryans Creek7500-
St Georges Lake810001000
Talbot Reservoir81000-
Tarwin River8-1000
Upper Coliban Reservoir73000-
Wartook Lake55000
10-877
11-1123
West Barwon Dam9-4000
Wombat Reservoir810001000
Wurdiboluc Reservoir56000
10
2000
Sub-total
196630145670

Chinook Salmon

Water StockedMonthChinook  salmon
Bullen Merri L., Camperdown44680

64000

74500

82470
Purrumbete L., Camperdown115000
Sub-total
20650

Family Fishing Lakes Program

Fisheries Victoria undertakes an annual program of stocking on-grown or advanced yearling trout in Family Fishing Lakes (normally less than 5 hectares surface area) in, or adjacent to, population centers, the waters being accessible for both junior and disabled anglers.

School holiday periods are usually targeted for these releases, with the majority coinciding with the second and third term school holidays when water temperatures are best suited to trout. In most instances rainbow trout are stocked as they are normally bigger than the available brown trout at that time of year and are reputedly easier to catch by inexperienced anglers.

Also included are several stockings made outside of the school holiday period for special events held around October each year.

Family Fishing Lake StockedMonthRainbow trout
Alexandra Lake6200
9200
Allens Flat Dredge Hole6250
9300
Anderson Lake10300
Arboretum Dam6200
9300
Bannockburn Lagoon6200
9200
Calembeen Lake6200
9200
Casey Fields9300
Cato Lake6300
9300
Caulfield Racecourse Lk6200
9200
Cummins Reserve Lake6200
9100
Emerald Lake6750
9750
Esmond Lake6200
9200
Ess Lagoon6500
9500
Fosters Dam6200
Guthridge Lake11250
Hanging Rock Lake9300
10300
Heyfield Racecourse Lk6200
9200
Hyland Lake6800
91200
11375
Jack Emmett Lagoon9333
Jack Roper Reserve6250
9250
10250
Water StockedMonthRainbow trout
Jubilee Lake (Daylesford)6200
9200
Jubilee Lake (Skipton)9250
Karkarook Lake91500
Kennington Reservoir6300
9300
Lethbridge Lake9200
Lillydale Lake625
61500
91125
Marysville Dam5150
6200
9200
Morwell Lake6750
9750
11375
Police Paddock Dam9333
Rable Park Lake9333
Roxburgh Park Lakes6200
9200
Sambell Lake6500
9550
Seagull Lake6800
9800
10500
St Arnaud Old Swimming6200
St Augustines Water Hole6250
9350
Tea Tree Lake6200
9200
Tom Thumb Lake6200
Victoria Lake6400
9400
West Lake6250
9250
10300
Yarrambat Lake7300
9300
10250
Sub-total
28049

Total Releases – Numbers


Brown troutRainbow troutChinook salmonTOTAL
(Parts 1.1 to 1.3 above)
Sub-Total196 630173 71920 650390 999

Total Releases – Weight


Brown troutRainbow troutChinook salmonTOTAL
(Parts 1.1 to 1.3 above)
Sub-Total20 48717 2631 47839 228

Transport

Man Days: 173 days

Km's traveled: 65,700 Km's

Notes

Month: The date of release in months (i.e. April, 10 = October). Where the total allocation w4 = as released over several months, the first and last months of releases are usually shown.

Acknowledgments

It was reviewed by:

Robert Gibb, Melbourne in May 2008.