Salmonid Fish Releases 2018

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 anglers. The VFA recognises the importance of stakeholder participation in this process. These meetings recognises the inputs from fishing representatives, resource managers such as the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Catchment Management Authorities, Water Authorities and VFA staff to develop and refine the current year's stocking plan.

The development of the annual stocking program takes into account the performance of various fisheries, the existing stocking program, results of stock assessment(s), angler and creel surveys, prevailing environmental conditions, impacts of land and water management regimes and other issues that may impact the fishery. Requests by stakeholders to vary current stocking programs are also considered. The 2018 salmonid stocking component of the program released 1,033,994 salmonids into Victorian waters including 452,107 rainbow trout, 505,541 brown trout, and 76,346 Chinook salmon.

2018 Salmonid Stockings

By numbers

Brown Trout

Rainbow Trout

Chinook Salmon

Total

Fry up to 20gm

191,224

10,000

54,286

255,510

Yearlings - 20g to 150g

311,903

328,018

22,060

661,981

Advanced Yearling 150gm+

1,500

111,143

 

112,643

Ex Brood Stock 1kg+

914

2,946

 

3,860

Total

505,541

452,107

76,346

1,033,994

Total weight stocked (kg)

Brown Trout (kg)

Rainbow Trout (kg)

Chinook salmon (kg)

Total kg

Fry up to 20gs

699

180

190

1,069

Yearlings 20gs to 150

10,595

13,100

944

24,638

Advanced Yearlings 150gs+

270

22,456

 

22,726

Ex Brood Stock 1Kg+

3,781

12,185

 

15,966

Total

15,345

47,919.84

1,134

64,398

Weight summary

SpeciesTotal fish stocked
Brown trout505,542
Chinook salmon76,346
Rainbow trout452,107
Total

1,033,995

Stocking details

Water StockedMonthAverageBrownRainbowBrookChinook
WeightTroutTroutTroutSalmon
(g)
Aringa Reservoir (Port Fairy)May201,000   
 May32 1,000  
Banimboola Lake (Dartmouth)May46 3,261  
 May46 6,739  
 May4,00021   
 May283,000   
 May28 7,000  
Barkers Creek Reservoir (Harcourt)Jul265,000   
Bellfield Reservoir (Halls Gap)Jul75 4,800  
 Jul47 4,723  
 Jul75 1,040  
 Oct35 9,437  
Blue Rock Lake (Willow Grove)Apr30 10,000  
 May3010,000   
Bolac Lake (Lake Bolac)Oct35 8,000  
Bostock Reservoir (Ballan)Jul41.52,500   
 Jul33 7,000  
Buffalo Lake (Dandongadale)Jun163,000   
Bullarto Reservoir (Bullarto)May28500   
 May46 1,000  
Bullen Merri Lake (Camperdown)May35   7,215
 May55   3,845
 May40 9,000  
 Jul355,000   
 Oct3.5   25,715
Burrumbeet Lake (Burrumbeet)Oct35 1,428  
 Oct35 8,572  
 Oct505,000   
Cairn Curran Reservoir (Maldon)Jul292,810   
 Jul306,816   
 Jul272,778   
 Jul22.57,596   
 Aug3510,000   
Cartcarrong Lake (Warrnambool)May201,500   
 May32 2,000  
Casey Fields Lake (Cranbourne)Apr190 500  
 Jun180 500  
 Sep240 500  
 Oct240 750  
Cosgrove Reservoir (Creswick)May281,000   
 May46 1,000  
Dean Reservoir (Dean)May28500   
 May46 1,000  
Deep Lake (Derrinallum)Jun201,000   
 Jun26 1,000  
Devilbend Reservoir (Moorooduc)May305,000   
 May40 4,115  
 May51 5,885  
Eildon Lake (Eildon)Jul42 5,000  
 Jul315,645   
 Jul27.54,545   
 Jul45 5,000  
 Jul471,808   
 Jul405,637   
 Jul52.52,285   
 Jul52.5275   
 Jul471,925   
 Jul601,858   
 Jul356,217   
 Oct1801,500   
 Oct180 1,500  
Eildon Pondage (Eildon)Jan4,000 150  
 Jan3,500150   
 Mar4,000 80  
 Mar4,000 50  
 Mar190 2,000  
 May175 575  
 Jul4,000 70  
 Jul180 4,250  
 Jul185 810  
 Jul4,000 13  
 Aug4,160 180  
 Aug4,160 180  
 Sep200 1,000  
 Oct4,000 30  
 Oct240 250  
 Oct4,00025   
 Oct240 350  
 Oct3,000300   
 Oct180 5,000  
 Oct4,00050   
 Oct4,000 50  
 Nov180 2,200  
 Nov4,000 11  
 Nov4,00074   
 Nov4,00026   
 Nov4,000 89  
 Dec6,000250   
 Dec6,000 250  
Elingamite Lake (Cobden)Oct751,346   
 Oct175 1,500  
Eppalock Lake (Knowsley)Jul332,500   
 Jul312,500   
 Jul32.54,400   
 Jul21.510,600   
 Oct0.3150,349   
Fyans Lake (Halls Gap)May50 4,000  
 May401,757   
 May48833   
 May50 6,000  
 Jun202,010   
 Jun365,400   
 Aug495 727  
Gillear Lake (Alansford)May201,000   
 May32 1,500  
Glenmaggie Lake (Glenmaggie)Sep35 9,000  
Goulburn River Eildon to Molesworth (Thornton)Jul457,500   
 Jul552,500   
 Aug4,160 700  
 Aug4,160 180  
 Aug3,000 365  
 Sep4,160 180  
 Sep4,120 240  
Goulburn River Seymour to Nagambie (Seymour)Aug4,0003   
 Aug4,000 16  
 Oct185 500  
 Oct4,000 10  
Hamilton Lake (Hamilton)May38 4,000  
 May182,000   
Hepburn Lagoon (Newlyn)Jul265,000   
 Jul40 5,000  
Holland Creek (Tatong)Jun301,000   
Hopkins River (Mortlake)Jul365,000   
Hume Lake (Tallangatta)Jun40 3,000  
 Jun40 9,025  
 Jun30 8,000  
 Jul62 5,000  
 Jul62 5,000  
 Jul22.51,776   
 Jul335,666   
 Jul21.52,558   
 Aug41.51,800   
 Aug27.58,200   
 Aug27.510,000   
Hyland Lake (Churchill)Mar190 750  
 Jun180 750  
 Sep240 750  
 Oct240 500  
 Oct185 500  
Karkarook Lake (Moorabbin)Mar190 2,000  
 Jun180 2,000  
 Sep220 1,500  
 Sep240 500  
 Oct240 1,800  
 Oct185 1,700  
Konong Wootong Reservoir (Coleraine)May182,000   
 May38 3,000  
 Oct185 675  
Lauriston Reservoir (Lauriston)Jul309,000   
Macalister River Below Glenmaggie Lake (Glenmaggie)Aug27.52,000   
Macalister River Upstream of Glenmaggie Lake to Licola (Glenmaggie)Aug50 5,000  
Malmsbury Reservoir (Malmsbury)Sep504,000   
Merri River Below Weir to Dennington (Warrnambool)Jul361,166   
 Jul454,109   
Merri River Grassmere to Wollaston (Warrnambool)Jul401,725   
Mount Emu Creek Skipton to Darlington (Skipton)Jun203,000   
Moyne River (Killarney)Jul362,000   
Narracan Lake (Moe)Aug352,500   
 Aug50 4,500  
Purrumbete Lake (Camperdown)Apr1210,000   
 May38   6,200
 May50   4,800
 May40 9,000  
 Oct3.5   28,571
Pykes Creek Reservoir (Ballan)Apr42 3,000  
 Apr345,088   
Rocklands Reservoir (Balmoral)Aug352,000   
 Aug50 3,600  
 Oct35 1,500  
Ryans Creek (Swanpool)Jun30500   
St Georges Lake (Creswick)May251,000   
 May50 1,000  
Talbot Reservoir (Evansford)Jun30 1,000  
 Jun161,000   
Teddington Bottom Reservoir (Stuart Mill)Jun30 2,000  
Tooliorook Lake (Lismore)Jun26 5,000  
 Jun335,000   
Toolondo Reservoir (Toolondo)Aug4,000 80  
 Aug185 540  
 Aug495 727  
 Aug41.58,500   
 Aug41.58,500   
 Oct302,000   
 Oct35 4,343  
Tullaroop Reservoir (Carisbrook)Jul40 10,000  
 Jul36 10,000  
 Jul36 10,000  
 Jul357,543   
 Aug357,457   
Upper Coliban Reservoir (Kyneton)Jul355,000   
 Jul33 2,500  
 Jul40 7,500  
Upper Stony Creek Reservoir (Durdidwarrah)Jul33 10,000  
 Jul40 10,000  
 Jul365,000   
Wallace Lake (Edenhope)Aug50 550  
 Aug185 163  
 Aug216 764  
 Aug352,000   
 Oct35 5,000  
 Nov4,000 15  
 Nov4,00015   
 Nov180 1,070  
Wartook Lake (Halls Gap)Aug50 7,200  
 Aug357,000   
 Aug50 1,200  
 Oct35 1,600  
Wendouree Lake (Ballarat)Apr18 10,000  
 Apr42.55,000   
 May251,000   
 May402,500   
 Jun401,850   
 Jun401,800   
 Aug200 500  
 Sep200 1,000  
West Barwon Dam (Forrest)Jul215,000   
 Jul40 5,000  
William Hovell Lake (Cheshunt South)Jun30 5,000  
 Jun251,625   
 Jun163,375   
Wombat Reservoir (Daylesford)May281,000   
 May46 1,000  
Wurdiboluc Reservoir (Winchelsea)Apr40 5,450  
 Apr47 2,550  
 Apr47 8,000  
 Jun1610,000   

Family Fishing Lakes

The Victorian Fisheries Authority stocks ready to catch yearling rainbow trout into small waters (normally less than 5 hectares surface area) in or adjacent to population centres. The waters are accessible to juniors and anglers with limited mobility.

The majority of these stockings coincide with the second and third term school holidays when water temperatures are cooler and better suited to trout. Rainbow trout are stocked as they are normally bigger than the available brown trout at that time of year. Rainbow trout are also reputedly easier to catch by inexperienced anglers.

Some Family Fishing Lakes are stocked outside of the school holiday period for special events.

2018 Family Fishing Lakes Stocked

Water StockedMonthStockedAverage size (g)
Albert Park Lake (Albert Park)Mar1,000190
 Jun1,000180
 Sep1,000220
Alexandra Lake (Ararat)Jun300180
 Aug567185
 Sep300190
 Oct200175
 Oct400185
Allans Flat Dredge Hole (Allans Flat)Mar375190
 Jun375180
 Sep375200
 Oct500212
Anderson Lake (Chiltern)Jun300180
 Sep300240
Arboretum Dam (Euroa)Jun400180
 Sep400200
 Oct100500
 Oct54,000
Bannockburn Lagoon (Bannockburn)Jun300180
 Sep300220
Bartlett Lake (Tatura)Jun100180
 Sep100200
 Oct125240
Beaufort Lake (Beaufort)Jun1,50030
Berwick Springs Estate Lake (Berwick)Apr250190
 Apr250170
 Jun500180
 Sep500240
Boyds Waters (Geelong)Oct400185
Calembeen Front Lake (Creswick)Jun200180
 Sep32220
 Sep168200
Casey Fields Lake (Cranbourne)Apr500190
 Jun500180
 Sep500240
 Oct750240
Cato Lake (Stawell)Jun300180
 Sep300190
Caulfield Racecourse Lake (Caulfield)Jun300180
 Sep300190
Cobden Lake (Cobden)Apr250190
 Jun200180
 Sep200190
 Oct250185
Coleraine Lagoon (Coleraine)Jun300180
 Sep300220
Crusoe Reservoir (Bendigo)Mar300190
 Jun300180
 Sep300190
Darlingsford Lake (Melton)Jun500180
 Sep500200
Don Lake (Healesville)Jun400180
 Sep400220
Dunkeld Arboretum (Dunkeld)Jun200180
 Sep200220
Eildon Pondage (Eildon)Jan1504,000
 Mar804,000
 Mar504,000
 Mar2,000190
 May575175
 Jul704,000
 Jul4,250180
 Jul810185
 Jul134,000
 Aug1804,160
 Aug1804,160
 Sep1,000200
 Oct304,000
 Oct250240
 Oct350240
 Oct5,000180
 Oct504,000
 Nov2,200180
 Nov114,000
 Nov894,000
 Dec2506,000
Emerald Lake (Emerald)Jun500180
 Sep500190
Esmond Lake (Ballarat)Jun250180
 Sep250190
Ess Lagoon (Casterton)Jun500180
 Sep500220
Felltimber Creek Wetlands (Wodonga)Jun500180
 Sep400220
Foletti Caravan Park Lake (Donald)Jun350180
 Sep350240
Forest Lake (Kangaroo Flat)Jun200180
 Sep200190
Fosters Dam (Glenrowan)Jun200180
 Sep200200
Garfield Lake (Garfield)Sep250220
 Oct250240
 Oct24,000
Glenlyon Dam (Glenlyon)Jun200180
 Sep200220
Glenrowan Recreation Reserve LakeJun200180
 Sep200200
Goldfields Reservoir (Maryborough)Jun200180
 Sep200190
Great Western Recreation Reserve Lake (Great Western)Sep200190
Guthridge Lake (Sale)Jun250180
 Sep250220
Haddon Reservoir (Haddon)Jun200180
 Sep200190
Hanging Rock Lake (Woodend)Jun300180
 Sep300220
Heyfield Racecourse Lake (Heyfield)Jun300180
 Sep300220
Hyland Lake (Churchill)Mar750190
 Jun750180
 Sep750240
 Oct500240
 Oct500185
Jack Emmett Lagoon (Rupanyup)Sep350200
Jubilee Lake Daylesford (Daylesford)Jun200180
 Sep200220
Jubilee Lake Skipton (Skipton)Jun200180
 Sep200190
Karkarook Lake (Moorabbin)Mar2,000190
 Jun2,000180
 Sep1,500220
 Sep500240
 Oct1,800240
 Oct1,700185
Kennington Reservoir (Strathdale)Jun500180
 Jul800185
 Sep500190
 Sep100500
 Oct500240
Les Stone Park Lake (Wodonga)Sep200220
Lethbridge Lake (Lethbridge)Jun300180
 Sep300220
 Sep250190
Lilliput Lane Reserve Lake (Pakenham)Jun100180
 Sep100240
Lillydale Lake (Lilydale)Mar700190
 Jun700180
 Jul400500
 Sep700190
Lismore Golf Club Dam (Lismore)Jun200180
 Sep200190
Longwood Recreational Reserve (Longwood)Sep200200
Marma Lake (Murtoa)Jun350180
 Sep350200
Marysville Lake (Marysville)Mar450190
 Jun450180
 Sep450190
Merriwa Park Lake (Wangaratta)Jun200180
 Sep200220
Minyip Wetlands (Minyip)Sep200240
Moorabool Reservoir (Bolwarrah)Apr8,00042
Mooroopna Recreation Reserve Lake (Mooroopna)Jun100180
 Sep100200
 Oct125240
Morwell Lake (Morwell)Jun750180
 Sep750240
Mount Beauty Pondage (Mount Beauty)Mar1,500190
 Oct1,000240
 Oct1,50035
Navan Park Lake (Melton)Jun500180
 Aug500250
 Sep500200
Neanger Lake (Eaglehawk)Jun300180
 Sep300190
Nhill Lake (Nhill)Sep200200
Numurkah Lake (Numurkah)Jun200180
 Sep200200
Old Hamilton Reservoir (Hamilton)Jun200180
 Sep200220
Pakenham Lake (Pakenham)Apr500190
 Apr300180
 Jun500180
 Jul400500
 Sep500220
 Sep500190
Pertobe Lake (Warrnambool)Apr450190
 Jun450180
 Sep450190
Police Paddock Dams (Horsham)Jun300180
 Aug300250
 Sep300200
Quarry Street Reserve Lake (Trentham)Jun200180
Rowville Lakes (Rowville)Mar400190
 Jun400180
 Jul350180
 Sep400190
Roxburgh Park Lakes (Roxburgh Park)Jun375180
 Sep375190
Sambell Lake (Beechworth)Mar300190
 Jun300180
 Sep300190
Simpson Recreation Reserve Lakes (Simpson)Apr200190
 Jun200180
 Sep200190
Spavin Lake (Sunbury)Mar400190
 Jun40072
 Sep400200
St Augustines Water Hole (Geelong)Jun750180
 Sep750220
Stanley Ditch Dam (Stanley)Mar350190
 Jun350180
 Sep350200
Sumsion Gardens Lake (Wodonga)Jun400180
 Sep300220
Tchum Lake (Birchip)Jun1,000180
 Sep1,000240
Tea Tree Lake (Mortlake)Jun200180
 Aug200250
 Sep200190
The Gong (Buninyong)Jun200180
 Sep200190
Tom Thumb Lake (Eaglehawk)Jun200180
Tronah Dredge Hole (Harrietville)Mar300190
 Jun300180
 Sep300190
Upper Sandy Creek Dam (Sandy Creek)Mar500190
 Jun500180
 Sep500190
Victoria Lake Shepparton (Shepparton)Apr500190
 Jun500180
 Sep500200
Victoria Lakes Ballarat (Ballarat)Jun500180
 Sep500190
 Oct750240
 Oct750185
Walter J Smith Reserve Lake (Riddells Creek)Jun200180
 Sep200190
Yarrambat Lake (Yarrambat)Mar700190
 Jun700180
 Sep180190
 Sep520240
 Oct750240