Navan Park in Melton will offer the opportunity for some colourful family adventures with rainbow trout stockings just in time for the school holidays.
The state-wide stocking program released thousands of rainbow trout in more than 80 lakes across Victoria for the winter break.
Rainbow trout are the ideal catch for budding fishers as they take a variety of widely available baits like worms or PowerBait. Most Family Fishing Lakes feature pontoons or jetties, good access paths
and parking for fishers of all abilities as well as other nearby facilities like barbecues and toilets.
Last year the program saw almost 10 million fish released, with the majority produced at Snobs Creek and the VFA’s native hatchery at Arcadia, near Shepparton.
From the Mallee’s Rainbow Lake to Guthridge Lake in Sale, Lake Pertobe in Warrnambool and 15 waters across metropolitan Melbourne – Family Fishing Lakes across Victoria will offer families colourful adventures in the great outdoors.
In Family Fishing Lakes, a daily bag limit of five trout applies, of which only two trout can exceed 35 centimetres.
Melton MP Steve McGhie said fish stocked into Navan Park would “encourage families to make lasting memories in the great outdoors and get kids hooked on a new hobby”.
“There’s family fishing lakes throughout our region featuring easy access, regular stockings of catchable-size fish and many are in or not far from town so the kids can grab a backpack and jump on their bikes to try their luck,” he said.
Outdoor Recreation Minister Sonya Kilkenny said holidays are a “great opportunity to get kids into the great outdoors and wetting a line for a rainbow trout gives you the chance to make lasting memories while introducing young fishers to a new pastime”.
A full list of waterways stocked for these holidays is available online.
Details: www.vfa.vic.gov.au/holidaytrout.
