Thousands of rainbow trout are making a splash in local waterways, ready for your family’s next fishing adventure.
In September, Guru Nanak Lake in the Berwick Springs estate, Casey Fields Lake in Cranbourne, Garfield Lake, Lilliput Lane Reserve in Pakenham, and Pakenham Lake were stocked with 2600 catchable-size fish.
Casey Fields Lake also received a 750-fish boost in October.
The trout were delivered by the team at the Victorian Fisheries Authority’s Snobs Creek hatchery and weighed about 180 grams each – an ideal size for newcomers.
Rainbow trout can be caught in a variety of ways, ranging from low-cost baits to lures that are cast and retrieved from the shore.
Common garden worms, Tassie Devil lures or spinners, will do the trick when rigged on a small spinning outfit.
Anglers are reminded that in family fishing lakes, a daily bag limit of five trout applies, of which only two can exceed 35 centimetres.
More information about bag and size limits, permitted equipment, and licensing can be found in the Victorian Recreational Fishing Guide, available free from bait and tackle shops, at vfa.vic.gov.au/fishingguide, or via the free ‘Vic Fishing’ mobile app.
Visit vfa.vic.gov.au/holidaytrout to view the full list of stocked family fishing lakes.
