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A Guide to the Inland Angling Waters of Victoria
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Angling Waters of the Wimmera Basin

Yabbies

Albacutya Lake, Albacutya C 3
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8,300ha. 212,800ML. Ramsar site.

A very large shallow lake surrounded by cleared land. Fills infrequently and only after a number of wet years. Floods occur on average every 25 years, ie. the lake has filled four times in the last one hundred years. Last filled in 1990. Dry in 2002. When full contains the same species as Lake Hindmarsh which overflows into it. A very popular yabbying water when it first fills.

Avon River, St Arnaud J 11
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Flows through grazing land with some larger pools carrying a few redfin. Not a popular water but may at times receive golden perch and Murray cod from the Richardson River.

Barton Swamp (see Toolondo Reservoir) C 14

Batyo Catyo Lake, Rich Avon I 10
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50ha. 4,800ML. Boat ramp and camping facilities.

A shallow lake (2m) with high summer water temperatures. The lake is part of the Wimmera-Mallee system and water level fluctuates according to irrigation operations. Contains redfin, tench and goldfish. In August 2002, levels were too low to permit stocking. Stocking of golden perch and silver perch is planned when conditions are suitable. The lake has been stocked at times with rainbow trout but the Department believes that native perch species are better suited to this water. Freshwater catfish have been stocked but nothing is known of their current status.

Bellfield Lake, Halls Gap G 16
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480ha. 78,500ML.

A deep lake surrounded by forest and located south of Halls Gap on Fyans Creek. It is part of the Wimmera-Mallee system. There are camping facilities at Halls Gap and a campground at Borough Huts just south of the lake. Non-power boating is permitted. Access from a road on the western side of the lake and by 4WD tracks to the other side. The lake has steep sides and is not very productive.

Contains mainly redfin to 1.5kg, some brown trout to 700g, occasional rainbow trout to 500g and blackfish to 450g. Good fly-fishing on the southern shore. Trout stocking was discontinued in 1981 due to the consistently poor condition of the fish. Sufficient trout spawning occurs in Fyans Creek upstream of the reservoir to support the fishery.

Beulah Reservoir (see Danaher Dam) H 4

Cato Lake, Stawell H 15
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Not on map but located in Stawell just north of the railway station. A small ornamental lake set in a park. This is part of the "small waters" program of the Department and is stocked each year with rainbow trout yearlings to provide fishing for local children in the 3^rd term school holidays.

Danaher Dam, Beulah H 4
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1.5ha. Also called Natural Waterhole, or Beulah Reservoir.

This is a small water with a sand bottom. It was stocked with trout in the 1970’s but produced very poor results. It contains small redfin.

Dock Lake, Horsham E 12
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215ha. 6,000ML. Boat ramp.

A shallow lake surrounded by farmland, sand bottom. Light timber in the lake and some areas of aquatic vegetation. Part of the Wimmera-Mallee system. Water level fluctuates and water temperatures are sometimes high. Boats are permitted but launching is difficult because there is no ramp and there is soft sand on the shoreline. When full, carries redfin to 2kg, trout to 3kg and tench to 1.7kg. Stocked with trout when conditions are suitable. Will be considered for rainbow trout stocking when water levels improve. Currently dry.

Dunmunkle Creek, Rupanyup G 11
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0.5ha. Picnic ground, BBQ.

Not on the map. Small lagoon situated on the western edge of Rupanyup township. Contains redfin. When water conditions are favourable, it is stocked with rainbow trout yearlings for the 3^rd term school holidays.

Franks Gully, Reservoir (see Landsborough Reservoir) K 14

Foletti Caravan Park Lake, Donald J 9
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0.5ha.

Not on the map but situated in the caravan park. A small water stocked with rainbow trout to provide fishing for local children in the 2^nd and 3^rd term school holidays. The lake also contains small redfin.

Fyans Creek, Halls Gap G 15
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A small creek flowing through forest and grazing land, rubble, gravel and mud bottom. Runs into Lake Bellfield and then into Lake Lonsdale. There is also a diversion channel that leads to Lake Fyans. Carries some brown trout and rainbow trout to 1.3kg, redfin to 1kg, blackfish to 120g and goldfish. Last stocked with trout by the Department in 1956.

Fyans Lake, Halls Gap G 15
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526ha. 21,000ML. Caravan and camping ground and a boat ramp on the eastern side.

Surrounded by light forest and grazing land with excellent access from a road around the lake. This is a large, shallow, off-stream storage forming part of the Wimmera–Mallee system. There are extensive sandy beaches. Water level fluctuates and summer water temperature can be high. A popular fishing water for redfin and trout and widely promoted as a fly fishing water. Contains redfin, brown trout and rainbow trout, tench and goldfish.

The southeast end of the lake is worth fishing even though it is very shallow. Stocked regularly with both brown trout and rainbow trout.

This is one of ten waters in which the relative effectiveness of stocking the two size groups (yearling and fingerling trout) is being evaluated. A Departmental netting survey in July 2004 captured brown trout to 2.4kg and rainbow trout to 1.7kg, tench and redfin to 500 grams. All rainbow trout and 80% of the brown trout captured in this netting survey have been stocked as yearling trout indicating that the Department's preference for stocking larger fish is most appropriate in waters known to support predators of small fish ie redfin.

Green Lake, Horsham E 12
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174ha. 5,600ML. Public recreation reserve with boat ramp, picnic facilities, barbecues etc, and a kiosk open during peak usage periods.

Part of the Wimmera-Mallee system. The lake is surrounded by farmland and is located immediately adjacent to the Highway. It is very popular with Horsham residents for general water-based recreation. It is currently dry.

It is planned to release Murray cod and golden perch when suitable conditions are restored. When last full the lake contained redfin to 1.8kg, a few blackfish, tench, golden perch to 6kg and Murray cod to 18-20kg. It will take a number of years to restore the fish populations. Blue-green algae blooms have occurred in the past resulting in the lake being closed to all activities.

Carp

Hindmarsh Lake, Jeparit B 6
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12,140ha. 480,000ML.

A very large and shallow lake surrounded by scrub and cleared land. Often dry. Only fills after a series of wet years and then takes a number of years to dry out again. Spills into Lake Albacutya. When conditions are suitable, contains redfin av. 450g, max. 1.8kg, golden perch to 3kg, freshwater catfish, tench, goldfish, many carp and good numbers of yabbies. The golden perch and freshwater catfish enter from the Wimmera River where they have been stocked for many years.

Jil Jil Lake, Donald J 8
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40ha.

Surrounded by crops and grazing land, mud bottom. Normally, carries mainly redfin av. 350g, max. 1.8kg, and possibly an occasional Murray cod. Water level is currently low. Trout stocking in the 1970’s produced very poor results and was discontinued. Stocked occasionally with yearling rainbow trout for 2nd and 3rd term school holiday periods.

Landsborough Reservoir, Landsborough K 14
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5.4ha. Also known as Franks Gully Reservoir..

This small domestic water supply, managed by Central Highlands Region Region Water Authority, is situated 1.2km from Landsborough on the Ararat Road. Open only to bank fishing. Please do not interfere with rock structures. Contains small redfin. Trout stocking in the 1970’s produced very poor results and was discontinued. Trial stocking of golden perch commenced in 1997 but is now on hold due to low water levels.

Lonsdale Lake, Stawell G 14
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2,630ha. 65,500ML. Boat ramp, camping ground.

A large shallow lake surrounded by forest and cleared land. Part of the Wimmera-Mallee system. There is a camping ground at the outlet of the lake and boats can be launched at the sand bar on the northeast side of the lake. Roads run close to the northern and western shores.

Evaporation rates are high, and the lake is only filled in very wet years when all other storage capacity in the system has been used. It is also the first storage to be drawn down when irrigation commences. This results in the water level fluctuating widely and often being very low.

The lake provides very good fishing when it is full, but experience has shown that stocking is only worthwhile if two years of satisfactory water levels can be guaranteed. This has proven to be a very rare event and the lake has not been stocked since the early 1980’s. The lake carries redfin to 1.5kg, occasional brown trout to 2.2kg, tench and goldfish. Trout spawn in the Mt William Creek, which flows into the lake. Also receives water and fish from Fyans Creek.

Marma Lake, Murtoa F 11
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9ha. 490ML. Shady picnic area and adjacent caravan park.

A shallow, tree-lined lake situated adjacent to Murtoa township. High summer water temperatures. Abundant aquatic weed makes fishing difficult. Contains redfin to 1.6kg, tench to 1kg and goldfish. Trout stocking was abandoned in 1978 due to poor returns.

McKenzie River, Horsham E 13
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This is the outlet river from Wartook Reservoir. Water is released downstream to be diverted to Horsham. It flows from the Reservoir, for several kilometres through forest and in this section is a small (1-4m wide) creek with fast flowing riffles (10-20cm deep) and slow flowing runs and pools to 200cm. Substrate is gravel with large boulders and sand and mud in the pools.

There is good debris in the channel. Further downstream it flows through grazing land. Its width varies from 20-60m and pools are from 50cm to 220cm deep. Substrate is mostly sand but patches of gravel, rubble and rock are also present. The river has good riparian vegetation and good quality habitat for fish. Carries brown trout and rainbow trout to 450g, numerous blackfish (particularly in the forested section), tench, goldfish, mountain galaxias, flat-headed gudgeon, southern pygmy perch and some redfin in the lower reaches. Last stocked with trout by the Department in 1968.

Mt Cole Creek, Elmhurst K 16
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Small tributary of the upper Wimmera River containing small brown trout.

Mt William Creek, Dadswells Bridge F 13
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Flows through scrub and grazing land on the edge of the Grampians National Park. There are numerous pools averaging 3m deep with a series of permanent, deep pools fed by springs in its upper reaches. Substrate is mostly clay and silt, with small areas of sand. Has good riparian vegetation and instream debris which provide good cover for fish. Marginally saline at 300-1,000EC. Contains redfin to 1.8kg, some brown trout, blackfish, mountain galaxias, Australian smelt, flat-headed gudgeon, mosquitofish, and carp gudgeon complex. Dadswells Bridge has a large pool and is the best area for catching blackfish. Trail stocking of golden perch in the late 1990's was considered a failure.

Redfin

Natimuk Lake, Natimuk B 12
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415ha. 11,300ML. Lakeside picnic area with barbecues and a boat ramp.

This is a shallow lake surrounded by flat agricultural land and is usually very shallow or dry. It is only stocked after wet years when it is likely that depths will remain adequate for trout, for at least two years. When conditions are suitable, it provides very good fishing for brown trout, rainbow trout and redfin and is renowned for yabbies. Good bank fishing with worms and spinners. Remains drought affected. Stocking of rainbow trout will be considered when water conditions are more favourable. Enquire at DPI, Horsham, regarding current conditions.

Natural Water Hole (see Danaher Dam) H 4

Nhill Lake, Nhill A 8
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Boat ramp, reserve area with shade trees and picnic tables.

A man made lake, not on the Basin map but located on the southern side of Nhill township. Currently has low water levels and is 60cm deep. Contains redfin and goldfish. Stocked with rainbow trout when conditions are suitable.

Pine Lake, Horsham E 12
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	Pine Lake

734ha. 64,000ML. Boat ramp.

Surrounded by grazing land, mud bottom. Part of the Wimmera-Mallee system and there are large fluctuations in water level. There is an all-weather boat ramp at Chalky Point, accessible from the Western Highway. The banks are eroded in places and there is little aquatic vegetation.

The lake was stocked regularly with brown trout until 1997, when, at the request of anglers, a change was made to golden perch. Carp became established in the lake during the 1990's. The water has also become more turbid. It is planned to continue stocking golden perch when water levels recover. Used to carry carp, redfin. tench and salmonids. Was a popular water fished with considerable success by Horsham based anglers. Best fishing is around the edges when the water level is rising.

Police Paddock Dam, Horsham D 12
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Not on the map, but located on the northern edge of Horsham. Two small dams that fill from stormwater run-off. Surrounded by farmland and a road on the southern side. When water conditions are favourable, it is stocked with rainbow trout immediately before the 3^rd term school holidays to provide fishing for local children.

Rable Park Lake, Murtoa F 11
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1.5ha. Picnic facilities BBQ.

Not marked on the map but located in the centre of Murtoa in parkland. Contains redfin. Stocked each year with rainbow trout to provide fishing during the 3^rd term school holidays for local children.

Rich Avon River (see Richardson River) J 9

Richardson River, Donald J 9
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The Richardson and Avon Rivers flow from the Pyrenees Range with the Avon River joining the Richardson River at Banyena. The river system is a ‘closed system’ with all flow going into a terminal lake (Lake Buloke). Both rivers have intermittent flow, and flow often stops during summer. Water depth in the Richardson River is usually less than 2m with occasional pools to 4m downstream of Donald.

The Avon River is shallower and almost dries out each year. The Richardson River has very poor water quality. It is highly saline with severe deoxygenation. However fresh water is put into the Richardson River from the Taylor Lake Outlet Channel near Rich Avon and freshens about 5km of the Richardson River before it is diverted into Lake Batyo Catyo. The section from the Avon River junction to Donald is often called the Rich Avon River.

Upstream of Guthries Weir I 10

Flows through pasture and cereal crops, clay bottom. Contains redfin to 1.3kg, Murray cod to 6kg, golden perch, carp, goldfish, tench and Australian smelt. Most fishing is at the Weir and upstream for 8km. Stocked regularly with golden perch.

Guthries Weir to Lake Buloke J 9

A 15km reach of water flowing through cropping and grazing land, mud and stone bottom. Contains redfin av. 450g, (max. 1.8kg), carp and goldfish. Becomes saline when flow ceases. Best fishing is above the ford at the Donald Sanctuary.

St Arnaud Town Supply (see Volcano Lake) K 10

Taylor Lake, Horsham F 12
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Taylor Lake

688ha. 36,000. Boat ramp at Watsons Road.

Forms part of the Wimmera-Mallee system and is filled by channel from the Grampians water storages. It is a long, narrow lake, surrounded by farmland. There is some scattered standing timber in the water around the margins. Contains redfin to 1.6kg, golden perch, Murray cod and the occasional trout. Also carp, Australian smelt, flat-headed gudgeon, tench and blackfish have been recorded. Stocked regularly with golden perch and Murray cod.

Toolondo Reservoir, Toolondo C 14
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1,444ha. 106,500ML. Boat ramp, camping, caravan park. Also called Barton Swamp.

	Brown trout

Part of the Wimmera-Mallee system and filled from Rocklands Reservoir. Mt Talbot Creek is the only major tributary. Surrounded by grazing land, mud and sand bottom.

There are extensive areas of private land around the lake, but it is accessible at the northern end from Hamilton Road where there are two boat ramps and toilets. There are camping facilities including a privately run caravan park on the eastern shore. Carries redfin to 2.6kg, (av. 1kg), brown trout to 5kg, (av. 1.7 kg), tench to 3kg and possibly still a few rainbow trout to 2kg. Can be fished from the bank, but a boat provides far greater opportunities.

Redfin

Fishing for both trout and redfin is very good most of the year in the stands of dead trees in the eastern and southern areas of the lake. Most fishing methods will take fish, but mudeyes are considered the best bait under most conditions. This has been a consistent producer of good fish since the mid 1980"s until the onset of the current drought in the west of the State.

As at January 2004, the lake was only 1% full and is unlikely to completely fill for several years. Productivity and fishing have suffered accordingly and boat launching is also difficult. It was not stocked in 2001, 2002 or 2003. The stocking program in recent years has progressively changed from 50/50 brown trout/rainbow trout to all brown trout.

Volcano Lake, St Arnaud K 10
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4 ha.

St Arnaud town supply. Surrounded by grazing land and carries only redfin. Non-powered boats are permitted but the high banks make launching difficult.

Wartook Reservoir, Halls Gap F 15
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1,030ha. 29,500ML. Boat ramp, toilets.

Domestic and irrigation storage in the Grampians National Park and located on the McKenzie River. Surrounded by forest, mud bottom. Carries brown trout av. 800g, (max. 2kg), redfin to 2kg, blackfish and some tench to 2.2kg. Boats with motors up to 7.6kw (10hp) are permitted. Boat owners should use caution as the storage has many submerged tree stumps, and should also respect the fact that the lake provides drinking water for a number of communities. The deepest water is at the wall and between Bear Island and the western shore.

The nearest camping is at the Smiths Mill camp site which is south of the reservoir on the Old Mill Road. The lake is stocked regularly with brown trout. This is a popular area for fishing but catches can be 'spasmodic'. It is worth trying a variety of baits and lures when fishing this water. Access is possible by gravel road round the shore but most fishing takes place in the area of the wall, with good fishing during May and June.

Watonga Lake, Horsham D 12
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Not on the map, but located in parkland adjacent to the Wimmera River and Watonga Drive. When water levels are adequate, it is stocked with rainbow trout to provide fishing for local children in the 3^rd term school holidays.

Wimmera River, Horsham D 12
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	Wimmera River

A rock-ramp fishway has been constructed at Jung Weir.

General Description

The Wimmera River originates in the ranges of Mt Buangor State Park near Ararat. It drains into a series of terminal lakes, the largest being lakes Hindmarsh and Albacutya. The river has an intermittent and highly variable flow regime. It has high levels of salinity in the bottom of pools (5,000EC upstream of Horsham and from 10,000 to 40,000EC downstream).

The most serious problem for fish in the river, is a combination of high salinity, very low dissolved oxygen, the presence of hydrogen sulphide and low pH at the bottom of pools, which occurs during low flow periods and makes the water toxic to biota. This results in large areas of the bottom of the pools becoming unavailable to aquatic life, for most of the time. In addition there is severe deoxygenation of all water deeper than 2m, in the lower reaches of the river during summer.

Conversion of open irrigation channels of the Wimmera-Mallee Water System into 6,500km of pipeline is in the pre-design and planning stage (2002) but awaits funding. This will save about 93,000 ML/year and allow increased environmental flows to be provided in the Wimmera River. This will increase the area of the river available for fish habitat by improving water quality over large areas of the pools and flooding substrate which is now usually dry.

	Murray cod

It will also increase the frequency of flows to the terminal lakes. The width of the river averages 31m but can be as narrow as 6.5m in riffles and up to 180m wide in pools. Pools vary in depth from 1.25m to 10m with an average depth of 3.7m. The most significant feature is the large number of deep, permanent pools which are spread along the entire length of the river (including upstream of Horsham) and which make-up 70% of the channel. Pools have mostly clay, silt and some sand substrate.

Runs have clay or sand bottom while the shallow riffles have a sand or gravel/rubble and rock bottom. There is generally good riparian vegetation of river red gum woodland and open forest along most of the river except near Jeparit upstream of Lake Hindmarsh. Cumbungi and particularly canegrass are widespread.

There is instream debris of single logs or log-jams along most of the river. Debris is particularly abundant downstream of Polkemmet, because of large trees growing along the bank in the Wail Forest/Little Desert National Park area. Twenty fish species have been collected from the river but only five (blackfish, Australian smelt, mountain galaxias, flat-headed gudgeon and southern pygmy perch) occur naturally in the Wimmera River or its tributaries.

Large numbers of Murray cod, golden perch, freshwater catfish, Macquarie perch and silver perch have been introduced since 1910, by stocking. Golden perch and Murray cod are widely distributed downstream of Horsham but there is no evidence that either species is spawning successfully. Populations will need to be maintained by stocking. Unsuitable habitat appears to be restricting the movement of golden perch upstream from the Horsham Weir Pool. Freshwater catfish are now self-sustaining with good numbers present downstream of Horsham.

Silver perch and Macquarie perch have not survived. The most successful introduced fish are the exotic species redfin, goldfish, carp, tench and mosquitofish, which are abundant and widespread. Brown trout occur in areas of suitable habitat in the upper reaches. Western carp gudgeon, tupong and short-finned eels have been reported but are very rare and may have come from the Glenelg River. In this river, a six metre long bait net can be used by licensed recreational anglers downstream from the bridge on the Stawell- Marnoo Road (upstream of Glenorchy) to Lake Hindmarsh to take bait.

	Silver perch

Elmhurst to Horsham

The river flows for 120km through farmland and scrub. Width is less than 40m and the upper reaches normally stop flowing during summer. Permanent habitat is maintained in deep pools and several Weirs (Glenorchy, Huddlestone and Horsham).

Carries mostly redfin to 1.8kg, tench, carp, and occasionally blackfish and brown trout in the upper reaches; trout having entered the Wimmera from its upper tributaries, Burnt Creek and the McKenzie River. Freshwater catfish, redfin and golden perch are common in the Horsham Weir Pool, which provides the best fishing in this section of the river.

Stocked with golden perch in the Elmhurst/Greens Creek area and at Glenorchy. Stocked with golden perch, silver perch and Murray cod at Horsham.

Horsham to Dimboola

Golden perch

Fish species recorded in this 60km section of the river are carp, golden perch, freshwater catfish, goldfish, mosquitofish, abundant redfin, Australian smelt, flat-headed gudgeon and the occasional Murray cod. There is good fishing for redfin and freshwater catfish at Dimboola. Carries good numbers of golden perch but their continued occurrence in the river appears to be dependent on stocking by the Department. Dries to a series of pools during summer but these retain permanent habitat. Stocked regularly with golden perch at Dimboola.

Dimboola to Lake Hindmarsh

The river runs 40km to the lake. Access can be difficult after rain because of the resultant slippery dirt roads. Contains mostly redfin to 1.6kg, abundant freshwater catfish downstream from Dimboola, golden perch, abundant carp, tench and a few Murray cod at Antwerp. Best fishing is in the Antwerp and Jeparit Weirs. Stocked with golden perch at Jeparit.

Wooroonook Lake, Donald K 8
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Surface area varies from 1.4ha to 100ha. 1,850ML. A popular area for picnicking, swimming and boating.

Several distinct waters which combine to form one lake when the water level is high. The southern lake is surrounded by grazing land and is usually the only permanent water. Carries a few redfin to 400g and golden perch to 4kg. Was stocked unsuccessfully with trout in the 1960’s and with Murray cod in 1972.

Yarriambiack Creek, Warracknabeal F 5
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Flows through scrub and grazing land into Lake Coorong, mud and clay bottom. Best fishing is in the Warracknabeal area. Redfin, tench and golden perch can be taken in the deeper pools. Stocked regularly with golden perch when water conditions are favourable.

Freshwater Catfish in the Wimmera River
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Freshwater catfish

The Wimmera River and its tributaries are the only waters in Victoria where freshwater catfish can be legally caught. They were introduced into the Wimmera River downstream of Horsham in the 1970's by the Wimmera Angling Association and are now abundant and widespread down to Jeparit.

They have established substantial enough populations to be exempted from the protection given all other Victorian populations of freshwater catfish under the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988.

Freshwater catfish prefer areas of sluggish or still water out of the current of the main channel. They are found in weedy areas on mud substrate and live and feed on the substrate.

The adults are usually solitary fish whereas juveniles form loose schools. They appear to be sedentary fish with very limited movement along the river. They are most active at night. They can reach 6.8kg but fish greater than 2kg in weight are rarely caught. The male fish constructs a nest in sand or gravel and then guards the eggs for up to 2 weeks although the eggs usually hatch within 7 days. They are bottom feeders and prefer crustaceans, then insects, snails and small fish. Best baits are worms, shrimps or yabby, fished on the bottom. The legal minimum legal size is 30cm and the bag/possession limit is two fish.

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