Native Fish Releases 2009
Note Number: FN0606
Published: May 2009
Departmental Stocking Program
Fisheries Victoria 's native and salmonid fish stocking program is designed to enhance recreational fishing opportunities for anglers. Annual stocking plans are developed utilising information provided at regional stakeholder consultation meetings (CONS). Stakeholders involved are the Victorian Recreational Fishing peak body (VRFish), water and catchment management authorities, the Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE), Fisheries Victoria and other relevant stakeholders. VRFish represents recreational anglers at these meetings.
The meetings consider the performance of existing stocking programs, results of stock assessment, angler and creel surveys, prevailing environmental conditions, impacts of land and water management regimes and other issues that may impact on the fishery. Requests by stakeholders to vary current stocking programs are also considered.
Stocking Plans may be subject to ‘last minute' variation due to natural factors i.e. flood, fire, low water level or quality, algal blooms or manmade impacts such as major works on storages.
Continuing dry conditions meant some scheduled releases were cancelled and others modified. Where possible, VRFish are consulted prior to a variation.
Native fish Stocked
|
Water stocked |
Month 2009 |
Fish Size (g) |
Murray cod |
Golden perch |
Silver perch |
Trout cod |
|
Alans Flat Dredge Hole |
Jan |
0.81 |
|
1,000 |
|
|
|
Amaroo Lake (Shepparton) |
Mar |
0.50 |
|
500 |
|
|
|
Avoca River (Charlton to Nattie Yallock) |
Jan
Mar |
0.80
0.50 |
10,000 |
18,000 |
|
|
|
Bartlett Lake (Tatura) |
Mar |
0.50 |
|
1,000 |
|
|
|
Bealiba Reservoir (Bealiba) |
Mar |
0.50 |
|
2,000 |
|
|
|
Broken Creek ( Dip Bridge & Nathalia) |
Mar |
0.50 |
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
Broken River (Downstream of Benalla) |
Mar |
0.50 |
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
Buffalo Lake (Myrtleford) |
Mar
Mar |
0.81
0.65 |
1,000 |
11,000 |
|
|
|
Campaspe River |
Dec 2008
Mar |
1.0
0.8 |
20,000 |
40,000 |
|
|
|
Charm Lake ( Lake Charm ) |
Jan
Mar |
150
0.50 |
500* |
5,000# |
|
|
|
Crusoe Reservoir |
Mar |
0.65 |
|
3,000 |
|
|
|
Cudgewa Creek (Cudgewa) |
Feb |
1.0 |
5,000 |
|
|
|
|
Cullulleraine Lake (Cullulleraine) |
Jan
Mar |
0.80
0.67 |
10,000 |
10,000 |
|
|
|
Eildon Lake (Eildon) |
Dec 2008
Mar
Mar
Mar |
0.85
0.50
0.67
0.65 |
50,000 |
87,000
113,000
33,500 |
|
|
|
Eldorado Dredge Hole |
Mar |
0.65 |
|
500 |
|
|
|
Goulburn River
( Seymour to Nagambie) |
Jan
Mar |
0.80
0.50 |
50,000 |
20,000 |
|
|
|
Greens Lake (Corop) |
Jan
Mar |
0.80
0.50 |
10,000 |
20,000 |
|
|
|
Gunbower Creek (Gunbower/Cohuna) |
Dec 2008 |
1.0 |
20,000 |
|
|
|
|
Harrietville Dredge Hole |
Mar
Mar |
0.81
0.65 |
200 |
500 |
|
|
|
Hume Lake (Wodonga) |
Jan
Mar |
0.81
0.50 |
|
47,000
103,000 |
|
|
|
Kangaroo Lake
( Lake Charm ) |
Jan
Mar |
150
0.50 |
2,000* |
20,000# |
|
|
|
Kerford Lake (Beechworth) |
Jan |
0.74 |
|
|
|
2,300 |
|
Kialla Lakes
(Shepparton) |
Mar |
0.50 |
|
1,500 |
|
|
|
Kiewa River (Lower reaches) |
Mar
Mar |
20
1.5 |
300
200 |
|
|
|
|
Kow Swamp (Leitchville) |
Mar |
0.5 |
|
30,000# |
|
|
|
Laanecoorie Reservoir |
Mar
Mar |
1.0
0.65 |
|
7,600
2,400 |
|
|
|
Little Murray River (Swanhill) |
Dec 2008 |
1.0 |
10,000 |
|
|
|
|
Loddon River (Newbridge to Kerang) |
Jan
Mar |
0.88
0.50 |
20,000 |
50,000 |
|
|
|
Lowanna Lake (Shepparton) |
Mar |
0.50 |
|
500 |
|
|
|
Mitta Mitta River (Pigs Point) |
Jan |
1.44 |
10,000 |
|
|
|
|
Nagambie Lakes (Mitchellstown to Goulburn Weir) |
Jan
Mar
Mar
Mar
Mar
Mar |
0.80
0.80
0.50
1.5
1.0
0.81 |
23,000
2,300
15,000
9,700 |
70,000
130,000 |
|
|
|
Pyramid Creek (Below Kow Swamp ) |
Jan
Mar |
1.44
0.50 |
10,000 |
10,000 |
|
|
|
Rabl Park Lake (Murtoa) |
Mar |
0.80 |
|
2,000 |
|
|
|
Reedy Lake (First) (Kerang) |
Jan
Mar |
150
0.50 |
500* |
5,000# |
|
|
|
Richardson River (Rich Avon) |
Mar |
1.0 |
|
10,000 |
|
|
|
Sambell Lake (Beechworth) |
Jan |
0.81 |
|
5,000 |
|
|
|
Serpentine Creek
( Durham Ox) |
Mar |
0.50 |
|
5,000 |
|
|
|
Wimmera River (Horsham area) |
Mar
Mar |
0.80
1.0 |
|
30,000 |
10,000 |
|
|
Total |
|
|
279,700 |
936,500 |
10,000 |
2,300 |
Number
|
|
Murray cod |
Golden perch |
Silver perch |
Trout cod |
Total |
|
Fry (0.5-1.5g) |
276,200 |
936,500 |
10,000 |
2,300 |
1,228,500 |
|
Yearling (50-150g) |
3,500 |
|
|
|
Weight
|
|
Murray cod (kg) |
Golden perch (kg) |
Silver perch (kg) |
Trout cod (kg) |
|
Fry (0.5-1.5g) |
256.7 |
562.9 |
10 |
1.7 |
|
Yearling (50-150g) |
461 |
|
|
|
Transport
|
Kms travelled |
Total Man Days |
|
27,208 |
60 |
|
*
# |
Yearling Murray cod – Dart Tagged
Chemically marked fish (Alizarin) |
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Acknowledgements
This Agnote was developed by Taylor Hunt, Fisheries Victoria – Fisheries Management. May 2009.
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