2008 Trout Fishing Season Victoria
SALMON AND TROUT FISHING CLOSES IN VICTORIA ON JUNE 9
The closed season for trout and salmon fishing in Victoria’s rivers
and streams starts at midnight
on Monday, June 9 and will run until midnight Friday, September 5, 2008,
to protect fish during spawning.
During the closed season anglers are not permitted to take or
possess trout or salmon from
Victorian rivers, streams and Lake Wendouree, with the exception of
waters classed as ‘sea-run trout rivers.
In addition to the closed fishing season for salmonids in rivers and
streams, all hook and line
fishing is prohibited in the sections downstream of the river
impoundments on the Goulburn,
Mitta Mitta, Tanjil and Kiewa rivers, regardless of the species being
targeted.
We advise recreational anglers to refer to the free Victorian
Recreational Fishing Guide to check
the fishing regulations for a particular location before hitting the
water.
The closed season protects fish during the breeding season when in
the cooler months trout and
salmon make their way upstream to spawn in the shallow gravel beds of
our streams and rivers. This yearly spawning is vital for the long term sustainability of our
fisheries and ensures good
numbers of trout may be caught in future years.
Anglers who ignore regulations and target fish in these waters risk
prosecution and significant penalties including fines and loss of
equipment. However, during the closed fishing season in rivers and streams
anglers are still
permitted to fish for salmonids in the many lakes and impoundments
(except Lake Wendouree)
around Victoria.
Many of these lakes and impoundments have been stocked with
ready-to-catch rainbow and
brown trout that are grown in the Fisheries Victoria Snobs Creek fish
production facility near
Eildon.
Places like the Eildon Pondage receive additional fish during the
salmonid closed season to meet
the shift in effort from local rivers.
The annual fish stocking in our lakes and impoundments by Fisheries
Victoria ensures there are
still great inland recreational fishing opportunities across Victoria
during the winter months. In addition, recreational fishing opportunities are still available for
most of Victoria’s native
species during the salmonid closed season.
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