It’s been a little quiet here on the social side of things over the winter months as we’ve been working hard to bring the site back up to speed with a new server and will be updating many features now that construction is complete. Plus, there have been flies that needed tying and preparation for the upcoming Victorian Trout Season which is now less than a month away.
Yes, you read that correctly… Victorian trout season is now LESS THAN ONE MONTH AWAY.
We’ll be back on the water soon…
For those of you who are unsure of the dates an limitations of our trout season, here is a quick rundown for your reference.
The closed season for salmonids in 2018 is from midnight on Monday 11 June, to midnight on Friday 31 August. This means you cannot fish until Saturday morning, 1sy September, don’t be sneaking out on Friday claiming that you are confused about when midnight happens to be.
During the closed season, anglers must not take or possess trout or salmon in rivers and streams, with the exception of waters designated ‘Sea-run trout’. Further more, there is a total ban on all hook and line fishing during salmonid closed season in tailrace rivers.
Tailrace rivers are:
Goulburn River below Eildon Pondage
Kiewa River
Mitta Mitta River
Tanjil River
Happily, there is no closed season in lakes and impoundments. The boundary between a lake and a river is the point at which the flowing water of the river meets the backed-up waters of the lake, regardless of the water level of the lake.
Please refer to the following site for full details :
New regulations with greater limitations are in place for sections of Nariel Creek, Mitta Mitta River, Ovens River and all of Rubicon River.
So, it won’t be long now. Get yourself ready, tie plenty of flies and be sure to check your calanders in order to book in some time on the water with Scott for some of the best flyfishing North-East Victoria has to offer.
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