New horizons for stocked bass and perch

We’ve just stocked more than 560,000 Australian bass and estuary perch fingerlings into 30 lakes and rivers, including seven waterways for the first time.

It’s all part of our plan to stock another 10 million fish in 2023, like we did in 2022, thanks to your fishing licence fees and the State Government’s $96 million package to further improve fishing, boating, piers and aquaculture.

Heyfield Racecourse Lake in Gippsland was stocked with 2,000 bass for the first time, as was Lake Elingamite which received 5,000. They are two of 19 waterways that shared in 319,000 bass. Five new waters welcomed estuary perch, with the Little River receiving 5,000 fingerlings, Lakers Cutting at Point Lonsdale 15,000, Upper Stony Creek Reservoir 30,000, Painkalac Reservoir 10,000 and Rocklands Reservoir 26,000.

For the full list of waters visit www.vfa.vic.gov.au/2022bassandperch