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CLOSED OR RESTRICTED WATERS

Lake Purrumbete
The taking or possession of trout and Chinook salmon while in a boat during the closed season is prohibited. There is no closed season for shore based fishing for trout and Chinook salmon.

Fishing from a boat is prohibited within 100m of 'Hoses Rocks' or 'Hoses Rock Barrier'.

Seven Creeks
You must not use or possess fishing equipment in the waters or within 20m of the banks of Seven Creeks between the retaining wall of Polly McQuinns Dam and the Gall Gap road bridge which crosses Seven Creeks.

Lake Wendouree
Closed to the taking or possessing of trout during the trout closed season.

Goulburn River
You must not use or possess fishing equipment in the waters or within 20m of the banks of the Goulburn River from the walkway over the Eildon Pondage Weir release gates, to the fishing boundary posts 200m downstream from that point.

Ryans Creek
You must not take fish or be in possession of fishing equipment in Ryans Creek between Loombah Weir and McCallSay Weir, and including Loombah Weir.

Port Phillip Bay
No scallops may be taken from the area bounded by a straight line from St Leonards Pier to West Channel Pile then east to the point 38° 122' south; 144° 50' east and then north to the point 38° 9' south, 144° 50' east and then west to the shore at Indented Head. Intertidal restrictions also apply, more information here.

Domestic Water Storages
Many water storages are closed to the public for any form of fishing. Fishers must check with the relevant authority prior to entering these areas.

Marine Parks/Reserves and Fisheries Reserves
More information here.

Lake and river boundaries
For the purposes of native fish and salmonid regulations, 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.

Information on this page used with permission from the Victorian Recreational Fishing Guide, 2002-2003, produced by Fisheries Victoria, Department of Natural Resources and Environment (NRE).
NRE Customer Service Centre, telephone 136 186 (8am-8pm).


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