Best freshwater kayak fishing destinations in victoria

[coburgfiss]

I've only fished eildon and lake wendouree in my kayak so far. I had lots of fun and caught a fish at both locations but I'm wondering what the best freshwater kayaking destinations are in victoria. Factors I'm mostly interested in are the quality of the fishing and how picturesque it is. I'm thinking toolondo might be awesome because of all the dead trees.

[4liters]

Blue Rock is good, some blokes do alright at Nagambie Lakes too.

[mazman]

dartmouth, purrumbete, bullen merri and mulwala (technically not vic) are a few that come to mind, plus there is a few rivers that can be kayaked. Is there a reason you're only chasing freshwater destinations?

Cheers Alex

[BIG GAV]

I just came back from 4 days camping along the Loddon around serpentine, was definitely picturesque the fishing was very slow during the day but as soon as darkness falls the water comes to life I had a few strikes on surface lures nothing hooked up though.. I did manage a cod at 58cm on a grub under a float but the whole time I was there I was froffing at how good the area looks there's so many options to fish as its full of snags a kayak would be perfect for it. If you want exact locations pm me I'm happy to help

[coburgfiss]

dartmouth, purrumbete, bullen merri and mulwala (technically not vic) are a few that come to mind, plus there is a few rivers that can be kayaked. Is there a reason you're only chasing freshwater destinations?

Cheers Alex

Thanks for the suggestions, I'm keen to get to all of these locations.

I lack a bit of confidence on the kayak so i'm building up to saltwater options. they just seem so much more risky in terms of tides and weather conditions. i guess some estuary options would be good too :cheers:

[4liters]

Take a little time getting the hang of your kayak and how it handles, but saltwater isn't much more difficult than fresh. Just pick a day with very light winds and you should be fine. Tide isn't really an issue around the top of PPB like Williamstown or Altona.

[coburgfiss]

Take a little time getting the hang of your kayak and how it handles, but saltwater isn't much more difficult than fresh. Just pick a day with very light winds and you should be fine. Tide isn't really an issue around the top of PPB like Williamstown or Altona.

yeah i really need to give this a crack as it's so close, thanks!

[fishpod]

You could go up the werribee river or in close to the rockwall at werribee

[SteveoTheTiger]

I just came back from 4 days camping along the Loddon around serpentine, .... If you want exact locations pm me I'm happy to help

Hey Big Gav, i would love if you could post the location of the camp site there. I have been looking for a camp site in that area that has access to a nice part of the river that you could actually kayak and swim in and camp near the water.

Thanks.

[drew 2]

If you don't mind the drive head up to lake william hovell.You can fish the lake for trout or redfin.It is in a valley so it is reasonably narrow & protected,i've never seen it chop up.Depth varys from 4-80ft .It has a 10hp & 5knot speed limit on it so not much else other than fishing & paddling goes on there.You can't camp there but there is some nice spots downstream on the king river where you can.Also the chance of a cod or trouty as well as trout & reddy's.If you got a 4x4 you can go round the lake & camp above it but this time of year inflows would be minimal.There is always water coming out this time of year for irrigation.