Bostock Reservoir Fishing for Trout & Redfin in Victoria

Bostock reservior is a beautiful fishing destination for redfin and trout. This location is in Victoria between Ballan heading towards Daylesford. In this episode we venture up to Bostock Reservoir flicking a range of lures and baits to target some redfin and stocked trout.
This reservoir has recently been stocked with 7,000 rainbow trout fingerlings as part of the state governments target 1 million by 2020 and target 10 million by 2022 to improve fishing around Victoria.
We fished for 2 hours only catching 2 small redfin and countless rainbow trout fingerlings. Caught on powerbait, worms, and small soft plastic and wobbler or spoon lures.
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[@marxfishing]

Another great spot. You’re covering some new spots and getting some nice footage out of it.

[@fishingmad]

Thanks Marx, yeah doing lots of traveling too. Aiming to hit a lot of new spots over the next 6 months.

[@samlynch6896]

god this is a blast from the past, I grew up a few Km's from here and fished a lot here, great vid

[@fishingmad]

Thanks Sam. Its good to see the water levels finally back as it was unfishable for some time there

[@reilleyporter7415]

Nice video Alan, It seems like fisheries victoria are really doing some good work at the results are starting to show anyway great video and those were some lovely trout and reddies.

[@fishingmad]

Fisheries sure are doing a great job at the moment. Mass stocking in many systems around Vic. We didnt catch anything substantial but If anything this video just captures how good the fishing will be down there in years to come. Thanks for the positive message !!

[@jonathanlow503]

Ripper video. Some great fish in there but can be very hard to fish. Good to see the water up, was very low over summer. Agree will be a great fishery in a couple years with that stocking!

[@fishingmad]

Thanks Jonathan. Yeah Bostock can be a tough place to fish. I have fished it a few times and only ever pulled out 1 decent fish which was a massive brown trout. Its great the water levels are up and hopefully in a few years time it will be a top place to fish with all the stocking. Thanks for your comment.

[@redravens4828]

Wow this are some nice fish might need to go there myself keep up the good work

[@fishingmad]

Thanks, its a beautiful spot. The water levels are finally at a good level again there so fishing should be great there in years to come.

[@conpandazis9517]

Awesome video Champ!!!

[@fishingmad]

Thank you !!

[@seanjohnstone5121]

Nice video man 👍

[@fishingmad]

Thanks Sean, will have to get ya in a video with me soon.

[@kettlebells-ez9xi]

I caught a very nice stick last time I was there. Was very pleased with my efforts

[@fishingmad]

LOL !!! You just have to watch the sticks that move down there. I have come across a few of them

[@kanolevels2002]

Haha. I came across a slithering stick down there a few years back too! Some decent reddies in there and good to see they stock it these days

[@fishingmad]

yeah, i saw a big brown last time I was down there crossing the road as we were driving into the car park. I have seen a couple of good reddies from there, but only caught small ones myself. Yeah it should be a great place to fish in years to come.

[@Fishingwithsteve]

Looks the goods mate, few years those trout will be a good size.

[@fishingmad]

Yeah, they sure will be. Very small now, but in a few years should be amazing. There are some big ones in there too, there just a little harder to find.

[@fishingsomakuma2285]

Awesome video bro

[@fishingmad]

Thank you kindly, prob our slowest session for some time but still glad people are enjoying it.

[@johnflavel6370]

Well done mate What size spoons we're you using? Good video, I will try the local dams. What other bait's would you use? Cheers John

[@fishingmad]

Thanks John, I was just using a strike pro bob n spoon, small bullet lures, and Savage Gear slim minnow. All were catching. Baits didn't get much of a touch which is very unusual for a stocked lake. worms and powerbait are hard to beat. I fished ferntreegully on the Monday and caught heaps on bait that can be seen here kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWeYg6mwrNuZqbs

[@LC-gj2bj]

Hi dude, the central highlands are my fav fishing waters and a very relaxing landscape to boot, have you given lake Newlyn a go?

[@fishingmad]

Yes, Newlyns is a great spot. Caught quite a few good size brown trout and a couple of thumping redfin mostly flicking tassie devils and metal spoons. Hoping to get a video done there in the coming weeks

[@LC-gj2bj]

@@fishingmad awesome!

[@fishingmad]

Thanks !!

[@antonbrum5492]

Great spot Bostock. I live in Ballan, so not very far from me. I have seen Bostock almost dry and overflowing. Bostock is part of Barwon water supply greater Geelong. Bostock is situated between Ballan and Gordon.

[@fishingmad]

It sure is, so nice to see Bostock full of water again. I too remember many years ago when the whole thing was nearly completely dry

[@antonbrum5492]

@@fishingmad Hi, do you live locally? I have lived in Ballan for a long time. There is another large dam not far from Ballan at Colebrook, not too sure about access. Cheers.

[@lengerer]

Alan, you can get the yak out onto the newly opened lakes :) I’m hoping the weather is ok this Sunday and get the yak out to upper coliban Thanks for the video

[@fishingmad]

Yeah, i'm very excited about that. I have another kayak on the way very soon ( which is exciting news ) and plan on hitting all 5 lakes recently opened over the coming month or two. Let us know how you go at Upper Coliban it can be a tough spot to fish during winter,

[@lengerer]

fishingmad that’s why I really like kayak fishing, its enjoyable and relaxing even when the fish don’t bite. I look forward to the future vids from lauriston and coliban

[@fishingmad]

Agreed !!. I have been doing a lot in the boat, but really missed the kayak. Now with these new lakes opening there is endless possibilities. Definitely got some kayak vids coming in the coming months and feel that I have learned a lot about fishing and filming in the time, so should have some great stuff on the way soon.

[@anthonyb5625]

It looks fairly rocky. Was it worth using a float to avoid snags?

[@fishingmad]

Its not to bad there, didn't loose any lures or rigs with bait that day. When the water levels are right down then often your casting right into rocks and snags, but overall its OK. A float would certainly work well there especially for trout.

[@RetrogamerTim]

This really needs kayak access!!!

[@fishingmad]

100% agreed, I think it forms part of the drinking water up there, but kayak access would be epic.

[@RetrogamerTim]

@@fishingmad I think if it's limited to kayaks and lures, there's no reason to stop it.

[@CHS_BLue]

is it pretty busy during lockdown

[@fishingmad]

Nah its usually not very busy at Bostock, beatiful little spot

[@zacagius7366]

Hey mate, are you allowed to kayak in this reserve ?

[@fishingmad]

No unfortunately, its a real shame as it would be a beautiful place to kayak with really good parking and access. VFA have opened quite a few to kayaking in 2019 hopefully this is on there list of places to open up soon too.

[@mapd6831]

The water at bostock is full

[@fishingmad]

Yeah its pretty close to being back at capacity. Its a great sight. I remember being there 2 years ago and having to walk way away down to reach the water. At one stage I could almost cast over the water as the levels were so low. Hopefully good water levels and continual trout stocking will see this spot firing soon.

[@melbournebound5150]

Red fin? that looks like a perch to me...

[@fishingmad]

Its an English perch know locally as a redfin. Thanks

[@garyjohnson4778]

So nobody broke into your car then?

[@fishingmad]

No, is it a notorious spot for car break ins ??

[@garyjohnson4778]

Bostock and more recently Moorabool.

[@fishingmad]

Wow, thats not good at all. 2 of my favourite fresh water locations. So sad when this sort of stuff happens. Its becoming more regular in so many locations

[@lawrence.martin.7321]

You no how to land fish and I admire you for that but watching some of your shows like other fishing presenters you do not always land fish the right way. I have been fishing a long time on this earth I was fishing when you were in nappies. Some times you Land fish the wrong way by lifting them out of the water you should always land them in a net or put your hands under neath them. By lifting them out of the water you damage their gill rakers and damage their internal organs this is not a good example your showing to seasoned and up and coming anglers. I no what I’m talking about I have a degree in marine science so please land all of your fish the right way. Regards. Laurie of the Loddon.

[@Orge545]

You were right when you said it would be a good spot in a couple of years, have landed some good trout from there