Fishing Ferntree Gully Quarry Reserve | How to catch Stocked Trout

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5 жыл бұрын

Fishing Ferntree Gully Quarry for stocked trout - Ferntree Gully is a beautiful fishing destination that's stocked with trout and native fish. In this episode, I catch 10 stocked rainbow trout yearlings in 90 minutes of fishing from the very scenic Ferntree Gully recreational quarry reserve. It's a beautiful location with breath taking views, active bird life, crystal clear waters and exceptional freshwater fishing.
Victorian fisheries have stocked this system heavily with rainbow trout and recently have also added Murray cod and golden perch. To the already healthy redfin, estuary perch and trout population found. This is all part of the state governments T1M Target 1 Million by 2020 and Target 10 million by 2022.
This video provides some tips and techniques on how to catch trout, how to improve an amazing ecosystem by practicing catch and release, how to rig up and how to choose appropriate gear selection.
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@markas1987 5 жыл бұрын

Live 5 minutes from this place. Will have to go down and give it a try now that its stocked . Nice video!

@fishingmad 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark. Id be down there all the time if i only lived 5 minutes away. Hopefully the video helped pass on some tips.

@marxfishing 5 жыл бұрын

That was great! What a beautiful place. Thanks for sharing such a special location.

@fishingmad 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks !! certainly is a wonderful spot down there. Hopefully others can enjoy it too.

@marxfishing 5 жыл бұрын

fishingmad it’s top of my list now!

@fishingmad 5 жыл бұрын

Very good, Its only a small system but you wont be disappointed.

@SinghFishing 5 жыл бұрын

Great job mate! I love catching those stocked fish they are so fun on light gear. I have been there once beautiful spot and super glad the fisheries stocked it up with natives. Love your videos mate I binged on some of them I'll try scrubbies for bream next time

@fishingmad 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks very for your comments. Catching small stocked fish is great fun on ultra light gear and perfect for beginners and kids. I agree that its brilliant that fisheries have picked a lovely and scenic spot like this to stock. Yeah the scrubbies seem to work on just about everything.

@maichell5094 4 жыл бұрын

I didn't even know about this place and I've lived in the area for 2 years. Will definitely have to check it out! Thanks for the great video

@fishingmad 4 жыл бұрын

Your very welcome. Its a beautiful spot for fishing or even just for a walk.

@ozpilotgirl Жыл бұрын

I've lived in Melbourne almost my entire life and only just heard about this spot! Don't feel bad, haha

@samthomas7275 5 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video mate. Really gets me itching to get out and have a go. Yet to catch a trout so that's the current goal 😂 great video

@fishingmad 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sam, I appreciate the comments !!. Trout stocking is in full swing currently and will once again in Q3 school holidays. That's the perfect opportunity to catch your first trout. Good luck with that goal I hope the video has helped pass on some tips. You can see locations that will be stocked with trout at this link fishingmad.com.au/trout-stocking-schedule-victoria-2019 best Regards Al from FishingMad

@reilleyporter7415 5 жыл бұрын

Jeez, I knew that place had been stocked well but I didn't know that it had been stocked that well. Great video Alan you've really made me want to go for a drive but unfortunately it's just a little bit too far for the moment.

@fishingmad 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Reilley... Yeah its a beautiful place. Was a bit of a hike for me aswell. I'm sure there are plenty of good trout spots up your way,

@lukesfishing4921 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Allan, what type of powerbait we're you using? You may have said it in the video but I was watching without sound haha.

@fishingmad 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Luke, i hope your well buddy. Was just the power bait trout nuggets in yellow and pink. Hope that helps.

@bradandmarksrcgarage4940 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing video can you fish here anytime of the year ? Or is there a trout season

@fishingmad 3 жыл бұрын

yes you can fish there any time of year, however i do recomend you follow when the lake is stocked with trout. Thats a great time to go down. You can follow that here fishingmad.com.au/trout-stocking-schedule-victoria-2021

@lodg2577 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. I’m completely new to fishing and this helped a lot. After looking at the site, the most recent stock was on December of 2020 of about 1000 Australian bass. Do you think it’s alright to use the same setup in your guide for trout when fishing for Australian bass? I am not completely sure if that amount of stocked fish is exhausted or not by now. Cheers for the video.

@fishingmad 3 жыл бұрын

Yes a similar setup for bass will work really well. In fact this setup works great for a whole range of species including estuary perch, bream, trout, redfin, pinky snapper and more. Also remember that bass respond incredibly well to surface lures and shallow diving lures.

@lodg2577 3 жыл бұрын

@@fishingmad Thanks for the response, I really appreciate the help! Although, I have another question about the setup - When looking at your guides for carp, I plan to follow the same running sinker rig, but I am unsure about what size sinker to use, I have been using size 4, but lately my lines have snapped when I have a fish on (carp).

@DentisProZamosc 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video. Did you use mono leader so the power bait floats or fluor will be also suitable? Thanks.

@fishingmad 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Mario, pretty sure I was using 6 or 8 lb fluro.

@benline375 Жыл бұрын

I went here yesterday for the first time. Only managed 1 Redfin and no other bites in 4-5 hours 😢. It was 27 degrees and a group of 10-20 kids were jumping into the water and making a hell of a racket so wouldn’t have helped fishing. The place is stunning though but got very busy with kids and dog walkers throwing their dogs into the lake for a swim. Oh and the walk back up the hill after is no joke lol

@olivergarric6269 Жыл бұрын

Trout prefer really cold weather .

@easemailboxes 4 жыл бұрын

Hope it does not get plundered. Unless its a monster that can feed 4, it should go back. Good show and good example! no long neck turtles is a bonus!

@fishingmad 4 жыл бұрын

Agreed, we try to encourage catch and release through our videos especially of stocked fish

@oic929 3 жыл бұрын

Where did you get thoes rod holders you are using from? They look great.

@fishingmad 3 жыл бұрын

Most fishing shops should have a range of different rod holders, i think they were purcahsed from BCF and hooked on bait and tackle

@Styla78 5 жыл бұрын

Wow. I just found out this is 12mins drive from where I live. I didn't even know about it haha. Is there parking and bbq? Gona go for a flick with sp/hardbody lures with the kids. Thanks for the awesome video Alan.

@fishingwithchris7673 5 жыл бұрын

Vincent C no bbq mate but there is minimum parking

@Styla78 5 жыл бұрын

@@fishingwithchris7673 thanks mate

@fishingmad 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Vincent, Your lucky if your only 12 minutes away as its a great spot. There is parking at the top where railway road turns into quarry road. There is only about 25 parking spots, so can be a little tricky. The kids will love it, ill be back there soon flicking plastics and lures too. More vids coming soon so stay tuned

@fishingmad 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris !!

@Styla78 5 жыл бұрын

@@fishingmad Legend! If you're heading there again in the future give me a yell and I'll try and tag along if you don't mind 😁

@bensfishing4689 4 жыл бұрын

It is meant to be quite windy tomorrow and would it be covered because I wouldn’t mind trying and I might go tomorrow if the wind doesn’t effect it if you could tell me that would be fantastic

@fishingmad 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Ben, I hope you are well. It can be a little tricky to guess sometimes. Generally that spot is well protected from the wind but it all depends on the direction the wind is flowing. I generally use windy.com and meteye to work out which direction the wind is coming from. If its coming from the cliffs you should be fine, if its pointing to the cliffs then it might be windy. I hope that helps, let us know how you go and always feel free to share reports and pics

@luisabock9926 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve been there I was just over at the fence

@fishingmad 4 жыл бұрын

how did you go ?

@scuderiaferrari2068 2 жыл бұрын

What date did you go? Was it quite a while after they stocked it?

@fishingmad 2 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure it was about 2 weeks after it was stocked for school holidays

@factuls 3 жыл бұрын

Hey mate, you reckon I could throw a spinner or a soft bait ?

@fishingmad 3 жыл бұрын

100% small spinners and soft plastics work great there

@factuls 3 жыл бұрын

fishingmad thx mate

@fishingmad 3 жыл бұрын

no probs.

@jcsfishingadventures8055 5 жыл бұрын

hay mate just letting you know that there are no EP's in the Quarry

@fishingmad 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for letting me know. I had been sent pics from others saying they had caught EP's in there, that's why I referenced it. Thanks for letting me know if thats not the case

@garyjohnson4778 5 жыл бұрын

@@fishingmad I think the plan is to stock them in the warmer months ahead. This place could be something really special, so long as people return the fish they catch.

@jcsfishingadventures8055 4 жыл бұрын

@@fishingmad I think there used to be aussie bass in there but they died of about 5 to years ago. The people that sent you the pictures probably got the two species confused

@fishingmad 4 жыл бұрын

@@jcsfishingadventures8055 No worries, your probably right.

@jacksonivanko Жыл бұрын

Hey I know this is an old video so you probably won’t reply but do you reckon you’d still be able to catch fish in fern tree gulley quarry reserve now in 2023

@whogoeshere Жыл бұрын

The lake has an outbreak of some bacteria at the moment and fishing is not recommended

@oldman_eleven Жыл бұрын

Call the fisheries because they were supposed to put 450 in a week ago for school holidays. Right now it says not safe to swim and as another commenter mentioned there was a bacteria problem. Dont eat any fish you catch here.

@oic929 3 жыл бұрын

Any idea if kayaking is allowed here?

@fishingmad 3 жыл бұрын

Swimming is allowed but no kayaking unfortunately, shame as its a beautiful location.

@sharingan6989 5 жыл бұрын

See y'all there tomorrow morning

@fishingmad 5 жыл бұрын

Hopefully others will catch and release too.

@sharingan6989 5 жыл бұрын

@@fishingmad definitely less redfin

@fishingmad 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent, glad to hear it

@longy6612 5 жыл бұрын

I picked up a cod on surface. Off the rock wall.

@fishingmad 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, that's amazing. I plan on going back soon and just flicking plastics and hard body or surface lures. How big was the Cod, and do curious what lure you were using. I was going to flick some slim minnows and shallow diving hard body lures.

@longy6612 5 жыл бұрын

@@fishingmad It went 57cm. It smacked a savage rat. I was throwing 100mm stumpjumpers for a few hours. Got hooked up twice but was spat both times.

@fishingmad 5 жыл бұрын

That's fantastic, 57cm is great. Especially on a surface rat that's very impressive. A big well done to you. Ill be back soon, and might need to go a little heavier then my 1-3k rod with 6 pound braid.

@fishingwithchris7673 5 жыл бұрын

Was this in the morning or night ?

@gregv2684 4 жыл бұрын

Damn! 3 fish in ten minutes.... is it worth goind down there for a fish now or is it mostly fished out.

@fishingmad 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Greg, its been fished pretty hard recently. It got heaps of airplay on VFA website and FB page and other vids like this. It was however stocked with 400 more rainbow trout last week. My mate went last week and managed 8 trout. I hope that helps, its a great spot there

@gregv2684 4 жыл бұрын

@@fishingmad Nice! i might go try on the weekend and hopefully there are some more fish left in there :) Have the reddies been fished out much or is it more the trout?

@fishingmad 4 жыл бұрын

There are reddies in there, its just with the really cold conditions they have shut down a little. When it gets warmer we should see regular catches of redfin once again. I'm sure there are plenty of trout still in there. For me the bites have been more frequent in the early morning, which is also a good way to beat the crowds down there.

@gregv2684 4 жыл бұрын

@@fishingmad Thanks! I'll have to check it out then!

@fishingmad 4 жыл бұрын

No problems, Good luck

@darylngan190 3 жыл бұрын

Went there today with same rig n bait n got no bite at all

@easemailboxes 4 жыл бұрын

What time of day?

@fishingmad 4 жыл бұрын

Was filmed between 7.30 and 9.30 in the morning

@cjleveille2626 3 жыл бұрын

watching these vids are frustrating. I must not even resemble a fisherman's asshole 🤣. I have fished there 3 times not caught a thing..power bait, worms and softies lol..wth

@fishingmad 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, Trout fishing can be very hit and miss, some of these videos are filmed not long after stocking days which does help greatly. You can see stocking program schedules here fishingmad.com.au/trout-stocking-schedule-victoria-2021

@cjleveille2626 3 жыл бұрын

@@fishingmad ill keep that in mind. Thanks for reply..

@fishingmad 3 жыл бұрын

no problems at all. Dont get discouraged i find trout fishing is either an amazing day full of catches or dead quiet. Happens to even very experienced anglers.