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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
@@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).
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
@@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.
@@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
Around 15 years ago this place had a substantial population of yellow bellies and i remember sight castings yabbies to schools of silver perch in the shallow weedy end a few times. Then around 2010 there was a massive fish kill. Not sure what happened exactly but unfortunately its happened a few other times since then. Its a shame, being such a beautiful spot. I suspect something toxic from the past quarry operations. But if you ever get an evening summer session with one of those bright orange/red sunsets bouncing off the quarry face, you wont forget about it quickly. Has the feeling of being in the Kimberly or somewhere similar. I must admit i have a love hate relationship with the fact its such a great place to swim aswell. I really do miss the time when it was all fenced off and officially out of bounds. There was hardly ever anyone there, in fact quite often youd have the entire place to yourself with the falcons that nest on the cliff face. Its too often full of drunken fools rubbishing the place with bottles and cans, not to mention the loud top 40 tunes blasted from a dozen portable speakers. I totally get how i must seem like an old grouch but when youre well aware of the potential of this place and experienced it before it was open to the public, only to see it so horribly disrespected these days, im sure youll get where im coming from. I regret that i was probably one of the first to contact knox council and suggest that they do something with the place like theyve done. If id known how badly it would be treated i would have strived to keep it semi secret a little longer.
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
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.
this page last updated 13/08/24 - latest testing in 30-Apr-24 shows water contamination subsided. www.knox.vic.gov.au/our-services/gardens-environment-and-sustainability/quarry-lake-water-quality
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
@@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?
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
Live 5 minutes from this place. Will have to go down and give it a try now that its stocked . Nice video!
Thanks Mark. Id be down there all the time if i only lived 5 minutes away. Hopefully the video helped pass on some tips.
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
Your very welcome. Its a beautiful spot for fishing or even just for a walk.
I've lived in Melbourne almost my entire life and only just heard about this spot! Don't feel bad, haha
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
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.
That was great! What a beautiful place. Thanks for sharing such a special location.
Thanks !! certainly is a wonderful spot down there. Hopefully others can enjoy it too.
fishingmad it’s top of my list now!
Very good, Its only a small system but you wont be disappointed.
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
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
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.
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,
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.
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.
@@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).
Nice video. Did you use mono leader so the power bait floats or fluor will be also suitable? Thanks.
Hi Mario, pretty sure I was using 6 or 8 lb fluro.
Amazing video can you fish here anytime of the year ? Or is there a trout season
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
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.
Hi Luke, i hope your well buddy. Was just the power bait trout nuggets in yellow and pink. Hope that helps.
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
Trout prefer really cold weather
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What date did you go? Was it quite a while after they stocked it?
Pretty sure it was about 2 weeks after it was stocked for school holidays
Where did you get thoes rod holders you are using from? They look great.
Most fishing shops should have a range of different rod holders, i think they were purcahsed from BCF and hooked on bait and tackle
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.
Vincent C no bbq mate but there is minimum parking
@@fishingwithchris7673 thanks mate
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
Thanks Chris !!
@@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 😁
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
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
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!
Agreed, we try to encourage catch and release through our videos especially of stocked fish
Hey mate, you reckon I could throw a spinner or a soft bait ?
100% small spinners and soft plastics work great there
fishingmad thx mate
no probs.
hay mate just letting you know that there are no EP's in the Quarry
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
@@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.
@@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
@@jcsfishingadventures8055 No worries, your probably right.
Around 15 years ago this place had a substantial population of yellow bellies and i remember sight castings yabbies to schools of silver perch in the shallow weedy end a few times. Then around 2010 there was a massive fish kill. Not sure what happened exactly but unfortunately its happened a few other times since then. Its a shame, being such a beautiful spot. I suspect something toxic from the past quarry operations. But if you ever get an evening summer session with one of those bright orange/red sunsets bouncing off the quarry face, you wont forget about it quickly. Has the feeling of being in the Kimberly or somewhere similar. I must admit i have a love hate relationship with the fact its such a great place to swim aswell. I really do miss the time when it was all fenced off and officially out of bounds. There was hardly ever anyone there, in fact quite often youd have the entire place to yourself with the falcons that nest on the cliff face. Its too often full of drunken fools rubbishing the place with bottles and cans, not to mention the loud top 40 tunes blasted from a dozen portable speakers. I totally get how i must seem like an old grouch but when youre well aware of the potential of this place and experienced it before it was open to the public, only to see it so horribly disrespected these days, im sure youll get where im coming from. I regret that i was probably one of the first to contact knox council and suggest that they do something with the place like theyve done. If id known how badly it would be treated i would have strived to keep it semi secret a little longer.
Any idea if kayaking is allowed here?
Swimming is allowed but no kayaking unfortunately, shame as its a beautiful location.
I’ve been there I was just over at the fence
how did you go ?
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
The lake has an outbreak of some bacteria at the moment and fishing is not recommended
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.
this page last updated 13/08/24 - latest testing in 30-Apr-24 shows water contamination subsided. www.knox.vic.gov.au/our-services/gardens-environment-and-sustainability/quarry-lake-water-quality
Damn! 3 fish in ten minutes.... is it worth goind down there for a fish now or is it mostly fished out.
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
@@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?
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.
@@fishingmad Thanks! I'll have to check it out then!
No problems, Good luck
I picked up a cod on surface. Off the rock wall.
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.
@@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.
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.
Was this in the morning or night ?
What time of day?
Was filmed between 7.30 and 9.30 in the morning
See y'all there tomorrow morning
Hopefully others will catch and release too.
@@fishingmad definitely less redfin
Excellent, glad to hear it
Went there today with same rig n bait n got no bite at all
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
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
@@fishingmad ill keep that in mind. Thanks for reply..
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.