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Big River, Enoch Point

Fast flowing in heavily forested mountainous country, wadeable in some areas, rock and gravel bed. Access via Enoch Point Road and forestry tracks in dry weather. Although the catchment is logged, siltation in the stream is not a problem in most places because of a steep gradient. Catchment has been mined for gold for many years, and stream was open for some years to eductor dredging. A popular stream readily accessible in its lower reaches above Lake Eildon. The lower section was regularly stocked with brown trout up to 1992 to supplement stocks and meet angling pressure in this area. An important trout nursery stream for the lake, with extensive brown trout and rainbow trout spawning in the upper reaches. Contains small rainbow trout average 200g, brown trout to 2.2 kg, abundant small redfin in the lower reaches, also small river blackfish and roach. The section of river immediately upstream of Lake Eildon is often fished successfully for brown trout, and can be reached by land or by boat from the lake.

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frank wardley

Posted 148 days ago

I have fished the Big river since 1948, mainly in the spring & autumn periods and have had the usual mixed results.Always wading,using fly or spinner,my best catch was a 3.7 kilo brown trout taken on a tiger devon april 19th,1965 ! My main attraction to this area is the beauty of the river & the surrounding bush.

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