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Kiewa River,
Around Mount Beauty
An excellent trout stream in places, extensive areas of shallow
water and evidence of siltation particularly in the lower reaches.
Best fishing below Mount Beauty is at early evening into
darkness. Accessible by vehicles at a number of points on both sides
of the river. A popular angling water, spinning for brown trout is
often very successful.
East Branch, upstream from Mount Beauty
A very small creek, four wheel drive access by two tracks.
Carries large numbers of very small brown trout, rainbow trout,
river blackfish and redfin. Not recommended for angling.
West Branch, upstream from Mount Beauty
Fast flowing through mountainous forested country, cascades and
rapids over a rock and boulder bed. Much of the stream is within a
closed SECV area. Some access to lower section by an unmade road
from Mount Beauty Township to near the diversion tunnel portal, with
part of the stream walkable upstream from that point. Carries brown
trout and rainbow trout 220 to 700g.
Mount Beauty - Gundowring
Flows through improved grazing land and tobacco growing areas,
gravel and rock bed. Large scale water extraction below Mount
Beauty. Downstream from Mount Beauty is heavily fished. Contains
numerous brown trout average 1309, some fish to 1 kg and occasional
larger fish, and a few rainbow trout to 350g. Also small redfin,
some small river blackfish. Note: The river level fluctuates with
releases of water from the
Mount Beauty Pondage after power
generation and may rise 30 cm in a few minutes.
Gundowring - Murray River
Similar river situation and conditions to the stream above
Gundowring, with the addition of small Murray cod to 1 kg downstream
from Glen Creek.
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