[map state=”VIC”]This is an popular recreational lake and is shared by fishers, water skiers and other users. Even with all this activity the lake fishes well throughout the season. Do take care on the lake however because some of the ski boats do create considerable wakes and of course being a relatively shallow lake it can become quite rough on windy days.

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How to get there

Lake Fyans is located near Halls Gap and Stawell roughly circular in shape and roughly 4 kilometres east to west and 4.5 kilometres north to south giving it an area of around 1400 hectares and is located in the shadow of the Grampians in the western district of Victoria.

For detailed maps search Lake Fyans on Google Earth.

Open season

Lakes in Victoria are open all year and have a bag limit of 5 fish in possession .

Services & facilities available

There is a boat ramp at the caravan park and the lake is popular for swimming, skiing and yachting with plenty of room for anglers. The only accommodation option is the Lake Fyans Holiday Park. It’s a bit xy for fisherman coming in at something like $35 to $40 a night for four to six people staying in a cabin. The cabins are however quite nice and well appointed. The park reception stocks some bread and milk but for further supplies or fuel the closet option is about 30km away at Pomonal.

Lake Fyans Holiday Park – Grampians & Halls Gap | Lakefront Accomodation

Target species

Lake Fyans is susceptible to changes in water depth and over the last couple of years whilst the area was still in drought was only 30% full but of course after the late 2011 rains it returned to 100% capacity. At any level it can fish well. It is regularly stocked with both browns and rainbows and there is also some natural recruitment all of which ensures a good head across a range of sizes right through to 2.5kg. The lake also boasts some thumper red fin as well as small populations of small blackfish and schools of small redfin.

Food chain

The shore and the bottom of the lake are largely sand / mud composite and supports prolific weed coverage. Mudeyes and damsels dominate the nymph population and there are also mayfly and caddis nymphs as well as a lot of midge activity. Add to that resident populations of yabbies and gudgeons Lake Fyans has most of the food sources covered. Located in scrubby bush for the most part there is also a good stand of forest off the north east bank which is often the source of terrestrials concentrations that finish up on the water in north easterly winds.
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Techniques

Most of the lake is populated by weed of various concentrations and the best fishing is in the deeper pockets throughout the lake or along the margins of the lake paying particular attention to the edge of weed beds and drop off’s. Having said that it’s often important to move around to avoid small red fin which can become a nuisance. There is good emerger activity as mudeyes, damsels and nymphs hatch as well as terrestrial activity in summer. Trout in particular become more upward looking during the warmer months and comfortably take flies on and just below the surface. At other times it’s important to fish deeper where the fish are holding.