Pikes Creek Reservoir, Victoria: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Pikes Creek Reservoir belongs to Moorabool, Victoria. This is open plain ground. At about 95 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. With 6.0 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. It sits higher than most water we list in Victoria. For a base, Ballan sits 5.6 km out. Darley follows at 15 km, then Bacchus Marsh at 15 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Pikes Creek Reservoir

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Species logged nearby in open biodiversity records include perch, shortfin eel, roach, brown trout and tench. Local agencies keep the authoritative list for each water. Fish Pikes Creek Reservoir where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 19°C in February and bottoms out near 7°C in July. Fishing runs all year, with summer the awkward season. Winter here is cool and quiet, and often the most comfortable time out. The wet months move levels about, which shifts the fishing with them. Anyone fishing Pikes Creek Reservoir regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. There is a mapped slipway roughly 1.3 km away. The nearest mapped parking is 1.3 km away, so the last stretch is on foot. Toilets show in mapping about 1.3 km away. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Bostock Reservoir at 10 km is the sensible second choice. Check the current arrangement for Pikes Creek Reservoir.