With many rivers, lakes, bays and beaches Victoria abounds in fantastic recreational fishing opportunities all year round. To find out about fishing in a specific park, select the park page form the list above. Alternatively check the fishing section in the Visit Victoria website.

Here are some great spots for fishing managed by Parks Victoria within an easy drive from Melbourne:

• Port Phillip Bay.
  One of Melbourne's greatest natural attractions known for sheltered waters, long coastline, and sandy beaches. Parks Victoria manages most of the piers and jetties on Port Phillip Bay; drop a line at one of the many popular angling locations including piers at Middle Park, Mordialloc, Mornington, Rye, Sorrento, Geelong, Altona or Williamstown.
• Morninton Peninsula National Park.
  The ocean coastline from Portsea to cape Schanck features outstanding natural scenery and is popular with shore based anglers. Popular fishing spots include London Bridge and Gunnamatta where easy access is provided to the sandy beaches.
• Bellarine Peninsula.
  St Leonard's Pier is an area close to Melbourne that provides good fishing for snapper, squid, flathead and whiting. Pier fishing at Queenscliff is best in summer for mullet, while Portarlington Pier is worth the effort in rough weather for snapper.

Here are a few recommended fishing spots across regional Victoria:

• Murray River Parks and Reserves.
  The magnificent Murray river provides excellent fishing, particularly Murray Cod, Golden Perch (Yellowbelly) and English Perch (Redfin). In season, yabbies and Murray crayfish may also be found in the creeks, lakes and rivers of the Murray River system.
• Gippsland Lakes Coastal Parks.
  Surf fishing along the Ninety Mile Beach, or lake fishing from a boat, bank or jetty is popular throughout this park. The extensive lakes system is a haven for water birds as well as fish including tailor, bream, luderick, australian salmon, mullet, and silver trevally.
• Grampians National Park.
  The Grampians National Park's rugged sandstone ranges, clad with forests and rich in wildlife, provide an ideal setting for anglers. Lake Wartook is considered to be one of the more attractive of waters in the region and is well regarded for trout fishing by bait and fly-fishers.
• Alpine National Park.
  Major streams and rivers of the spectacular Australian alps provide great fishing opportunities in some of Australia most stunning alpine landscapes. Catch brown trout in the king and rose rivers and at Lake William Hovell, or fish for brown trout and black fish, bass and eels in the Dargo River during the cooler months.
• Croajingolong National Park.
  On the wilderness coast of East Gippsland, the remote beaches of this park are an anglers dream. Offshore fishing at Mallacoota is among the best in Victoria, and remote fishing in the Tamboon Inlet is an excellent alternative for those wanting to fish in medium sized boats or "tinnies".

For information on fishing licenses, bag limits, catching bait or any other fishing issues, call the Department of Primary Industries Customer Service Centre on 136 186 or visit www.dpi.vic.gov.au

Victoria's Recreational Fishing Code of Conduct is a code of conduct for recreational boat, shore, river, stream and jetty fishers in Victoria.