The basin will also be stocked by the Victorian Fisheries Authority this summer with 100,000 fingerlings.
The projects were among 11 across Victoria funded through the Recreational Fishing Grants Program, now in its 20th year. The program is funded through recreational fishing licences.
Keen anglers on the Little Murray River will also receive a boost, with five sites between Swan Hill and Fish Point Weir to welcome more snags in deep pools for Murray cod and golden perch.
The North Central Catchment Management Authority has similar plans for more in-stream habitat in Pyramid Creek.
The Australian Trout Foundation has received funding to continue delivering its Wild Trout Fisheries Management Program, including collecting stream temperature data, site selection for bank-side tree planting, assessment of incubator stocking trials as a recovery tool, and the annual Trout Conference.
Trout and native anglers on the Goulburn River will benefit from three grants awarded to the Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority to enhance fish habitat near Eildon, Trawool and downstream at Wyuna, installing lunkers and more than 110 logs and stumps.
The next round of the Recreational Fishing Grants Program is now open. Learn more at: vfa.vic.gov.au/recreational-fishing
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