Do I need a separate licence to fish Wellington Dam?

Yes — a South-West Freshwater Angling licence from DPIRD is required to fish for trout, redfin perch or freshwater cobbler in WA's inland waters south of Greenough, and it is separate from the marine recreational fishing licence. Marron are not included: they need their own Recreational Fishing for Marron Licence. There is no closed season for trout, but the mixed daily bag is 4 trout and cobbler combined, with a 300mm minimum on the trout.

Are the trout still being stocked?

Rainbow trout are released into Wellington Dam under the annual Recfishwest and DPIRD stocking programme, with cooler-season release windows that vary year to year. Brown trout have featured in earlier programmes and a small holdover population persists. Redfin are not stocked — they are a naturalised introduced species and are managed as a pest under WA rules.

Can I fish from the bank or do I need a boat?

Bank fishing is workable from Potters Gorge, Stones Brook, Long Gully and along the dam edges, particularly for redfin. A kayak, canoe or small boat opens up the points and bays that produce the better trout sessions and lets you reach the deeper cobbler holes after dark. The dam wall itself is closed to vehicles but accessible on foot for shore casting along the lower river.

What do I do with redfin once caught?

Under WA rules redfin perch are a declared pest and must not be returned alive to the water. Dispatch them humanely on the bank and either take them home as table fish (they are good eating, white-fleshed and mild) or dispose of them away from the waterline. Returning live redfin spreads them through the catchment and is taken seriously by DPIRD.

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Wellington Dam (Collie)

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Weather: Rainy Wind: W 288° · 21 km/h Pressure: 1017.7 hPa → steady

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Feeding Windows

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Peak

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6:00 pm → 7:00 pm

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6:11 am

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6:22 pm

Sunrise

6:35 am

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5:57 pm

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9:14 pm

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7:54 am

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Wind Map

Wind data (text)

Now: 21 km/h W (288°).

Wind map data: ECMWF HRES (operational), updated every 6 hours. Not for navigation.

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