A medium storage west of Melbourne near Daylesford and Creswick, stocked with brown and rainbow trout and fished with small streamers, wet flies and nymphs.
Newlyn Reservoir is a medium storage west of Melbourne, near Daylesford and Creswick, with grassy, rocky and willowed shores set among farmland. The reason to go is trout: Victorian stocking records list both brown and rainbow trout released into it.
Small streamers, wet flies and nymphs are the most reliable flies here, and when you see trout rising, a mayfly pattern is the one to put over them.
Check the current Victorian Fisheries Authority guide before you plan a trip.