Fishing in Murray-Sunset National Park

Murray-Sunset National Park sits in Victoria's far north-west corner, where the Murray River floodplains meet the semi-arid mallee.

The fishing here is river and wetland fishing — slow water, red gum country, and the kind of channels and backwaters that come alive when the floodplains fill.

The park stretches from Lindsay Island in the north down toward the Pink Lakes near Underbool, and the waters that matter to anglers are concentrated in that northern river country.

The floodplains around Walpolla Island, Lindsay Island, and Mulcra Island are the core of it. The Lindsay River and Mullaroo Creek are the named waters that run through this country, along with smaller channels like Wallpolla Creek and Potterwalkagee Creek.

Canoe and boat access is the practical way to reach much of this water — the floodplain network doesn't lend itself to bank fishing from a car park.

Getting in by water also means you'll cover the habitat that holds fish: woody structure, flooded timber, the edges where current slows.

OzFish Unlimited has been working in this country alongside First Nations groups, the Murray Darling Wetland Working Group, and recreational anglers to install woody and rocky habitat structures through the Sunraysia region.

That kind of work matters here — the fish populations in these floodplain systems are directly tied to structural habitat, and restoration is ongoing. A Victorian Recreational Fishing Licence is required to fish in the park.

Check with Parks Victoria for any conditions specific to the park before you go — rules in protected areas can differ from general state regulations, and it's worth confirming current requirements directly. This is remote country.

Self-sufficiency matters more than technique out here, and the fishing rewards patience and local knowledge over anything else.