LAKE MACDONALD - Fraser Coast Canoe & Kayak Club
LAKE MACDONALD - Fraser Coast Canoe & Kayak Club
LAKE MACDONALD - Fraser Coast Canoe & Kayak Club
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Lake Macdonald<br />
In an idyllic rural setting, but just a few minutes from the cafes<br />
of Cooroy and Noosa Heads, beautiful Lake Macdonald is home<br />
to a wide range of wildlife.<br />
It is the place to catch a Bass, Saratoga, Perch or even an iconic<br />
Mary River Cod and then pop it fondly back into the water. The<br />
place to bird watch, the place to canoe or even to canoodle.<br />
The lake is bordered by Noosa’s Botanic Gardens brimming<br />
with native species and providing the perfect spot for a picnic,<br />
a stroll or even a wedding, while the adjacent amphitheatre is a<br />
magnificent location for concerts and entertainment.<br />
Lake Macdonald, at your leisure.<br />
For further information about Lake Macdonald visit Council’s<br />
website www.noosa.qld.gov.au/Community/LakeMacdonald/<br />
LakeMacdonaldThingstodo.shtml<br />
Paddle Trail<br />
To ensure you get the most out of your paddling experience<br />
on Lake Macdonald please....<br />
• Stay in your canoe. Submerged hazards may exist such as<br />
old fence lines, tree stumps and Cabomba.<br />
• Remember swimming is not allowed in the lake. Fines apply.<br />
• Be prepared. Wear sunscreen, a hat, long sleeves and a personal<br />
floatation device. Take along a backpack or waterproof container<br />
to hold a mobile phone, raincoat, first aid kit, food, water and<br />
binoculars for a closer look at our native water birds<br />
• Place all rubbish and food scraps in bins provided. As<br />
well as being unsightly, rubbish endangers native<br />
wildlife and attracts feral animals.<br />
• Maintain a distance of at least 25m from<br />
all birds and roosting places.<br />
Lake Macdonald is a town water supply storage<br />
for the Noosa Shire.<br />
These activities are not permitted as they may lead to contamination<br />
of the water supply. <strong>Canoe</strong>ing, sailing vessels and boats with electric<br />
motors are permitted.<br />
WARNING<br />
This area contains Cabomba<br />
a submerged NOXIOUS plant.<br />
Please thoroughly clean all boats<br />
and equipment.<br />
Enquiries: 5485 1833<br />
<strong>Canoe</strong> and <strong>Kayak</strong> Trails (marked on map across)<br />
MRCP to Noosa Botanic Gardens - 850m (one way)<br />
Park your canoe/kayak next to the boat ramp and go for a gentle stroll<br />
around the Botanic Gardens, walk 200m up to the Perch Park Fishing<br />
Platform or follow the Noosa Trail Network from Kookaburra Park<br />
1.5km back to MRCP.<br />
MRCP to Darter Park - 2km (one way)<br />
The trail to Darter Park is subject to seasonal conditions.<br />
During summer, if it has been humid, the cabomba and other weeds<br />
can make it difficult for paddling. The best time to use this trail is in<br />
the winter.<br />
MRCP to Fearnley Bird Hide - 4.5km (one way)<br />
This trail follows the path of the original Six Mile Creek which due to<br />
its depths is weed free and makes for good fishing.<br />
Please assist us to prevent the spread of Cabomba<br />
and Hygrophila costata by washing down your<br />
canoes and kayaks at the designated wash bay.<br />
Toilets<br />
Picnic Table<br />
Boat Ramp<br />
<strong>Canoe</strong> Launch<br />
Bird Watching<br />
Wheelchair<br />
Access<br />
Bush Walking<br />
Camping<br />
Perch Park<br />
Fishing<br />
Platform<br />
Botanic<br />
Gardens<br />
Trail Network<br />
Drive<br />
Gravel Road<br />
Darter<br />
Sivyers<br />
Park<br />
<strong>LAKE</strong> <strong>MACDONALD</strong> DRIVE<br />
Swift Drive<br />
Kookaburra<br />
Park<br />
Hoys Road<br />
Gumtree Drive<br />
Park<br />
Mary River<br />
Cod Park (MRCP)<br />
Figtree<br />
Bushland<br />
Reserve<br />
Frogmouth Bushland Reserve<br />
> Noosa Trail Network<br />
26km to Kin Kin<br />
Collwood Road<br />
Bruce Highway<br />
Camp Cooroora<br />
Jabiru Park<br />
Fearnley Bird Hide<br />
COOROY<br />
Gumboil Road<br />
<strong>LAKE</strong><br />
<strong>MACDONALD</strong><br />
•Legend<br />
• <strong>Canoe</strong> trails marked<br />
• Where the botanical Gardens<br />
are<br />
• Location Map<br />
*MAP TO BE REDRAWN*<br />
NOOSA COOROY ROAD<br />
Cooroy Noosa Road<br />
The Paddle Trails are<br />
marked with yellow buoys,<br />
please follow<br />
the buoys to avoid the<br />
infestations of Cabomba.<br />
Tinbeerwah<br />
School Park<br />
Worba Park<br />
TEWANTIN<br />
NOOSA ><br />
How To Get Here<br />
From Noosa<br />
Take the Noosa-Cooroy Road towards Cooroy.<br />
Turn right into Swift Drive and right again into<br />
Lake Macdonald Drive.<br />
From Brisbane<br />
Turn off the Bruce Highway towards Cooroy.<br />
Turn left into Myall St and right into Elm St.<br />
Turn right into Cedar St which veers<br />
into Lake Macdonald Drive.<br />
Fish Species<br />
It is important bag limits are adhered to.<br />
Australian Bass<br />
Macquaria novemaculeata<br />
Legal Size: 30cm min. Limit: 2<br />
Closed Season (June 1 to August 31)<br />
does not apply in this dam.<br />
Eels<br />
Anguilliformes<br />
Legal Size: 30cm min. Limit: 10<br />
Eel-tailed Catfish<br />
Tandanus tandanus<br />
Legal Size: 35cm min. Limit: 5<br />
Golden Perch<br />
Macquaria ambigua<br />
Legal Size: 30cm min. Limit: 10<br />
Saratoga<br />
Schleropages leichardti<br />
Legal Size: 50cm min. Limit: 1<br />
Saratoga are not good eating<br />
but are good sport.<br />
Silver Perch<br />
Bidyanus bidyanus<br />
Legal Size: 30cm min. Limit: 5<br />
Spangled Perch<br />
Leiopotherapon unicolor<br />
Legal Size: No legal size limit. Limit: 20<br />
Mary River Cod<br />
Maccullochella peelii marienis<br />
Native to the Mary River only.<br />
An endangered species presently the<br />
subject of a captive breeding programme.<br />
Taking and possessing the Mary River Cod is strictly prohibited<br />
within the Mary River system, including this lake.<br />
Fishing Platform<br />
So you can fish at your leisure, there is a fishing<br />
platform located at Perch Park on Lake Macdonald Drive (see map).<br />
Fish Hatchery<br />
The first fish-breeding program in Noosa Shire was at the privately<br />
owned Tinbeerwah Fish Hatchery near Cooroy. The Tinbeerwah Fish<br />
Hatchery operated from 1968 to 1980. When it closed Noosa Council<br />
provided funds to a small group of volunteers to establish the Fish<br />
Hatchery here at Lake Macdonald. The fish hatchery consists of<br />
concrete tanks, nets, ponds and brood stock.<br />
In its first year between 10,000 & 20,000 Golden Perch and several<br />
thousand Silver Perch were bred at the fish hatchery and released<br />
into Lake Macdonald. At the present time the fish hatchery specialises<br />
in breeding Mary River Cod. If not for the Lake Macdonald Fish<br />
Hatchery, the Mary River Cod would be almost extinct.<br />
Over the years the fish hatchery has also bred Saratoga and Bass.<br />
Group Tours are available by appointment only. Phone 5485 2334.<br />
Fishing Permits<br />
Fishing on this dam requires a stocked impoundment permit<br />
• Any person (18 years and over) using a fishing line in this dam<br />
is required to hold a stocked impoundment permit<br />
• Permits cost $35 per year or $7 per week (discount available<br />
for Entitlement Card holders)<br />
• Carry your permit with you. The permit must be produced on<br />
request by an Inspector under the Fisheries Act 1994.<br />
Permits can be obtained from:<br />
The Cooroy Motel 30-34 Elm Street Cooroy,<br />
Phone 5447 6444.<br />
Catch and release<br />
is encouraged<br />
in this dam.<br />
Take, possession and size limits apply to other native fish. Contact DPI Call Centre 13 25 23 for more information.
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