Xuan and I headed up to the Yan Yean Reservoir Park in Melbourne’s north today to do a little sight seeing. As we expected the water levels in the reservoir were very low and the ponds around the park had nearly all dried up due to the drought. We walked around a little and then decided to head to the Sugarloaf Reservoir in the Christmas Hills hoping to see more there.
When we got to Sugarloaf the views were spectacular even though the water levels were extremely low (19.8 percent full according to Melbourne Water at time of writing). It was sad to see reservoir so empty but the massive emptiness did make for some amazing views as you can see from the pictures below. The last 3 photos were taken by Xuan.
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Hey, that’s great man! That place must be good for fishing.
I don’t think you can actually fish there. I’m pretty sure it’s a protected area to ensure the cleanliness of the water.
Can canoes be used at Sugarloaf?
As far as I’m aware canoes or any other water craft are not permitted.
More visitor information can be found at the Parks Victoria website: http://www.parkweb.vic.gov.au/1park_display.cfm?park=191
Kham you have no idea about fishing at Sugarloaf.
I stand corrected Andrew. I incorrectly assumed that fishing was prohibited at Sugarloaf like many of our other reservoirs. That being said, I certainly don’t think you needed to phrase your last comment in such as smart ass way though.
No worries Kham’ goood response ‘look forward to your future comments