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Lake Colac Catch a Carp Festival

The Lake Colac Catch a Carp Festival offers a 'Catch a Carp' competition with prizes, free kids fishing clinics with guides from Fishcare, live cooking demonstrations featuring carp recipes, and informative sessions on carp biology by VFA scientist Dr Corey Green. Families can enjoy lure painting activities, commercial carp fishing demos, market stalls, live radio broadcasts, and Lions Club train rides.

• Catch a Carp competition with prizes
• Free kids fishing clinics with Fishcare guides
• Cooking demonstrations with carp recipes
• Lure painting activities

Type	Miscellaneous Event
Date	Sunday, April 12, 2026
Website	https://vf​a.vic.gov.​au/recreat​ional-fish​ing/events​/lake-cola​c-catch-a-​carp-festi​val
Facebook	https://ww​w.facebook​.com/event​s/17090614​73403233
Location	Lake Colac Foreshore, Colac