G’day fishos.
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Despite a few drops of rain, as we’d hoped, fishing has been fantastic over the Christmas period.
It doesn’t seem to matter which direction you head, chances are you’ll catch something.
- Russell Mason
If you want to catch a cod, you can go to the Upper Murray, Mitta, Kiewa, Ovens, Buffalo (river or lake), King, Murray (around Albury or anywhere downstream), Mulwala and the Murrumbidgee – anywhere from way above Wagga to way below Balranald, Blowering, Burrinjuck or anywhere in between.
If you’re chasing yellas you don’t have to go past Lake Hume or the Murray, around Albury and downstream.
Trout are still being trolled in Dartmouth and streams like the Snowy, Mitta, upper Ovens and Kiewa are all fishing really well at the moment.
Redfin have been a bit tougher, but there are still lots of fishos bringing home a feed from Hume and Blowering at the moment.
It doesn’t seem to matter which direction you head, chances are you’ll catch something.
It’s been a long while since we’ve been able to make that statement, so there’s really no excuse for you not to go out, throw a line in and have a crack.
At a Glance
Dartmouth: Has been good but that warm weather has certainly pushed the fish down a bit. You’ll still pick a few up flatlining (trolling the top) but most fish are now being caught with the aid of paravanes, cowbells/fenders, or downrigging.
Anything in the Cobra or Wigston range, with a yellow wing, is working fine or try a scrubbie behind that cowbell or fender.
The Macquarie perch season opens tomorrow.
They’re a bit tough to find and only have a bag limit of one so it’s hardly worth a special trip up, but if you’re there fish a scrubbie in 10’ to 40’ of water amongst the timber to give yourself the best chance of nailing one. It’s well worth it, as they taste fantastic but be prepared to lose a hook or two on carp in that timber.
Streams: Are fishing great. Flicking Vibraxes or those great little Aussie-made Pimple lures is working a treat. As the trout get a little shy, with all the traffic, you’ll probably find you can’t beat a drifting bait.
There’s a few hoppers about and I’ve just noticed my first couple of black crickets getting around so things are looking up.
Lake Hume: Has really started to fire up, with yellas, particularly on yabbies, big yabbies too. We’ve had numerous reports of bags of 10 or more in a session but the trick seems to be to keep that bait moving.
Either cast it out, from boat or bank, and slowly retrieve it.
If you’re in a boat and have the right conditions drifting’s the go.
Quite a few are being trolled or spun as well.
Those same techniques are working on the reddies, although small yabbs and worms are the best baits.