We are, of course, about to enter autumn, which has always been a great time to drop in a line.

Natives species like cod and yellas start to become a little more active as the water temperature comes down from those lofty highs of January and February.

The lake margins become far more comfortable, allowing the bigger predatory fish to move through there more constantly.

Normally, water levels are at their summer lows as we enter this time of the year.

But the odd tropical downpour or two has kept the water at constant heights and flows all year.

The fishing coming into autumn and indeed through winter should be very productive, if not extending the with the fantastic season we have seen so far.

The streams have held a good flow all through summer and are well above their normal flows for this time of year.

Providing we do not get any more heavy rain, they will fish very well as trout will soon start migrating their way upstream.

These fish will be looking to beef up a bit to get them through the spawning season actively feeding all the way, creating endless opportunities for anglers to have a crack at them.

The Mitta has been fishing well for the last couple of months. Anglers have had good results on minnow style hard bodies, and no doubt this will continue until the season close.

For the fly fishos, now is the time to get your gear ready and race up there to spend a quiet little spell as reports of good evening rises have already reached our ears at the shop.

Isaac Ellis, 13, caught the fish of his life up on the Mitta last week.

Not only was the cod a thumping 72cm, but it also had a golden tag. Isaac spun up the gold using a spinnerbait while canoeing down the river.

It was great to see Victorian Fisheries release 30,000 Murray cod into Lake Hume this week, after releasing 35,000 yellas a fortnight ago.

It was also good to see some of our local fishing stalwarts such as Ben Nieuwurth (always one of the first to volunteer) lending a hand.

Lake Sambell also received a top up of yellas a few days ago as well.

If you have a bit of spare time, remember you can catch up with the Vic Fisheries Authority on Facebook.

Reports all the way down to Lake Mulwala have been a little more frequent in the last week.

Mulwala has been OK without being brilliant, but as always is well worth a visit if you want to tangle with a cod.

Trolling spinnerbaits seems to be working the best, with a couple of anglers spinning a few on swim baits just on dark.

Lake Hume has slowed off a tad, and I'm not exactly sure if this is due to the fish becoming a little bit "hook shy" or if local anglers have just had enough feeds.

At any rate, some better fish seem to be on the chew for trolled divers around the six-metre mark.

Plastics and vibes still worth a go, but they are a little harder to find.

Still, this didn't stop Nigel Cox getting a good bag on plastics at Ludlows.

Water levels below Lake Hume have fluctuated continually, however some good cod have been caught on chicken.

A few have also been landed on hard bodies being tossed at submerged logs.

Blowering has been OK with reddies, but not much else is happening there.

Russ is spending a week over at Narooma doing a little bit of research on estuary fishing.

From all reports, he has been doing very well on the flatties. I'm sure he will fill you in on all the hard work he did this week.