Cod angler joins the metre club

Last season was a great one for cray fishing, and I expect this year should not be any different.

I'm sure most anglers will enjoy a feed or two.

The Murray cray is the second-largest freshwater crayfish, behind only the giant Tasmanian crayfish.

The slow-growing crustacean takes up to a decade to achieve legal size.

It is this main issue that leads to the strict control and monitoring of these relics from the dinosaur age.

And I'm sure all fishos will do the right thing by keeping within bag and size limits.

Before going out, pop into your local tackle store or grab a guide online so you won't be caught out.

Lake Eucumbene had a visit from the Commercial Club Angling Club over the weekend.

From all reports, members did extremely well. Seems trolling two to 2.5 colours of leadline was the most productive way to get amongst them.

The day's best lures were said to be the Eruption Tassie Devils and Brown Trout Bullets.

Brian McCann landed the best fish over 2kg, with Brendan and Chris also getting amongst the fish.

Spawning brownies are making their presence felt in the larger rivers of the Snowy Lakes.

The Eucumbene River, in particular, benefited from a drop of rain midweek which in turn lead to a good run of fish darting up river.

Lure casting with large minnows and drifting glow bugs are the way to go. However, finding somewhere to fish might be a little competitive up there.

The Mitta River had a little flush pushed down from Dartmouth last weekend, but it didn't dampen the fishing at all.

A few anglers who waited out the flush found the trout very eager to smash just about anything that passed by their nose, even after water levels returned back to the original height.

Now, some of these fish are pushing a good three or four kilograms, so be prepared for the monster if you are up that way.

Dartmouth was a bit of a hit and miss affair - a few on top and then a few down at 60 feet.

One brownie trolled on the downrigger went 53cm, with mainly smaller fish on top; pink wiggies the pick.

Lake Hume is pretty much fishing the same with the odd better fish.

The same approaches are still proving successful, but you may have to try to find them a bit more.

A few yellas caught on scrubbies below the wall and below Albury are worth a mention, too.

Last Sunday, one angler from the Albury Wodonga Sportsfishing Club upgraded his membership by joining the "metre club".

Andrew Seymour spun up a 104cm cod while tossing an eight-inch Mag Draft around some trees at Goughs Bay, Lake Eildon.

Knowing Andrew, he works hard for his fish.

He has always been regarded as the best person to net a fish, so it is good to see him break the metre mark.

Just a reminder the Dart Cup is going to be held from Friday, June 11 to Sunday, June 13, coinciding with the Queen's Birthday holiday long weekend.

At midnight of the following Monday, June 14, the trout season will close in both states.

That's all from me as Russ is back next week. Tight lines.