Fishing remains 'hit or miss', particularly for Murray cod

THE Murray cod fishing in the rivers is very hit and miss at the moment, as it is at this time every year. During the week my friend Sonny fished the Ovens River and caught two Murray cod, two trout cod and a yellowbelly. He caught them all while casting lures from his kayak in a couple of hours late in the day. A few days later Sonny fished the same area, this time covering twice as much water and didn’t catch a single fish. That is the nature of Murray cod fishing in April and May, it can be very “all or nothing”. The most consistent waterway to target Murray cod at this time of the year is Lake Mulwala. I went bait fishing along the Ovens River near Peechelba one evening last week and it was very slow. There are still quite a few shrimp in the river so I had plenty of nibbles, but only one bite that looked like it came from a fish. That bite resulted in me catching a very large European carp using worms as bait. Don’t let these couple of quiet reports deter you from wetting a line, as the fishing isn’t over. It’s just autumn fishing - hit and miss! I have had reports of redfin being caught in both Lake William Hovell and Lake Buffalo, although I have not heard of any big fish being caught - only small ones. As the weather continues to cool down, I will find myself doing a lot more carp fishing. Despite the fact that carp are a pest, they are a lot of fun to catch and are one of my favourite fish to target during the cooler months. There’s something special about sitting on the bank of a lagoon, or a lake like Lake Moodemere and watching the sun come up as you wait for a nibble.

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