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Wednesday, 14 August 2019

Murray River Barmah

Helens first fishing camping trip up to the Murray River in the Barmah State Fortest.

Thursday, 30 August 2018

Lake Cootharaba and Upper Noosa River Everglades

Upper Noosa River Everglades

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Visitor Centre

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Fig Tree Point

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Noosa River

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Home Port

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Black duck

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Sunday, 28 January 2018

Kayak

My new Hobie Pro Angler 12 Kayak for fishing and hunting.

Hobie PA 12

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It only weights 50 KG so can go in the trailer on the trailer rack above the quad bike or on the ute roof.

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The maiden voyage

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Peddle power

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DIY duck blind

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Sneaky . . . .

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Folds up very small.

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Wednesday, 1 February 2017

Three Rivers Run

Two rivers and a creek actually. Fished the Goulburn in the Nathalia region and also Broken Creek, both looking healthy and with a reputation for good Murray Cod. No Luck at these two locations.

Goulburn River

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Broken Creek

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Murray River in the Barmah State Park between Tocumwal and Echuca. Better luck here.

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This cheeky Pacific Black Duck walked right into camp, they sure know its not duck season :-)

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Ha Ha can't shoot me!

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Might just move away anyway . . .

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Nice Yella

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48 cm Cod was released to grow another 7 cm

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Camp for the night

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Sunday, 7 December 2014

Catch and Release Cod Season Opening 2014

Cod season officially opened on December 1st after a three month closure to allow breeding. Murray Cod size limits have been adjusted to be the same in NSW and Victoria with a minimum length of 55cm and maximum 75cm and a possession limit of 1 (2 max for impondments). All others must be released.

I fished at the Nyah Vinifera park and also downstream at Belsar and Yungera Islands. I bagged just two at Nyah with one around 35cm and one at 45cm which I had great pleasure in releasing and seeing them swim off to grow bigger.

There is a great free camping spot behind the old Harness Club at Nyah. Lots of free campers stop at this spot with plenty of trees, toilets, a dump point and drinking water. Just a few hundred metres downstream is the Nyah Vinifera park that is a great camping and fishing destination and where I stayed the first night. See http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/explore/parks/nyah-vinifera-park

Baby Cod 35cm

Bigger Cod 45cm

Boat

Good Scrubbies

River Red Gums

That cutie again

Further downstream past Boundary Ben is Belsar and Yungera Islands which are formed by anabranches of the Murray River, with Belsar Island to the west and Yungera Island to the east. Great camping and fishing here too. Belsar and Yungera Islands however was where I caught and did not release two wopping carp, one 65cm and one 75cm. While a popular angling species in Europe, in Australia the carp is considered a pest carp and listed as a noxious species. These ones were permanently relocated well away from the river.

Brutus the outlaw fish

Monday, 15 September 2014

Bidgee Junction

About 5 kilometres upstream of Boundary Bend and 50 kilometres south of Robinvale is the junction of two great Australian Rivers the Murray and the Murrumbidgee. Referred to as Bidgee Junction.

Sandbank landing