Lake Mulwala has been a fishery that I’ve enjoyed lure fishing for over 25 years. In some ways so much has changed over the years but then in other ways the basic principles of catching Murray Cod in Lake Mulwala are very much the same. In this guide to fishing Lake Mulwala I’m going to run through some of the...
The Balista hunchback has long been a favourite surface lure of mine and has account for many of my Big cod! The hunchback comes into its own in the smaller rivers I have found. Rivers like the Darling, Edwards and Gwydir are some of my favourite spots to cast the hunchback. However, any and every river that holds cod...
I’ve become rather addicted to chasing big Murray cod on topwater lures. Every year is different. Some years every state has fishable water and in other years, you have to be willing to drive to find fish. So one the most reliable place for a southern angler to search for a big cod with a topwater lure is Lake Eildon....
Copeton dam or as its affectionally called by anglers ‘the big fish factory’ is an amazing place to visit as a Murray cod angler. The dam holds a massive number of large meter plus Murray cod and is the perfect environment for large cod. The dam built an amazing reputation years ago as the surface capital of cod fishing....
The Goulburn river starts south of Eildon around a little town called Woods point, from here it travels 654 kilometres through Lake Eildon, Alexandra, Seymour, Nagambie, Murchison, Shepparton to the Murray river around Echuca. The upper reaches of the Goulburn offer brilliant trout fishing, as you get down to Seymour Murray Cod become more prevalent, and from Murchison down the...
Upon arriving on a recent trip to Lake Windermere we were confronted with low water temperatures and a super tough bite. It’s well known that Golden Perch are easiest to locate and catch when the water temperature is in the 18-22 degree range. When you start getting down to 14 degrees its just as challenging as trying to push start...
Lake Eildon is one of the diverse waterways not just in Victoria but also in Australia. How many places can you think of where you can go fishing for a day and be in the mix to catch trophy Golden Perch, Trout, Murray Cod and Red Fin? The opportunities are endless but are they by no means easy, I have...
It is Spring and there has been plenty of water around meaning the rivers are dirty, which so happens to be an ideal circumstance for the LED technology that is contained inside every Balista lure. For trout opening this year my good mate Spider and I planned a mission in the upper reaches of the Goulburn river. Our plan...
If you’re heading to a local tackle store before a Cod trip chances are you’ll be looking at an assortment of divers, lipless crankbaits, spinnerbaits and surface lures. All of these lures are well justified to have all avenues covered, however there is a key lure style that is missing from that list, after speaking to a few blokes about...
I hear fishing tales all of the time, there is big fish in nearly a lot of inland waterways whether you’re fishing Blowering, the Murray river or anywhere in between. At the end of the day if you get enough people on the water fishing, a big fish is bound to pop up. When I start hearing success stories from...
