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I went fishing this afternoon the rain had after this morning. The wind was still pretty strong and changed slightly a round from yesterday. I started off in a similar area to the day before, but there was no fish showing. I had disturb 8 to 10 fish up on the walk up, the fish went bow waving out. I fished 1rod close in covering the margin drop off and fished the other at longer range drifting out in the wind. After an hour I had not a bite or seen any fish cruising or jumping out. So I moved a round to where I had disturb the fish I saw 1fish boil on the surface I put a rod to it and sat there for a while. The fish must have moved out as I did not see any more signs of it. I fished a round the lake like this dropping in on areas. I saw the odd fish bow wave out or move, but had no bites. The wind got up and I worked my way back to where my mate was fishing he was struggling, but managed 3fish to 7 lbs. near dark I saw a good double coming nearly full out taking flies the fish came near my float and bait, but did take it, it seem totally on taking flies.
On the other rod I had a few bites in the last hour of light, but not good enough bites to strike at.
The reality of fishing
Tight lines
Andy
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I finally got onto a new lake i have been looking at for a while. I saw some good fish cruising a round and someone looked quite big. Anway i fished work today. Chucking down with rain and a nioce cold wind i enjoyed that very mjuch. Anyway my friend from enagland managed a 11lbs fish 1st chuck out and a 11.8lbs next time and then a fish of 6lbs and lost a few fish. I had had a few bites and lost 2 fish in a row i just could not hit the bites i came up in the water and tried right on the bottom, but the bites were very slight. I hit one fish about 8 lbs and then hit a fish a range which bombed off all over the lake. I struggled to hold it off the snags, but managed to it looked 20lbs in the water on weighing it went 16.14lbs a new australian p.b.
I have got thr bit bewtewen my teeth now and hopefully i can get a 20lbs soon.
tight lines andy
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I went last week for a fishing session. I fished a known lake to me and visited a few other lakes. At one lake where i have had fairly good catches in the past i sat there for 8 hours on the leger and leger with not a bite and i did not see a fish all day. Which is very strange as the fish on this lake are up in the top layers crusing a round. Where can be quite obliging for the odd floater, but not on this day the weather was 20 to 24.c with a good wind . I took a friend over from england and put him on a good spot he had 12 fish to just under doubles and lost 4, i had 1 fish stalking.
I defentily need to try new waters as a twenty pound fish is not going to come easily.
other that day i wnet up to Cape Conron and fished my way to lakes with lures for anything that goes i did not have a bite, but it was a good day. Not to sunny and alight wind.
tight lines
andy
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Not been fishing for the last few months. I was giving a river section a go i had a few catches of fish. Mainly small and then the fish seem to move out of the areas i was fishing. A few floods, which made fishing impossible and to much work brings me to now.
I have a look at a couple of the rivers for the spring, summer time, which have the potential for a few decent fish. I should have some more time then so hopefully more posts and alot more fish. My target is still a ozz twenty.
For now tight lines
and big fish
stokecarper12
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I have been crap fishing today on the river the first for for 4 or 5 weeks. Other than a spell of lure fishingh for salmon off the coast the other weekend. The river has been up this last week and half and then bcak down again. I find this section of river seems to fish well with a fgew feet of water on it.
I fished from after dinner until 10 tonight, i would have stuck it out longer, but i have work in the morning.
I saw a few carp toppping during the afternoon and managed 2 bites on the float. I fisehd deep under the float and fished bigger particles. Using hair rigged particles on the other rod to the far bank. I put in a kilo or so of mixed particles and sat over that fishing to weed beds and the far tree cover. I did not have a tap on this rod. The other rod i touched legered after dark for a few hours and them i dropped in a free running rig with the bait straight on the bottom.
There was definite signs of carp a round but i had no beeps or pulls. My first blank for a good while on the rivers, but the fish can get a bit finicky this time of year and can move out of previosly good areas.
I will have to keep popping down the river to keep and eye on it i put a few kilos of bait in tonight after i finished.
I cannot catch them at home
tight lines
for now
andy
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I have been out twice in the last 3 weeks. I did not fish the easter weekend as it was mad with people a round here meaning to many boats etc.
My first trip i fish from afternoon and a few hours into the dark there was not as many fish a bout as last time and the water had gone down by 3 feet or a meter or so.
Revealing quite a few near bank snags. I floated fished the near marging and legered to a weed bed and right underneath the far bank tree margin.
The small fish were thrre straight a way the float was bouncing a bout like a cork. With continually running the float across the surface.
I tried laying on more on the bottom and feeding other areas, but the carp were there on the other rod i was using bigger particle baits on a line alinger hair rig basic rig really.
I did not plagued on this rod i fed less bait over the top. I managed 4 runs and connected with 3 fish with 1 copming away. Landing 2 fish to 3lbs not massive. On the float rod i had 10 fish and lost quite a few.
Yesterday i fished aftrenoon until afternoon dark there was no wind and hardly any carp showing. There was only 2 boats coming through in that time so that was better.
I had the odd movement on the float, but the fish were defenitly not there in the same numbers. I managed to get the fish going on the float, but the bites were missable with the small carp messing a round with the bait.
I managed 2 fish on this rod and had 3 runs on the rod fished across the far bank i hooked 1 fish on this rod. Which felt a lot better fish the fish got under the trees and i was playing it through a weed bed. The fish came out, but when i was pumping the fish in the fish must come a drift. i FISHED AFEW HOURS INTO THE dark with only the odd tap on the indicators. I am going to move up river next time to try and find some other fish. As i know there is some better fish in this river and stretch.
for now tight lines
andy
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Hello Bruce
Your idea sounds very interesting. Canberra is about 6 hours from me so would be a good location. But obviously not for all. Are you thinking of a massive lake or something a round 20 acres or so to set up as fishery?
I must admit at the right price a i would be interested. I have loads of water a round this area where i live, but finding a big carp in good surounding with out some idiots is another matter.
I think the biggest carp i have seen a round here would be 25 to 30lbs, but really the rest of the fish i see regular would struugle to reach 12lbs.
I hope you get this venture off the ground and you can get permission for it. I must admit i had thought and looked a round for a decent sized lake that could be used and created similar to what is offered in france to engish anglers.
I would add i have not seenanything really like that at the moment. There is one or two massive sheets of water like the sea that could hold big carp, but where to start on these waters is another thing.
Keep me posted how you go on
yours
andy
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I did not fish the long weekend due to work commitments. Instead i fished last weekend after work aftyernoon to night. I picked an area river familar to me. Which i had not fished for over a year. I have previously had carp to 12 lbs of this stretch and some doubles to keep my interest alive.
A guy i know has in the past caught carp to 23lbs from this river and this area. I think it is very much the bigger carp just don''t seem to be there a lot of the time and just seem to come into this area infrequently.
There is a many down sides to this river the amount of boat action other anglers are not plentifull, but can be a problem and it is not quite at times.
That would probally explain why i normally fish it for amonth and then pull off for a good while. I much prefer to fish quieter waters, when it is defentily me vs the fish.
Anyway on the weekend i fished float close in off 2 ledges dropping into 6 feet of water. Using the float and a light shot for weight on the other rod i fished the far margin covereing an area with overhanging trees and a good weddbed. Where i had seen some carp topping out.
Mostly i just fish basic tactics, i kept a supply of bread particles going in and fished the float over the top.
I has bites straight from the first cast and the swim was boiling with fish. After contiunally feeding bait over there heads.
I ended up with 28 and 11 carp lost and mnay other bites. This was the best number of carp[ from this stretch, but the size was very disapointing with the fish ranging from half to a pound in weight.
The leger rod i did not put much bait over and fished a running leger straight to sweetcorn on the hook. I had a series of knocks on this rod and the sweetcorn had been taken off.
There was alot of carp topping out and i even had a commorant chasing the carp by my float at one stage. I am going to keep going with this stretch by using hareder particles and rigging up my leger rod with a bigger harder bait.Also i am going to put bigger beds of bait in to keep or try to keep the smaller occupied.
I took another rod with me for spodding bait over i am thinking of using big open end feeders so that to start off the only bait out there will be my bait and the feeder bait.
Only time will tell if i strike it cold on this stretch and get a twenty out.
I have defenitly got my fishing head back on
for now tight lines
andy
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Went fishing on sunday. The water had come up alot due to the rain we have had over the last few days. The rivers are out of action at the moment, big logs coming down the mitchel at the moment.
A fair bit of wind and some rain yesterday, i could see the odd carp topping out, but a lot the carp were way out cruising a half meter under the surface or less. I managed a few takes and a few fish, but it was a really slow day.
An end to thje rain would take the acreage dwon on this venue, so i can get into other areas. At the moment they are just to deep to get to. As well as there alot of snakes a round.
I have seen fish i would say would go 20 to 25lbs mark. Not many of them, but at least i know they are there.
Hopefully more success next time
tight lines to all
andy
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Went fishing on sunday. The water had come up alot due to the rain we have had over the last few days. The rivers are out of action at the moment, big logs coming down the mitchel at the moment.
A fair bit of wind and some rain yesterday, i could see the odd carp topping out, but a lot the carp were way out cruising a half meter under the surface or less. I managed a few takes and a few fish, but it was a really slow day.
An end to thje rain would take the acreage dwon on this venue, so i can get into other areas. At the moment they are just to deep to get to. As well as there alot of snakes a round.
I have seen fish i would say would go 20 to 25lbs mark. Not many of them, but at least i know they are there.
Hopefully more success next time
tight lines to all
andy
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Went fishing on sunday. The water had come up alot due to the rain we have had over the last few days. The rivers are out of action at the moment, big logs coming down the mitchel at the moment.
A fair bit of wind and some rain yesterday, i could see the odd carp topping out, but a lot the carp were way out cruising a half meter under the surface or less. I managed a few takes and a few fish, but it was a really slow day.
An end to thje rain would take the acreage dwon on this venue, so i can get into other areas. At the moment they are just to deep to get to. As well as there alot of snakes a round.
I have seen fish i would say would go 20 to 25lbs mark. Not many of them, but at least i know they are there.
Hopefully more success next time
tight lines to all
andy
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Black pepper essential oil use to be a favourite for me.
with a bit of robin red
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Back in the saddle so to speak. My fishing time has been pretty much none for the last year. I am looking a round new venues at the moment. I am walking river i fancy 3 or 4 nights a week to try and spot fish.
I have seen the odd carp, but nothing big enough to warrant my attention at the moment.
I fished last weekend on a new venue 100 hectares + of reed sedge beds andf very silty to boot. I have being baitining it for a while. I am basically casting as far as i can bait and chuck a lead on the small rods i have.
Then sitiing back on indicators i managed 10 carp from a few pounds to about 7lbs. So not to bad a start. I have seen better fish they are just right out of casting range. I can get round some of the edge of the lake with chest waders, but the thought of walking a round or to this lake in chest waders'in the weather we had on the weekend does not appeal at all.
I think it is just a matter of putiting plenty of bait in and working through the numberts as the same on most venues.
I did think of boilies, but the fish have got pretty big mouths on this venue. So i would have to use cricket ball to stop the smaller carp.
More fun to work through the fish with a bit of stalking thrown in. To may be sort out a bigger fish.
for now tight lines
andy
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I have lived in Victoria for the last 3 years or more. I agree what has been said before. Not everyone is anti carp, but it is illegal to put them back in some states. Saying that they slip out of my hands regular.
I don't know a bout Queensland, but there is some amazing fishing over here for carp many other species.
Finding good places to fish, which have not be hammered by the chuck up the bank brigade and then keeping them semi secret is some what the key.
There are beautiful big wild fish out there which have never seen a hook. The waters are just not as well known as the U.k and Europe.
It is exciting stuff though. True pioneering for carp.
Talking makes me want to get my rods back out.
tight lines
stokecarper12
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Nice fish not sure what size it is. I would say a round this region most of the fish are under doubles. Some of the rivers hold some of the bigger fish, but there is less fish and they tend to not take baits on the bottom that quickly.
I fished a few a waters when i used to live in Melbourne good luck in your quest.
tight lines
stokecarper12
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I have caught fish to just under 17lbs, a double is still a good fish.
Same story as everywhere locating the big fish. There defenitly some of them a round down here.
Melbourne has some good waters i here, so hopefully you will have some good catches.
tight lines
stoke carper12
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Welcome Danish,
I am not from Melbourne, but fish the East Gippsland area.
Cheers stoke carper 12
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Not posted for along time due to lack of fishing time. 1 visit out in thew last 8 months to be be on the mark.
I fished a bout a month a go when my father was over, we went to a few pools or lakes. The conditions were not great, but we stuck at it baiting areas and moving a round.
We managed 19 carp between us and lost 12 fish, due to the hook pulling quickly after the first hooking. With the areas been some what snaggy with reeds etc.
It was good to get fishing again. I have spotted out a stretch of river where no ones fishes and have seen some quite decnt carp in. So that will be port of call for the future to catch a australian 20.
Not going to be fishing much as i am back to the u.k for a month, may be do some pike fishing if i have chance.
One of my favourite waters with all the rain we have had this year has breached it's banks and the carp are now spread over the flood water. Afew 100 hectares, which will make stalking them just that bit harder.
On the visit with my father we had fish to 7 lbs, not massive, but just good to catch fish again.
More posts to follow soon hopefully
tight lines andy
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Carp at the deepest places. Well on the lakes i was walking last week. The carp i saw were in some of the shallow water. Not that there was loads a bout. I found 10 carp up the bank, they get stuck in areas which dry up after minor floods and are then pelican bait. Funney enough though a lot of these carp do not get taken. I am looking at a new river at the moment big in size and deep 20 feet at least from plumming it.
A lot of baiting and viewing might be the key. I have struggled on some rivers, just sitting behind the rods and fishing into deep water. I have taken some of the better fish in the upper layers. Fishing a float mid depth and trotting down under bait (berley).
Is any one fishing out there at the moment as all seems to be quiet on this site at the moment.
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There are out there somewhere. I am even toying with the idea of fishing the mitchell again. But different areas. Interesting about the law per state on carp. They certainly aren't that thick on the ground on the rivers a round here. As the rivers get quite heavily fished and so fish get taken away. Carp in deep water above 7 feet i have not caught any carp over that depth on the bottom on the rivers.
Any ideas?
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I think what ever people do over here. Other than change the sex of the carp or make them sterile. Carp are here to stay, they may be a pest, but they spawn and adapt well. Which is a good trait of a surviving species. Why is the law so different per state is there more carp in a certain state. Or is it just a different law in some states?
I think i should spend my energy on trieing to catch a bigger carp. I have heard rumours of bigger fish.
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Did you8 get up this way during the easter break. I was working most of it that i did not phone. I will give you a phone and hopefully we can ho0ok up and go for a days fishing sometime. My lines have been dry for well over a month or nearly 2 now.
I walked a round gutheridge and a few morass areas last saturday. One area was full of italians and poles with quite a fish on the bank for eating. I left them to it.
I will have to give some of the rivers a go when i have some time.
tight lines to all
My tackle would be classed as old now shimanos 8010's imx rod hutcinson rods and i have a kevin nash brolly and wrap some where in the shed. I don't even use my solar pod anymore.
It does not stop me catching though good watercraft and getting close and watching the fish takes some beating. finding a big fish is my aim.
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Can i ask do you get people walking a round where you fish? If so do they tell you to not put the carp back when you are landing one?
I must admit i have moved to quiter venues or i land the carp and put it back quicker.
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I Spose in some ways it is the nature of anglers in australia, but saying that i would like to think most people on this forum love and put there carp back. I went and had alook at an area where i had caught some decent size carp amonth or so ago. This area is a good walk a way from any where. I found bare bank, sweetcorn cans and 4 dead carp + carp scales everywhere. I thought i had found my own bit of peace and quiet obviously not. Not been fishing for ages, i will have to change that soon.
Tight lines to all genuine carp fishermen.
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11.14lbs carp caught today, part of a 13 carp catch.[/code]