Fishing Victoria Forum

how bad are the blackberry bushes there in the bush.. Adrian, I had a 20 year absence from Victoria from the end of 1996. Since my return the impression I have is that the blackberries are nowhere near as bad as they were some 30 years ago. Apart from spraying programs I think some of the biologica...

Adrian. By your standards it may have been a tough day but by most people's standards it was a great session. The heat though definitely puts a dampener on the trout. I can relate to your pain, I am feeling it today too. Out of all the fishing hazards eg. scrub, blackberries, snakes, what I most dre...

Nice work Will, some great looking water there. I've been using a 2wt for the small streamsfor a bit of fun but if I was to nominate a best all rounder it would probably be a 8'6 5wt or possibly a 8' 4wt. Mazman, I use the six weight as I target a wide range of fish including bass, trout in lakes, ...

nice work what weight fly rod 6 wt, with weight forward line. A bit heavy for such a small stream, but I reckon it is the best allrounder. Shortening leaders to 5 to 6 feet helps a lot. In the tighter situations you need to use a 'bow and arrow' cast. Through traditional casting I progressively sho...

After the great fishing I had in Omeo I headed towards Corryong to fish a bigger stream. I used the same strategy - get to the last point of public access and then do a lot of walking: camp.jpg This stream is quite large, with some big holes and dense vegetation. The only access is by wading the riv...

There are few posts in the fly fishing section of Fishing Victoria so here is the first for 2018 - hopefully others can add a few threads this year! I chase both trout and cod on the surface - compare the tackle! :rofl: tackle comparison.jpg My original plan was to head out to Gippsland chasing blac...

Davo and I headed out to a new location in northern Vic to try for cod but we weren't very successful! Davo hooked a good one but it got off before he got it to the bank. I landed a small one and we had a few other bites. It might have been the weather, heavy boat traffic through the day or simply t...

I was going to go boofing on the Goulburn this arvo but I'm too tired from last night. Davo and I might try another river later in the week. If you have never been boofed Robbie Alexander's video gives you some idea of what it is like - we were getting boofed in the dark of night: https://www.youtub...

Great result and some lovely fish fellas. What surface lures were you using? I think it was a bloody big codger lure or similar with a steel bib, 6 inches long not much smaller than the trout cod Dave caught! Hurling it out was a bit like surf fishing. I was getting hits on it in the fast water! He...