Wee-rup

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Wee-rup

Post by Truedogz » Fri Jan 06, 2017 7:12 pm

Spent a few days down at my best mate's place after he recently had a near death experience. He lives near Koo Wee Rup which means "swims blackfish" so I thought I would head up into the nearby hills and cool off by catching some wee-rup.

The streams you find blackies in can be tiny and you can catch them in the middle of the day. The technique is simple - flick or drop worms in around cover in the form of logs, rocks of rafts of foam. In the twilight they come out of these places and you can catch them easily on small sps or celtas:
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The common size you catch is from about 20 to 35 cm long - but now and then a big fish of 40 to 50 cm can surprise you. Years ago when I did this type of fishing regularly I would get one in that size bracket every three or four trips. When I went out the other day in four hours I landed eleven and lost a similar number including one good one. Hauling them in can be a bit tricky as there is not much water and a lot of snags. I fish barbless with a very small running sinker and a fairly heavy 4-6 kg line to extract them. If a fish is home it doesn't take long to get a response. If you are quiet you can pick up a few trout by flicking upstream into the next pool. This is a typical fish, about 30 cm:
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This is a fantastic way to cool off on a hot day walking upstream in these creeks, plus learn a bit about reading a stream and where fish live. It is fun fishing. Most streams near Gembrook, the upper Bunyip and the Yarra from Healesville upstream hold at least a few blackfish and some hold big numbers.

It is a great way to beat the heat.

Best Wishes

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Post by Whiskers » Fri Jan 06, 2017 7:30 pm

That's a great report.

KWR is in my neck of the woods and the small streams from Kooie and up into the hills all have healthy populations of fish. Most folks tend not to believe just what's in them.

While many of the fish are small it's still a challenge to catch them. There's also some bigger surprises in those small streams. :)

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Re: Wee-rup

Post by rixter » Fri Jan 06, 2017 9:38 pm

Nice fish mate , I lived around lower Gippsland for a few years around those areas. Some great freshwater fishing and nice spiny crays out there too in those areas. cheers ;)

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Post by Lightningx » Fri Jan 06, 2017 9:45 pm

Great report mate! Nice catch :thumbsup:

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Post by barra mick » Fri Jan 06, 2017 10:11 pm

Another great read....love the mitchell

Cheers bm

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Post by Boonanza » Sat Jan 07, 2017 11:09 am

Another great report Truedogz :thumbsup:
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Re: Wee-rup

Post by davek » Sat Jan 07, 2017 11:39 am

You're killing it Will, well done, :thumbsup: cheers davo
It's an exhilarating feeling catching a fish
But it's an even better feeling releasing them

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Re: Wee-rup

Post by drew 2 » Sat Jan 07, 2017 2:23 pm

Nice read & pic's mate :thumbsup:

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Re: Wee-rup

Post by Bayrock » Sat Jan 07, 2017 2:47 pm

Great result
Would love to go after them with a 1000 size reel and 2Ib line

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Re: Wee-rup

Post by ChrisD » Sat Jan 07, 2017 5:22 pm

:a_goodjob: great report, makes me want to head out and chase some soon.

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