Barwon river reddies
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Don't throw those guys back in future, they taste great. They're also a pest in our waterways so you're doing the native species a favour each time you eat one. Not that there's too may natives in the barwon.
Just knock the fillets off and run the knife under the skin to remove it, then you can do whatever you want with them, although I'd probably draw the line at sashimi.
Just knock the fillets off and run the knife under the skin to remove it, then you can do whatever you want with them, although I'd probably draw the line at sashimi.
2015/16 Fisting Victoria Species comp total: 289cm
Brown Trout: 37cm
Flathead: 51cm; Squid: 36cm; Australian Salmon: 51cm; Snapper 46cm; Silver Trevally 23cm; KGW: 45cm
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Brown Trout: 37cm
Flathead: 51cm; Squid: 36cm; Australian Salmon: 51cm; Snapper 46cm; Silver Trevally 23cm; KGW: 45cm
Major Sponsor: Rim Master Tackle
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Is that the one downstream of the Queens Park bridge or upstream of Baum's Weir?
2015/16 Fisting Victoria Species comp total: 289cm
Brown Trout: 37cm
Flathead: 51cm; Squid: 36cm; Australian Salmon: 51cm; Snapper 46cm; Silver Trevally 23cm; KGW: 45cm
Major Sponsor: Rim Master Tackle
Brown Trout: 37cm
Flathead: 51cm; Squid: 36cm; Australian Salmon: 51cm; Snapper 46cm; Silver Trevally 23cm; KGW: 45cm
Major Sponsor: Rim Master Tackle
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Re: Barwon river reddies
Downstream <1km from QPB4liters wrote: ↑Fri Jul 31, 2020 12:54 pmIs that the one downstream of the Queens Park bridge or upstream of Baum's Weir?
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I know the place well, I just couldn't pick the location from the photos. I launch from the Geelong Canoe club a few km downstream from the ramp not far from the Shannon Ave bridge.happyfriggincamper wrote: ↑Fri Jul 31, 2020 2:06 pmDownstream <1km from QPB4liters wrote: ↑Fri Jul 31, 2020 12:54 pmIs that the one downstream of the Queens Park bridge or upstream of Baum's Weir?
2015/16 Fisting Victoria Species comp total: 289cm
Brown Trout: 37cm
Flathead: 51cm; Squid: 36cm; Australian Salmon: 51cm; Snapper 46cm; Silver Trevally 23cm; KGW: 45cm
Major Sponsor: Rim Master Tackle
Brown Trout: 37cm
Flathead: 51cm; Squid: 36cm; Australian Salmon: 51cm; Snapper 46cm; Silver Trevally 23cm; KGW: 45cm
Major Sponsor: Rim Master Tackle
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Ah OK - didn't know about that one - looks like a good option as well. That section was good due to the "cliff" on the Belmont side + all the bush along the bank. I trolled along that bank and commonly found it to be 3m+ deep (and weedless) only 2m from the river Bank - so made for good trolling water.4liters wrote: ↑Fri Jul 31, 2020 2:12 pmI know the place well, I just couldn't pick the location from the photos. I launch from the Geelong Canoe club a few km downstream from the ramp not far from the Shannon Ave bridge.happyfriggincamper wrote: ↑Fri Jul 31, 2020 2:06 pmDownstream <1km from QPB4liters wrote: ↑Fri Jul 31, 2020 12:54 pmIs that the one downstream of the Queens Park bridge or upstream of Baum's Weir?
Next chance I get was going to try launching from Barwon boat ramp, fishing downstream and seeing how the river is structured there. Banks look bushy so no doubt there is structure and food sources, but from what I've seen it runs thru flatter land, so interested to see what it looks like on the sounder and where the fish are.
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Yeah it looks good there. I've never caught anything in that part of the river but I've seen some big carp jumping
2015/16 Fisting Victoria Species comp total: 289cm
Brown Trout: 37cm
Flathead: 51cm; Squid: 36cm; Australian Salmon: 51cm; Snapper 46cm; Silver Trevally 23cm; KGW: 45cm
Major Sponsor: Rim Master Tackle
Brown Trout: 37cm
Flathead: 51cm; Squid: 36cm; Australian Salmon: 51cm; Snapper 46cm; Silver Trevally 23cm; KGW: 45cm
Major Sponsor: Rim Master Tackle