Fishing Victoria Forum

G'day folks, To some, this time of year is re-knowned for chasing trophy-sized redfin. I'm referring to the big ol' girls that push over that magical 50cm/2kg mark. Some waterways can produce this quality, others cannot - for various reasons such as over-population, lack of food, bad genetics, etc.....

It was a pleasant surprise to see the "Truedogz" name on the top of a post again. Wonderful, detailed reports and photos about a species and methods of fishing that I know little about. I still harbour some hopes that the pain of your earlier disappointment will eventually ease enough for you to onc...

Feb 5 Goulburn River No boofs Feb 6 Goulburn River 1 boof twilight Feb 11 Goulburn River 5 boofs from small fish before sunset Feb 13 Goulburn River No boofs Feb 20 Goulburn River Murray cod ≈ 110 cm one hr after dark Took this photo of the spot a few days later. When I caught the cod it was totally...

Apr 1-3 Murray River First evening No boofs Next morning No boofs Second evening two boofs from different fish, estimated around 70 cm Murray cod ≈ 65 cm one hr after dark: Murray cod.jpg The river was falling fairly fast and it was very quiet on dark the first night with one small boof. The second ...

Apr 29 Murray River Murray cod ≈ 130 cm sunset Murray cod ≈ 93 cm sunset Apr 30 Murray River Morning, no boofs I bent the wing of the musky lure on the cod a few weeks ago so after setting up camp I flicked it out at camp a few yards a dozen times bending the wings to retune it. An 80+ cod hit it ne...

Damn truedogz - what a return. So much we cant control or influence, but we can always control how we choose to act and respond. Glad to hear it sounds like youve processed things, got perspective and you are choosing to pull yourself back up and be happy in the now. From a personal standpoint - you...

welcome back truedogz! you have inspired me to get up early and get down to the places i surface fish at dark, i've gotten one boof and another surface fish of around 60 cms! the boof was crazy! definitely my favourite boof i've ever got! surface cod 2.jpg thank you for inspiring me to surface fish...

welcome back truedogz! you have inspired me to get up early and get down to the places i surface fish at dark, i've gotten one boof and another surface fish of around 60 cms! the boof was crazy! definitely my favourite boof i've ever got! surface cod 2.jpg thank you for inspiring me to surface fish ...

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Hey all I messaged Truedogz after he placed his report asking if I could post his fishing days and see what produced particularly when it came to barometer and moon phase I am yet to analyse the data collected but thought I would post it anyway and people can see if theres any obvious patterns From ...