Thanks mate, I enjoy all forms of fishing and like sharing knowledge. I grew up in Victoria catching trout on fly as well as natives including Murray cod and trout cod on surface lures. I spent twenty years in far north Queensland catching Barra, jungle perch, saratoga and sooty grunter - but chose to come back here two years ago. The freshwater fishing stacks up well and the camping options are much better here than up north. Its a sentimental journey going to old haunts and even using the old tackle of my youth.ecoronad wrote:It's now gotten to the point where I expect at least a fortnightly report of your surface fishing escapades.
Since my return I have had to relearn some old tricks with native fish plus learn some new ones with modern tackle. I am happy to share what I learn. I've caught barra over a metre, they fight better than Murray cod, but the surface take of a good cod is about as spectacular as it gets in freshwater in this country. But I get great pleasure catching fish on bait and more challenging targets like Macquarie perch or bass on flies.
All surface fishing is great and I hope to get back up into the high country in the next few weeks to again chase trout on dry flies.
Best Wishes
Truedogz