Nagambie Boof
- Truedogz
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Nagambie Boof
I've gone out the last two evenings trying some local backwaters to catch old bucket mouth on surface lures. I fished for an hour on dusk last night without a sniff.
A tried a different area tonight for a few hours. I took this pic of one snag pile I fished in the afterglow of dim twilight - great cod habitat:
I got one boof at that spot, a nice fish of about 60 cm:
No other interest from the fish but a great way to spend a few hours near home getting a bit of exercise. You don't have to travel far from Melbourne to catch a cod off the top. In fact, you should be able to catch them in the Yarra on surface lures if you are prepared to put the time into it
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Truedogz
A tried a different area tonight for a few hours. I took this pic of one snag pile I fished in the afterglow of dim twilight - great cod habitat:
I got one boof at that spot, a nice fish of about 60 cm:
No other interest from the fish but a great way to spend a few hours near home getting a bit of exercise. You don't have to travel far from Melbourne to catch a cod off the top. In fact, you should be able to catch them in the Yarra on surface lures if you are prepared to put the time into it
Best Wishes
Truedogz
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Re: Nagambie Boof
Nice. I just bought my first halfway decent baitcaster and will head up north to see if I can get a few boofs at Nagambie Lake.
Is there a particular depth they like? I know from previous trip the lakes have wide expanses of 1-1.5m deep lagoons that are full of drowned trees, is that the sort of area you'd find cod or do they prefer it a bit deeper?
Is there a particular depth they like? I know from previous trip the lakes have wide expanses of 1-1.5m deep lagoons that are full of drowned trees, is that the sort of area you'd find cod or do they prefer it a bit deeper?
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- davek
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Re: Nagambie Boof
Nice cod Will, cheers davo :a_goodjob:
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Re: Nagambie Boof
You don't hear of many cod taken in the Goulburn Weir on surface lures. It is a developing fishery and most people use bait or hard body lures. The lake has nowhere near the density of cod that the rivers north of it contain, and not the numbers present in Mulwala. It is also best fished from a tinny as bank access can be difficult but cod (and yellas) can be caught off the bank. In fact they have been caught off the boardwalk in the middle of Nagambie. :rofl:4liters wrote:Is there a particular depth they like? I know from previous trip the lakes have wide expanses of 1-1.5m deep lagoons that are full of drowned trees, is that the sort of area you'd find cod or do they prefer it a bit deeper?
In general it is easier to catch cod off the top in rivers than lakes as the fish are more concentrated. Also river habitats tend to be shallower.
I know of one or two people who have caught cod off the top in the weir, from boats. They target snag piles and logs usually near the bank. A dozen flicks at a location and they move on. My tiny is out of action but being close to home I've got nothing to lose having a crack from the bank which I have done and had success. In general the best surface fishing is in water that is 2 metres deep or less but they will also come up from deeper water too. The best habitat to get a cod off the top is a river but as I have demonstrated you can do it in the Goulburn Weir - particularly if you have a boat.
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Truedogz
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Re: Nagambie Boof
Thanks for the info, I might check out a river instead. I’ll probably take the yak which should give me pretty good access once I find a spot to put it in.Truedogz wrote:You don't hear of many cod taken in the Goulburn Weir on surface lures. It is a developing fishery and most people use bait or hard body lures. The lake has nowhere near the density of cod that the rivers north of it contain, and not the numbers present in Mulwala. It is also best fished from a tinny as bank access can be difficult but cod (and yellas) can be caught off the bank. In fact they have been caught off the boardwalk in the middle of Nagambie. :rofl:4liters wrote:Is there a particular depth they like? I know from previous trip the lakes have wide expanses of 1-1.5m deep lagoons that are full of drowned trees, is that the sort of area you'd find cod or do they prefer it a bit deeper?
In general it is easier to catch cod off the top in rivers than lakes as the fish are more concentrated. Also river habitats tend to be shallower.
I know of one or two people who have caught cod off the top in the weir, from boats. They target snag piles and logs usually near the bank. A dozen flicks at a location and they move on. My tiny is out of action but being close to home I've got nothing to lose having a crack from the bank which I have done and had success. In general the best surface fishing is in water that is 2 metres deep or less but they will also come up from deeper water too. The best habitat to get a cod off the top is a river but as I have demonstrated you can do it in the Goulburn Weir - particularly if you have a boat.
Best Wishes
Truedogz
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
- davek
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Re: Nagambie Boof
Can help with that when the time comes, cheers davo4liters wrote:Thanks for the info, I might check out a river instead. I’ll probably take the yak which should give me pretty good access once I find a spot to put itin.Truedogz wrote:You don't hear of many cod taken in the Goulburn Weir on surface lures. It is a developing fishery and most people use bait or hard body lures. The lake has nowhere near the density of cod that the rivers north of it contain, and not the numbers present in Mulwala. It is also best fished from a tinny as bank access can be difficult but cod (and yellas) can be caught off the bank. In fact they have been caught off the boardwalk in the middle of Nagambie. :rofl:4liters wrote:Is there a particular depth they like? I know from previous trip the lakes have wide expanses of 1-1.5m deep lagoons that are full of drowned trees, is that the sort of area you'd find cod or do they prefer it a bit deeper?
In general it is easier to catch cod off the top in rivers than lakes as the fish are more concentrated. Also river habitats tend to be shallower.
I know of one or two people who have caught cod off the top in the weir, from boats. They target snag piles and logs usually near the bank. A dozen flicks at a location and they move on. My tiny is out of action but being close to home I've got nothing to lose having a crack from the bank which I have done and had success. In general the best surface fishing is in water that is 2 metres deep or less but they will also come up from deeper water too. The best habitat to get a cod off the top is a river but as I have demonstrated you can do it in the Goulburn Weir - particularly if you have a boat.
Best Wishes
Truedogz
It's an exhilarating feeling catching a fish
But it's an even better feeling releasing them
But it's an even better feeling releasing them