Cornacarpio & Co.'s Callop & Cod Catching Caper

Murray Cod, Australian Bass, Golden Perch and more.
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Post by smile0784 » Mon Dec 25, 2017 9:23 pm

Some nice fish there

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Post by Scraglor » Mon Dec 25, 2017 9:40 pm

nice one Cornacodio. Loving the reports. Wont be long before you are onto a stonker!

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Post by Cornacarpio » Mon Dec 25, 2017 9:48 pm

Scraglor wrote:nice one Cornacodio. Loving the reports. Wont be long before you are onto a stonker!
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Post by Cornacarpio » Thu Jan 18, 2018 10:39 am

Headed out to Taylor's Lake again yesterday - this time with yabbies in tow. The weather was great - hot and hardly a breath of wind - the lake was like glass. Unfortunately, unlike yesterday, the fishing was a little slow. I wasn't even getting bites on my 'carp rod'. After what must have been a couple of hours, we noticed small fish jumping. Initially we thought they were small carp, but a closer inspection revealed they were actually Redfin, and there was actually quite a lot of them. As I wasn't getting any bites, I decided to tie a lure on and try and chase a few. I probably got about 12 all up with the biggest being about 27cm - I also lost a slightly bigger one.

The hours rolled by and I only had 4 carp to my name - all caught on worms. As the light began to fade we decided to slowly pack up and leave. So I threw all the yabbies out. Naturally, in the heat, not all of them survived, so decided to put a couple of yabbie tails on or the last 20 minutes or so, just for something different. Not long after the rod buckled over and I grabbed it. I said to my Dad 'this is the rod with yabbie tails on it'. As I was reeling it in he kept asking 'What's it fighting like, what's it fighting like?'. I didn't have the heart to tell him...a carp. After a few minutes my Dad kept repeating 'a bloody carp'. I suspected as much myself but hadn't had a visual sighting of the fish I was fighting. it wasn't until it was 2m from the bank that I saw spikey dorsal fins followed by DARK GREEN. I couldn't believe it. By the time I realised what it was I had landed it - a PB (and legal) Murray Cod!

Cod Count - 4

Murray Cod

Murray cod are Australia’s most famous native freshwater fish and are sought after by many anglers. Cod were introduced into many Wimmera waters in the 1950’s with Lake Charlegrak and Taylors Lake being the most successful. Murray cod were first liberated into Green Lake in 1969 and Green Lake is now the Wimmera’s best Murray Cod water. Stocks in these waters are now maintained by natural breeding.

Fishing Wimmera Waters by Gary Knight (1989), Sportfish Australia Publications, Noorat, Vic, 3265, p.52
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Post by Lightningx » Thu Jan 18, 2018 12:25 pm

Nice cod cc!
Congrats on your pb :thumbsup:

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Post by Cornacarpio » Tue Dec 25, 2018 2:28 pm

Well, it’s that that time of the year again when the annual, and now traditional, father/son fish-off occurs at Taylors Lake on Christmas Day. I haven’t been fishing for what seems like ages due to a busy past couple of months. That, and largely inclement weather has made fishing nigh on impossible recently, even down in the urban jungle. Needless to say, I was absolutely itching to go fishing and catch a few fish, especially carp.

The day started off fairly well I had yabbies and corn a paternoster rig (hedging my bets). Literally as soon as I put my rod in the rod-holder I thought I had a bite. I tightened the line slightly and the rod went again – it was a bite – and on the end of the line was a nice 40cm Yellowbelly. That was easy I thought. It was a bit more quiet after that. A couple of hours later there was an inquiry on the same rod. This time a nice 30cm Yella.

Not much action happened overnight – not even on my designated ‘corn’ rods which is nearly unheard of for Taylor’s, especially during the warmer months. I woke up at first light to catch the morning bite, but even that was uneventful. I baited all the rods with corn and/or yabbies and waited and waited…nothing. As the sun became a bit higher I took the car and scouted another spot to fish. When I came back my Dad had a carp to the tune of 55cm flapping on the bank! One carp caught for the entire trip and I didn’t even catch it! Unbelievable. More amazingly, it took a yabby and ignored the corn. I couldn’t believe it!

I’m not sure how much fishing I’ll be doing while I’m in the Wimmera. I went out to my usual spot out the river a couple of days ago and it was bone dry! But hopefully a carp somewhere, some time, has my name on it….

P.S. Interesting side note: my Dad is telling everyone HE caught the Yellowbelly and I caught the carp. If only...

P.P.S: My Dad is telling me HE has 'bragging rights' as he caught the biggest fish :tease:

Golden Perch (Yellowbelly)

Golden perch are a fine fighting fish and a table delicacy but sometimes they can be finicky feeders and difficult to catch. Relatively light line of 4 to 6kgs. strength with a flexible rod is essential to feel the bite. Golden perch appear to just tap the bait so allow a small amount of slack line before striking. The best Golden perch months are October and November but good fishing can be experienced right through to April. Very few perch are taken in the winter months.

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From Fishing Wimmera Waters (1989), by Gary Knight, 2nd edn, Sportfish Australia Publications, Pty. Ltd. Glenormiston Road, Noorat, Vic, 3265, p.54
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One carp for the day and I didn't catch it!
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Post by Lightningx » Tue Dec 25, 2018 5:14 pm

Enjoyed the read!
Nice report and pics :thumbsup:

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Post by Boonanza » Tue Dec 25, 2018 5:48 pm

:thumbsup:
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