Top 10 Carp fishing spots round Melbourne

[bigwatkins]

has anyone fished belgrave lake??? thinking of heading there tomorrow or lilly dale lake but not sure. would like to catch anything so happy with a fat carp or 10

[Master-pro]

has anyone fished belgrave lake??? thinking of heading there tomorrow or lilly dale lake but not sure. would like to catch anything so happy with a fat carp or 10

Lillydale hasn't been fishing well since the draining, would go to belgrave.

[bigwatkins]

thanks mate. anywhere else around there you reccomend?

[Master-pro]

thanks mate. anywhere else around there you reccomend?

Maybe rowville lakes or dandenong creek, not really a carp fisho myself but have seen many taken from rowville including a 10 kg horse :nicefish:

[poppy62]

Shopping trolleys in Ringwood Lake...used to plenty of things floating in there If you went up the back of it , you'd be competing with the rats too !!
Another spot in Ringwood when i was a kid was to sneak into the Army base and try our luck in the dam at the rear beside the laneway .. Deep!!. Don't like your chances getting in there these days tho..

[eslop]

Good spots to avoid, thanks for the heads up. :crazy:

[bigwatkins]

thanks mate. anywhere else around there you reccomend?

Maybe rowville lakes or dandenong creek, not really a carp fisho myself but have seen many taken from rowville including a 10 kg horse :nicefish:

i just like to catch anything and cant go far enough for good trout fishing tomorrow so looking for something in the morning.

any recommendations for rowville? im fairly unfamiliar with the area, the lakes are just near the carabean markets??

[Master-pro]

Not far from carribean, follow stud road towards stud park shopping centre and its on the left. I would use running sinker rig with small size 4-6 bait holder hooks and tiny bean sinker with corn/cheese/bread/worms as bait. Chance of picking up carp and reddies and if your lucky a trout. While having a bait rod out flick a spinner or soft plastic as you never know what they are biting on until you try it all!

[bigwatkins]

thanks mate, ive had a look on google maps and there is three lakes??? do you fish the big one?? or cogley lake??

thanks for the tips mate i appreciate it.

[FishSamFish]

So and open ended question - I know, but where do people think the top 10 carp fishing spots around Melbourne are?
Lilydale lake used to be one, but since they drained it, it seems to be cleaner. And the Yarra through Wonga park seems to likewise be light on at the moment.
I'm sure there are plenty of spots left, but where does everyone think the big monsters are still lurcking.....and which areas need a good hit to help thin out their ranks a bit?

I'm keen for a carp fish. I have a few spots along gardiners creek. PM me if interested weather permitting I'm fishing tomorrow