Cod country trip

[happyfriggincamper]

Delayed report - trip circa 13-14 Jan 2020. Had some time off midweek to catch up with a mate for a cod session in NE Vic. Typical fishing, so hard to get the available time lined up with conditions - the session was planned for about 2 months but ended up falling into a week or so after the bushfire havoc and subsequent downpour of rain that came after. Rivers weren't too dirty, but fishing was certainly slow.

I came up a day early to do some recon in the area for future trips and ended up fishing one of the new spots. The output for about 9hrs fishing was one small cod that took a squidgy 5" soft plastic on the drop. The night was absolutely silent with no signs of life.

The next day met up with said mate and we started the walk in about 4pm and didnt get back to camp until almost 12hrs and 20km of walking later. We ended up with two each to hand (and two missed boofs each), which was a little bit slower than expected and the size of the cod wasnt there, but nonetheless, still fish to hand and a good night out that entailed a few days of recovering from the walking. Both of mine taken on the surface right at the feet.

Cheers, Chris

Day 1 cod - SP smacked on the drop

Day 1 cod taken from the protruding stump

Day 2 cod - surface on dusk

Day 2 cod- surface in the late PM

[meppstas]

Well deserved catch for the time and effort out into chasing the elusive Cod..12 hrs & 20 kms of walking I'd still be resting up..
good to see you both caught a couple each any way.. nice job..

cheers
Adrian

[happyfriggincamper]

Well deserved catch for the time and effort out into chasing the elusive Cod..12 hrs & 20 kms of walking I'd still be resting up..
good to see you both caught a couple each any way.. nice job..

cheers
Adrian

Im sure you can relate adrian! The feet always hurt the most, given the ground is uneven and rigid. Feet were also so wet from sweat, my socks were embedded into my feet, and when peeling them off, felt like i could feel every thread coming out of my skin.

[davek]

Nice area that, well done to both of you, cheers davo

[westvic]

Thanks for sharing and great to see a solid effort rewarded