What can I say, a fantastic weekend with two incredibly knowledgeable guys. As @DerekD pointed out, I have known him since the age of 4.5. I think the first fish I can remember Derek catching was a tailor (decent size) on something like a twist lure in middle harbour. While not being as devoted to the art as Derek, I have always enjoyed chucking a line in. Recently the planets aligned, I reached out to Derek to get back into fishing and learn some of the finer arts such as casting a fly, topwater,...the list goes on (Local tackle shop are stoked). At the same time I have been involved in a number of projects at uni looking at water quality and gathering local ecological knowledge of anglers = Serendipity. I met @big Neil l in Sydney going for Ludderick on the fly and a plan was hatched to head down to Murrumbidgee and target Murray Cod and Trout Cod as well as learning more about the river from someone who has lived and breathed it for more than a decade. I was not let down, while Neil was nervous that his 100% success rate might be broken because of the high flow rate in the river, probably coming from Burrinjuck and the copious amount of rain falling driven by a strong La Nina, we all landed something. For me, as well as learning a paternoster and catching cod, I gained some really valuable insight into how the river changes over time as well as discussing some unsolved mysteries. For example, we speculated as to why fish have gone from taking bait all day to taking bait in two windows for about an hour. Great learning, great company, great fishing.
Cheers,
F