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On 3/30/2022 at 9:22 PM, mrsswordfisherman said:
Lake Mulwala is being emptied soon.
Joint Media Release: Lake Mulwala lowering to start in May to control invasive waterweed
Published: 28 March 2022After extensive consultation with the local community, landholders and businesses, the Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA), in partnership with Goulburn-Murray Water, will begin lowering the level of Lake Mulwala in early May 2022 to undertake waterweed control.
MDBA Executive Director, Dr Andrew Kremor said lowering the lake provided the best means of controlling the highly invasive waterweed Egeria densa but it would also allow other maintenance work to be completed.
"Lowering the water level in the lake to control this invasive waterweed is a necessary operation that occurs every 3 to 5 years," Dr Kremor said.
"Lake Mulwala is a popular water-skiing and boating spot, and the waterweed can make it difficult to launch boats, fish, swim or water ski without getting tangled in the weed.
"The last time the lake was lowered was in 2018 and since then the weed has become dense so it's important that we act this winter to improve the condition of the lake to support the community, businesses and the health of the lake itself.
"In order to kill the waterweed, we need to expose it to the air and winter frosts which we will do by lowering the lake by 5 metres below operating level and holding that level for about a month.
"We expect to bring the lake back to its regular operating levels by early August."
The MDBA has consulted with the local angling and water-ski clubs, irrigators, local councils, the Yorta Yorta Traditional Owners, tourism and hospitality operators, NSW and Victorian government agencies and others to confirm the best date.
"We know that Lake Mulwala, on Yorta Yorta Country, is an important asset for recreation, tourism and local businesses and we appreciate the involvement of the community as we prepare for these works. We have consulted widely to ensure the timing and extent of the lowering can have the best results with as little impact as possible.
GMW Water Storage Services General Manager Martina Cusack said lowering the water level would expose large areas of the lakebed, allowing for a range of works to be conducted.
"We plan to use this opportunity to carry out maintenance under and around the bridge including pylon inspection, as well as lake retaining wall works and erosion repairs," she said.
"It also offers an excellent opportunity for residents around the lake to carry out inspections and maintenance on their own infrastructure, such as jetties, boat ramps, retaining walls and pipe intakes.
"We remind lake users to consider adjusting their activities for changed water levels in late autumn and winter," Martina Cusack said.
The period in which the lake levels remain low will be influenced by weather conditions and with the outlook of a wetter than average autumn the MDBA and Goulburn-Murray Water is keeping a close eye on conditions.
"During winter there's a chance that heavy rainfall could produce inflows from the Ovens and Kiewa rivers or a spill from Hume Dam. In this case, some of the low-lying parts of the lake may be re-inundated earlier than planned. We will provide as much notice as possible of any change affecting Lake Mulwala," Dr Kremor said.
More information on the progress of the drawdown will be available in future editions of the MDBA's River Murray Weekly Report on the MDBA website: https://www.mdba.gov.au/water-management/regular-reports-murray-data-storages/weekly-reports
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Well crap I don't think I'll be doing much fishing as I'm going down there in may .....I might go to bunnings and buy blocks of wood and strap it to my feet to increase surface area on mud like snow shoes 🤣
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HEY guys I need your help im going down to lake mulwala and I would like to know what the fishing is like land based and as I am a salt water fishermen I often use live poddy mullet for bait I was wandering if there were any freshwater bait fish species like or similar to mullet
Any tips about any type of bait would be appreciated
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On 2/14/2022 at 7:33 PM, Pickles said:
Hey Aiden, if it works for you keep doing it mate (foolishness is doing the same thing, the same way and expecting a different result).
I keep trying different stuff, baits, lines, sinker weights, setup etc, etc. I’ve got to agree that fish baits make great baits and the bait that is in the local area is food for the species there, which means Jewies. I can only talk from my experience and do not claim to be an expert (“drip under pressure”) on any species. (I have however been approached by DPI fisheries to collect data -fin clippings, measurements in locations etc on Jewfish and kingfish, so must be doing something right - I’m sure there are many other ‘Raiders who are doing the same thing.In relation to what might be taking your baits and smoking you - I can tell you that I often get hammered by both big rays and sharks (it is a rare fishing trip that I don’t hook at least one shark) and even a small ray can give you a “hurry up” and that is from a boat, with few obstructions - from the shore, there is a good chance a shark or ray could wrap you around structure - but this is a favourite behaviour of Kingies and even small kings go like a rocket.
My adage is “you can’t say for sure what you’ve hooked u til you land it”
hope this helps
hey pickles i 100% agree you don't know what you have hooked till you have landed it it is defiantly some thing big. i suspect a manta ray or a massive shark. on a norther note i love the way you fish. keep trying new baits see what works and keep using it . i would be a idiot to switch up my bait that works very well for me its good local bait caught from about 1km away. i believe you cant beat local bait .
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10 hours ago, slothparade said:
Wouldn't be putting a live tailor off the beach unless you got your harness and 80w ready 😁
Apparently you bridle the live tailor through the nose with that particular thread, you can also prin them just under the fin on the back.
I'd say chunks of fresh tailor would be better than live unless your ready to get some serious by catch
hey mate that gave me a good laugh. i use fresh caught dead mullet when fishing for jew fish as i always have left over poddies form flat head fishing. they make grate dead bait i have taken a lot of flat head on dead poddies evrey think seems to eat them ...any way back to the point ..you talking about 80lb line and saddling up me and my uncle go land based at a little beach and we keep hooking some thing that keeps snapping our 50lb line like butter. the line is obviously snapped or bit off . we maniged to get this thing into a few feet of water befor it went on a massive run and busted us off i was wondering if you have any idea on what it was ... 8/0 hooks , lots of sharks and rays in the area.
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hey guys i am a 17yr old land based fisherman in the paramatta area. i know that yakkas , live squid and mullet are the best bait for jews and kings but i struggle to find a spot to catch yakkas so i was wondering if any one has tried baby tailor as live bait i know tailor fillets are said to be amazing bait for jews. small tailor also closely resemble yakkas so i was wondering how baby / small tailor would go as live bait for king fish and jews.
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On 9/18/2021 at 6:11 PM, XD351 said:
I fish rods in the 4-8kg range( Penn or Ugly Stik) for places like broken bay and half tide rocks at ettalong as I use a fairly large sinker to keep bottom .
Once I go upstream from there I drop down to 2-4kg - if I’m not in the main current of the Hawkesbury as I can use a smaller sinker .
20lb braid and 15-20lb fluorocarbon leader down to a 4/0 hook ( found this to be the best for Flathead as they don’t tend to gut the hook as much ).
legend depending were i fish the most i use is 12 to 30 all depends when drift fishing in my normal spot i use 12lb but when in Pittwater i use 15lb
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On 9/13/2021 at 6:52 PM, campr said:
I live bait drift for flatties using old 8ft Kmart nibble tip rods. The slow loading of these soft rods give them time to take the bait and the slow loading sets the big mouth hooks into the corner of their jaw. I don't strike but let the hook behave like a circle hook. This has accounted for many big flathead including 2 that went 97cm. All big girls released of cause. Ron
i dont set the hook either mate unless brim fishing ..i find they hook them self specially using poddy mullet
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On 9/3/2021 at 2:06 PM, slothparade said:
I used to use a 2-4kg sports fisher kmart rod, nice and flexible and was like $20. actually not bad but can't compare to a high end shimano tho
hey mate ....me and my uncle keep those 1-4kg k mart rods in the boat for catching small bait ..one day we caught a 45 or 50 cm king fish on them and the rod handled it like a champ
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On 8/31/2021 at 1:53 AM, Fab1 said:
You could use a piece of pipe with line tied on and bait on the hook for flathead drift fishing and catch them if they are there..I'm a crap fisherman and have caught a few over the years drifting with 25 yr old crappy big w gear.
I've caught flatties, bream,whiting,flounder, tailor,luderick,and a few others over the years on that said crappy gear with 4kg mono and size 1 or 6 hooks with various baits.
Even a handling drifting will catch them.
Like the others said get something in the 3-5 kg class and you'll be fine.
Good luck.
cheers for the help mate
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On 8/30/2021 at 3:54 PM, kingie chaser said:
I think I have 4 Ugly's in the collection & recon they are a great value rod, tough as nails
Even in the light versions I think they would hold up much better in comparison to light graphite in landing a bigger fish for the rod class.
Pretty easy to explain to the old man in ways they might understand, light rod/reel/line for catching small fish, heavier rod/reel/line for catching bigger fish 😉
Is that the shimano a combo for sale for the store that starts with B?
Its had to try to get all your fishing needs to suit 1 rod/line class, I sort of think that the 3-6kg range is a good all-round mid weight range for bay/estuary but then as mentioned its really about what you want to target, even still to heavy for a whiting/bream rod which I have a jewel 1-4kg rod for. But would I use the 1-4kg if I was going to go out chasing jew, nope, I would probably take my 4-8kg or my 6-10kg outfits.
Good luck on finding the new boat
thanks mate .....with new boat i should be able to keep more rods in the boat
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On 6/14/2021 at 8:16 AM, frankS said:
This thread reminds me to have a look at some of my reels, What I tend to do is start off with an empty spool and wind the line from one reel onto another reel, this recycles the line with the used stuff to the bottom of the spool and the fresh stuff at the top, repeat this for other reels, some of my reels have had the same line on for 15+ years and still very usable . Some however need to be changed.
Frank
hey mate this might be a stupid question but if you spool your line onto a norther reel so the fresh line is at the top of the reel. are you not worried about a fish stripping line down to the bad stuff ...i know it wont happen but just came to mind
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5 hours ago, kingie chaser said:
Depends where your fishing & what you are fishing for.
I would normally have at least 2 rods for inside/bay fishing, 3 if I thought I was going to come across some Kings.
3 to 6kg will cover bread & butter fishing in estuaries/bays, if your fishing offshore I would be looking at 6-10kg.
Just my 2c.
hey mate thanks for the help i really appreciate it. i just sold my crappy no name tinny yesterday. in hopes of buying a bigger boat such as a qintrex 440. hopefully then i will be able to carry more rods in the boat as i fish in my old mans boat and he is very old fashion the typical "why do you need more than one rod" "what do you need all this shit/gear for"
i was looking at the shimano fxg viper 4 to 8 kg as it is not super sensitive but its not to stiff
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1 hour ago, Green Hornet said:
Bait fishing rods tend to get knocked around a bit and as kingie chaser said it all comes down to what you're chasing and what weight line you want to fish.
For a tough, knock about rod, its pretty hard to go past an Ugly Stick. There's a stack in the range and sure to be one suitable for what you're after.
hey mate thanks for the advice i have a million rods but im trying to find my self a fairly light drift fishing rod. mainly for up the back of estuary's for those flatty's. i was thinking the shimano viper fxg 4 to 8 kg as its fairly cheap and there good rods...
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hi guys im looking for a hand deciding what kg rod to use for inlet / estuary drift fishing with bait. i have recently seen a rod i like but its only 3 to 6 kg and very sensitive. from my experience with drift fishing you don't want any thing to sensitive while drift fishing cause it looks like you are getting bites when you are not. any advice or experience would be appreciated
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5 hours ago, kingie chaser said:
Becomes very expensive then you have 10+ reels
very true mate especially when using good quality line i have about 4 rods i use and i rarely use many of my other rods so i ensure to buy line when it is on sale / cheap . I have found the jarvis walker mono line from big w is good for when on a budget. i am a very serious fisher men and I don't have any complaints about the Jarvis walker mono line its $5 for 300 meters and i have never had a problem with it and it has never let me down.
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On 6/11/2021 at 5:26 PM, pegz said:
Hi alll
How often do people change there fishing line, 6 monthly ,12 monthly etc or what other reason
hey mate i change my line once every year religiously even if it looks like it does not need changing. obviously i change it if it has any frays in the line due to snags, sea weed ,rocks ect. remember a small abrasion / fray in your line can cost a big fish or a good feed
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hey guys i am new to fish radar but not new to fishing i was wondering if there are any poddy mullet to be found out the front of Anderson boat shed ettalong or if there are any around ettalong wharf
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On 5/5/2021 at 12:14 PM, leonardgid said:
Hello raiders , i need suggestions on how and where to fish Brisbane waters late May early June , we will be using a boat during the day , any advice will be very helpful, thank you for your reply.
hey mate i hope it is not to late for this advice but around the islands in Brisbane waters tends to hold a few good whiting and flat head
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On 4/6/2021 at 5:55 PM, seasponge said:
I have found nippers in the area marked yellow. Across the flats between the yellow and Andersons, i have only ever found soldiers crabs. Not sure how harmoniously nippers live with soldier crabs, but i've never found both in the same area. I tried fishing with live soldiers for bait but very limited success. I think they just kept burying themselves into the sand.
hey mate i am new to this plat form and you seem like a local so i would like to know if there are many poddy mullet in front of the boat shed??
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Hey mate this is my first time going down is there any were to land base fish when the lake is drained??