Nepean Bass

[dean]

Had a quick fish up around Camden this morning. Managed to land a couple of fish and drop a few more.

The fishing seems to have slowed up a bit after all the rain, hopefully that will change when the river clears a bit more.

Does anyone no when the Bass start heading back down river to spawn? Just trying to figure out if i should be fishing further up river after all the rain.

Cheers,

Dean

[Hooky.]

Had a quick fish up around Camden this morning. Managed to land a couple of fish and drop a few more.

The fishing seems to have slowed up a bit after all the rain, hopefully that will change when the river clears a bit more.

Does anyone no when the Bass start heading back down river to spawn? Just trying to figure out if i should be fishing further up river after all the rain.

Cheers,

Dean

G'day Dean

Good looking bass there.

In past years I have fished locally around Camden up until late May.

The last few seasons has seen a big reduction in water and not a lot of fish would have went down stream, especially when there was a bad hole in one of the weirs down from Camden.

This year could be different due to good rainfalls over summer and less irrigation and the prospect of good rains over the next few months.

If this keeps up I would maybe expect the bass to start schooling up at around late March, give or take a week or two and then they will start the swim down stream soon after.

I've usually found late Feb to mid/late March a great time for catching bass locally as they are feeding up for the swim down and the shrimp are usually quite prolific and where you find the shrimp you will find bass.

Don't let the bass migration stop you from fishing locally 'cos there are plenty of resident fish that don't make it and stay behind.

cheers

Hooky

[The Iceman]

G'day Dean

Good looking bass there.

In past years I have fished locally around Camden up until late May.

The last few seasons has seen a big reduction in water and not a lot of fish would have went down stream, especially when there was a bad hole in one of the weirs down from Camden.

This year could be different due to good rainfalls over summer and less irrigation and the prospect of good rains over the next few months.

If this keeps up I would maybe expect the bass to start schooling up at around late March, give or take a week or two and then they will start the swim down stream soon after.

I've usually found late Feb to mid/late March a great time for catching bass locally as they are feeding up for the swim down and the shrimp are usually quite prolific and where you find the shrimp you will find bass.

Don't let the bass migration stop you from fishing locally 'cos there are plenty of resident fish that don't make it and stay behind.

cheers

Hooky

So when are we going

[Hooky.]

So when are we going

Would have been this morning if I didn't have to go to Riverstone to pick up a diesel tank for the father in-laws cattle truck.

[snag]

Dean nice looking bass, i think i may have to go for a bass flick next week.

[dean]

Thanks for the info Hooky, looks like i'll have a few more month's of good fishing.

Iceman I try to get on the water as much as possible at the moment, if you have time afternoon or morning let me know and well try and arrange a trip before the bass move on.

Cheers,

Dean