Hill373737 Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 (edited) Its been a few months since I last posted a report, apart from fishing, we've had a few trips away as well as the usual chaos hanging out with the grandkids!! We were fortunate to get some good rain in April, which bumped up the river level, gave it a good flush and combined with the cooler weather, the fishing in the Peel has definitely improved. Its still tough to find real good fish but its rare to get a donut session now and my mate did manage to pick up an 80 recently in a piece of the river that doesn't see a lot of fishing pressure. Split Rock has been improving as well, and with the colder water temps, the topwater bite around the edges is becoming a better prospect. Apart from getting a few nice fish, the past few months have seen the usual crazy things that seem to happen while cod fishing ... - pulled up a yella that missed the hooks on the spinnerbait but had clamped down on the leg of the frog, stretching it and finally giving it up beside the kayak. - shocked to find a red belly black snake swimming under my kayak, I've seen plenty on the river but this one must have come off the snag I was casting at and I didn't see it till it was under the kayak - my mate saw a nice topwater lure up a tree in Split Rock, he threw a rope up to break the branch and as he flicked the rope over the branch, watched the lure bounce with the treble landing over the rope, and then slipped about 4 metres down the rope to him - best lure retrieval I've seen yet! Here are a few photos from the past few months .... As always, the scenery, sunrises and sunsets are magnificent and I have a few favourite spots to stop on the river for a coffee. And finally, there is a lot to love about living in Tamworth other than the fishing!!. Here's a shot of dinner cooking in the firepit in my backyard while enjoying possibly one of the best sunsets I have ever seen!! Edited May 17 by Hill373737 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bessell1955 Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 Great fish and even better photographs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbertW Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 Looking good Hilly. Great photos as always, glad the cod are starting to turn on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirvin21 Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 Some nice cod there Steve Hopefully you'll be hearing from me soon, we're long overdue for a cast 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Hope to head up in a fortnite water levels look a bit better now 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hill373737 Posted May 18 Author Share Posted May 18 9 hours ago, dirvin21 said: Some nice cod there Steve Hopefully you'll be hearing from me soon, we're long overdue for a cast Thanks mate, sounds like a good plan, I'm about to head up to western qld for 3 weeks, so the cod in some of my favourite spots won't have me annoying them for a few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hill373737 Posted May 18 Author Share Posted May 18 6 hours ago, rickmarlin62 said: Hope to head up in a fortnite water levels look a bit better now Definitely a lot better than when I last fished up that way late last year, I was looking at the McDonald water levels last week, it got a good flush in March and has stayed up a bit since then. Good luck mate!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XD351 Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Nice cod ! Great report also ! I was only today mentioning to my mate that I wanted to get back up the hunter valley for a fish , wasn’t certain where but I just wanna go ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hill373737 Posted May 18 Author Share Posted May 18 10 hours ago, XD351 said: Nice cod ! Great report also ! I was only today mentioning to my mate that I wanted to get back up the hunter valley for a fish , wasn’t certain where but I just wanna go ! If you make it as far as Tamworth, let me know for sure!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 A fantastic report Steve. Beats me why some people would think you crazy living and fishing where you do, against living and fishing in a major city. At least I'm on the same page as you are. Hardly any water in the 'Bidgee so I am holidaying. Had a week in Perth, a brilliant place, a city without the bustle of larger city life. Where to next? Maybe Darwin in Winter? Focus on Top End fishing. Tasmania in the Summer? Enjoy your time in Qld as well as Tamworth, you're living the life. Cheers, bn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 On 5/18/2024 at 8:42 PM, XD351 said: Nice cod ! Great report also ! I was only today mentioning to my mate that I wanted to get back up the hunter valley for a fish , wasn’t certain where but I just wanna go ! Make it happen XD351. Life is too short to procrastinate. Good luck mate. bn 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 Great fish @Hill373737, looks like a really good trip. Only tried cod last year - gotta be one of the best tasting fish ever. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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