mrsswordfisherman Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 This report is very, very late It follows on from my Feb report at LAKE HUME NSW PART ONE and TWO 2024 It is more a travelogue than a proper fishing report. Sorry about all the pics but they tell the story. Copied from my personal fb family group page. LAKE MULWALA NSW/VIC 8th Feb to 23rd Feb 2024 Weather is great and looks good for the next week. We set up our site, launched boat into our pen at the marina and talked to our usual neighbours for intel on fishing. Stewy had to go for a quick run out in the boat and he was very excited to send me a few pics of a nice fish. Looks promising for the next few weeks!! We went to the onsite Mulwala Ski Club for dinner and badge draws etc. Got up Sat morning to the gorgeous sunrise shots out the front of the van. View from our caravan and swordie ready to go LAKE MULWALA NSW/VIC 8th Feb to 23 Feb 2024 Today is Valentines Day. We will probably go to the onsite Mulwala Ski Club. Melbourne was hit with a massive storm front. Half a million houses without power. We copped a bit here in the caravan park, one van rolled over and a few lost awnings. Today is lovely and we have all our windows open with a nice breeze flowing through. Here are some pics and videos of the club. It is one of the best clubs I have seen. Back to serious fishing after this bad weather! LAKE MULWALA NSW/VIC 8th Feb to 23rd Feb 2024 Weather has been very hot and we have had our aircon in the van on all week. We are at last catching fish LAKE MULWALA NSW/VIC 8th Feb to 23 Feb 2024 Having fun at Lake Mulwala Fishing, sitting in the sun watching boats go by. Sunrise photos are dreamy. The on-site club is great for meals. Waiting for the INXS tribute band, supposed to be great. INXS Tribute band playing Original Sin ..... great sax LAKE MULWALA NSW/VIC 8 Feb to 23 Feb 2024 This post is so I can look for names next year We meet up with lots of people who come at the same time each year. Pete and Lyn are beside us. Pete is a very keen fisherman and uses a kayak or goes out with Stewy sometimes. They have been coming here for 20 years! Lyn goes to bingo which is on everyday. I even went to a morning session of bingo!!!! Hutcho and his large crew of family are water skiers and are all real Aussies. They have been bringing their kids for 20 years. They occupy the units on the waterfront. Most people sit lakeside and enjoy their JetSkis, waterskiing or swimming and sunbaking. Cold beers and wines are consumed and some people play Kubb or other games. Late in the arvo the fishing rods come out and they catch carp! One of Hutchos crew, TJ, jumped on a wakeboard and it flew back and hit him in the nose. He came back in with a bleeding nose. Amongst us were me an RN, a theatre nurse, and an ambo. We all looked and diagnosed a broken nose! TJ was only worried about having black eyes for his wedding in 6 weeks and continued to drink his glasses of red wine He had surgery the following week to align it of course. One of Hutchos crew is a butcher. He provided 6 sheep and beef. They brought a huge spit/oven thingy on the back of a ute. They forgot the right amp lead so Stewy races over and grabs ours. Bewdy and we got promised some lamb and beef. We picked up the meat the next day as we were at the INXSive tribute band night at the club. It was truly the best lamb we have ever eaten. Cold lamb and tomato, salt and pepper sandwiches ........ bloody delicious. We had Phill join us for 5 days too. He is a very old personal friend of mine. He brought his kayak and also went out in our boat with Stewy where he caught his first 2 cod. Well done Phillip!! We missed seeing Ros and Brian who we met last year at a club. Lovely people who invited us to their home nearby. Hope we can meet up next year. The pens where we keep the boat for the 2 weeks Phillip with his first cod Pete the kayakker loves his cod fishing Playing Kubb LAKE MULWALA NSW/VIC 8 Feb to 23 Feb 2024 A day out at the De Bortoli winery, well worth it. Bought a few nice bottles of wine there. The Rutherglen Information centre had some fabulous things to buy. I grabbed a nice glass board with hand painted picture. Rich Glen Providores in town at Yarrawonga was a really beautiful shop. I bought their pate, dressing, chocolates, lamb roast rub, rock candy and some jam. End of Mulwala and Hume 2024 booked for next year. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsswordfisherman Posted Sunday at 12:35 PM Author Share Posted Sunday at 12:35 PM Yell if you need to know about the tackle and methods. They were not very big but healthy fish. I really want to get a big huge Murray Cod some day!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted Sunday at 12:46 PM Share Posted Sunday at 12:46 PM Well Donna, it looks like you had a great time there. Not big ones, but as you said, plenty to be caught so no complaints there. Nothing wrong with those wines. A good array of photos - sunsets, water, fish, food, wine. 👍👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted Sunday at 05:32 PM Share Posted Sunday at 05:32 PM A fantastic report of your successful visit to Mulwala and the region, Donna. Plenty of great people to meet, wonderful experiences to be had, top facilities, and excellent fishing are all on offer. A real alternative experience for city dwellers to sample a taste of life in the "bush". A bit of a shame that so few take the opportunity up, often preferring to jet set off overseas. Such is life. bn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsswordfisherman Posted Sunday at 08:59 PM Author Share Posted Sunday at 08:59 PM 3 hours ago, big Neil said: A fantastic report of your successful visit to Mulwala and the region, Donna. Plenty of great people to meet, wonderful experiences to be had, top facilities, and excellent fishing are all on offer. A real alternative experience for city dwellers to sample a taste of life in the "bush". A bit of a shame that so few take the opportunity up, often preferring to jet set off overseas. Such is life. bn Thanks Neil. I started overseas travelling when I was 18 and did a lot over my life. The decision to heavily invest in a caravan was a gamble. It has really shown us what our country has to give. We are getting older and health may only allow us to be “grey nomads” for a few years. It is coming up to fishraider’s 20th birthday this month. We never thought we would still be here posting even! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james Cutler Posted Monday at 12:29 AM Share Posted Monday at 12:29 AM Top time had by both of you. Super photos. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted Monday at 03:22 AM Share Posted Monday at 03:22 AM 6 hours ago, mrsswordfisherman said: Thanks Neil. I started overseas travelling when I was 18 and did a lot over my life. The decision to heavily invest in a caravan was a gamble. It has really shown us what our country has to give. We are getting older and health may only allow us to be “grey nomads” for a few years. It is coming up to fishraider’s 20th birthday this month. We never thought we would still be here posting even! Fantastic that you started it in the first place but just look at the marvellous achievement it has become. The immense help it provides to the community, past and present. is immeasurable. Citing my own experience with the forum, I would have to say that it has provided me the opportunity to learn from others, to maybe pass on something of benefit to others, and the opportunity to find some genuine, lovely people who have become real friends. Congrats on the longevity of the site, its success and the potential for it to continue well into the future. bn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kantong Posted Wednesday at 03:08 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 03:08 AM what a great report, the fish, the food, the environment! wow! thanks for sharing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swordfisherman Posted yesterday at 05:05 AM Share Posted yesterday at 05:05 AM Great report Donna and cant wait for next year 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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