Freshwater fishing questions, tips and more! Wed, 26 Feb 2020 17:57:03 +0000 Wed, 26 Feb 2020 17:57:03 +0000 Tacklebox.com.au https://www.tacklebox.com.au/forums/freshwater-fishing.16/ Wed, 26 Feb 2020 07:07:08 +0000 https://www.tacklebox.com.au/threads/bender-vs-cornchips-carp-challenge.8203/ https://www.tacklebox.com.au/threads/bender-vs-cornchips-carp-challenge.8203/ invalid@example.com (Rod Bender) Rod Bender Place a pic of your largest carp on here (and do a report elsewhere) and then we go from there. Upgrade pics on this...

Bender vs Cornchips...carp challenge!]]> 124 Tue, 18 Feb 2020 01:30:08 +0000 https://www.tacklebox.com.au/threads/cornacarpios-carp-culling-capers.7665/ https://www.tacklebox.com.au/threads/cornacarpios-carp-culling-capers.7665/ invalid@example.com (CornaCarpio) CornaCarpio
I am based in metropolitan Melbourne and Gardiner's Creek (henceforth 'the creek') is my local haunt. There's carp and...

CornaCarpio's Carp Culling Capers!]]> 293 Fri, 20 Dec 2019 04:51:43 +0000 https://www.tacklebox.com.au/threads/1-23-metre-carp-assaults-teen.8319/ https://www.tacklebox.com.au/threads/1-23-metre-carp-assaults-teen.8319/ invalid@example.com (Rod Bender) Rod Bender https://www.google.com/amp/amp.abc.net.au/article/11778198
A great effort by this young guy to rescue fish. And he had an encounter with a 1.23 metre carp that 'face planted' him! I think the carp met its end after that! Unfortunately there are no pics of the carp.
Cheers
Team Bender
Has a new bench mark!]]> 5 Sat, 14 Dec 2019 21:26:57 +0000 https://www.tacklebox.com.au/threads/what-is-the-plan.8295/ https://www.tacklebox.com.au/threads/what-is-the-plan.8295/ invalid@example.com (jedgpz) jedgpz I will head out some where local on Sunday arvo to see if I cant open the Cod account for the 2019 - 2020 season.
Cheers Jed]]> 10 Mon, 09 Dec 2019 01:44:01 +0000 https://www.tacklebox.com.au/threads/my-old-pb-carp-just-got-blown-out-of-the-water.8300/ https://www.tacklebox.com.au/threads/my-old-pb-carp-just-got-blown-out-of-the-water.8300/ invalid@example.com (Madfisher) Madfisher When I arrived today I thought it was a disaster as all i could see was spawning carp, but if you keep searching the odd feeder could be found.
Then about lunch time they must have been hungary after all the energy expended and started feeding heavily. What a cracker of a day, 7 hooked, 6 landed smallest 66cm...

My old PB carp just got blown out of the water.]]> 9 Thu, 05 Dec 2019 19:01:33 +0000 https://www.tacklebox.com.au/threads/2-hr-session-today.8301/ https://www.tacklebox.com.au/threads/2-hr-session-today.8301/ invalid@example.com (Master Baiter) Master Baiter Any way a after awhile it slowly came towards me and then turned and ran about 10 meters this happened a few times after what...

2 hr session today]]> 5 Thu, 05 Dec 2019 08:33:45 +0000 https://www.tacklebox.com.au/threads/a-report-about-not-much.8280/ https://www.tacklebox.com.au/threads/a-report-about-not-much.8280/ invalid@example.com (jedgpz) jedgpz
Did see this.
View attachment 2178

See what?
Here is a closer look...
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Watch where you tread....

Cheers Jed]]> 4 Sat, 30 Nov 2019 20:24:50 +0000 https://www.tacklebox.com.au/threads/back-on-the-goulburn.8294/ https://www.tacklebox.com.au/threads/back-on-the-goulburn.8294/ invalid@example.com (Hen and Chook) Hen and Chook
Back on the Goulburn]]> 3 Thu, 14 Nov 2019 04:16:16 +0000 https://www.tacklebox.com.au/threads/sneaky-flick.8281/ https://www.tacklebox.com.au/threads/sneaky-flick.8281/ invalid@example.com (jedgpz) jedgpz And I fixed my broken FishTrap lure via making some stinger hooks and feed them through the body and fixing them to the bottom hook hanger.
Result 4 reddies not huge but not tiny.
3 on the fixed fishtrap and one on my favourite SP for Reddies (red and white)
not bad for 10mins of flicking.
Cheers Jed View attachment 2181 View attachment 2182]]> 3 Fri, 01 Nov 2019 10:43:36 +0000 https://www.tacklebox.com.au/threads/exploring-new-water-with-my-old-mate.8263/ https://www.tacklebox.com.au/threads/exploring-new-water-with-my-old-mate.8263/ invalid@example.com (Madfisher) Madfisher But a phone call this Monday changed all that. He had cleared the decks and even better arranged for us to fish on private property which is quite remote. The macquarie river below Bathurst goes from flat plains into wild rough gorge country. With spectacular scenery and carp that are mostly uneducated but a good size with the odd one up to 20lb, with plenty of 10lbers. Nativie...

Exploring new water with my old mate .]]> 22 Fri, 01 Nov 2019 10:39:10 +0000 https://www.tacklebox.com.au/threads/help-wanted-to-rid-me-of-my-nemesis.8258/ https://www.tacklebox.com.au/threads/help-wanted-to-rid-me-of-my-nemesis.8258/ invalid@example.com (Rod Bender) Rod Bender I have mentioned that one of my goals, to get a yella on a lure, has eluded me! I have fished channels where other anglers get yellas and all I manage is redfin or cod. How do I get out of this rut? I know what lures Dave uses, well some of them anyway. Happy to take suggestions from others. Not just lure choice either, but general advice as to where to find them...slow/fast water, rocky ground etc.
Cheers
Team Bender
Wants to smash this 4 year old goal before the end of this year.]]> 13 Mon, 21 Oct 2019 06:02:20 +0000 https://www.tacklebox.com.au/threads/beautifull-day-culling-ferals.8259/ https://www.tacklebox.com.au/threads/beautifull-day-culling-ferals.8259/ invalid@example.com (Madfisher) Madfisher
Beautifull day culling ferals.]]> 4 Wed, 09 Oct 2019 07:03:34 +0000 https://www.tacklebox.com.au/threads/well-the-trout-season-is-now-open.8249/ https://www.tacklebox.com.au/threads/well-the-trout-season-is-now-open.8249/ invalid@example.com (Madfisher) Madfisher Sat arvo i done a short trip right in town behind the dog track, murky water and cloud cover dont help with sight fishing. I did cover a few carp, but as usual the townies are to smart for me.
Sunday after lunch I drove up to the Campbells river below Chifley dam, a minor tail race i can guess. I landed my first trout on fly here in the mid 70s,...

Well the trout season is now open.]]> 9 Sat, 05 Oct 2019 23:34:57 +0000 https://www.tacklebox.com.au/threads/2019-20-nsw-trout-season.8245/ https://www.tacklebox.com.au/threads/2019-20-nsw-trout-season.8245/ invalid@example.com (Madfisher) Madfisher Sadly trout are pretty thin on the ground up here now in rivers. Although the Fish and duck, still hold a few.
Any one else going out and targeting trout tomorrow? 30 years ago i would be that excited i found it hard to sleep the night before, but every small creek and river had trout. And we enjoyed superb nymphing to bows to 3lb in the beautiful Turon...

2019/20 Nsw trout season]]> 11 Wed, 02 Oct 2019 11:13:22 +0000 https://www.tacklebox.com.au/threads/disappointing-channel-outing.8235/ https://www.tacklebox.com.au/threads/disappointing-channel-outing.8235/ invalid@example.com (DeeBeeKay) DeeBeeKay
Disappointing channel outing]]> 6 Sun, 15 Sep 2019 23:58:56 +0000 https://www.tacklebox.com.au/threads/things-are-starting-to-warm-up.8219/ https://www.tacklebox.com.au/threads/things-are-starting-to-warm-up.8219/ invalid@example.com (Madfisher) Madfisher Now most of you know the fishing i enjoy the most is sight flyfishing, weather it be for trout, golden perch or carp. Sadly the trout are in serious decline these days.
The other perverse thing is I like a challenge, that forces me to use the old grey matter..
Now the most sensible thing at this time of year would be to head to a lowland lake , or river in search of carp, but I am a bit weird I...

Things are starting to warm up.]]> 34 Sun, 15 Sep 2019 22:10:20 +0000 https://www.tacklebox.com.au/threads/catch-n-cook-carp.8216/ https://www.tacklebox.com.au/threads/catch-n-cook-carp.8216/ invalid@example.com (Alan Bonnici) Alan Bonnici
Watch and enjoy a step by step instructional guide on catching carp. Things turn a little crazy as I throw in plenty of light hearted humour including some bizarre cooking & cleaning tips. It’s all in good fun, so I hope you enjoy the video. Please remember to support my channel by subscribing & commenting if you enjoyed it....

Catch n Cook Carp]]> 18 Wed, 11 Sep 2019 03:13:14 +0000 https://www.tacklebox.com.au/threads/2-kg-brown.8220/ https://www.tacklebox.com.au/threads/2-kg-brown.8220/ invalid@example.com (Chili) Chili
2 Kg Brown]]> 5 Mon, 09 Sep 2019 20:35:03 +0000 https://www.tacklebox.com.au/threads/operation-redfin.8209/ https://www.tacklebox.com.au/threads/operation-redfin.8209/ invalid@example.com (diesel) diesel
I had seriously considered venturing further into the unknown and crossing into Vic, but I am not seeing any reports on redfin hauls from any of our Vic members here and about the only talk about the species is on a South Oz forum...

Operation Redfin]]> 33 Sat, 31 Aug 2019 04:37:36 +0000 https://www.tacklebox.com.au/threads/chasing-cod-prior-to-season-close.7154/ https://www.tacklebox.com.au/threads/chasing-cod-prior-to-season-close.7154/ invalid@example.com (Rod Bender) Rod Bender
Is anyone planning a last attempt at cod before the close of season? I am thinking of launching one of the greatest cod offensives ever! Well, a trip to a creek or channel nearby! Normally when I ‘pump’ myself up for a big effort…it ends with me catching a carp…or nothing!

Cheers

Jim]]> 51