Cod Season Opens Tomorrow
I am very excited to say that the fishing season for Murray Cod opens tomorrow! It has been a long slow closed season for me. I managed a few trips to Glenlyon Dam but landed no fish at all. For myself as with many Cod fishos, it can be a long drive to our favourite dam, so to come back empty handed can be a bitter pill to swallow. But when the rivers open to fishing on December 1st our options more than double. If a day out on the dam produces zero results, then a visit to the rivers around the impoundment might just save the trip and make the long drive worth while.
Also locating Cod in a river can be a far less daunting task than locating Cod in a dam because the fish tend to sit in certain predictable areas. ‘Cracking a pattern’ by finding the right combination of structure, shade and current will help to consistently locate fish in a river. Conversely, in a dam if the fish are ‘not on’ then it seems sometimes no matter what type of structure you fish, you just can’t draw a response.
With all that in mind, over the closed season much preparation has taken place. The fly rod, the float tube and some new flies from Kaos Cod Flies, all lie in anticipation of the open season. Minyon the Cod has personally eye balled and approved all the flies and blessed them with good Cod ‘ju-ju’. Stay tuned for all the action…..
Fitzy
