big Neil Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 After what seemed like an eternity, the Cod season opened yesterday and my mate Geoff and I headed to Narrandera for a day bait fishing. The weather was good (dry and not too hot) and we were well armed with a variety of bait...Big Yabbies, Shrimps, Cheese and Worms. Started off at the place where I was busted off by a big Cod the week before, whilst fishing for Yellas, on light gear. Within 10 mins we had a couple of undersize Cod and things were looking promising. Moved around a fair bit as each place came to life and then died. Ventured to a few new areas where I'd never fished before and found some very promising spots for future reference. We ended up with 18 fish for the day, a long way short of our best day, but still very happy with the result. 1 big Carp, 3 small Trout Cod, 1 Yellowbelly (keeper), 13 Cod (including 2 solid keepers of 58 cms). All up an enjoyable first day of the new Cod season. I have one of the grand kids coming down from the North Coast today and will spend a few days getting him his first Murray Cod (tomorrow and Friday). Best bait on the day was the Big Yabbies, then the cheese. Need to get some more Yabbies for Thursday. Cheers, Big Neil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bessell1955 Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 So Yabbies are the gun bait? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Great stuff Neil. 18 fish on the first day is pretty good going in my books. Now that the much anticipated season is finally open you can start some serious fishing! Look forward to your reports! Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fragmeister Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Great days fishing Neil. What a beautiful looking fish those cod are... about as Aussie as you could get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cargo05 Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Great first day of the new cod season Neil. 13 cod is an impressive start. This is much better than my best day with lures. Only one carp is a bit of a surprise. It is good to see that Trout Cod numbers are also improving. All in all a great start, may there be plenty more to come. Keep up these interesting reports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted December 2, 2015 Author Share Posted December 2, 2015 Thanks guys for your encouragement. Fair dinkum I'm like a kid in a lolly shop. Can't wait to get out on the river again...tomorrow with one of the grandkids. Hope he enjoys the day. Last time I saw him he was a foot shorter and couldn't cast to save his life...kept casting into the big gum trees lol. Cheers, Neil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted December 2, 2015 Author Share Posted December 2, 2015 So Yabbies are the gun bait? Were on that day ...always best to have a back up though, I find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W4z Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 (edited) Top start to the season! I always enjoy reading your reports, keep them coming. Every year I say I'd like to tick one fresh water species off the list, hopefully this will be the year haha Edited December 2, 2015 by W4z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamski Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Great work getting a few so early in the season, congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted December 3, 2015 Author Share Posted December 3, 2015 Top start to the season! I always enjoy reading your reports, keep them coming. Every year I say I'd like to tick one fresh water species off the list, hopefully this will be the year haha Hope you do get to cross one off the list. I just love the river. Every day it's different but always remains serene and beautiful. Neil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little scratchie jnr Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 great post Neil hopefully your grandson gets his first Murray cod cheers Brando Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted December 13, 2015 Author Share Posted December 13, 2015 great post Neil hopefully your grandson gets his first Murray cod cheers Brando Many thanks Brando. He had a great time and caught plenty of Cod. I put a report in the other freshwater section. Big Neil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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