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Many anglers assume murray cod fishing is reserved for the warmer months of the year, which may be the case for some rivers when chasing numbers of smaller fish - but the depths of winter as the time to be targeting the larger fish in the dams and impoundments. Lake Eildon just 2 hours from the front door of the store has been producing some lovely murray cod for persistent anglers casting lures. Customer Thomas managed to land an awesome fish from the lake just recently, being a chunky 1.04m. Thomas has spent many hours on the lake in search of fish like this.
Thomas has been casting large swimbaits in both hard and soft plastic, and the big bait big fish theory is definitely paying off. Large swimbaits in the 7 - 10 inch mark haven't been too big for these big predators to fully swallow. The trick has been to fish them very slow and deep along the banks and ledges where the big fish are cruising.
Staff member also fished Eildon just recently to land a nice healthy fish from the Jews creek arm of the lake. Dylan persisted away with weighted swimbaits and while only 1 bite was had, it turned out to be a solid fish. Finding suitable depth edges with bait schools nearby on the sounder has been a good starting approach.
Fishing swimbaits can be a good way of tricking some of the large cunning cod in the lake. With the natural profile of many of the swimbaits, both soft and hard - and their enticing action these fish can be tempted to engulf the lure during the first retrieve. Dylan, along with other anglers has found that although these large fish can be aggressive many swimbait 'bites' can be quite subtle - so the use of high quality gear that transmits as much feel as possible is a must. The best part of this style of fishing is that Eildon can be fished this way for murray cod all year, and the next few months should be as good as the last.
This Fishing Report was submitted on 8/1/2019 12:56:08 PM by Seamus and last updated on 8/1/2019 12:56:08 PM.
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