SO THERE is this thing about farming being boom or bust and you can’t get too much of a good thing.
Strangely, we now find find ourselves writing about there being too much water.
Most of the impoundments west of the divide are either full and spilling (particularly in the south of the state) or are receiving significant inflows.
Great news for irrigators, but it is making it tough to get anything done on farm with all of this wet country.
Just a reminder to be careful when boating on the recently filled or filling impoundments with a fair bit of flood debris still floating on the top or just partly submerged. It will take a few months to settle down again.
September is the start of spring and that means a closed season has commenced for Murray Cod and also the Murray Crayfish.
This of course means it is illegal to fish for Murray Cod in NSW until December 1, 2016, while the Murray Crayfish season is closed for the next nine months until June 1, 2017.
All is not lost though if you want to target Murray Cod during the closed season. You can fish all year round for Murray Cod at Copeton Dam near Inverell in north west NSW. There have been some great captures there through the winter months.
We think that the big yellow belly that lurk in these impoundments are also a worthy target at this time of year. They are great fun for the kids and will take a well placed trolled or cast medium diving lure with similar aggression to a hungry Cod.
Fortunately the same gear required for Murray Cod also works well for big yellow belly.
That is, a spin or bait cast outfit about six to seven feet in length with some 20 pound gelspun for some insurance and a sturdy mono leader to help with the presentation at the business end.
Keep an eye out on the Seven network PLUS 7 TV catchup website and app for our fishing shows. Just search Josh and Jamie.
Value your time on the water and the outdoors with your family and friends and enjoy your fishing.
- If you have any questions, reports from your area or if you have some fish pics (and a brief story), drop Josh Smith and Jamie Condon a line at joshandjamiefishing@gmail.com or visit www.joshandjamiefishing.com.au