spog777

theyre all yours;) - ive sent u a pm with address etc

Do you regularly fish in the river Murray? ......yesHow often do you fish in the Murray?.......monthlyHow long have you fished in the Murray?.......40 yearsDo you ever target Murray Cod? .........not for many years Have you ever caught a Murray Cod, or seen one caught?....yesHow many Cod do you think there are today compared to ‘pest’ species in the river? (highlight)...Very Few Few Average Plenty Abundant.Do you feel that Murray are fine, endangered or critically endangered?....improving-fineDo you think the necessary steps are being taken to improve their numbers and maintain the species?...noHow big do you think the impact on Murray Cod is from the introduced species such as carp or redfin?...redfin-nil. Carp-plentyWhat do you think the biggest threat to native Murray Cod is? Water QualityDo you think the South Australian government is doing enough to ensure the Murray Cod’s survival? NoWhat sort of methods and actions would you like to see employed by authorities to boost the numbers of Murray Cod?continue catch and release, restocking regularly ,target carp, On a scale of 1-10 how important is immediate action to increase fish numbers? the rivers running perfect for breeding and we've only got a small window of a couple of years to get it on the go

Arrived Pt Turton Thursday Arvo around 1:30pm-ish. Good news is the Turton turn off coming from Minlanton now has a brand spanking new sign in easy sight so no more missing Flaherty's corner and having to double back :ohmy: Wind was gusting and blowing in from the marina so at least when on the jetty it was at our backs. Started fishing the Marina but was blitzed by trumpeters so headed up to the jetty and fished the end for a while with only small pain in the butt sweep making a show. Moved back down to between the measuring station and staircase to at least have the wind behind me. Big run on my light line which we all say was reasonable Kingy that unreasonably smashed me :f Had some nice bites with only 1 Doggie making an appearance so at least i felt confident at having a better show of keeping my bait in 1 piece. Around 4:30ish had a few nice salmon in the bag, couple tommies, trumpeters (for jags lol) and a reasonable squid Packed up and went to Minlanton for the cheapest and best tucker around (Local footy club across from the Minlanton Pub) then back to Turton for the night session. Cold wind blasting our backs and a few run ins with floaties which always happens on windy days-no major agro just a few apologies all round, untie the mess and continue fishing. Fished until midnight only adding a couple of KG's to the bag. Friday-woke up and was out on the planks around 7:00ish-shouldve slept in longer lol Not a single sign of life apart from that bloody wind. Between 10-11:00am added a couple of very nice ST's (thought they were salmon while hauling in) and some small stuff. Managed to get spiked by one of those nasty little wrassy type fish but at least it only scraped the skin so only a minor irritation for the day. Took a break for tea and a cuppa then on for the night session. Clear night and the wind had died back to bearable. Trouble is no cloud meant very damp slippery conditions-ah well cant have it all Only managed a KG - had some nice bites but just not nice enough. Actually had a great hit on my jag when a snook took a fancy to the back of my tommies neck lol-was interesting but no prize there also Woke up for packing and heading home Saturday and guess what-no wind and gloriously crisp autumn morning-bloody typical :pinch: All in all not much was caught along the whole jetty over the 2 days. Summing up tommies, trumpeters, salmon, ST's and Kg's about. All were few and far between but a really nice size. Only saw 3 squid caught the whole time. Chatted to a few boaties and all were doing well on the snapper and damn they looked good-nice and healthy albeit dead :evil: At least the doggies werent hassling everyone which was a nice bit of respite from months of dead hauling them every time a bait hit bottom

Arrived Pt Turton Thursday Arvo around 1:30pm-ish. Good news is the Turton turn off coming from Minlanton now has a brand spanking new sign in easy sight so no more missing Flaherty's corner and having to double back :ohmy: Wind was gusting and blowing in from the marina so at least when on the jetty it was at our backs. Started fishing the Marina but was blitzed by trumpeters so headed up to the jetty and fished the end for a while with only small pain in the butt sweep making a show. Moved back down to between the measuring station and staircase to at least have the wind behind me. Big run on my light line which we all say was reasonable Kingy that unreasonably smashed me :f Had some nice bites with only 1 Doggie making an appearance so at least i felt confident at having a better show of keeping my bait in 1 piece. Around 4:30ish had a few nice salmon in the bag, couple tommies, trumpeters (for jags lol) and a reasonable squid Packed up and went to Minlanton for the cheapest and best tucker around (Local footy club across from the Minlanton Pub) then back to Turton for the night session. Cold wind blasting our backs and a few run ins with floaties which always happens on windy days-no major agro just a few apologies all round, untie the mess and continue fishing. Fished until midnight only adding a couple of KG's to the bag. Friday-woke up and was out on the planks around 7:00ish-shouldve slept in longer lol Not a single sign of life apart from that bloody wind. Between 10-11:00am added a couple of very nice ST's (thought they were salmon while hauling in) and some small stuff. Managed to get spiked by one of those nasty little wrassy type fish but at least it only scraped the skin so only a minor irritation for the day. Took a break for tea and a cuppa then on for the night session. Clear night and the wind had died back to bearable. Trouble is no cloud meant very damp slippery conditions-ah well cant have it all Only managed a KG - had some nice bites but just not nice enough. Actually had a great hit on my jag when a snook took a fancy to the back of my tommies neck lol-was interesting but no prize there also Woke up for packing and heading home Saturday and guess what-no wind and gloriously crisp autumn morning-bloody typical :pinch: All in all not much was caught along the whole jetty over the 2 days. Summing up tommies, trumpeters, salmon, ST's and Kg's about. All were few and far between but a really nice size. Only saw 3 squid caught the whole time. Chatted to a few boaties and all were doing well on the snapper and damn they looked good-nice and healthy albeit dead :evil: At least the doggies werent hassling everyone which was a nice bit of respite from months of dead hauling them every time a bait hit bottom

yep Jack. If u see an old bloke in shorts, crocks and spray jacket with blue skin at st kilda its me lol I must admit i take a towel and change of clothes for a quick warm up if it gets too rugged then once warmed up i switch back to wet gear and have another go lol

you gotta steam them-youll never boil em again especially if u have garlic in the steam and a nice chili and garlic marinade poured onto them

I scored an old butterworth solid years ago and just cut it down for an alvey-worked wonders but if u want to go new and top quality go for the wilson MT8144

welcome aboard-southie's spot on with gar loving gar flesh - they love it heaps. I often grab a small gar before i take off if on a garfish excursion as an addition to my gents

Just checked out my latest copy of Wild Coast and saw my son with his Stenhouse Bay squid on the brag board - cant wait to show him

just noticed this was a first post Viking so welcome aboard

must admit last time i passed that way it was looked like the dry creek bed from pt wakefield had been resitutated-not a drop to be seen

Top question rangfish. Ive been wondering myself about lipgrippers so maybe I'll get some good answers too

The lake suffered a major chemical spill a few months back and a stack of fish were killed. Fishing is back on but as far as i hear its slow going with only carp about-no signs of the few callop that were in there as yet.

fantastic pix. Bring back so many good thoughts of my now not so little son trying for his first fish - which turned out to be a very nice KGW off of Walleroo jetty which was followed later that day by a couple of squid-the 1st of which scared the shit out of himbut after a bit he went back to fishing to score another. I still get paid out because i promised him we'd take it home for tea and after cleaning it we put it in the freezer of the cabin we were staying at and after getting home the next day he gave me daggers when i had to admit that i'd forgotton all about it and it was still in the freezer lol

I seen them mentioned about the place but dont know a lot about them - if no luck maybe a google search could help