haha yeah most waterways are a carpfest at the moment but that session was on another level LOL. I was hoping the natives would clean them up a bit before they grew that big, oh well. Thanks heaps Brenton, yeah that silver still has me smiling lol
No matter how much of a pest they are Carp are definitely fun when they are thick. Awesome little session mate we’ll done even a couple of natives to add to the bag 👍
You lived a fisherman dream, pre storm conditions best time to fish. Brilliant session, that silver was a stonker they don't come better than that. Love the graveyard of carp. Well done Rohan.
Had a masssive surprise yesterday fishing with my mum not expecting to catch anything other than carp but mum hooked up to a nice average sized yella a the golden shiner stumpjumper I was so happy for her.😊
You better start selling your secret berly 😅 The fish were on mate 🎣🎣🎣 Pulling them out non stop that's a dream session there I caught a koi/carp hybrid mirror recently was a very cool catch for a pest Wow some big silver perch that was great to see a few natives living amongst that pest fest haha
Hey mate. Love the videos. I’m heading to Echuca in 2 weeks so when I got the notification you uploaded and the title said Echuca I was very happy. Hopefully I can get some good fish. Any tips for fishing there. Cheers mate
Thanks mate! Try to find a part of the river with a bit less current, like behind a fallen tree like I did in this video. The fish tend to hang out there. Good luck!
They are a pretty good eating fish apparently, but they are completely protected in NSW except for a few stocked dams. In northern Victoria you can keep them over 30cm from lakes and impoundments, but they have to be returned if it's a flowing waterway. South of the Great Dividing Range there are different rules but I'm not familiar with them as I don't fish there
👍 well done, thou next time you're out of worms, scale one of those carp, cut off the fillet leaving the skin on then cut into stripes, the skin tough and will keep it on the hook at the end of the day your hook will be loaded in bits of skin, also works well in the sea. Nice silvers🎣
That is a lot of mud marlin right there great to see them come out of the river but I think there is a couple more to be caught there haha nice silver perch tho that’s great to see cheers for the video
Great stuff as always mate. I loved the old cartoon ‘el kabonga’ (please forgive me for spelling it wrong) you played when transferring the carp (from this world to the next). Caught my first mirror carp yesterday along with some silvers, reddies and trout at Allen’s flat waterhole. No turtles. Yes, I let Robbie know they’re biting.
Love how you got cheers from the Canberra when you landed the greasy thing! I might wet a line at Kirwin's later this week, see if I can get some Reddies.
Great session! Was fishing the exact same spot on Friday. Lots of bites, but couldn’t land a thing till right at the end when we landed a 70+ carp. Next time for a silver.
Thanks Dave! It must have been the little guy's shift that day haha, well done on the 70+ carp tho! What a beast. I had a similar experience at Lake Eppalock yesterday, SO many tiny bites lol
Great video as usual, Rohan 👍🏼it’s great to see you get rid of a few of those stupid Mud Marlin, mate. Who ever introduced them into our water system should be dealt with severely. Loved the natives especially, Rohan.
@@RKJFishing I think he might have gone to hell as well, Rohan Hahahahahahaha. I thought those stinking things were introduced more recently lol. I didn’t realise it was way back in the 1800’s, that’s incredible mate.
Very Cool, Thankyou. Awesome session. That 46cm Silver Perch was Awesome. Congrats. If you have killed the Carp are you allowed to take them home if wanted for maybe "Fertiliser"? Just Curious? All the Best. Cheers
I usually leave a little bit of slack but not too much. Because of how I rig my running sinker, they already have a foot of slack at the end of the line
Hey buddy I sure do! I'll be doing it again soon, but here's one I filmed a couple of years ago ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sP0V8pDiZ_g.html
Hi Rohan, Was just wondering how you differentiate between Silver perch and Macquarie perch. I catch a few fish in the Yarra river that I believe are Maccas, but am not 100% certain. The VFA app doesn't give a good description of either. Is there any difference in body parts like nose, fins, tail eye colouring. Obviously the colour of the fish can be altered by its environment, so that's not a tell tale. Keep up the good videos, Dave. P.S. My daughter has the same orange Shakespeare rod as you.
Haha that's awesome, that rod has served me very well. I've actually never caught a macca! They do look very similar don't they. By the look of it Silver's have smaller scales, and Maccas have a larger 'hump' on their back. That's about all I know! Sorry I can't help more
Yep, all fish school up especially when young. The bigger a fish gets, the less you will find it in schools - although some species still school more commonly at larger sizes like redfin
Another way for people to tell the difference between a carp and a Silver Perch is if you run your fingertip along their side from back to front it will feel like sandpaper
Your silver perch is similar to white bass here in the states. Just darker colored. By the way, ever get to the states, look me up. And if it’s winter I’ll take you ice fishing! Maybe you’re better off not coming to the states. It’s getting worse by the day here.
You could take me fishing in the middle of New York City at the moment! I do hope to get over there someday. Yes they are similar looking to white bass aren't they. Cheers Dave
Thanks for the tip mate, I've been meaning to make a trip over to Lake Boga at some stage, I might have to call into Murrabit and wet a line on the way
