Burrinjuck Waters State park - Fishing & Lake Report 18/06/13

Burrinjuck Waters State park


Fishing & Lake Report 18/06/13

Rain last 7 days: 40 mm

Water level current: 39 %

Water level: 29/05/13 38.6%

Current discharge: 474 ML per day.

Current inflow: 1510 ML per day.

Water visibility: up to 1.5 metres
Forecast Weather: Fine and cold through the week, possible showers on the weekend with temperatures between 1 & 13 deg Celsius

Full Moon = June 23rd New Moon = July 8th Water Temperature: 12-14 deg

Murray Cod: Most fishermen found it tough going this weekend despite the weather again being bright sunny and calm, a bit cool in the mornings though. Anthony from Gundagai was one happy fisherman I spoke to with 2 good cod on Sunday measuring 68 & 98 cm, both caught while trolling spinner baits. He followed up with a 65 cm on Monday caught while trolling a Stucky. Most of the other fishos, including myself, were fishless. The fish were caught between Cathedral Rock and Wade Island. There were several boats further up the Bidgee with me that did no good.


The water temperature has continued to drop as the rain comes and the dam slowly rises. The big fish are still about for those willing to put in the time and brave the cool starts.
Yellow Belly: No joy at all this week, There were not too many boats out over the weekend so it was a bit hard to get a good read on how active the Yellow Belly still are. Waterways reported only finding six boats on the water on Sunday morning. The bait fishermen have been the most successful over recent weeks. The fishing during the day tends to be a bit quitter coming off the full moon. Dusk through till dark being the better time for the tougher fishermen who like it cold.

Redfin: Very quite, a couple of small ones was it.

Trout: No reports this week. No one has really been out targeting them as yet. Last year we had a few good fish being picked up by bait fishermen along the park foreshore.

Silver Perch: No reports this week