Best yellowbelly fishing session at Lake Nillahcootie yet this spring
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- Опубліковано 16 вер 2024
- This was the most intense yellowbelly fishing session at Lake Nillahcootie so far this spring. We caught more than I did when I was fishing off the bank a couple of weeks ago.
The downside was that there was a real absence of size though. A couple of yellowbelly may have been legal, but only just, and the rest were all undersize. We threw them all back. We were after the big fish that never turned up.
Dad did catch a Murray cod early in the session on a bunch of worms when I was getting set up and was not filming.
What an amazing and eventful evening of yellowbelly fishing at Lake Nillahcootie this really was.
The stand out lure for the evening was the Pontoon21 Beta Vib (61mm).
Here is a link to the Pontoon21 Beta Vib that I was using. Use the DISCOUNT CODE ROBBIE10 to get 10% off at the checkout.
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My main rod: Rex Hunt Black Label from the 1990s.
My reel: www.trellys.co...
My line: (12lb): amzn.to/3efbY4M
Filmed with: amzn.to/3oDKqe5
Love the yellow belly videos
Thanks so much Sam.
Thanks Robbie I’m watching this video from my hospital bed mate in Perth. My Kidneys have packed it in but yours and ya Dads day out fishing tackles the boredom. Did you notice the reference to fishing there? Tackle the boredom! Keep up the good work mate 👍🏻🇦🇺
Haha Pun intended. Haha Thanks mate. Geez that sounds hectic. I hope you make a full recovery ASAP.
That lake is certainly treating you well lately mate. They might have all been small and gone back but I bet it was loads of fun haha. Great work
Thanks mate. It sure is treating me well. Its reminding me of the good old days over at Lake Mokoan.
"the fish hit the BettaVibe while it was stationary" - just shows the importance of that pause I always tell people to throw into their retrieve. Great day out with the Old Man mate. Love the videos when you are fishing with him.
Thanks so much Andrew. You're not wrong mate. It is amazing how they will hit it while it is stationary.
Good session on the yellows even better you had few laughs with your old boy🙂
Thanks mate, we always do have a lot of laughs.
Awesome video Robbie 👊 always nice to spend time with your dad.
Thanks heaps mate.
Lol got love the dead stick bits
Haha thanks mate. Its amazing how the yellas will still hit them. LOL
Sorry for not catching a feed, you and your dad are great together.
Thank you so much Deb.
Love the yella belly vids
Thabks so much Ryley.
@@robbiefishing all good
mate
Great to get out with your dad. He's a pro.
Thanks Vincent, he sure is a pro.
One for the swear jar
Well done Robbie and Robbie's dad. Great to see you fishing together again. That lure looks the goods.
Thanks heaps Jaron. I have had it for quite a while. Master Angler sent it to me early in the year to try on the redfin. I was going to use it at William Hovell while fishing from my kayak, but along came covid and the first lock down. Couldn't go fishing and the lure never saw any use. I saw it there yesterday and decided to give it a swim and BINGO!
@@robbiefishing Excellent work. Hopefully it works on other species just as well.
@@THEFISHINGMAFIA When can we expect your channel mate? THose were sure some nice bream you got today, and so many. Gotta admit, kinda jealous. Been a while since I hit the salt.
@@AndrewFishman haha I may set it up soon but probably won't film till the new year. Too hard on the phone unless I do snipetts here and there.
@@THEFISHINGMAFIA Yeah, I use my Nikon DSLR slung around my neck. Been meaning to get gopro, but there is always some piece of fishing gear I do not need that is too good a deal to pass up. So I have a nice collection of Daiwa Baitcasters, Shimano spinning gear and no go pro.
Ol mate in the background boat may as well be fishing from the shore. Bit of rain and things do get murky water. in Nillicootie (albeit I have never been there) We've had numerous hail storms across the past few days up here in SE Qld and bucketloads of rain. The dams and rivers will be filling fast. Thanks for taking the time and posting. Regards Pete.
Thanks Pete. That was my mate slug guts. LOL
You can't access the shore from that particular spot so a boat is needed to get there.
Strangely enough, people fishing from the shore are catching just as many fish as those fishing from boats anyway.
Yeh Robbie as usual I wasn't havin a go, just an obsevation ol mate. I often think it strange, when your bank fishing you want to cast to New Zealand, When your in a boat you cast as close as possible to the shore LOL. I've been guilty of it myself on many occasions (so I'm actually laughing at myself) but is a weird human nature response as far as I can tell. To make it simpler, "the grass is always greener on the other side". Having been a roustabout on a big sheep and cattle stations ages ago I can still see the cattle and sheep always pushing their heads through the fence to get what they obviously thought was better pickings LOL. Pete
@@CalaisRider hahaha you make me laugh. I knew you weren't having a go mate.
At the moment the best fishing is around the edges if the lake as the water has recently risen and flooded a lot of grass land. Fishing too deep usually results in no fish.
Robbie, pretty sure my son and I fished the same area as you from your last land based fishing trip at Nillahcootie yesterday. Plenty of bites, but no fish, wind was up and blowing right at us. Still a good day though, making memories👍
Thanks Simon. I was at the end of the dirt track near the boat ramp, where cars can turn around.
Hopefully better luck next time mate.
Was there many people there?
Bout 10 vehicles/boats till lunch time Robbie- seemed to be plenty heading to lake eildon (on the Mansfield rd)though...
Looked great fun well done 👍👍👍👍👍
Hey Cam thanks heaps mate.
Mate, I really want to someday go fishing or Yabbying with ya Robbie, I live up in North Queensland though so it would be a hell of a mission to get down to Vic but it would be so worth it.
You pretty much taught me everything I know about catching yabbies, freshwater prawns, etc. Caught some decent cherabin up on the far north region about a month ago too!
Hi mate thank you so much for your very kind words. I dream of some day catching g those huge cheriban myself.
@@robbiefishing There are several places my uncle catches them from around Cooktown and I even know a few river camp grounds up there you can catch them in with a major city called Cairns nearby. When the borders opened up I would love to help you catch some!
Another great video Robbie! Your old man dropped a few didn't he? When in the video you mentioned about that Yellowbelly being sharp, it reminded me of the slice you got a few weeks back. Perhaps, you could include some safe handling or some pointers in handling fish, and what to look out for on some of our native species. Just a thought. Anyway keep up the great work, I might sneak of to my local creek tomorrow, now that we can and you've inspired me.
Hey Damian, thanks so much for the great tip mate, I really should do that. What a great suggestion.
Another great days fishing Robbie it's great to spend time with your dad,, been taking my dad on my river trips as of late 🙂
Thanks so much mate. I bet he has been having a blast too mate.
Got to love the Vic weather Robbie ..... Good to see you and your Dad out fishing together, nice session. Good log you caught - I've been sleeping like a log lately, I know because I keep waking up in the fireplace .....
Hahaha thats hilarious. LoL Thanks Frank.
Good fun regardless! I caught my 1st red fin of the season yesterday! It's around 35cm, on scrub worm under a float!
I took it as he was really beaten up! Had wounds and bruises on both sides and his tail fin was all chewed off!
Looks like other, BIGGER reddies may have chomped on him or otherwise big eels chomped on him! (They get really BIG in that creek I fish for them in!)
Thanks mate. Well done on the reddie. I have seen them look like that and assumed it was from Murray cods. I wonder if a cormorant may have had a go at him?
@@robbiefishing NO shags around there. OTHER, (bigger reddies) or big eels!
Great video Robbie keep up the good
Thanks so much mate.
Waters clean
Awesome video Robbie I loved it. Gee I have only been fishing once since I got back from camp. I have no time with work and school then when I havnt got that I go mountain bike riding for sun up til sun down haha can’t complain though i might get out tomorrow Arvo
Thanks James. Sounds like you're living life to the fullest mate. Great stuff.
Great stuff robbie
Thanks heaps Chris.
Two for the swear jar
Hahahaha
Well done on the fish Robbie! I got to get out today and caught a feed of Redfin
Oh, you got some Reddies, how awesome! So pleased for you. Jaron got a boatload of Bream too. Seems everyone had a good day.
Thanks mate, and well done in the reddy buddy.
That cloud formation heading towards you looks theatening
Sure was mate. Thankfully it died down later in the evening.
Great video mate love them
Thanks so much Perry.
Nice woodikis stickious!!!🤣🤣🤣
Hahaha protected species. LOL
Great session Robbie. Yesterday I jigged vibes at Eppalock for 5 hours and all I got was sunburnt hands. Guess thats what happens when you go after the trophies though! Cheers
haha Thanks mate. I hear Cairn Curran is going nuts at the moment.
Nice tree pounder!
hahaha I must remember that. Tree pounder. hahaha LMAO
I live near port Phillip bay and smoked the big reds and my biggest yella is 12cm nice vid
Thanks so much mate.
Nice vid Robbie
Thanks heaps Cohen.
If you look up Cairn Curren on Fishbrain they have some absolute monster yellow belly there.
Thanks mate. It has been fishing very well lately too I believe.
Mate I have not been fishing ages I have had school work and study and I have year 10 exam week this week and after that I will do so much fishing
Hey Sam good luck with your exams buddy.
@@robbiefishing thanks sooo much
Good luck with that Exam Week, Sam. I am sure you will smash them, and then you get to go fishing again.
@@AndrewFishman thanks buddy
Got a few mate, bit of rain might have done the some good.
Sure did mate. They were going nuts!
Love the content all your hard work Robbie your fun to watch
Thanks so much Justin.
Hi Robbie great video the other day I was at lake Windermere and I had no luck for yellow belly what’s your favourite thing to use for them?
Thanks mate. The lure in this very video was certainly catching heaps mate. Theres a link to it in the video description along with a discount code.
Keep filming in 1080 Robbie. It's ok.
Might have to go there when they let us out you've been getting a few there lately 👍
You'd be crazy not to mate, they're going off tap. Heaps getting caught from the bank right at the boat ramp too.
@@robbiefishing Ive only been there once before was a nice place. I snuck off from a kid's birthday party 🤣 as I knew it wasn't far away and had a quick fish there .
Oh what a catch mate. A massive tree trout lmao been there plenty of times.
Me: Ya bastard i thought that was a fish for a sec🤬 (chucks self into the drink) 😂😂
hahahaha Thanks mate. Would have been a big bastard if it was. LOL
shit mate great work thats frigan insane
Haha thanks heaps Mitch. Sure was a ripper evening.
Bigger fish at dusk
PISSIN'! Still worth the trip out!
SUre was mate. At one stage we thought we may have to bail out. LOL
@@robbiefishing Ok. Glad you didn't!
Robbie, what's the size limit on log fish in Victoria, just asking because you threw that 70cm back. 😂😂😂
Haha size limit doesn't effect me mate. I always practice catch and release to ensure there's plenty of snags there for my kids and grandkids for future generations. LOL
You are doing great. When's the next video coming out? Thumbs Up 👍
Thanks so much Ethan. I just released one this evening and there will be one each evening for the next 2 maybe 3 evenings as well.
He Robby awesome video as usual I just have a question allot of the time I’m fishing in lakes I get allot of weeds and grass to have any tips for avoiding them or is it just something you can’t help
Thanks mate. Depending how deep it is you could try fishing with a float to keep your bait off the bottom.
What are you using, baits or lures? Impossible to say without knowing your rig and the conditions you are fishing.
Robbie good session a few nice yellas to pass the time mate👍. Great to see you and your Dad having a fish together. Mate did you let the wood go or did you keep it?
Thanks mate. Haha I released the wood and thankfully I wet my hands before I handled it.
Just fish cain curren my mate &I bag out with yellowbelly 35,40cm yellowbelly on worms and yabbies
WOW Well done mate that's awesome!
Great times robbie, me and my dad never catch anything in the boat haha, do you.use a sounder?
Thanks Max. Yeah we do mate, but only really for monitoring the depth. We don't use it to find the fish.
good little session but did you check your worms out to see if they glow in the dark
Haha I didn't actually mate. I keep meaning to do that. LOL
can you describe what you are anchored over? like is it a brush pile, drop off or weed-bed?
Hey mate, we were just anchored over an uneven bottom with drowned grass.
Planned on jumping on the bandwagon and taking the yak to Nillahcootie for a sunrise sesh but have been told the gates at the public access picnic area don't open till 8am and may be closed public holidays?! Help?
Hey mate, I have not heard anything. We got there before 7am one morning last week and had no issues.
I've left well after dark and had no issues too.
@@robbiefishing cool thanks. Last time I fished there was about 2015 and that was before sunrise. I just googled Nillahcootie public access and it even says gates open at 8am. I'm going tomorrow regardless. Wish me luck, ha ha! Otherwise I'll walk from the road with the yak on my shoulder. 😄
you need to take an abacus with you to help keep count
Hahaha That would be a very good idea.
Lol, I get to about3, then after that "lots"
@@AndrewFishman i find that if i only count the keepers i dont need to be able to count at all
@@johnskelly2542 Given I fish for carp, there are very few keepers 😂 I am that person everyone loves to hate on for releasing them after capture lol. That is also the reason I lose count. No pile of corpses to get a count on lol.
@@johnskelly2542 First mistake, it is not illegal to release them in the ACT and NSW. Second mistake, there is no good reason to arbitrarily kill any animal, but especially carp. Most of what you know, is completely false. 1/ They do not muddy rivers, cause algae blooms or in any other way negatively impact water quality. In fact, in medieval times, they were stocked into moats to prvent stagnation and to provide the castle with food. Which leads us to 2/ The are not inedible and are the most widely farmed animal in the world for food. 3/ They do not force out natives, poor water quality, lack of structure and habitat and low oxygen does that. None of those things are related to carp. However, they can survive in the manky sludge we call waterways, whre our natives cannot, thus Old Mate who used to catch cod but now catches carp, assumes they forced out the natives, when in fact, the area is just simply not habitable for natives? So, what does muddy the water, lack of roots from the non-existent riparian vegetation allows the water to scour out the banks, and they collapse, at which point the carp move in to feed on the worms and other food items in the new smorgasboard. They are there, they must have caused it. right?
There is no good reason, if you have one, please present it to me. I have thought long and hard about this over 30 years. I used to ill them, until I thought about it logically. Sadly, no-one else seems to do this simple thing. Our carp are montsers, while in the rest of the world they swim with the other fish in clean water and are eaten. What BS. Fact is, there were no natives when Carp were introduced large scale, the carp we have are only a recent hybridisation, from Bolara, Victoria. Thus they are an Australian strain of the fish, found nowhere else. They had free rein in the rivers from the 60s when they were released, until the 80s when some breakthroughs at Wagga and Albury breeding facilities led to large scale breeding and releases of our natives. For 20 years, the carp spread like wildfire, because there was no competition. Now, however, there are very big cod and yellowbelly. How did they get so big? Eating carp and redfin, which are the only 2 self replenishing sources of fodder fish in our lakes and rivers these days. So, remove the carp, have a stunt fishery of starving natives that are eating the restocks, as there is nothing else for them. And then there are the birds. A pelican who has no carp to eat is eating reasonable sized cod instead.
Anyway, enough said. Like I say, I have presented a few reasons that they are not the problem people say they are, please, refute anything if you have factual evidence to back you, and please, tell me the GOOD reason, just one, to kill these wonderful fish WE introduced to our artificial habitat.
Gday mate how are you staying in same place? Using an anchor or tied to a stick we couldn’t see?
Hey mate we were using an anchor.
@@robbiefishing were you using the sounder to spot out the fish also?
How much is a boat that size
Hey Sam I honestly have no idea mate. You would need to search boatsales.com.au
5 carp today all over 55 cm
WOW Sounds like you had a great day buddy.
Nice work TImbo. The carp are on all over it seems. I have been getting heaps lately too.
What line were u using on your lure rod
Hey Taz, there's links to all of my gear in the video description mate.
Ok no worries 👍
Damn twelve mins ago nice video
Thanks heaps mate.
All good
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Dads hooks blunt?
LOL He dropped a few didn't he!