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General Category => Sweetwater Fishing Locations => VIC Locations => Topic started by: Novice on December 29, 2011, 05:19:43 PM

Title: Yarra River
Post by: Novice on December 29, 2011, 05:19:43 PM
On holidays in Victoria and decided to check out the mid Yarra River . After reading a bit of info from http://www.fishingvictoria.org.au/yarra_river_fishing.htm (http://www.fishingvictoria.org.au/yarra_river_fishing.htm) I was all gee'd up for a bit Murray Cod action and maybe a Macquarie Perch !

Decided on Fitzsimons Lane at Eltham as a good place to start.

http://maps.google.com.au/maps?q=Fitzsimons+Lane,+Eltham,+Victoria&hl=en&ll=-37.740712,145.135295&spn=0.004861,0.010568&sll=-25.335448,135.745076&sspn=44.616539,86.572266&vpsrc=6&hnear=Fitzsimons+Ln,+Eltham+Victoria&t=h&z=17 (http://maps.google.com.au/maps?q=Fitzsimons+Lane,+Eltham,+Victoria&hl=en&ll=-37.740712,145.135295&spn=0.004861,0.010568&sll=-25.335448,135.745076&sspn=44.616539,86.572266&vpsrc=6&hnear=Fitzsimons+Ln,+Eltham+Victoria&t=h&z=17)

Upon arrival , it was quickly realised that fishing would be out of the question today. The extreme storms Melbourne recieved on xmas eve had put a large flow in the river and had made it very muddy. From pictures that I had seen of this location the water is normally a lot clearer. The debris line indicated that the water level had been a metre and a half higher in the days prior .

(http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff380/Novice-Dave/FitzsimmonsLane.jpg)

(http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff380/Novice-Dave/FitzsimmonsLane1.jpg)

(http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff380/Novice-Dave/FitzsimmonsLane2.jpg)

Maybe further upstream would be clearer, as it turned out , no. Went as far up as Yara Glen. The pictures below are from Yara Flats Billabongs.

(http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff380/Novice-Dave/YaraGlen1.jpg)

(http://i1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff380/Novice-Dave/YaraGlen.jpg)

Oh well, maybe next time. It seems everywhere down here is geared up for trout though, bugger that, I want to see natives to Australia at least.

Cheers,
Dave.

Title: Re: Yarra River
Post by: CRAIGM1 on December 29, 2011, 07:00:30 PM
That is a shame dave hope you find some clear water.
Thanks for the report.
cheers
Title: Re: Yarra River
Post by: aussiebasser on December 29, 2011, 07:08:34 PM
We'll see if we can find you some at bundalong Dave  tha water looks better up here but it's not warm  forecast is for 42 deg on Monday  good cod weather