fishing the cooper

Submitted: Friday, Jul 22, 2011 at 20:33

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coley62

Hi all

Just wondering what bait people are using to catch callop in the Cooper, be there next Tues or Wednesday

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Reply By: Dough Boy - Friday, Jul 22, 2011 at 21:30

Friday, Jul 22, 2011 at 21:30

Hi coley62
In my experience live bait like shrimps mite be the most effective.
Lures work well or as a last resort worms are always a winner

Good Luck
Cheers

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Follow Up By: coley62 - Friday, Jul 22, 2011 at 22:06

Friday, Jul 22, 2011 at 22:06

Cheers Dough Boy

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Reply By: Dough Boy - Friday, Jul 22, 2011 at 22:12

Friday, Jul 22, 2011 at 22:12

Good luck with the fishing , I would be interested to hear how you get on or how many you catch !

Cheers

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Reply By: Andrew C - Saturday, Jul 23, 2011 at 09:31

Saturday, Jul 23, 2011 at 09:31

Hi
Just got back from there, we had a lot of success with shrimps for bait. We had 2 shrimp nets and used gum leaves and a bit of cat food for bait, caught heaps!
For the whole trip we caught yellow belly, grunters, silver perch and a couple of things we didnt know, put them all back but kids had a great time anyway.
cheers
Andrew

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Follow Up By: coley62 - Sunday, Jul 24, 2011 at 09:46

Sunday, Jul 24, 2011 at 09:46

Hi Andrew C

Thanks 4 that, good info

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Reply By: Sand Man (SA) - Saturday, Jul 23, 2011 at 09:43

Saturday, Jul 23, 2011 at 09:43

We were up there about 6 weeks ago and had great fishing using red meat for bait.
Caught 6 legal size fish in a couple of hours in the middle of the day and returned some undersized fish to the water. (Mate and I with a rod each and sharing the task with the girls who also both caught a fish.)
We didn't have time to put the yabbie nets out as we were just "day tripping".
We were based at the Cooper Creek Camping Ground on the Birdsville Track (now underwater I'd guess) and cooked the fish for a yummy dinner that night.
The "secret" is in skinning the fillets prior to cooking. Nice firm, white flesh with no muddy taste at all.

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Follow Up By: coley62 - Sunday, Jul 24, 2011 at 09:47

Sunday, Jul 24, 2011 at 09:47

good tip sand man
thanks

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Follow Up By: Member - Ruth D (QLD) - Sunday, Jul 31, 2011 at 08:18

Sunday, Jul 31, 2011 at 08:18

Hello Sand Man - do you know why the Cooper and Diamantina fish taste so good and don'thave the muddy taste that is often attributed to that beautiful fish theyellow belly (I'm a Queenslander) - because they don't come out of dams - and the Cooper and Diamantina don't have mud. The water is all sand filtered.
It is very important to skin the fillets - also if you have time and space - lay the fillets in the fridge for a while and you will notice any fatty deposits will change colour enabling you to scape them away (when the fish are really fatty that is) - we just put them on a hot BBQ plate (never use butter or oil) and eat until you can't stop!
And I haven't got any left for breakfast either........LOL
Ruth

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Reply By: roger ramjet - Saturday, Jul 23, 2011 at 10:06

Saturday, Jul 23, 2011 at 10:06

+1 for the local shrimp.

enjoy
R

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Reply By: deserter - Saturday, Jul 23, 2011 at 11:06

Saturday, Jul 23, 2011 at 11:06

Do you use a float with the live shrimp or just fish the bottom ??

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Reply By: Happy Frank - Saturday, Jul 23, 2011 at 20:14

Saturday, Jul 23, 2011 at 20:14

I have had success with using the smallest stump jumper lure (or similar but other brands) with best luck with those with yellow and pink colorings. These also work well in the Murray when trolled at average kayak paddling speeds!

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Follow Up By: Happy Frank - Saturday, Jul 23, 2011 at 20:15

Saturday, Jul 23, 2011 at 20:15

Also the bonus with lures is that you are not carrying smelly bait.

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Reply By: coley62 - Sunday, Jul 24, 2011 at 09:49

Sunday, Jul 24, 2011 at 09:49

Thanks all for your advice and tips, I should catch quite a few now, my mate will do the paddling while i drink cans and fish

cheers

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Follow Up By: Dough Boy - Monday, Jul 25, 2011 at 23:16

Monday, Jul 25, 2011 at 23:16

Hi Coley 62
If you are there this week , keep a look out for a black Navara with a rooftop tent, I will hopefully be at the ferry on thursday nite, could catch up for a "lite refreshment"

Cheers Dough Boy

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