SA My 2 1/2 year affair is over and I am stuck with the kids

[Zilch]

Well all good things come to a end !

I have been catching legal (>75cm) Mulloway from my yak now for 2 1/2 years but unfortunately it looks like I have been dumped and left with the 6 kids

Click on the photos if you wish to enlarge.

412) 40cm Mulloway. 19th April 2012

419) 1 of 5, 26th April 2012

I suppose this is what I deserve as I have been cheating on my Mulloway affair and playing the field

365) 54cm Cod. 9th March 2012

406) Fat 50cm Cod, 3.58kg. 15th April 2012

410) 54.5cm Golden Perch, 2.93kg. 17th April 2012

416) Skinny 61cm Cod 2.23kg. 20th April 2012

I have got to be honest and say this affair with safwaa (South Australian Fresh Water Anglers Association) looks promising

Steve

[Junglefisher]

Some nice fish there.
I was curious so I looked up the minimum legal size of a Cod in SA. Are they really not allowed to be kept there at all? If so, why do they then have a closed season?

[Squidley]

Lovely fish Steve, especially that perch.

Craig, you can't troll during the closure; are MC usually caught that way?

[keza]

You're a bastard Steve, how could you.

[Zilch]

Some nice fish there.
I was curious so I looked up the minimum legal size of a Cod in SA. Are they really not allowed to be kept there at all? If so, why do they then have a closed season?

Any Murray Cod caught in S.A.'s part of the Murray system in the so called open season are not to be removed from the water and must be released whilst in the water. During the closed session you are not even permitted to target Cod. These regulations are in place to assist the Cod numbers to increase in the wild.

Junglefisher, safwaa has access to around 30 private waters (for members only) and have been stocking them legally with fingerlings (brown & raindow trout ; cod ; catfish ; golden perch / yellow belly) for around 20years. All our club native fish are returned to the water as they don't breed in these systems. Due to all these restrictions and the limited fresh water fishing in SA this is why I am led to believe safwaa is SA's largest fishing club. Brilliant club.

Steve

[solatree]

Well Steve, all I can say is it serves you right !
As for that fresh water stuff .... just a load of cods wallop.....er a load of cods & callop.

[Junglefisher]

You need to get to know this bloke.
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/desert-fi ... 6321579997
I never realised that freshwater fishing was so restricted down there. I guess you don't have a lot of rivers to start with.

[samrota]

Some nice fish there mate. Pity about the bubs.

I have 2 kids that can join your 6. What's a couple more hey?

[Zilch]

Craig, you can't troll during the closure; are MC usually caught that way?

Squidley they certainly are . A couple of my mates use to do very well using spinnerbaits (pre bans etc), Paul's son Mike (safwaa Stolky) has actually caught a bigger one, around 80lb. and was released to fight another day.

Murray Cod caught on a spinnerbait

As for that fresh water stuff .... just a load of cods wallop.....er a load of cods & callop.

Andy you are not just a great yak fisherman you along with OldDood / Mark are quick witted . , love it.

You need to get to know this bloke.
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/desert-fi ... 6321579997
I never realised that freshwater fishing was so restricted down there. I guess you don't have a lot of rivers to start with.

Craig that's a interesting link , thanks.

I have 2 kids that can join your 6. What's a couple more hey?

Thanks for the offer Sam but you know better than me, your son Riley can out fish you and me combined. Bloody show off

346) Riley's 61cm Cod, caught on a grub. 19th Feb 2012

Steve

[clarkey]

Some nice fish there.
I was curious so I looked up the minimum legal size of a Cod in SA. Are they really not allowed to be kept there at all? If so, why do they then have a closed season?

One of the reasons for closed season is that the male cod guards the eggs during incubation and guards the hatched larvae till they leave the nest site,it is believed if caught during this time protecting the nest it will not return leaving the eggs/larvae to fall prey to other fish.

[Zilch]

One of the reasons for closed season is that the male cod guards the eggs during incubation and guards the hatched larvae till they leave the nest site,it is believed if caught during this time protecting the nest it will not return leaving the eggs/larvae to fall prey to other fish.

Thanks for the additional info. I never knew this.

You're a bastard Steve, how could you.

Bugger it, I was hoping to keep this a secret.

Steve

[sandyfreckle]

So now you're out of the game, you can tell us the finer secrets of snatching all those Mulloway!

[Squidley]

Yes, now your old mulloway techniques are clearly obsolete there won't be any harm in posting them all, right?

[OldDood]

Yes, now your old mulloway techniques are clearly obsolete there won't be any harm in posting them all, right?

Squidley is correct!

Bylaw 27 of the South Australian fisheries act of 2012 clearly states -
"It is illegal to catch or harrass freshwater species of any kind while being in possession of secret mulloway spot knowledge."

So there Steve, cough up that secret knowledge.

[Zilch]

Bylaw 27 of the South Australian fisheries act of 2012 clearly states -
"It is illegal to catch or harrass freshwater species of any kind while being in possession of secret mulloway spot knowledge."

So there Steve, cough up that secret knowledge.

OK
Cough, cough, cough, bloody couughhhing ffiiit iiisss maaakiiinggg tttypiiing hharrd, wwiill trrry aagaain lllatter

PS. You had me going for a while , as I was actually going to put it out there, then i realize you were just joking . Truly admiral on your behave , I am not sure I would be, I would take the easy option and go to someones spot if they were silly enough to give it to me (all good fun, only joking / banter). Mark posted ages ago it was his shed with the light turned off. Cold very cold, I hope that helps

Steve