Numurkah Fishing

Numurkah Fishing

Fishing Areas and Conditions

• Numurkah is a small regional town in central Victoria. In the waterways around the tow target visible structure such as logs and submerged trees for Murray cod, and work lures along structure for golden perch and redfin.
• Spring is favoured for golden perch and Murray cod, particularly the last two hours of daylight. Trout are more active in colder months and redfin in warmer months.

Rigs, Bait and Lures

• Scrub worms, earthworms, yabbies, minnows and mudeyes can be suspended beneath a float or fished on a running sinker or paternoster rig. For trout, try mudeyes, live minnows or dough bait beneath a float.
• For redfin, cast curl-tail, minnow or paddle-tail soft plastics on 1/8–1/20 oz jig heads toward visible structure. Retrieve slowly with lifts and pauses. Shallow-diving hardbody lures, blades, vibes and spinners are other options.
• A 1–3 or 2–4 kg rod with a 1000–2500 reel, 4–6 lb braid and a matching fluorocarbon leader suits light trout and redfin fishing.
• For golden perch, slowly retrieve or jig dark curl-tail or paddle-tail plastics on 1/8 or 1/4 oz jig heads along structure. Soft vibes, blades, lipless crankbaits and spinnerbaits are also options.
• For Murray cod, cast hardbody or surface lures, spinnerbaits, swimbaits, shads or larger soft plastics toward structure, or troll them. A 6–7 ft, 4–8 or 6–12 kg baitcasting rod with 20–50 lb braid and a leader of similar strength suits heavier cod fishing.
• For carp, try corn, bread or worms. A running sinker rig can use about 8 lb main line, a small free-running sinker, a swivel, 50 cm of 8 lb fluorocarbon leader and a size 6 baitkeeper or size 10 long-shank hook. A float rig can keep bait clear of snags.