Eildon

EILDON Peter Burtchell

As always, fishing Lake Eildon during winter is a busy affair. Larger Murray cod remain active as they put on weight preparing Bait fishing, trolling, sight casting and surface fishing are all great ways to land that special fish during winter.

August will see some great catches of monster fish as this year higher than normal lake levels will bring the feeding cod to the newly angler will stalk Murray cod along the spawning routes along the Big, Delatite and Goulburn rivers while others will concentrate on the Murray cod that stick with the bait fish along the many low banks of the lake. Dieter the fishing Guru from Mansfield chose the Big River Arm to bag many redfin and a nice 70cm brown trout trolling.

Murray cray will be abundant during late July and August as the water temperature decreases. Craying is become more experienced operators and look forward to refreshing the business providing a great service to the holiday park occupants, tourists and the local community. Snobs Creek Holiday Park has been serving holidaymakers and the community for many years and the new owners are focused on bringing this tremendous facility back to life. Refurbishment of the Snobs Creek Lodge over winter and early spring will provide much needed bulk accommodation for the many

Chris Galea targeting some solid fish.

for mating and spawning, Murray crays are over their hibernation period, and trout rise from the depths of the lake to traverse the rivers on their spawning runs. Many anglers grit and bear the cold to take advantage of the abundant fishing opportunities in all parts of the lake and pondage. inundated grass beds as the lake continues to rise. The lake is sitting at 10% higher levels than last year and the increased inflows should be maintained through to spring. The winter rains and rising rivers upstream of the Lake entice brown trout and rainbow trout to begin their spawning runs. It is time to get creative as many an Rhys Proudlock with a nice winter’s cod.

the needs of holidaymakers, tourists and servicing the local community just as Brookes did 161 years ago. We welcome the new owners Bruce and Toni Vance and look forward to watching them rebuild and refresh the once iconic Snobs Creek Holiday Park. You can check them out on Facebook at Snobs Creek Holiday Park. • Jerusalem Creek Marina & Holiday Park is a friendly, family-orientated caravan park, and makes the perfect home away from home. While there you can opt to hire one of their Boatel floating apartments, hire a boat or book a fishing guide at competitive prices. For more information on all of these services and other attractions in the area, visit jerusalemcreek. com.au, or give them a call on (03) 5774 2585 or email info@jerusalemcreek. com.au.

Phil Krealey on the deck of his Boatel.

Chris Galea who regularly fishes Lake Eildon braved the wind, rain and cold conditions using Active Target to land his lure above a very fat winter Murray cod 20m from his boat. Phil Krealey on the other hand, chose to bait fish from the comfort of his on water accommodation using a chicken carcass. He was well rewarded with a major strike and hook up.

Young Rhys Proudlock who holidays at the Jerusalem Creek Marina and Holiday Park in his parent’s onsite cabin is a regular in our reports and is pictured with a nice healthy Murray cod enticed by Rhy’s spinnerbait. John Bradey with a decent Murray cray.

popular at Lake Eildon as the crays have been steadily increasing in numbers and size.

Victorian Fisheries Authority has also stocked 54,630 brown trout into the lake from their Snobs Creek Hatchery during July to improve your winter freshwater fishing experiences.

There was more good news for visiting anglers from Snobs Creek as the newly named Snobs Creek Holiday Park changed owners. The new owners and managers are fishing and adventure clubs that frequent Lake Eildon.

Snobs Creek was originally named Cataract Creek. In 1860, a West Indian shoemaker named Black Brooks resided at Cataract Creek servicing the needs of the local community repairing essential footwear, a well-regarded gentleman, Brooks passed away in 1880 leaving a legacy behind him of integrity, craftmanship and dedication to his community. The creek was to be forever named after Brooks most important tool – the snob or anvil used to shape the toe end of the boot. Now the new owners won’t be repairing footwear, but like Brooks the main focus will be on servicing

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