Nate Archer has a passion for fishing, and specifically targeting Barramundi. I was lucky enough to catch up with Nate to talk about Barra, fishing at Lake Monduran and how fishing started for him.

If you are new to chasing Barra or want to learn a few new tricks… this is a podcast you don’t want to miss. Towards the end of the episode Nate talks about his 1st place win in this years ABT Barra Tour at the Lake Monduran leg.

His attention to detail when it comes to chasing Barra, Murray Cod or any species is incredible. Nate also writes reports within the SF Membership, where he shares what he learns on his trips to Monduran, Hinze, Glenlyon, Lesie and more.

Nate loves sharing and helping others. A top fella and was a privilege to have him on an episode of the podcast.

In this episode:

3:00 – Why Nate loves sharing and helping others with fishing

9:00 – How Nate started fishing chasing Catfish

19:40 – Monduran and Awoonga floods & the Barra comeback

37:30 – Fishing for Barramundi in Impoundments

51:25 - Fishing at Lake Monduran

1:20:45 – ABT Barra Tour Win on the Monduran Leg 2024

Back at the microphone with the legend that is… Lubin Pfeiffer! A lot has happened since the last time we spoke four years ago, including Lubin’s lifestyle, job and some of his fishing techniques – we touch on these before diving into key topics around chasing Murray Cod on rivers.

Lubin shares stories from travelling over the past few years, we discuss his travelling setup and what he does for power, internet, water etc (handy tips to help you setup a system for travelling). We discuss key conditions for river Murray Cod including flows and clarity. What’s the best surface fishing retrieve? And so much more!

Towards the end we chat about the Lower Murray River and how the water flows through this section, what are ideal flows and some background and history around the river.

This is a fascinating chat that you don’t want to miss!

In this episode:

4:00 – Catchup with Lubin on what’s been happening, his YouTube channel and the past four years

9:30 – How long should my trip be chasing a big river cod?

15:30 – Filming and running a YouTube channel

27:00 – What has changed since we last spoke:

• surface retrieves for cod

44:00 – How does Lubin approach a new system/location for the first time?

50:30 – Setup for travelling (power, internet, sleeping, water, charging etc)

58:30 – Process for a surface retrieve for cod

1:06:00 – What’s most important for rivers? Flow, clarity, water temperature, weather, moon, barometer?

1:10:00 – Understanding flows in the lower Murray River system

1:29:00 – Lubins learning on cod behaviour over the past few years

1:41:00 – Lubins rods, reels, lures and gear

1:46:30 – Top Must Visit Spots in each State

1:50:30 – What’s the future look like for Lubin?

Another campfire chat between six of us from our April float down the Murrumbidgee River in the Takacat inflatables. We took three Takacat inflatables boats and drifted down the Murrumbidgee.

April is all about low flows but on this trip we were met with far from ideal conditions with a fast rising river due to dam releases. We went ahead with the trip and tried to work out if we could catch them during a rise.

Fishing was tough but we still managed to land some great fish. Enjoy the stories, laughs and banter as we recap this trip while sitting around the campfire on the last night of the trip.

We recorded a feature film along this trip which will be available in the SF Membership! To watch the full film login to stream in full HD (film available mid-May 2024).

Join today: https://socialfishing.com.au/sf-membership/

In this episode:

0:00 – Introduction

4:00 – Conditions and Lead Up to the Trip

11:00 – Recap of the Trip from Day 1

42:00 – Recap of Day 2

New to chasing cod? This is the episode for you! Rhys & Dan share a few tips for getting started in the world of lure fishing for Murray Cod – for both lakes and rivers.

There is an endless amount to learn when it comes to Murray Cod, but this episode summaries the basics to help you get started.

In this episode:

3:00 – Early memories of catching cod on a lure

10:00 – Tips for Learning to Lure fish in a Lake/Impoundment

16:20 – Tips for Learning in a River or Creek

36:00 – Techniques and Learning more

39:20 – Location and spots are important

45:50 – Looking after Murray Cod

Learn more about lure fishing in the Freshwater Mini Series > https://socialfishing.com.au/free-freshwater-mini-series/

If you like a good fishing story… you’ll enjoy this episode. I sat down for almost two hours to chat with Jake Miles all about his fishing story and North East Victoria. Jake covers fishing on the Ovens River, Lake Eildon, Lake Buffalo and the Murray River.

He shares his story about how he moved to Australia and learnt how to fish well after school. Quite a different story to many, and he shares how he overcame the hurdles of learning to fish, starting with Trout and advancing to Murray Cod.

This is a great yarn full of plenty of laughs and banter. Enjoy!

In this episode:

2:40 – Jake’s story and background – how he got started in fishing.

14:00 – The next step of learning in Jakes’s journey chasing Murray Cod.

27:30 – Jake’s first metre cod story.

34:50 – Fishing Small Rivers in North East VIC – Ovens River.

42:45 – Fishing the Murray River.

48:30 – Fishing Lake Buffalo.

1:01:00 – Jake’s experience at Lake Eildon.

1:15:30 – The story of Outback Adventures Australia YouTube channel and content.

1:30:00 – Jake’s dream trip.

1:35:30 – Story of Jake’s Biggest Ovens River Cod.

For more information on freshwater fishing head to: www.socialfishing.com.au

A new season is upon us… and it’s going to be EPIC! Dan and I wanted to sit down and have a chat about what’s ahead and we cover our thoughts on how to approach this summer.

Our focus for this chat is on rivers, now that we are heading into a drier period (this means lower flows and clearer water). We talk about what it’s been like the past three years, the current conditions, water clarity and how it affects cod, some key lures worth using over summer and our thoughts on weedless plastics.

Before finishing up we also touch on the impoundments and share a few tips. Enjoy this episode and if you have any requests for topics, please send them through.

For more information visit: www.socialfishing.com.au

In this episode:

5:00 - Rivers for cod and conditions over the past 5 years

9:40 – Current conditions and the year ahead (fishing will be epic)

14:30 – Water clarity and how it affects feeding behaviour of cod

26:00 – Tips for the summer ahead and our predictions on good spots to fish

31:20 – Key lures for chasing summer cod

40:00 – Best rod for weedless plastics

50:30 – Tips for chasing cod in lakes & dams over summer

Recently I headed down to the Crater Lakes in Southwest VIC to fish the famous Lake Purrumbete and Lake Bullen Merri. On this trip I was joined by SF team member Chris Muscat who writes the reports for this region.

At the start of this episode, we both share a recap of our trip and an overview of these two lakes. Chris then shares his fishing story before we talk about Chris favourite places to fish, his favourite techniques for Trout, go-to lures and his favourite setup.

If you’re keen to learn about chasing Trout in lakes or you’re looking to fish Lake Purrumbete or Lake Bullen Merri, this is the episode for you!

Join the Social Fishing Membership here: https://socialfishing.com.au/sf-membership/

In this episode:

3:30 – Our Crater Lakes Trip Fishing Lake Purrumbete and Lake Bullen Merri

32:50 – Chris’ Story and how he got into fishing

38:40 – How did the Anglers Australia page start

41:40 – Living through COVID in Melbourne

44:50 – Places Chris is keen to visit

54:03 – Favourite three places to fish

56:30 – Most productive technique for chasing Trout

57:18 – Key Lures for Chasing Trout

1:02:35 – Go-To Rod, Reel, Mainline and Leader for Trout

1:05:30 – Chris final piece of advice

Matt Martin loves his Golden Perch, and it was great to get him on for a chat to hear his story, chasing yellas and also fishing Burrendong Dam. The start of the chat kicks off learning a little bit about Matt, his background in fishing and his travels to end up where he is today.

He has chased Barra on the ABT circuit and loves fishing a range of competitions for Murray Cod and Yellowbelly. His local is Burrendong and we get into discussions about the key bite periods, the behaviour of the yellas throughout spring and the best way to chase them.

Matt is a great fella, and this was a super casual chat. Enjoy our first episode on spring yellas for the season.

For more info on access, key fishing spots and up to date reports on Burrendong Dam. Join the Social Fishing Membership: https://socialfishing.com.au/sf-membership/

In this episode:

00:00 – Intro to Matt Martin

07:35 – Where and how did it all begin?

14:30 – How did the fishing the ABT Tournaments come about?

21:42 –Recent fishing comp at Burrinjuck?

24:20 – Spring Yella’s in Lake Burrendong

46:00 – What’s your go-to Yella Technique?

56:01 – Favourite colour pallet?

59:30 – Matt’s experience at the AFTA tradeshow

1:06:24 – Matt’s most memorable moment

1:10:10 – Piece of advice going forward?

This is a new style of podcast… recorded on the water while fishing! Lake Eildon is a popular destination, so we planned a trip this winter to explore and unlock the lake. On the final night we decided to record an episode of the podcast, and we ended up doing it in the boat while fishing.

This is different and unique! Follow along as we share what we learnt on our trip to Eildon, how we found and landed trophy cod and how you can learn more about fishing the lake.

We also talk you through the technique we were using with the live tech during the night session on the water.

It’s different… but epic! Enjoy and please let us know if you like this podcast format.

In this episode:

1:00 – Intro to Eildon Podcast

8:22 - Jim’s big fish

12:00 – The size of lake Eildon and finding key areas

16:00 - Beginning of a HOT run in Dans boat (3 fish over the mark)

24:00 – Spotting fish on Live Tech (distinguishing between)

26:00 – Dans wader story

31:00 – Rhys triumphs! 

36:00 – Phone call from Jakes boat

38:30 – Talking tactics of working a shoreline with live tech (fish behaviour)

41:00 – Dans 3rd fish for the trip! 

46:00 – Thoughts from Dan on the 4 fish bite window

50:00 – Exploring new areas within an impoundment and identifying likely water that’ll hold fish – setting GPS marks to use once night falls

1:04:00 – Explaining what we’re looking for while using live tech (LIVE)

1:15:50 – Lake Eildon Trip Summary within SF Membership

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Jakko is BACK! Perfect timing to get Jakko Davis back on for another podcast chat and we broke the record for the longest chat yet… but it’s epic. This is one you’ll want to make sure you listen to the entire way through (and possibly again).

We chat about three key topics:

• Chasing Murray Cod in Rivers

These are three hot topics in the cod fishing world at the moment. As always, we get into good discussion on a range of ideas and experiences. Enjoy this chat!

In this episode:

4:30 – Intro and catchup, recent sessions and life

6:00 – Fishing the Macquarie River this season

15:30 – Camping out of a backpack in summer

21:00 – General life and fishing the river

25:30 – Fishing from the inflatable boat

36:00 – Fishing from bank V boat

44:30 – Live Technology Chat: Where is it going?

1:06:00 – How fish behave to splash and boat pressure from the use of Live Tech

1:14:00 – Murray Cod intelligence and understanding their behaviour on live sonar

1:38:30 – Moon Phases and Murray Cod: Bite Periods and Bite Windows

2:13:30 – What do we watch on YouTube

2:16:30 – Membership update, Social Fishing and life updates