VIC
Coming in to bat EILDON
Peter Burtchell
The first day of winter brought below zero temperatures, heavy rain and a dusting of snow to the southern parts of
Lake Eildon, creating a stunning backdrop of snow-laden mountains for those brave enough to fish through the very harsh conditions. Staying dry and comfortable whilst angling through these
unpredictable and arduous weather conditions used to be quite cumbersome with the amount of wet weather gear required. However, today our clothing options are better. I recommend Buck N’ Bass’s Iron Shell Dry clothing, which
Mick Caufield on target as always.
Adele Costa-Rouw loves her Asakura Bull Head’s hit rate. will keep you bone dry, comfortable and warm, whether you’re crashing through waves or casting when you get there. With such a big lake, remaining highly mobile and dry
(LEFC) competitors to boat the distance in fine weather from the competition headquarters at Jerusalem Creek to put some early scores on the board in the trout category. The LEFC, which started in 2017, is an annual fishing event that raises funds for Variety Australia, and this year’s event again grew with more fish caught, more event sponsors, more funds raised and more competitors enjoying the family-
oriented competition. This year’s major sponsor was Megabass, and their representatives got amongst the action with
flicking an MR-X Griffon the unluckiest bat ever managed to create a loop knot to entangle itself in his line.
Caine Goward, Pro Fisher for Asakura Lures shows how it is done, flicking in the pondage. Micky Caufield helping Mal with the Lake Eildon Fishing Challenge presentations. Kate took out 2nd place in the Lake Eildon Fishing Challenge.
Relax and enjoy delicious food and warm hospitality.
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during these unpredictable weather events can make the difference between a mediocre fishing session and a great one. You want to be able to take advantage of the vast areas around the lake that will produce great angling action throughout the changing conditions. One such area that fished very well with the mid-autumn rains was the Howqua inlet, as the running Goulburn, Big and Howqua rivers pushed an abundance of smelt into the inlet. Trout and redfin were caught in large numbers as they were taking advantage of the newly-created food source. The feeding frenzy continued into mid-May, enabling some of the Lake Eildon Fishing Challenge
Ran landing the first bat caught during the competition. Ran and the Asakura Pro Fisher Caine took some time out from the competition for a quiet fish, and when Ran was
Winter began well with a dusting of snow at Jerusalem Creek.
It may have been the bat, the event atmosphere, fishing destination or all of these special events that provided Megabass with the inspiration to transform the Jerusalem Creek Bait and Tackle Foreshore Showroom into the third ever Megabass Elite Pro Store in the world. Alongside the showroom development, Megabass quickly provided local gun fisher Kate Norman with a Pro Fisher Contract after her early lead into the event, with two very nice Murray cod. The brand has also committed to further develop Pro Fishing Tours at Jerusalem Creek to cater for the current national and soon to be international anglers looking to hook up with one of Australia’s sought-after native fish. It must be noted that no bats were harmed during this Megabat episode. The final results for To page 94
