Fishing a RED HOT BITE In The Campaspe River

I caught 3 different species in the first 10 minutes, a redfin, a carp, and a yellowbelly. This is the kind of bait fishing that dreams are made of - well... almost. After those 3 different species it was an absolute carp fest, but it was a LOT of fun. For some reason the smaller fish were pulling more drag than the larger ones, and with just short of a dozen carp landed I was in a very good mood. I also managed yet another PB with a mirror carp measuring 54cm, I've been on a huge roll with PB's so far this season, lets hope that trend continues!
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[@robbiefishing]

Awesome work mate. Action central, well done. I still reckon that Mirror Carp are the ugliest fish in the water. Haha Then again ... It might just be my reflection staring back at me. 🤣🤣🤣

[@RKJFishing]

hahahaha! Thanks Robbie

[@bushfishncook2128]

Hahaha I think it depends there are some really cool looking mirrors out there Gave me a good laugh there Robbie

[@garyjohnson1295]

Well done for the entertainment and taking more carp out of our river system. No I'm not a morning person but I will make a exception for fishing.

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks heaps Gary. Hahaha yeah I'm gonna have to make the same exception I think!

[@joelvivian5581]

Windex cleans the mirror carp up good lol. Lovely spot mate, action central!

[@RKJFishing]

Hahaha. Thanks Joel

[@christophergold6056]

Great session Rohan! Very entertaining to watch. I don't agree with those cynical scientists that fishos make no difference to carp numbers...you pulled out abput 10 ...that's 10 less mouths for that river to feed plus the millions of potential Carp you've stopped from those ones breeding. Good job.

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks so much Chris. Yeah I reckon you're right it does make a difference, even if it's just a small difference it's still a very good thing to remove as many as we can

[@michael-fb7ps]

Nice work mate cleaned out the carp that’s for sure nice yella to mate I got a couple of yellas in the Loddon this morning couldn’t lose a bait to save my life but had 4 cast with a spinner bait before I left and got two cheers for the video mate

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks Michael! Wow well done, they must have really wanted those spinnerbaits!

[@browntrout1156]

Well done Rohan, mud marlin oot of the waterways

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks mate. Fun to catch too!

[@sirskidney7998]

Smashed it out of the park again, Rohan. Many thanks for yet another great video from you.

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks so much mate

[@jorre877]

1st of all what a great way to start a sunday arvo with a new vid . And also cracking fish! Awesome vid

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks so much mate

[@HookedOnFishing61]

Great video Rohan, what a ripper session you had ! Well done.

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks so much Jacob

[@wayneberry8703]

That looks like a fishy spot to cast a line into, Rohan 👍🏼and bang! Two in a few minutes, fantastic mate. And more Mud Marlin gone and dusted lol 😂.

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks heaps Wayne. They must have liked the early morning conditions, I went back there this afternoon and got 1 fish in 3 hours LOL. Looks like I'll be setting an alarm clock for some more early morning fishing sessions

[@wayneberry8703]

@@RKJFishing Good on ya, Rohan 👍🏼. You really baged out with that early morning session. Try it again and see how you go?

[@RKJFishing]

Just got up at 6am, that's the plan haha. Cheers Wayne

[@bushfishncook2128]

Highly enjoyed it as always legend non stop action and mixed species 🎣💪 i think i left enough comments about on this one anyway 😅 so just a big thumbs up until the next one 👍

[@bushfishncook2128]

PS I forgot to mention the sores on the carp, I believe you had it correct, it's spawning plus moving through weirs and rocks I believe

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks heaps mate. I thought I had heard it was something to do with spawning, cheers

[@user-vo3zx7fo8h]

Haven't seen it yet, but I already know it's going to be a ripper. Rohan, you never let us down. Bloody legend.

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks so much mate, enjoy!

[@user-vo3zx7fo8h]

@RKJFishing bloody awesome. That's not fishing, mate,that's catching. The more mud marlins, you clean out the water way's the better. Awesome content . That was fire 🔥

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks again mate. Unfortunately I've only made a small dent in their population, I was down there again today and I could see hundreds of them swimming around lol

[@user-vo3zx7fo8h]

@RKJFishing I know, mate, the Avaco is the same. You can only do your part, so thank you.

[@mickssouthaussieadventures1631]

Jeez Rohan, a couple of minutes into this video I thought you were bragging, then I realised you said you stepped on your bells. Mate, another good one with lots of action. Well done for removing more vermin.

[@RKJFishing]

LOL that's funny. Thanks heaps Mick

[@mickssouthaussieadventures1631]

You're welcome @@RKJFishing just keep up the good content mate.

[@glenbaker4024]

Great work Rohan.

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks heaps Glen

[@Urbanfisho]

'Somethin's tapping that!' That's what she said! ;oP

[@RKJFishing]

haha you're good at those

[@Urbanfisho]

@@RKJFishing The puns yeah, but not much else! ;oP

[@coopersfishingadventures]

Wow mate, what a awesome session. I fished Eppalock yesterday and caught about 35 reddies. I’ll have to try fish the campaspe a bit more. All the best mate

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks Cooper! Wow well done mate sounds like a fun session! I need to fish Eppalock more often

[@peterhipwell4632]

Excellent Rohan when they’re on they are on nice to catch a reddy

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks heaps Peter

[@gusmcintosh7632]

Great video Rohan

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks Gus!

[@brentonclarke]

Nice. Those carp did put up a good fight. I went out for a quick drive to check out the Campaspe at Elmore on the weekend and can see why you caught a few carp. There were carp feeding on the surface everywhere

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks Brenton, yeah they are going nuts around here at the moment, we had a huge spawn of furry caterpillars around the area this year and heaps are falling in from the trees, and the carp are happily swimming around sucking them all off the surface of the water lol. I reckon fly fishermen would have a field day on them at the moment

[@bushfishncook2128]

​@@RKJFishingneed to get Robbie onto it I reckon That would make a great video seeing Robbie chase carp on fly You could try a weightless soft plastic if you have something that looks anything like the caterpillars 👍 In open space they are great fun on 4lb ultralight gear and that will allow you to throw weightless plastics 👍🎣

[@RKJFishing]

@@bushfishncook2128 Not a bad idea mate! I might just try that

[@bushfishncook2128]

@@RKJFishing best of luck 🤞 Should make an awesome video

[@philtravers9621]

Hey Rohan, absolute carp madness great job. It looks like you are using mono on the rods, Have you ever used braid for bait fishing, and woud you ?

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks heaps Phil. I have tried using braid for bait fishing but I prefer mono as it gives me a bit of stretch for those big carp. I find 10lb mono is light enough that I can fight them effectively while still giving them a bit of room to have a run and make it fun to fight them, and the stretch gives a bit of leeway in case they pull too hard

[@vincentdonnellythemadfishe5158]

Great to get a bend in the rod. 😂😂😂😂

[@RKJFishing]

hahaha

[@captainfrank01]

Great session Rohan, guess you might be getting up a tad earlier then? Love that mirror carp, but it did remind me a little of Robbie 🤨

[@RKJFishing]

haha yeah I'll be setting an alarm nice and early Frank! It reminded you of Robbie? How?

[@captainfrank01]

@@RKJFishing You read his comment about the reflection?

[@RKJFishing]

Oh yeah I did, I didn't know you had though lol

[@user-ef7el1ud3e]

Got same yabby bait now ,are u going cod fishing on friday

[@RKJFishing]

Yes mate I sure am! Hoping to cast some lures around if the water isn't too dirty from the expected rain this week, otherwise I'll soak some cheese. Either way, hopefully I find some cod

[@tristanhicks5717]

Where abouts on the campaspe river do you normally fish ?

[@RKJFishing]

The stretch between Eppalock and Echuca mate

[@bussieboy7064]

There’s one thing I know, if the carp are around, the cod and yellas might not be. Always happens with me

[@RKJFishing]

The carp are running wild in the entire river at the moment! But there's still plenty of cod and yellas around. Here's hoping I can find a few cod once the season opens

[@debbiedunne651]

Shit hot bite mate you should send fishery’s a bill for cleaning up there river, or at least they can spring for a container of worms lol.

[@RKJFishing]

Hahaha thanks mate, yeah that would be alright aye!!

[@Rory-mn8ql]

Do u live in rochester

[@RKJFishing]

I live in the area

[@mrFU]

Watched until 16 and a half minutes, will have to finish the rest tomorrow. I'm tired

[@RKJFishing]

Haha no worries mate, hope you got a good sleep

[@mrFU]

​@RKJFishing I did and I'm happy to say I just finished watching the video, this video made me think of a video of yours from Bendigo when the Asian family took all the carp. I was imaging them their with you and being so happy.

[@RKJFishing]

Hahaha I wish that type of family would show up more often, it would make cleaning up the carp a LOT easier lol.

[@LiamGifford]

that is alot of big carp smelly thing they are

[@RKJFishing]

Haha yeah they sure are!!

[@kennykoalaz5922]

Herpes ha ha 🤣

[@RKJFishing]

hahaha

[@petercraven7627]

Could it be Carp herpesvirus?

[@RKJFishing]

I guess it's possible, I don't think they have released it yet though!? Doesn't mean it's not it though

[@petercraven7627]

I only know that it has been developed to reduce the carp plague - don’t know any details but hope it is effective against this pest.

[@RKJFishing]

It does sound good but I have my doubts, they released viruses decades ago to fight the rabbits, but there's still plenty of them around lol

[@Stuckinthen9neties]

Where abouts along the campaspe? Near eppalock?

[@RKJFishing]

It's not near Eppalock but it is the stretch below Eppalock

[@Stuckinthen9neties]

@@RKJFishing ok cool reedesdale side?

[@RKJFishing]

Nah mate Axedale side