I wasn't expecting to catch THIS in the Campaspe River!!!

This session was RED HOT! The bites just didn't stop, I couldn't have asked for a better start to Spring. As usual the Jan Juc fishing worms proved irresistible to the local fish population. I ended up landing 8 fish in total, including a tench which is a species I'd never caught before!
I didn't even know there were any in the lower Campaspe River, although I now suspect that some were washed down the Eppalock spillway during the last flooding event.
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[@expatalan6511]

Great session Rohan and congrats on your first Tench. El-Kabong and the cartoon clips had me in stitches. 👍🏻🇨🇦

[@RKJFishing]

haha glad you enjoyed Alan!

[@KurtFlanigan]

What a session! Gotta love a cheeky Tench too. Tight lines! 🎣

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks so much Kurt

[@dougpetty6854]

What a beautiful tench that was, perfectly proportioned so glad you have the option to put them back , it’s always a thrill to get one in SA.

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks Doug. Yeah Captain Frank told me the SA rules for tench, that's a shame.

[@jerrymaggard9748]

You absolutely had great time catching all the carp and especially using the elcabong I couldn't keep from laughing at that 😂as always enjoyed the video

[@RKJFishing]

hahaha thanks Jerry!

[@GRBAquatics]

Very Cool Session, Thankyou. Congrats on new Species. Awesome. All the best. Cheers

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks heaps mate

[@mrFU]

Great little session there mate

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks heaps mate

[@billyboy1441]

good stuff RKJ

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks Billy

[@CplPure]

Great vid as usual. Hopefully, my luck will be as good as yours when I hit the Murray in a few weeks time. Keep the vids coming, Thanks.

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks so much mate. Good luck in the Murray!

[@lenlemaic7849]

Real hungry carp Rohan, you showed them who's boss, good to see you back on the water. White tail water rats are famous for raiding keeper nets and eating fish eyes.

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks so much Len. The Rakali are such beautiful creatures! I can see them being a pain around keeper nets lol. Andrew Fishman has a video on his channel where he has a tug of war with one trying to steal his redfin which was still hooked haha

[@tonymcrae7649]

Love the El Ka Bongo toons interspersed in video. 😂

[@RKJFishing]

haha, I had to put the clips in, it's a very old cartoon! A lot of my viewers probably don't know who he is lol

[@craigdargie6929]

Great video Quickdraw. El Kabong needs to more appearances reducing the carp population. Congratulations on your first tench. I've only ever caught one. Out of the Goulburn River, just out of Nagambie. Great to see you making videos again. Looking forward to the next one.

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks heaps Craig. I might retire El Kabong, but I might bring 'bam bam' next time hahaha

[@allanseddon8177]

Nice video /only ever caught a few tench myself one was just below Avonmore ,the Campaspe you never know what your going to get

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks Allan! Haha you're right about that!

[@wayneberry8703]

G’day Rohan, or should I just El Ka-Bong Hahahahahahaha ….. Great video mate…. Congratulations on the Tench 👍🏼

[@RKJFishing]

hahaha thanks heaps Wayne

[@robbiefishing]

Well done mate, awesome. Well done on the Dr Fish, I am a tad bit jealous of that one. Haha I had a crop duster fly over my car once on the way to Urana. I didn't see it coming and it frightened the absolute crap out of me. LOL 😂😂😂

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks so much Robbie! My suspicions have been all but confirmed about them washing in from Eppalock last flood, apparently there's roach in the river here now too! Haha yeah that would have scared me too LOL

[@nedcassidy5320]

great video tench are such awesone fish i find if you want to have a better chance of catching them it is easier at small dams or canals with things like blackfish and redfin in there great video keep up the great work

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks so much Ned. Cheers for the tip mate, hopefully I can catch more tench in the future

[@markvines7308]

Well done mate, glad I got to see one that wasn't just a head 😅

[@RKJFishing]

hahaha wow you've done well to remember that, it was YEARS ago! Cheers Mark!

[@markvines7308]

@@RKJFishing it's yesterday I have trouble remembering 😂

[@hoffdoesstuff]

Brings back memories of catching monster tench as a kid in the Glenelg river at Balmoral Western Victoria with my best mate Travis off Drift Wood Productions 👍🏼 It’s been almost 30 years I wonder if their still in there.

[@RKJFishing]

Only one way to find out mate! Let me know if you give it a go

[@gregorymcleod]

Keep the el kapong 😂😂 good session getting them out of system.

[@RKJFishing]

I should have kept it! I left it there on the ground, it's probably been burnt in someone's campfire by now lol. Thanks heaps mate

[@captainfrank01]

Well done on that tench Rohan and I'm glad it went back, they're a beautiful fish. I caught my first one earlier this year too about the same size as yours and it went like a train. Unfortunately they are supposed to be destroyed in SA now, along with carp and redfin - but not trout, I just don't get it. I see the broken tip rod has made a comeback! By the way, I found some bells today, shall I mail them to you? 😁Hot session!

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks so much Frank. Vic Fisheries has pretty much the same rule for tench as they do redfin (encouraged to not release) but I personally consider tench to be a much better fish in the waterway than redfin are, although I'm sure somebody will disagree with me lol. Nah mate you keep the bells, I look forward to seeing you use them in a video LOL. Cheers mate

[@captainfrank01]

@@RKJFishing 🙄You won't ....

[@peterhipwell4632]

Great fishing excellent to catch tench I used to catch them in the Gunbower Creek when I was about 19. The debate about eating tench will go on and on, my mates father used to like eating them but I have never had a taste

[@RKJFishing]

Cheers Peter. I heard they have a LOT of bones, but you're right there does seem to be some debate about whether or not they are a good eating fish or not. I'll have to keep one someday and find out myself!

[@madivan3638]

Well done on removing the carp from this plane of existence. Plenty of tench in Crusoe I usually get 2 or 3 a year from there, but never in the Campaspe. The Roach are from Eppalock.

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks Ivan. I've actually fished Crusoe multiple times hoping to get a tench, but never had any luck! Trust me to get one in the Campaspe instead LOL

[@Urbanfisho]

Tench CAN be quite good eating as well! (IF you can get 1 BIG enough! ) Good session Roh!

[@RKJFishing]

That's good to know, I'll keep that in mind! I heard they are really boney though? Thanks heaps mate.

[@Urbanfisho]

@@RKJFishing They are a bit, but they taste a lot BETTER than carp. My mum used to love them!

[@alecedwards3456]

You are a goose mate dropping the bells in the river LOL

[@RKJFishing]

hahaha I dunno what I was thinking LOL

[@AndrewFishman]

Frank might have paid a spirit to possess you for a moment, Rohan. You know how much he loves your bells :D @@RKJFishing

[@jamesgeorge3900]

Just brain spike the Carp. Bashing over the skull on any fish is last century’s tactic. And yes I am a mad keen fisherman for the haters. Its just not necessary anymore. Great fishing video too. Cheers Jim.

[@RKJFishing]

I must need a stronger knife, the last time I tried to brain spike a big carp my knife snapped LOL tough buggers. I might invest in a proper spike so I can do it more often, but at least they die fast either way. I'd hate for them to suffer, they might be a pest but they don't deserve that. Thanks so much Jim!

[@anthonymalota980]

well done, me and a mate went fishing at murray bridge got there about 8am left at 3pm caught 57 carp 1 redfin 1 catfish and 1 callop they where eveywhere lost about 15 i had enough fishing lol

[@RKJFishing]

hahaha wow! It certainly is a carpfest at the moment. I bet your arms were sore by the end of it!

[@anthonymalota980]

@@RKJFishing yea i was sore and tired after we ran out of worms tryed bread where still catching them lol

[@brettstewart8765]

They have been in lake Eppalock for years and the Campaspe river run through it so no surprise really cheers people 🤘

[@RKJFishing]

They normally can't get into the lower Campaspe, and the river here hasn't had any for decades. I'm guessing they washed in from Eppalock over the 2nd spillway in the last floods

[@brettstewart8765]

@@RKJFishing ok that would explain it then cheers mate 👍

[@timwalsh2983]

I got Afew roach which was odd in the Campaspe near home at Elmore mate . Bit odd

[@RKJFishing]

Wow I didn't know they were in there either. Now I'm definitely sure that a heap of fish washed in from Eppalock during the last flood. Hopefully I can get one of them on video too haha

[@garyjohnson1295]

Used to be a lot of Tench in lake woorrona.45 years ago.

[@RKJFishing]

I didn't know that one! That would have been a great place to fish (well, it still is lol) There's still some in Crusoe Reservoir, but I haven't managed to hook one there yet

[@PlasticAssasin8]

Yeah they can resist them, was there a while back and went home with all the worms.

[@RKJFishing]

Maybe the fish weren't home, or already ate? LOL That's fishing I guess

[@chriscoyne4827]

That's some great fishing well done buddy well done on the Tench I've eaten one of those and not again haha I wouldn't recommend it

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks heaps Chris! haha yeah that's what my Dad said too lol

[@jutman90635]

Cairn Curran had heaps of tench mate at the start of the year, We caught a fair few.

[@RKJFishing]

That's awesome, I'll keep that in mind. I'm hoping to get over there at least once this season

[@andrews9]

El KaBong lives!!! ...and as Quasimodo said, "the bells! The bells!" 😊

[@RKJFishing]

Hahaha

[@markhansford5930]

Haven't caught a tench in a long time. From memory body is covered in a lot of slime, and pull pretty hard too.

[@RKJFishing]

Oh yeah it was VERY slimy. I got it all over my brand new baerskin jacket that Mum bought me lol

[@bussieboy7064]

Man I’ve always wanted to see a video of someone catching a tench. Yes there’s photos on Facebook but you’re the first one I’ve seen catch one Hats off to ya.

[@RKJFishing]

Wow that's actually unreal! Hopefully I can keep doing it then lol

[@bussieboy7064]

@@RKJFishing they’re not common as carp or Redfin. Some areas have them in numbers while some little to none. I’ve heard they taste alright

[@chriscoyne4827]

​@@bussieboy7064no no no they taste like crap buddy

[@bussieboy7064]

@@chriscoyne4827 they do??? Wow!! I’ve heard some ppl say they were ok.

[@chriscoyne4827]

@@bussieboy7064 like eating carp buddy

[@AndrewFishman]

A tench is something different. Never see one myself. Congrats.

[@RKJFishing]

Hey Roo! I was just mentioning you in one of the replies last night haha. I was telling a bloke about the water rat you had a tug of war with on your channel. Good to see you mate. Thanks

[@AndrewFishman]

they are funny little critters. I really rate them. Love to see them o the lake. @@RKJFishing

[@Jaypriestley]

Hey Rohan question I can't find Jan Juc worms anymore around Bendigo do you know where I can get some ?

[@RKJFishing]

Hey mate, if you check out their website there's a list of shops that stock them. I don't see any in Bendigo but there's 1 in Echuca. You can also order them from the same page, and they express post them out to you - that's how I get mine! www.fishingworms.com.au/order-now

[@Jaypriestley]

@@RKJFishing thanks for that Rohan appreciate it I will have a look it's a pitty no one around Bendigo sell them there's also another place called lyal earls and that's just abit out of Maryborough but if U come from the Bendigo way they are usually pretty good on there worms

[@lestabithasadventures]

Kabong!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@RKJFishing]

🤣 I had to put the clips, most people probably don't even know who that is lol

[@PhillipWhite-uz3wu]

Used to catch quite a few in the 1970's and 80.s. Carp pushed them out.

[@RKJFishing]

Yeah I heard that they used to be a lot more common around these parts. I think these ones washed over the Eppalock spillway during the last floods, along with some roach apparently!

[@joelvivian5581]

Weird the bells weren't going off mate..more of a pollite knock! Beut tench.. i once caught one and got prescripted antibiotics and a week off work.

[@RKJFishing]

haha polite knock I like it! Is that a pun on the Doctor Fish name? lol

[@joelvivian5581]

@@RKJFishinghaha it was 😂

[@Urbanfisho]

El ka-BONG! (slurp slurp)

[@RKJFishing]

I had to put the clips in, I reckon a lot of people won't know what the hell I'm talking about LOL

[@Urbanfisho]

@@RKJFishing Show your age lol!

[@Janek_O]

Ripping session Rohan, bring on more El Kabong, it reckon it’s your new calling card whilst disposing of carp.

[@RKJFishing]

hahahaha I should have brought it home with me! It's probably been used in someone's campfire by now

[@Janek_O]

@@RKJFishing I mean more of the cartoon mate, that’s your donk ‘cut’…. Actually there is another, Mick Dundee, I’ve got a donk

[@RKJFishing]

hahaha I might use that one! Thanks for the idea mate

[@trueaussieray9093]

clik! Niiice!

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks Ray

[@mudrox05]

I think Tench are encouraged not to be returned to the water, the same as Redfin as from 2022…

[@RKJFishing]

You're correct mate, they have very similar guidelines to redfin.

[@outbacknomad9939]

Red fin aren't native but but they are a great fish

[@RKJFishing]

I agree 100% mate. They taste good too!

[@paulwilliams9175]

Set your drag let em run otherwise U get on too a big one you will loose your rod in the water

[@RKJFishing]

True

[@ngocpham8129]

This sounds the robbiefishing. Very same talking style .. you guys brothers?

[@RKJFishing]

Nah mate but we are very good friends, we have made several videos together if you wanna check em out!

[@lauriewilliams8221]

It is ILLEGAL to throw carp back in the water. They must be killed & buried. I HOPE THE FISHING INSPECTOS do not see this film.

[@RKJFishing]

Mate read the rulebook lol. They were killed, cut open, and thrown back in the water just like it says in the book. Fisheries already watch and like my videos, but if you feel like being laughed at give them a call

[@RKJFishing]

Read the "additional information" at the bottom: vfa.vic.gov.au/recreational-fishing/recreational-fishing-guide/catch-limits-and-closed-seasons/types-of-fish/freshwater-scale-fish/european-carp

[@Puppydoug]

Whoever introduced carp (anagram of CRAP) to Australia deserved to be treated like you handled that carp!

[@RKJFishing]

hahaha I'm very sure that person is long dead, they were introduced in the mid 1800s (although we all wish it never happened)