Lake Eildon Camping, Fishing & Kayaking !!

Lake Eildon is a premier fishing destination for trophy size Murray cod, yellow belly ( golden perch ), redfin ( English perch ) and trout. Join us on a 3 day camping, fishing and camping trip as we cover this amazing lake by land-based fishing and kayak fishing. Really showcases the adventure and location with some awesome footage, catches and company.
Follow our fishing adventures by kayak, boat, land & jet ski with lures & bait targeting saltwater, freshwater & estuary species. The channel is fun, and relatable, and features world-class fishing action, product reviews and tips.
*BECOME A FISHINGMAD MEMBER* Improve your fishing and gain access to Fishing Workshops, Fishing Reports with GPS Coordinates, Podcasts, Rigging Tutorials, Monthly Giveaways Competitions, Maps, Gear Guides, Kayak Club, Tackle Talks, Sounder School, and Insights about this episode you just watched. Plus, much more Join now by visiting - www.fishingmad.com.au/member

[@FishingDownUnder1]

Hey Alan I have been a fan of yours for a long time. Thanks to you I have started my own channel and hope to aspire to do videos like you one day.

[@fishingmad]

Awesome, I'm glad the FishingMad has been an inspiration. Good luck with the channel !!

[@FishingDownUnder1]

Thankyou!

[@02bigkev]

Great fishing, that yells was awesome. Lake Eildon is a lake I not fished yet. Thanks for showing.

[@fishingmad]

Thanks !! 100% a spot to visit if you get a chance

[@AustralianShootingChannel]

Bloody hell that was a stonker yellowbelly. Well done mate. Looks like you and your mates had a great time!

[@fishingmad]

Thanks !! Yeah its a wonderful place. The best part was kicking back with mates around the campfire, fishing and enjoying ourselves.

[@BushAdventures]

Great fishing fellas! Got me keen to plan a fishing/camping trip on the lake for a couple of nights. Keep the Eildon footage coming in 👍

[@fishingmad]

Thanks , yeah 100% you should its a wonderful spot.

[@ZekeDissanayake]

I have watched every single video you have. Nearly finished this video. Your vids are the best and have helped me to catch my first fish as a beginner angler. Thanks!

[@fishingmad]

Thanks so much !! Im really glad your enjoying the content. Also well done on catching your first fish. What did you catch ?

[@ZekeDissanayake]

It was a small 20cm pink snapper at central pier, Docklands@@fishingmad

[@fishingmad]

Awesome, hopefully the first of many and some big upgrades along the way.

[@ali.pakde.l]

Such a video man. I always enjoy your journeys mate, keep up the good work man

[@fishingmad]

Thanks so much! Glad your enjoying them

[@phillipsdonaldson3074]

Mate keep going you will be the next Rex. Great content.

[@jamielappen4181]

I’m really surprised you went out on the lake on a nice day and didn’t cop a heap of other boats and jet skis Alan!

[@snapperhead51]

Great vid again ,we all know how fishing goes ,but the yellow belly was a stonker mate, wow , look forward to your next fishing vid, hope its soon realy like watching them thanks:)

[@ziqianli8057]

What an awesome trip. Can't wait until Christmas!

[@olivergarric6269]

Awesome fish mate

[@fishingmad]

Thanks 👍 Much appreciated

[@Lowbrow_Mthakathi]

Great fish, Great system, Great vid as always, thanks mate

[@fishingmad]

Thanks so much !!

[@coopersfishingadventures]

Hey Alan, that’s amazing. Wonderful fishing and it’s great to see some more freshwater based videos. Lovely video as always, they just keep getting better.

[@fishingmad]

Thanks so much, I really appreciate the kind feedback. So much effort has gone into continually improving the content.

[@Spooonk1379]

So many yellow bellys

[@BrianGethins-sg7lu]

Hey Alan.love all of your fishing videos and the in depth detail you provide.I am keen to do some kayak fishing at Eildon Pondage for trout.I was wondering if you could tell me how deep the Pondage is and if kayak fishing is actually aloud here?also any advice on gear or tactics to use here would be much appreciated.thanks

[@mikhailkoslovskiy7860]

Yes Yes....good aussie boys...so sad no eaten big yeloow base. lake clean...haha lucky no bear came to camp for breakfast...haha..big drinks four you..yes yes vodka..

[@fishingmad]

Thank you, LOL I love the comment about the bear getting us for breakfast !!

[@JohnSmith-wq8jn]

Hi mate which campsite did you guys end up staying on? We are heading to lake eildon and plan to just fish from the bank the little ones and I would be happy to catch what you guys were getting from the banks any day !

[@eitai2001]

Hey Alan. Great video. The campsite location looks so good. Is it a parks Victoria campsite, or just a free campsite? Have you got any more details on it? I've never been up there, looking for some nice campsites.

[@fishingmad]

Heaps of free campsites around Goughs Bay. We just got in the 4wds and drove for ages until we found one.

[@eitai2001]

@@fishingmad Awesome, thank you. I've never free-camped before ... but with inflation, keen to start!!! I've got a plastic tinny, so this sort of spot looks perfect. I can still launch it into there without a boat ramp! I assume there is no amenities in these spots?

[@fishingmad]

Some of the scattered campsites had toilets, some didn't. Also some of them were perfectly fine to launch a tiny and some didn't have suitable access. We drove up a week before and spent a few hours going from site to site. They do fill up really quickly on weekends and peak times though.

[@eitai2001]

@@fishingmad Yeah gotya. Thanks for the advice Alan :)

[@andrew4x4au666]

Nice one Alan. Love lake Eildon myself. Did you guy camp along the arm near Goughs Bay? I noticed you went past Bonnie Doon.

[@andrew4x4au666]

I saw another comment haha, yeah plenty of great spots down there

[@fishingmad]

Yep 100% spot on, heaps of spots along the water. We drove past plenty of them as many were full, but still found a great spot to setup camp

[@ChrisDiamandis84]

Hi Alan, another great vid... I've watched a lot of your content and have learnt a truck load being new to the kayak fishing game thanks to your vids... would like to know what motor you use on your kayak as i have a Hobie Mirage Outback and cant find an electric motor for it. any sugestions would be great.

[@fishingmad]

Thanks !! Have a look at this vid it runs through the motor I use kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJLElJ1_qqesm68 there is also some really detailed installation vids in our members area in the kayak club section. Hope that helps, regards Al

[@ryansantiano5837]

Hi Alan, amazing video as expected. Where exactly in Eildon was this video taken?

[@fishingmad]

Thanks, was filmed around Goughs Bay

hey Alan, which campsite were you guys set up at? Looks beautiful

[@billsantlers1678]

Hey bud. What camp-site is that I'm heading up there tomorrow looks tops

[@Oorsee-app]

Hey mate. I'm planning a Hobie trip like this for next month. Where around Eildon would you recommend camping like this? We normally do Jerusalem's creek. Do you mind sharing the campsite you used?

[@georgedimo534]

Great attitude to make sure you leave your site as you found it for the next person to enjoy. I did 2 trips to eppalock in the last week and the amount of rubbish that’s added to the same spot in under a week is disgraceful

[@fishingmad]

10000% agree. I cant believe how many amazing places I go to where I spend time cleaning up after others. Really trying to have shows like this highlight fishing in a positive way, and a gentle reminder for many to keep it as we found it I think is a good thing.

[@jacksonsfishingadventures]

Another Great Video, I’m thinking of getting a Daiwa td black scratchy which is a 7ft 1.5-4kg rod, do you reckon that’d be good for Yellowbelly, trout, Redfin, flatties and bream? Cheers

[@fishingmad]

Thanks !! Yeah those rods are terrific and very versatile. Its hard to have a rod that covers so many different species but that would be a great option.

[@jacksonsfishingadventures]

@@fishingmadcheers mate

[@sophatsay6891]

Where did you get the yabbies bro? I went there on grand final long weekend and only caught 1 yellow belly 😢

[@fishingmad]

A mate of mine has heaps in his dam, so we got them from there. A few local tackle stores sell them, but I haven't had to buy them for a while.

[@owengiddens]

What rigs do you recommend using for carp and yellow belly?

[@fishingmad]

We just used a very simple running sinker rig. Very small sinker to a swivel 50cm of leader to a size 6 hook. One of the simplest but very effective

[@owengiddens]

@@fishingmad Thank you!

[@tomdabom8843]

Where abouts on the lake we you guys?

[@FLynn-O_Fishin]

My mate was at eildon on sunday😦

[@fishingmad]

Its a great spot thats for sure