OMG Murray Cod Have Taken Over My Blackfish Fishing Spot

Holly and I went blackfish fishing at our favourite blackfish fishing spot only to find that the Murray cod have moved in. The Murray cod have taken over our blackfish fishing hole.
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[@MurrayCrabbFishing]

Its good to see Cod making such a good comeback in the bigger systems that they are pushing back into the smaller ones.

[@robbiefishing]

Isn't it amazing how the anti trout brigade have been banging on about how the trout have caused the Trout cod, Maccas and Blackfish to disappear. Blackfish have been living here for decades with trout without any problems. As soon as the cod move in they're all gone. And why have the Murray cod moved up here and not the trout cod and Maccas? Haha

[@MurrayCrabbFishing]

@@robbiefishing there is still a lot of superiority complex in fishing and most the trout hate comes from that and nothing to do with what’s good for black fish at all. Lol Personally I love trout fishing. But I would also love to be able to do to some of my fav trout streams and target maccas or trout cod if they were established there one day. But it’s not the trout that is stopping them from being there.

[@bussieboy7064]

Tell you what Robbie, worms have to be the best all round bait. You can catch: carp, Reddies, yellas, Murray cod, trout cod, blackfish, catfish, roach, anything!!

[@robbiefishing]

Spot on mate, I agree. That's why I always have at least one line baited with worms. Cheese and worms, yabbies and worms, Bardi grubs and worms or 2 worm rods, there's always at least one rod baited with worms.

[@digger5521]

We used to get tiger worms under the cow pats nest to where we fished in the Murray, check under semi dry pats

[@matthewotis3594]

Worms then minnows

[@rod_at_adelaide5766]

Nice one Robbie, good to see black fish and cod together and getting a couple of carp out of the system. the cod and black fish are endemic so great to see them doing well

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks Rod. 👍👍

[@MichaelPaparelli]

Thanks for taking us fishing in Australia. Those Murray cod are beautiful looking fish. Peace be with you from the 🇺🇸.

[@robbiefishing]

Thank you so much Michael, and peace be with you too my friend. 🙏

[@markhopkins9925]

Thanks Guys, as always enjoyed watching the fishing session . Hope you both had a great xmas .🌲🌲👍👍🍻🍻

[@robbiefishing]

Thank you so much Mark. We sure did have a wonderful Christmas. I hope that you did too.

[@WaggaFishingOutdoors]

Robbie I just want to say you have inspired me to create a fishing channel. My first channel was RoamingBarber you might recognise it i comment on many of your uploads. After watching your videos since you had only 30-40 thousand subscribers I've learnt a lot of tips and tricks from your videos. Cant wait to see what 2024 holds keep up the amazing work!

[@robbiefishing]

That's great mate. Good luck with your new channel. 👍👍

[@chrisdore6387]

I hope you had a great Christmas. Up here in Queensland we are getting hammered by storms but it could be worse. I am looking forward to wetting a line over the next couple of weeks. Let's hope the new year brings many great things, including lots of fishing trips of a successful nature.

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much mate. I hope that your skies clear up quickly so that you can get out and wet a line.

[@jacktiver8906]

Pumping out great videos Robbie. Keep the good work up 👍👍

[@robbiefishing]

Hey Jack thanks so much mate. 👍👍

[@liamhajek1770]

Great vid Robbie and Holly. Makes me want to get back out and fish again, but the weather has been terrible down my way. Tight lines

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks mate. We've had some pretty dodgy weather here too. I hope you can get out soon mate.

[@liamhajek1770]

@@robbiefishing cheers mate. just picked up a starter fly fishing set up for Christmas, hope to get onto some ripper browns and ranbows when the weather clears

[@offroadfishing]

awesome spot!

[@edmillar2929]

That’s so good. Massive range of fish is such small water.

[@jorre877]

Never seen one of those little blackfish before they look cool :) 🖤

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks mate. If you search "robbiefishing blackfish" you will find a few videos of me catching them..they only grow to around 35mm on the northern side of the great dividing range, but in the southern flowing streams they grow enormous, up over 4lb.

[@ben-zt4el]

Great vid Robbie n holly keep it up

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much mate. 👍👍

[@tangell481]

hi robbie n hollie great to see yas out der haven't been able to comment on other vids due to ageing phn lol but i always thumbs up em o happy new year guys thank you for all the entertaining vids

[@robbiefishing]

Thank you so much for your amazing support. Happy New Year to you too.

[@dieseljett]

Lovely fishing

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks mate.

[@wayneberry8703]

G’day Robbie, I love this spot that you fish in at times and it’s always usually Blackfish! Now, you’re getting a real mystery bag, lol. Nice Cod bye the way, lol 😂. I had a laugh at the closeup of your shirt Hahahahahahaha. And, Holly beaching her mud Marlin like you did, lol 😂….. Cheers 🍻 Bro 😎

[@robbiefishing]

Hahaha thanks bro. LOL Someone told me recently that I need to buy a new shirt. I don't understand where they were coming from. This one is fine. I've only just finished wearing it in. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@RKJFishing]

Well done! Very interesting to see cod in that hole. If the cod are moving in it will be interesting to see what happens to the trout population in the coming years. Great video mate

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks mate. I caught trout there just a few weeks back. I suspect the trout move upstream when the water warms up and come back down in the winter, when the cod aren't feeding as often.

[@caseyowen1715]

Merry Christmas guys. A great fun session. We're heading off for 10 days up on the Macalister River to chase a few trout. All the best for the New Year 🍻

[@robbiefishing]

Thank you so much. Good luck on your fishing adventure.

[@big_D69420]

I caught my first blackfish about a month ago in Euroa. It was only 15cm but I was happy 😂😂

[@robbiefishing]

Awesome work mate, well done.

[@terryharwood1969]

Awesome session bro'z lol

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks Bruvva.

[@alancampbell8760]

Those young Steers are inquisitive little fellas

[@robbiefishing]

They sure are.

[@LarrysFishing]

Not exactly the target, but you guys had a good mixed bag of fish. Great tip with keeping the hands and brag mat wet also. Great job!!!

[@beckyrobinson5672]

Good fissing.youns do good.must be all that learningyour learning.

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much Larry.

[@robbiefishing]

Thank you so much Becky. God Bless you. 🙏

[@mathiaschristianson2628]

👍 nice 🐟

[@michaelhayes1068]

Hi rob It just shows even a small swim like the one you fished has some nice fish... Who is Holly's dentist ? They certainly know how to polish teeth 😂 Thank you rob and holly 😁🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@robbiefishing]

Hahaha thanks Mike. Kids + U.V. Lights = winning formula. LOL

[@coopersfishingadventures]

Oh my cod! I got a new baitcaster today, Shimano SLX. Will be perfect for cod and I can’t wait to use it! Well done Robbie, I’m still yet to catch a blackfish but hopefully soon I will! All the best mate

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks mate. I saw your new baitcaster on Insta. It looks great. I hope you get to christen it really soon mate.

[@coopersfishingadventures]

Thanks mate so do I! Have a good night.

[@robbiefishing]

@@coopersfishingadventures Thanks buddy, you too. 👍👍

[@AndrewFishman]

Merry Christmas to you and all.

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks mate. Merry Christmas to you too. Sadly the carp have been there since the 1993 floods.

[@CamBill_ROBLOX]

Good one mate we finally got power and internet back so time to catch up on videos from last week, raining this morning and now we have flash flood warnings hahahha

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks Cam. I hope you don't lose.your power again mate. Stay safe up there. 🙏

[@FishtalkVideo]

Quite a mixed fishery, shows the wide temperature tolerance of the freshwater species in these streams.

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks Ross. It sure does. This really is in a bugger zone between. Trout and Murray cod.

[@jeffbaade8480]

Mate I seen you do a close up of the broken stitches on your t-shirt I've told you we have to expect that when we work out on the weights so much

[@robbiefishing]

Hahahaha thanks Jeff. Someone pointed it out on a comment recently and told me it was time for a new shirt. So instead of zooming in on the fish ... I zoomed in on the hole. Hahaha 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Kadesf1shing]

Great vid Robbie maybe try the ovens river for blackies caught a bunch

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks mate. There's certainly plenty in the Ovens, and its tributaries.

[@lightningsfishingadventures]

Great vid! See ya carp haha. At least yas got one blackfish so it was still definitely worth it 🙂 should call you RCM lol. Robbie the Cod Magnet 😁🎣

[@robbiefishing]

Hahaha thanks mate.

[@Gator1699]

Warrandyte 1984 was the 1st and last black fish I caught the whiting of the river. 🐊

[@TheFoodDudeAustralia]

I chucked a yabby pyramid net into one of our Dams in what I thought was a "cow proof spot" between the fork of a fallen tree. came back an hour later with it wrapped around one of the cows hoofs away from the dam in the middle of the paddock

[@robbiefishing]

LOL I shouldn't laugh but they really are stupid animals..haha I have found my nets in paddocks away from dams.too. LOL 😂😅

[@joedennehy386]

Great video, in New zealand cows have to fenced off from rivers

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks mate, what an excellent idea.

[@lowellspears5047]

Nothing like fishing with family

[@DeLarssons]

Hollys holistic fishing agency is doing good :)

[@robbiefishing]

Hahaha sure is.

[@digger5521]

We used make rattlers out of a coffee can with small dc motor and offset weight. 12v car battery waterproof motor and throw in

[@greg9345]

the old slipperys in Goobragandra river 40yrs ago.

[@jaxezyo9850]

Hey Robbie I’ve got a question for ya, those old mate lures that you often use do they get snagged much in these smaller river ways I have one with quite a bigger bib on it and was just wondering if they’re effective in river ways because I usually only use them in dams when I’m out on a boat

[@robbiefishing]

Hi mate, they're certainly effective in rivers, but like all lures they can still get snagged.

[@bjreynolds24]

😮 ok we'll I've never heard of or seen a blackfish ( apart from Luderick) and never heard of using sausage for fresh water shrimp, eye opening vid this one ...need another beer to finish vid .....great vid guys ...thanks ....KRACKA

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much mate. I actually have a more successful Blackfish video coming out next week. 👍

[@bushfishncook2128]

Well at least you still got one blackfish 😅 Always nice to see a few Murrays and remove a few pests anyway 👍 Well empty traps to finish but a great video all in all legend 💪🎣

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much mate. Isn't it amazing that the Blackfish have been living there with trout for decades without any problems. As soon as the cod turn up the Blackfish disappear. Don't tell the keyboard experts and anti trout clowns about this. 😂😂😂

[@bushfishncook2128]

@@robbiefishing hahaha yeah the trout and blackfish seem to co-exist quite well it seem, not so sure if carp, trout or redfin are to blame for the Macquarie perch numbers out west here in NSW... I can definitely imagine cod absolutely smashing the blackfish, especially since they usually come out at the same time to feed.

[@IdiotPosterBoy]

Grr, carp. Sad to see them so far outside their original range What a mess.

[@michael-fb7ps]

Hahaha I hate when cod take over my black fish hole but honestly good to see a black fish I haven’t seen one up north for awhile cheers

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks mate. I am not sure.how I feel about this Murray cod invasion. LOL 😂😂

[@alexanderwright9064]

You both would have looked great with reindeer antlers! Well, I'm looking forward to another year of Robbie and Holly's fishing. Happy New Year to You Robbie and all your family.

[@robbiefishing]

Thank you so much for your kind words and great support mate. Happy New Year to you too.

[@samuelmottweiler3833]

What are you doing with the Carp? I have heard they are invasive in your area.

[@user-zu1sn2zu2w]

Good for you for letting go such a nice fish The fish GODS will reward you well 10×over trust me it's true I've fished for over 50 years

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks mate. I think the fishing gods bless me on a regular basis. 🙏

[@alecedwards3456]

Hey Robbie I just got home from cohuna on the gunbower creek I was up there for Christmas and I did some fishing and I caught a 70cm carp a 50cm Murray cod and a few shrimp and a few little stupid carp I also went fishing at lake Meron my bad if i spelled it wrong but I didn’t catch anything there

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks mate. WOW a 70cm carp is a big fish, well done. Sounds like you had a lot of fun mate.

[@alecedwards3456]

@@robbiefishing yep and i got told this week that corn is illegal to use for bait but you use it all the time and if it is illegal you would be fined by now

[@robbiefishing]

@@alecedwards3456 LOL mate corn is definitely NOT illegal.

[@joelvivian5581]

Awesome mate, shame not many blackfish around, bit worrying. Had a few cows getting upset at me until i told them i was using chicken in my cray nets.

[@robbiefishing]

Hahahaha that put them at ease did it? LOL

[@joelvivian5581]

@@robbiefishing I think so lol, dunno what there beef was

[@robbiefishing]

@@joelvivian5581 hahaha 🐄🐄🐄

[@tazsnoop1044]

Are the black fish you catch slimy , the 9nes we get in Tasmania are shimmy but taste so nice

[@robbiefishing]

Yep they sure are very slimy and slippery mate.

[@peterhipwell4632]

Wow that’s different just shows waterways can change

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks Pete, you're not wrong. This time last year that hole was blackfish central.

[@cliveblacksheep2522]

Are chunks of carp meat good bait ?

[@robbiefishing]

They're good for yabbies. I'm not sure how that would go for fish, I reckon the would work well for cod.

[@paulcoffey359]

Maybe the Murray's have arrived and taken a liking to the Blackfish, or maybe the blackfish are laying low while the Murrays are in the area

[@robbiefishing]

It's hard to know mate. Blackfish have been loving there with trout for decades without any issues. Always caught plenty of both, and now that the Murray cod have turned up the Blackfish seem to be quite scarce.

[@oldbloke204]

Nice spot. Is this public access with the cows or is it a property?

[@robbiefishing]

Hi mate, this is on private property.

[@oldbloke204]

@@robbiefishing Yeah had a feeling it must be. We used to have access to camping/fishing on a Murray River property here in SA. It was great and lovely generous people.

[@robbiefishing]

@@oldbloke204 Some people are so generous. Some farmers, including this one have been letting me fish and camp on their properties ever since I was a kid in the 1980s. I will be forever grateful for their generosity.

[@oldbloke204]

@@robbiefishing Yeah that's great. I grew up on a dairy farm in country Victoria so seeing the cows was great as well.

[@captmulch1]

Robbie, try some steamed ginger carp recipes …

[@TheGreatoutdoorsAndGourmetVic]

Hollygoth!

[@AndrewFishman]

Mate, careful with that footage of the cows. I know a few farmers that would throw a collar on ya and keep you out with the Heelers. 🤣 "beep beep beepbeep"

[@robbiefishing]

Hahahahaha I'm not fit enough to be a cattle dog. I'm more of an overfed Labrador. LOL 😂

[@AndrewFishman]

🤣@@robbiefishing

[@cedhome7945]

New type of fish to me (12ooo miles away)can you eat them cod and blackfish?

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks mate, you certainly can eat both species, but sadly these ones were all undersize.

[@jackkoch4411]

Hey Robbie’s it’s me jack on a different account I have a video idea You should do a budget fishing challenge at Kmart with a small budget to buy hooks sinkers and a rod and whatever else may be needed

[@robbiefishing]

Hi Jack, thanks for the great suggestion mate.

[@hiddentruth1982]

You need some Jam Jack shrimp.

[@robbiefishing]

Hahahaha

[@andrewczski1969]

Haha what the hell was that zoom in on torn shirt?? haha From Illinois, USA

[@robbiefishing]

Haha someone made a comment on w previous video along the lines of "Don't KZbin pay you enough Robbie? You need to buy a new shirt". So I decided to highlight the hole in all its glory. LOL 🤣🤣

[@andrewczski1969]

Haha sweet! Awesome. I knew there was something to it!! Fish on, from Illinois!@@robbiefishing

[@seandeciantis7784]

What are blackfish?? Eels or catfish??

[@robbiefishing]

They are neither eels or catfish. They are blackfish. They're a native Australian fish.

[@perfectleveladventurefishi619]

new sub

[@robbiefishing]

Thank you so much.

[@mrFU]

HEY YOU! I have always wondered do you think Kiwis take offence when we say "beached as bro"

[@robbiefishing]

Haha who knows. It's 2023, everybody gets offended by everything so no doubt a few do. LOL

[@chriscoyne4827]

No on the bored tonight how dare you haha. My camping trip went really well part from the Storm we got bit was a lot of fun camping out there 15 cod all up biggest went 102cm I'll send you photo of it tonight buddy the smallest was 65cm

[@robbiefishing]

WOW mate that's unreal, well done. It sounds like you had an epic trip.

[@Whaleydavey]

Oh no. The number one prize fish have moved in.

[@robbiefishing]

Yep. I'm not too sure how I feel about that.

[@Whaleydavey]

@@robbiefishing A purist lists the fish he is after at the beginning of the day. LOL Anything else is a lucky bycatch. Just kidding, I’d be happy with carp, perch, bass, and ecstatic with a Murray cod.

[@kennethmarston8986]

The saddest thing about favourite fishing shirts…….just as they ‘wear in’, they wear out.😢

[@robbiefishing]

Hahaha it you can just keep wearing them and look like you're wearing rags. LOL

[@jimdobies7314]

Have you ever gone cow tipping, Robbie?

[@robbiefishing]

Hey Jim, no mate. I've heard about it but it's not really my thing. Haha

[@jimdobies7314]

@@robbiefishing Midwest U.S. thing. Not very animal friendly, but certainly a bovine tradition 😬

[@schuey089]

You need to get yourself a landing net! Makes your life much easier!

[@robbiefishing]

I generally don't need one for blackfish 20cm long. LOL

[@sissywalker1955]

Does anyone know what language this guy is speaking?

[@robbiefishing]

He is speaking English.

[@CG-jq8od]

like Oh My God

[@npcperson2158]

I take it this is NOT croc habitat?

[@robbiefishing]

No mate, far too cold for crocs in my area.

[@captainfrank01]

Gee Robbie, hope cod don't like blackfish 🤫 Holly - bro, you are a card - you need dealing with ....

[@robbiefishing]

Hahahaha I like that. She is a card that needs dealing with. LOL 🤣🤣🤣

[@hunterblacka835]

You should've told those cows to moooooove out of the way

[@robbiefishing]

Hahaha I agree.

[@andrewsoutdoors1802]

I have caught 3 black fish in 30 years… all by mistake

[@robbiefishing]

Haha there's plenty around if you know where to look. This spot use to have heaps before the cod turned up. LOL

[@Urbanfisho]

And this is a problem because...

[@robbiefishing]

I'm not sure how I feel about this. LOL There's heaps of places to catch cod, they don't need to invade my blackfish hole. Haha 😂

[@Urbanfisho]

@@robbiefishing Hehe, I guess, HOWEVER, it's BETTER the more natives than foreign pests like carp!

[@dieseljett]

There was a this fishing spot I go to and I caught 9 yellas in 1 hour

[@stanlyqbrick1621]

please don't throw the carp back.

[@uncletiggermclaren7592]

. . . yeah, nah, I am never going to be standing waist deep in the water in Australia. Too many bitey blokes swimming around.

[@robbiefishing]

Hahahaha

[@uncletiggermclaren7592]

First time I ever went to thewidebrownland, was 16, we took a campervan from the Cairns airport* directly to a campground right on a beach. It was raining. No one else wanted to walk down to the water, tide was out, so I was walking along looking in the pools, and there was a coffee cup . . . I picked it up, and a cute tiny Occy dropped out of it into the palm of my hand, no bigger than a fifty cent piece. And I was like "OH WOW, that is so small, is cute !" *Neon blue flashing rings appear* I was trying for some sort of speed-run for a Kiwi, dead from bite within 4 hours of arriving. *Our plane was the 5th flight to use the "New" terminal, in 1984.@@robbiefishing

[@desgoulding7154]

Mate you are like me an old CLOWN BRO hope you can’t some. Can’t you get wrest water prawns?

[@dant-h-fp9qe]

to robbie fishing pleasecatch Me My own feed of yabbies soon

[@DantheMan-di9yq]

Shrimp ?

[@fourwingsweepa1705]

I hope you never threw those carp back

[@michaelkolopelnyk4405]

Sgwuasage

[@RutherfordRyan1]

“O-M-G” …is American dribble mate….avoid that stuff

[@garyjohnson1295]

Holly , what's happening to your teeth and is that a piece tongue 😮, don't let dad know, glow in the dark teeth?

[@robbiefishing]

Hahahahaha kids and U.V. Lights are a winning combination. LOL 🤣

[@garyjohnson1295]

Very cool

[@sheepsfoot2]

5:50 the size of that hook mate is tiny ........maybe that's my problem my hooks are too big about 4X bigger than that !

[@robbiefishing]

Hi mate, Basic rule of thumb is that smaller hooks get more hookups, but larger hooks loose less fish. It's hard to find the right balance.