Ep96: Copeton Dam Team Trip – Stories, Lessons and Recap of the Trip with Rhys & Matt
Welcome to this episode where we chat about our 2025 team trip to Copeton Dam! Every year the SF Team heads off to cod waterway in the winter, to chase big cod. This year Copeton was the choice, and wow was it one insane trip!
A trip we will never forget, and a trip where we learnt some incredible new lessons – which will change the way we target cod in the next few years.
This is an episode you don’t want to miss! Enjoy.
In this episode:
3:00 – Intro to the Trip
4:30 – Figuring out the Bite at Copeton: Tricky to Work Out
11:00 – Fish Behaviour and Last Light Bite
13:00 – Stories of Fish from the Trip
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Ep95 – First Time Chasing Barra: Lake Monduran Trip with Rhys & Nate
Welcome to the episode where I share my first experience chasing and catching Barramundi! What a special fish and I feel very privileged to have experienced some monster Barra from Lake Monduran with Nate Archer.
This podcast shares the story of how this trip came to be, my family holiday but more importantly the experience over the three days of chasing these insane Barramundi.
Keen for a great chat, some laughs and plenty of discussion around Barra – listen up!
In this episode:
4:00 – Introduction to our Monduran Trip
11:00 – How Nate plans his trips
14:00 – Start of Day 1 Session
48:00 – Jerkabits & Glidebaits for Barra
54:00 – Filming and Mapping on Day 2 & 3
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Ep94 – Murrumbidgee Drift Chat: Lessons, Stories and Adapting on Every Session
Welcome back to another episode on location from the Murrumbidgee River! Another float with good mates, telling stories and sharing lessons. This is a phenomenal river to fish during Autumn, and we had great success floating in out Takacat Inflatables.
We filmed a VLOG session for our membership which will be available soon, but we also sat down for a podcast on the last night. Enjoy the banter in this latest episode.
In this episode:
3:30 – Introduction to the Team and Trip
14:00 – The Bite on this Trip
24:00 – The Flamingo Story
38:00 – Fish of the Trip
43:00 – Insane Day Time Surface Bite
48:00 – First cast into the key zone
53:00 – More Stories and Chats
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Ep93 - Billy Westerveld: Surface at Lake Mulwala & Lake Eildon for Big Cod
Ep93 - Billy Westerveld: Surface at Lake Mulwala & Lake Eildon for Big Cod
Billy Westerveld looks at Murray Cod in a different way to most, he is very in tune to their behaviours and makes small changes to his fishing with big results. A top guy who is willing to share and help others – which lead him to become one of the SF Team and writing the reports for Lake Eildon.
In this episode Billy talks about surface fishing at Lake Mulwala and also how he targets big cod at Lake Eildon. We get into details about cod behaviour, having the correct hooks and a basic rule for getting started with live tech.
Well worth a listen and I’ll have more episodes to come with Billy. If you want to ask him any questions – join the SF Membership.
In this episode:
1:20 – Billys Fishing Story – First Experience with Big Surface Cod at Mulwala
10:00 – More tips for Surface Fishing for Cod (Hooks, Lure Types, Trolling)
15:30 – Surface at Lake Mulwala – Key Areas & Structure
19:40 – Weed and the Drawdown at Mulwala: How it works?
24:30 – How to get more info on fishing Lake Mulwala
25:10 – Fishing Lake Eildon for Murray Cod
34:00 – Growth rates for Eildon Cod & their behaviour
36:00 – How to find success using Live Tech for the first time
45:00 – Billy’s Go-To Lures for Cod
54:50 – Billy’s Most Memorable Catch
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Ep92: Alex Ross – Fishing Land Based & from a Stand Up paddle Board for Murray Cod & Yellas
Alex Ross loves his freshwater fishing, especially land-based fishing for Murray Cod on creek and river systems. Based in the Wagga region and growing up on the Murray River, he has been surrounded by premier cod rivers.
In this episode Alex shares a wealth of knowledge on his experience bank walking, and what he has learnt along the way, including how to avoid snags, gear to pack and the approach for fishing land based in rivers.
He has also kitted out a Stand-Up Paddle Board for fishing along these rivers, and has had some good success. He shares his journey of purchasing the board, and what he has learnt along the way.
You won’t meet a nicer guy, who is happy to help and do anything for anyone! Enjoy this episode with Alex Ross!
In this episode:
03:30 – Previous podcasts with Alex from our river drifts
13:20 – Alex’s fishing story and where it all started
26:20 – Gear for Fishing Landbased for Murray Cod
36:30 – Technique & Approach from the Bank
52:00 – Fishing from a Stand-Up Paddle Board (SUP) in the Freshwater
1:18:00 – Using the Correct Rod for the Situation – Understanding Rod Action
1:26:30 – Fishing in Your Comfort Zone V Pushing to Try Something New
1:39:10 – Final Lesson from Alex
1:45:30 – Alex’s Top Fishing Moment
The Social Fishing Podcast is hosted by Rhys Creed, and he shares the very best in freshwater fishing content in Australia. Interviewing incredible anglers and talking about both lure and bait tactics for all freshwater species.
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