This adventure was too special not to record a podcast on location. On night two of our three-day drift, we sat down to record an episode for the podcast, sharing stories, lessons, and everything from this amazing adventure. Six of the SF team, in three boats and lots of fish. What we find is most incredible about fishing as a team is the ability to learn. From mid-day on the first day, we worked out the bite pattern, and then capitalised on it for the rest of the trip. In this podcast you’ll hear plenty of stories and banter, but also, you’ll learn lessons that you’ll be able to apply to your next session on a river system. Enjoy this casual and relaxed, but also very insightful episode of The Social Fishing Podcast!   In this episode: 00:30 – Intro of the group and the location. 11:00 – Why we all went looking for shallow running lures. 15:30 – The start of day one, what we caught and what we learnt. 20:30 – Stand out yella lure. 22:00 – Why we went to weedless plastics. 24:00 – Middle of day one & Alex’s 95cm capture. 38:50 – Karen’s topwater fish, morning of day two. 43:00 – Approach and techniques we used on day two. 1:21:20 – Everyone’s moment of the trip.

In this special episode, we sit down with the man behind the microphone and the founder of Social Fishing, Rhys Creed. Interviewed by Dan Webber, Chris Cotterill and Karen Rees, Rhys shares the journey of how he turned his passion for fishing and educating others into what Social Fishing is today. We get a glimpse into who Rhys is behind the scenes, the key people who have helped shape his path and his approach to life. Rhys shares some pivotal moments along the path to building Australia’s largest freshwater fishing community, the Social Fishing Membership, the challenges faced along the journey and where's next for Rhys and the Social Fishing brand. This is a great episode, filled with a stack of stories and laughs as Rhys gets grilled by the team and of course the episode is filled with fishing tips for this upcoming big winter cod season. Make sure to tune in and we hope you enjoy this episode!   In this episode: 2:00 – How Chris Cotterill, Karen Rees & Dan Webber fit into the SF picture 14:00 – What inspired Rhys to create the Social Fishing brand? 35:00 – The launch of the SF Membership 46:00 – Key people who helped Social Fishing get where it is today? 57:00 – Why fishing for Rhys? 1:04:00 – Family life, running a business and the SF Membership 1:20:30 – Memorable catches in the past three years 1:31:00 – How Rhys approaches chasing winter cod 1:39:50 – Where to next for Rhys and Social Fishing 1:45:20 – One lure, one waterway, one session 1:48:30 – Biggest challenges we face building the SF Brand 1:54:30 – Quote or phrase that Rhys lives by

The story of Jimmy Barwick is next level! This is an epic chat as we learn who Jimmy is and the crazy adventure he has been on over the past two decades. He has travelled a fair portion of the world, lived overseas working and spent a massive part of his life living on the water. Currently working as a fly guide on the Tumut River in NSW, and also working in retail. He has seen and done it all, and in the first half of this episode we get an insight into his amazing life journey. The second half of this episode Jimmy shares his last 12 months of chasing Murray Cod. Having never chased them ever before, to learning about this incredibly intelligent species, to catching his first (and now multiple) metre Murray Cod on the fly. We discuss techniques and approach for using the fly, and lessons Jimmy has learnt along the way. This is a big episode and one you’ll want to listen to.   In this episode: 0:00 – The Jimmy Barwick Story – Early life in Tasmania 12:50 – The Story – Super Yachts in Europe 18:00 – The Story – Move to Indonesia 21:00 – The Story – Guiding at Arlie Beach 29:30 – The Story – Charter Boat in the NT 30:45 – The Story – Move to Tumut as a Guide 40:00 – The Story – Working on a Super Yacht Travelling the World 50:00 – Learning to target Murray Cod (having never chased them before) 58:00 – How Jimmy started out with chasing Murray Cod 1:05:00 – First sessions on the water 1:17:30 – Spending more time on the water and catching cod on lures 1:27:00 – Going from lures to first metre cod on fly 1:35:00 – Tips for chasing cod on fly

We’ve been using our custom inflatable boat setup a lot this summer, and with so many questions we thought we’d sit down and have a chat about them. In this episode we talk about our sessions this summer drifting in the inflatable, including our Ovens River adventure. We went on an epic 3 day float/camp trip and Dan and I look back on the trip and share the stories, adventures and lessons. This episode is all about the inflatable boats and the Ovens River, including plenty of tips to help you if you’re panning a trip to the Ovens River. Enjoy this episode and stay tuned for the video we will be releasing soon which will highlight the inflatable boat setup we use.   Become an SF Member: https://socialfishing.com.au/sf-membership/   0:30 – Recap from the recent Ultimate Fishing Expo 6:15 – Sounder Series Course announcement and our recent session at Burrinjuck 13:45 – Benefits of fishing from an inflatable boat 26:15 – Our camping setup in the inflatables 33:00 – Are the inflatables tough? 39:00 – Fishing from a small pool boat 42:00 – The Ovens River Adventure – Sharing the story 56:45 – Tips for fishing the Ovens River 1:10:30 – Dan’s cheap inflatable setup 1:24:00 – More advantages of the inflatable setup

If you love chasing cod, especially river cod – this is a must listen episode! Our special guest for this episode, Jackson Haussler has achieved so much in the cod world in such a short space of time. Fishing in Northern NSW, he is familiar with the gorge country for Murray Cod. In this episode we talk about the Northern Basin rivers including the Severn, Macintyre and Gwydir. Jackson talks about weather patterns, moon and how critical he is when it comes to conditions for chasing cod. He also gets chatting about how he has changed and mistakes he made in the past when it comes to friendship and respect. It’s an amazing listen with such an incredible angler. Strap yourself in for this one.   Visit our website: www.socialfishing.com.au Become an SF Member: https://socialfishing.com.au/sf-membership/