Solo Australian Bushcraft Camp || Fishing For Murray Cod
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- I head back into the Australian bush for a 3 day solo bushcraft trip, where I wild camp by a stunning river and try my luck fishing for Murray Cod. This was a fantastic trip exploring new country and I can't wait to return to this beautiful spot. Hope you all enjoy.
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What a great trip this was. I hope you all enjoy it. As I mentioned, thanks so much to everyone who has signed up to my Patreon. Your support really means a lot and allows me to continue to make these films for you. If you find value in my videos, it would be great if you would consider supporting me. Thanks folks and I hope you're all keeping well. www.patreon.com/scottysgonewalkabouts
Hey mate any idea when we will see this swag that you mentioned a few videos a go?
@@shawnclarke9414 Yeah we're working on it now. I've sent it away to an Aussie manufacture to see how much it would cost to get made up. Biggest issue has been trying to find a manufacture in Australia that can make it. Hopefully this place comes back with the goods 👍
@@ScottysGoneWalkabout that's awesome!
I have a suggestion for a targeted audience that's not just campers.
A lot of defence members are on the hunt for a decent bivie bag but a small packable swag would be perfect for those guys.
@@shawnclarke9414 Yeah I actually had defence in mind when designing this. A mate of mine was in the army and said my design would appeal to defence members.
#Scotty MAKE SURE THOSE WILD MELONS AREN'T PADDY MELONS ! ! ! The fruit and foliage are toxic due to the presence of cucurbitacin. The plant is potentially toxic to horses, sheep, cattle and pigs and has been associated with stock deaths. It has been used by humans as an emetic. There are records of poisoning occurring in humans. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cucumis_myriocarpus#/media/File:Cucumis_myriocarpus_at_Fivebough_Wetlands.jpg
The "Aussie Bush" is amazing and not as threatening as I always had in my mind. I learned that watching your channel. I may never get there, but I have a great appreciation for Australia! Cheers from Canada mate.
@blob blob yer Bears, me too haha
blob blob a few spots we go you don’t want t to be off alone after dark because of wild dogs.
@@MurrayCrabbFishing rather be against wild dogs than bears ha
@@azkay hahah, I would rather not face either lol
My point wasn’t one is worse than the other but rather there are a few things to still be aware of here.
On the other hand, dogs do travel in packs and wild dogs in Aus are generally a feral cross breed of dogs and dingoes and are pretty bloody big things, they aren’t like a domestic dog.
Finally a break from stage 4 lockdown living vicariously through Scotty
Craig Ward what is a stage 4 lockdown?
I just did, that is scary to me, but I am one of those Americans that the world seems to hate right now. I live in the midwest of the US and hours from any big city so the COVID thing hasn't impacted us much other than several of my caving events and biological field work trips have been cancelled.
@@colemankamryn we r lock down here in Melbourne mate coz of covid
No fun
Pedro Thai sounds like no fun at all. Best of luck to you.
@@PedroThai you mean because of the believe of the fraud called coNvid 19. They will keep you locked down FOREVER until you realize they are lying.
This is my favorite shelter 👍👍
Hey Scotty, Howdy friend... Thank you so much here for warming my heart as You share your journeys with us. A new landscape but shared her with a big heart for the outdoors.... As I rock in my rocking chair I experience life in a new way... This landscape in this video includes some of what we have in abundance.... mountains, multiple streams, granite and fishing... you stir the best memories of my childhood.... whilst I partake of your great & beautiful landscapes.... whole bunches 🌿❤️🔥💞🍁🤗👀🔥🌹🌝🔵🟢🔴🟣
You had me at Murray Cod. You had me at Murray Cod.
From 36:06 that was some real talk brother. I grew up in the bush, so I was very lucky for that. And I’ve been chasing that childhood the last couple years. I just signed the paperwork for a commodore sports wagon, and planning on solo camping and fishing on a road trip with my dog.
Beautiful natural scenery....amazing... enchanting river..
Solo bushcraft...so nice
u gotta love the drip & drizzle on the tarp. Such a relaxing sound....zzzz
I feel an intense longing to be out in these places through your videos. Truly inspirational!
Me: Watching from California, wishing I was there.
Scotty: "It looks like I could be somewhere in California"
I need to get out more, where ever I am.
I was thinking that this looks a lot like the the river in SoCal I used to go to. Get out and enjoy it as often as you can man, you'll never regret it
I grew up camping in Warrabah National park. Very much looks like this place. The fish r there mate.
Great pictures. Thanks for reminding me of my teenage years.
That knife cuts wood like butter
Just wanna say that, i'm so happy i found this channel a while ago. Quality every time :) Love it!
Mate best yet
Cod fishing is tough at the best of times, but after heavy rain and during winter it only gets harder. Based on the weather systems you likely had a very low barometer. While a rapidly dropping barometer is said to sometimes produce some hot fishing windows, it's traditional wisdom that high barometer produces the best fishing conditions.
In terms of technique, you should almost always be casting upstream and bringing the lure back with the current. Less of an issue in the slower moving pools, but it still feels like a more natural presentaiton of your lure to me to do it where possible. Murray cod are an ambush predator, so they need a spot both out of the current (e.g. behind or directly infront of a rock or timber) and they also need their spot to have some sort of hydraulic diveristy nearby (e.g. somethign to bring their food relatively close). Focus on structure that meets these main criteria, but at the same time in upland rivers like this there will be some of the best habitat meeting these criteria under water where you can't see it at all.
They're called the fish of thousand casts for a reason, and it's also why they're so magical to catch. Go back in early december during stable weather and the fishing will almost certainly be more rewarding. So will the swimming :)
Good luck.
I agree
Always cast up into the top of fast water for feeding cod, or when not feeding throw to the bank and retrieve back in over under cut banks, laydowns and holes. Fast falling barometer is best like you said because they have swim bladders and theyre effected by grabity and barometrics but most ppl think cod are lazy and just sit in holes, but they're not dropping the muzz lol. It's a game of nouse and 1000casts.
It's a quiet and good place
liked the way you turned the tarp into a tent. I have not seen that before. Fantastic river, looked very fishy but high water and low visibility can wreck a good fishing trip. Another good adventure, keep it up.
When you go far into the forest, when your phone is silent, it does not catch the signal, and the sleeping bag on the foam replaces your favorite bed! When your dinner is boiling in a black pot on a hot fire, and all your clothes are soaked through with smoke. You forget about all your problems, they simply do not exist, there is you and the silence of the forest! The silence from which is muffling. Your senses sharpen as you hear the wind, the rustle of grass, and leaves. The creaking of the trunks. At this moment, you feel that you are alive, you are alive now, you listen to your breath, your heart, Nothing can replace these feelings. You are cleansed of all that weighed on you yesterday. Just you and nature. And you're on your own. You're alive now, and that's all that matters. For this we go to the forest. To experience it, over and over again. Those who have experienced it will understand. Those who have not experienced it, still have everything ahead of them. Thank you for giving me this feeling. Thank you for making such content that attracts people to put on a backpack and go to wander along the forest path, your work makes people really happy. 👍My channel on You Tube is just starting to take shape. If you don't mind, please put a few likes and a couple of short comments.
@29:40 + What a gorgeous spot!
Mate, I haven't committed time to sit and watch a full playout in months and your filming has EXCELLED. Super quick progression. Well done!
Just found your channel. I absolutely love it. You are better than most with a camera. I love the landscape. One of the last frontiers for sure. Thanks for such great video
Your camp food always amazes me. Delicious.
This landscape is so alien to me. Maybe it's because I live in SA - the whole state is depressingly dry and yellow.
Pristine looking river and great adventure.
Thanks Andy. Love your work mate. Have to admit, I watched a few of your Murray Cod vids before I went on this trip to get some tips. Unfortunately the fish weren't co-operating this time around, but keen to head back here again in summer.
You guys should do a collab
Thank you for showing us the Australian landscape in such an intimate manner, Scotty. I have long wanted to see it all. Love from Canada 😉🇨🇦👍💜
What a nice channel to come across at 3am in the morning. I'm from SA and hope to have an adventure likes yours this coming break
Once again you have produced an outstanding video. Always a good watch. Love your work.
Love Your Videos Scotty!!
Ripper video mate! I’ve had the exact same lack of luck fishing in the last month or so haha - Cheers again for using my track! New stuff coming soon
Thanks mate! Awesome. Can’t wait to hear your new work! It suits the vids perfectly
6:42 Hey from California. Absolutely correct, Sierra Nevada for sure.
Thumbs up!!!
Clark
Grande vídeo.
Abraço do Brasil!
Your content is absolute quality mate. I love your passion and respect for this great country of ours.
Thanks Scotty. Much appreciated while being stuck in stage 3 lockdown Victoria
Hey Scotty, your cinematography is excellent, choice of accompanying music helps us relax into the beauty of what you are showing the world.
I love my Oz. 🇭🇲 But wow, I did not know all that about our Blackboy bushes! A goat, freezing mini hail, a granite scape that sets you dreaming of folding molten rock and .... the Jawbone of a Yak!! 😄
Love it. Thank you for another dreamy video Scotty. God bless. 🐞👍🇭🇲
Many thanks Scotty. You sure do showcase that wonderful country of yours.
The other way to fish for freshwater crayfish is to fill the end of a lady's nylon stocking with meat or other protein bate then add a small stone or sinker to hold it down a bit, then use it as a lure. You don't have to keep tending the line all the time, since when the yabbie grabs the bate, its claws gets caught in the nylon stocking and all you've got to do is slowly drag it in. A hand line works best for this hunt..
the word is bait.
Hey Scotty thanks for the great vid. I always have an inner tube for a truck or tractor tire and a compact bike pump in my pack, it doesn't take up much space but if you need to cross a river it's just the thing to do it in style!!
i have learnt so much watching tour videos and have inspired me to to get out to the bush more often. cheers heaps.
was wanting you to catch a fish ,try changing up the lures , or fly rod would go well.. Im sure there was fish in the river , such a shame there was trash left in that great spot, dont know what is wrong with some people , laziness and disrespect thought Aussies were proud of there country ???. good job Scotty in picking their rubbish up should be more like you in the outdoors Mate...
Can’t wait to get back home to Australia and to be able to do this again. There’s nothing like the Australian bush. Thank you for keeping the dream alive mate.
The haloumi isn't burnt mate, just caramelised 👍
Absolute cracking spot
Awesome videos
Good on ya bloke. That’s exactly how I want my country promoted to the rest of the world. Keep it up brother 🙏🏼
Man love your vids. I'm a 67 yo who loves the Aussie bush. Love your talk about the black boys. Had a Wiradjuri man who taught me same things about those [and other] plants about 60 years ago. good to see that stuff being shared by young folk today
Greetings from the states! Enjoyed the Murray Cod video. Never heard of Bullumi (sp)cheese, but it looked good! I'm from Wisconsin, the cheese capitol of the US, so maybe it's comparable to one of our cheeses. I'm a subscriber, just love your videos. I'm an avid camper (car camping) at state parks here. I always admire how you can find your way out of all that wilderness in the bush country! I'd get lost forever! Take care & stay safe.
Hey Scottie, since you're keen to keep on improving your fishing, I've got a suggestion. This latest camp looks like it would be an ideal spot to catch freshwater crayfish. All you need is a fold-down crayfish trap. Best bait for your hike-in is small cans of cat food. just puncture the tin and strap it in. Looking at the creek, you should catch heaps. Just cook in salty water. Better than lobster.
*yabbies
Even a small trap means carrying something else.
Very well presented I thought Scotty,
Giving us a camp trip from the lounge 🤘
Literally throw your lure at the fast water, they feed directly from fast water etties. They only retreat to structure when not feeding or high sun. Fast falling barometer is best but always cast up the top of the fastest water you can find
Scotty I really enjoy your videos showing us in the US a little taste of the natural beauty in Australia. Keep up your good work I for one love it!
Mantap mamang
Nice that the undergrowth beneath the trees is not thick. Wonder if they manage it by burn off.
amazing, nice
Hi Scotty! Just found out your channel two weeks ago and it has been my cure to my hiking and camping bug due to the current COVID situation.
I love how your channel focuses on the emotion that we outdoors enthusiast felt whenever we're in the outdoors by ourself or maybe with few of our mates.
However, I'd love to know the gears that you use during your trips to take pictures and videos. I believe the more we share the beauty of nature and promote how to do a responsible activity in the outdoor, either for the casual outdoor enthusiast or season one would be a great thing to do and promote.
What a beautiful location .Its worth trying a surface lure when the water is that dirty. Good chance of getting a reaction bite and you will be hooked for life with this method of fishing. Another great video
At 13:00 Not sure of the exact context but the debris in that bush looks like it may indicate flooding high water mark.
If there is other similar debris at that level it would be confirmation.
Useful to be aware of if flooding is forecast.
Bossy Bill Excellent point, wish he would let us know where he actually is .
Coming to you from lockdown land Victoria, I miss heading out into the bush so much. Scotty you are a saviour and I’m so happy to see your trips enjoying our beautiful nature. Keep them coming mate.
Stay lockdown till you realise you have been lied too. #GoBrokeorGetWoke
Gotta use cheese if you want a murray cod, they love it almost as much as you love halloumi! Good to see you closer to Vic! Great video 🤙
Ben Bartlett my son once caught a Murray Cod with cheese (near Currawarna). Never seen anything like it lol.
@@AussieRN yeah its actually a thing! Ive caught a few murry cod that way. Trick is trying to get the cheese to stay on the hook lol.
@rusclemania7 7 now thats a good idea!
Layer of cheese, layer of chux dishcloth, layer of cheese, warm it in a pan just enough that its sticks together, the chux helps heaps
Beautiful, as always. Glad your ankle is better. Stay well.
hey man! Regards to your comments about the stars being super nice, you should have a play around with Astro timelapse photography :) throwing a few Timelapses in your already epic vids would up the game so much! I have a few further down my channel and im happy to share some knowledge or put you onto some good sources for learning or post processing ect :)
Agreeedddddddd! Ronny Dahl from 4WD in Western Australia has some banger time lapses.
Another magical episode as always mate. Keep chasing that MAGIC. Love it mate 💚💚💚
Just beautiful!!
Such a shame pigs can't take their rubbish with them when they leave. They should watch your channel and learn how to leave no trace!
Pat Devlin has a new fan. Loved the scenery too.
Beam me up Scotty - I would really like to come along... Great video! 🤠👍
Always stoked when you release!
Excelente amigo!! 🇦🇷🌎🏞️
Nice
Nice Camping🔥
I've only just found this channel recently and I am SO happy I did. Thank you so much for all the time and effort you put in to creating the vids, all the hints and tips are brilliant as well. Please do keep 'em coming.
cypress pine. really good timber. the termites don't like it . fyi. nice area you are in.
where r ya scotty, awesome vid cheers.
You are very proficient when it comes to exploring, narratives, setting up camp, lighting fires etc. Love to watch how effortlessly you make camp and explain all the beauty around you. I’ve been fishing for many, many years and let me please suggest this: change your bait often in order to see what the fish are biting on. If they don’t bite within three or four casts, change bait. Live bait is the easiest to catch fish with. I’m sure there’s plenty of live bait where ever you camp; flies, worms, grubs, bugs etc... Hope this helps and with you in spirit.... Thanks for such great videos!
Great video as always! I'm almost 40, been fishing my whole life, and sometimes the fish gods just don't smile on you. But good luck in the future and I can't wait for the next one!
Awesome video mate thanks for taking us along with you
Wow lots of postcard scenery there Scotty. Very nice.
When you see the Milky Way it really does put our existence into perspective. Some of us humans are so full of ourselves and really think that we are a force to be reckoned with but really in the end we are a speck, so fragile and there are so many bigger forces in the universe.
Very inspiring mate keep up the great work always good to be out in nature
Cod don't really like fast moving water actually they're too lazy and big to swim against it so they stay in large still pools
There were some pretty good looking eddies and still water - looked niiice. I'm not sure where this is, but if its the southeast Queensland granite belt, there are some good fish to be had. Sometimes fish can just shut down due to barometric pressure and/or storms. Surface lures such as the jitterbug and also some spinner-baits should do the trick from a lure perspective. Not forgetting that is one beautiful place, and a bad days fishin beats a good days working every time LOL.
Incorrect. Ive caught large cod in some fairly fast flowing water.
They can't eat what they can't see so with murk in the water you need to run a lure with a rattle. I have never fished for cod but if they don't get put off by bright colours, use a bright lure to stand out when visibility is low.
I really enjoy your little trips .I left Aus 35 yrs ago so I miss it a lot. Bro dont take this the wrong way but what is going on over there ? vegs and cheese.....Moroccan powder... bro ya'll going soft what happened to snags and ghastly rabbit stew I cant believe it. BTW it must have rained for 40 day and 40 nights for there to be that much water in a South Australian river :) Boiled eggs used to be good bait for Murray cod ...carry on good luck.
Mantap om,
Mancing sambil menikmati keindahan alam,
Salam strike !!
Indonesia,
Maybe you should try worms or grasshoppers next time. Cheese and chicken parmagana are good too.
Saludos desde Brasil
You have a unique way to explore and share with us.i am going to try making small vids walking around Lismore.area. Thanks for the great inspiration.
That spot looks awesome!
Awesome video👊🏻
Fantastic video again Scotty, thanks for sharing 😀👍
Only just discovered you but your videos are keeping me sane in lockdown Melbourne. Longing for the bush 🏕
Really enjoy your videos such beauty every where you go Thank for showing Australia wilderness 👍👍
That trip looks amazing mate!
Keep up the good work!
Magic location and again great photography. The pine trees you mentioned are probably one of the cypress pine varieties. Nothing like camping in the rain. Thanks for the video and safe travels.
i caught my maiden murray cod last year on cheese as bait. ive always want to hike and fish marry 2 loves together. keep up the good work. and if you get back into the bass i ve great success using savage fat head cranks in the creeks around home. in the scenic rim in qld
Straight after sunrise and before sunset are the best times to fish. The WORST time is around lunchtime when the sun is highest.
Incredible spot!, I've fished it for a few years now!, the recent flows have worked wonders for the fish population!.
Now I got my second Pokémon my first one is Joe Robinet and this guy the second one
Njurk check out outdoors mcgee
Awesome mate, another top video pity about the fishing, those Murray cod can be a bit elusive sometimes. what a cracking campsite you had there but still can't believe there was rubbish there, and thanks for picking it up. cheers Shad 👍
If you have a tarp, wrap it around your backpack as tight as possible and it will float and use it as a flotation device to cross the river.
Awesome trip Scotty, beautiful country well worth the drive. I look forward to every vid you put out... great work 👍
Looks like a really nice spot , great video man !