It would have been better if that sort of weather was around this weekend as it would have made a great excuse to attend the Melbourne boat show.

That’s right, if you are planning to attend you had better get a wriggle on. 

We are not planning on going to Melbourne ... going to have a year off from attending any shows this year mainly due to the fact that I really just don’t feel like going. 

There are a lot of new models of boats, motors and electronics around, so if you are interested go and check all these out.

If you do see something you like, just remember to give the locals a go before you purchase out of town as I am sure they will match or get as close as they can and therefore keep the locals local.

I had the opportunity to have a couple of hours on the Murrumbidgee with Rod from Compleat Angler during the week.

We went down for a pod cast (don’t even know what that is) for the ABC and while sitting in the boat listening to him talk about our fabulous river, I realised he actually does know a bit about it.

Having been fishing with Rod for over 30 years I always thought he was full of it, but he spoke very eloquently and knowledgably about the river.

We put a couple of lobster pots in the water just to show how healthy the river system is and we picked up  three lobbys as well as two Jennys full of roe and an undersized male.

All were returned unharmed to the water.

During the interview we threw a couple of baited lines in the water just for the hell of it, but during the colder season when the water temperature is a balmy 6.9 degrees, fish don’t eat a great deal and the smaller fish tend to “hibernate” till the temperature picks up.

The bigger fish will attack lures more as an instinctive response rather than for grits and, if they are a bit peckish, there are lobsters for them to nibble on.

Anyway it was better than working even though, even with the Riv Jet we struck bottom.

Didn’t get stuck, the boat just hit bottom – only one metre from the boat ramp, so you would find it very difficult to put a normal outboard in the river when it is this low (0.73 metres) without doing damage.

Now you are thinking why you would want to put the boat in the water and go fishing when the water is this cold?

The river is so low and the fish aren’t feeding, but like I said, a lure can create an instinctive response from a LARGE predator in this situation.

The lower water levels also means the most of the fish congregate in the deeper holes.

This could enhance an instinctive response due to excess agitation and another large fish on his/her turf with the fish thinking “I will show them what I will do if they get any closer ...” 

I made that bit up, because I just watched The Warriors again for about the 100th time.

There have been some Megalodon (and before you contact me and say that I have used the Megalodon word out of context, I just wanted to make it sound extraordinary because I am yet to crack the metre-plus Maccullochella peelii) cod caught over the past couple of weeks.

Burrinjuck, Blowering and the river have seen an abundance of these fellas and I understand that time on the water equates to big fish.

But I do have to say, I feel sorry for myself every time I hear of the fishermen who catch these.

A small amount of luck is involved in catching these but time and effort is the major cause of success.

Just gunna have to up my game.

Hey, it will happen I can assure you and if I am still rambling on in this media, you will know about it!