Getting down and dirty – fishing after the floods by Brett Geddes

Dirty water means hard fishing, right? Well, no, not always. In fact sometimes under the cover of dirty water, fish can feed more aggressively than ever and some hot sessions can result. Brett Geddes explains how to make the most of the widespread rainfall in Victoria's south.

"There's money in mud!" That's how the saying goes when farmers get rain, especially after a tough drought. A lot of anglers have shown there's plenty of fish in mud, too. Well, flooded dirty water, at least!

There has been significant rain right across the entire coast of Victoria over the last few months and, as we all know, Central and East Gippsland experienced major floods. It has forced many of us to re-think our fishing tactics because we have had clean water conditions to fish for so long. I quizzed a few gun anglers from around the State, and came up with the following strategies for successfully fishing discoloured water.