Cod Season Primer by Stephen Booth

Like many other anglers I look forward to cod reappearing on the target list come 1 December. They're not the prettiest fish, they certainly don't fight the hardest, but they are an awe-inspiring fish that takes up a lot of my dream time.

Catching cod can be as easy as flicking a shrimp, yabby or bardi grub out near a clump of snags and hanging on, but my style of cod fishing is far more active. I love chasing them in relatively shallow water with cast and retrieve lures. This means I don't come across as many overgrown behemoths as some anglers do, but it does mean that I come across a lot more middle-sized fish, and a lot more golden perch too!

The following is a brief run-down on what I look for in the waters around Lake Mulwala (upstream, downstream and in the lake) when I get the chance to be on the water chasing my favourite fish in Australia.

CURRENT

There is no substitute for a bit of flow when chasing cod and goldens on cast lures. The current dictates where the fish will be...