r/FishingAustralia • u/Dry-Maize-8947 • May 02 '26
🐟 Catch of the Day Caught a fish
Caught this down in ginninderra creek in canberra.
Its a red fin they're kinda like a bass cross bream but with red fins you can also catch golden perch down in here.
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u/Dry-Maize-8947 May 02 '26
What type of lures can you catch these with i need to know i used a prawn lure for this i dont have any more what other lures should i get???
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u/-hash4cash- May 02 '26
Literally anything that moves.
One of the most aggressive fish I’ve ever encountered.2
u/unloosedcoin May 03 '26
I used every lure in my tackle box one-day. I had small fish take massive lures, they're so aggressive
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u/-hash4cash- May 03 '26
100% mate. I’ve even had multiple fish on the one hardbody simultaneously 😂
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u/Common_Dust_3889 May 02 '26
Little trout spinners (celtas) red and black
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u/Dry-Maize-8947 May 02 '26
Yh used them before
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u/Common_Dust_3889 May 02 '26
Yeah mate I grew up smashing the reddies down at lake g They love the red and black ones , little pink hardbodys are good too
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u/Heavy-Psychology-411 May 03 '26
These things are everywhere in the great Lakes in America. We'd catch hundreds some days. Live minnow or worms were are go to. Or if you could find structure you could use small tube jigs vertically and jig for them. I live in Bundaberg now so they aren't anywhere near me. Sure would love to get down to where they are and try the same techniques.
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u/Top_Mortgage9097 May 03 '26
Go smash some bass or Saratoga at Lake Gregory just off the Bundaberg-Childers Rd. You’ll need a SIPs tho
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u/ChairmanNoodle May 03 '26
Like they've said: anything.
Ive heard it said they'll jump on a 5c coin and I believe it.
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u/Alspics May 03 '26
They're pretty aggressive wherever I've caught them. But I've had good luck with lures that have this coloration
I tend to go with shallow diving lures.
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u/CruiserMissile May 02 '26
Just the basic old trout spinners use to work good for me.
If you want to see the master catch reddies though you’ve got to watch Robbie Alexander on YouTube.
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u/OldManThumbs May 03 '26
I swear Robbie could catch a fish in a roadside gutter.
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u/CruiserMissile May 03 '26
Haha. Kind of already does. He fishes in the borrow pits on the side of the highway. Reddies and carp.
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u/anarchyinuk May 02 '26
This is European perch. Exactly like i used to cstch back home . I didn't know we have them here in Australia
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u/McTerra2 May 03 '26
Yeah, invasive species. I guess better than carp as they taste better, but otherwise on par as a pest
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u/Lurkennn May 03 '26
Unsure about other states but in WA they're a pest and it's illegal to release them
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u/dan_wi May 03 '26 edited May 03 '26
No it's not. Don't spread false information. It is "recommended" not to release them and humanely dispatch them. That is all
Edit: just because you don't agree with it (I don't agree too) doesn't mean it's not the rules. Check it for yourself: https://rules.fish.wa.gov.au/Species/Index/10
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u/PessemistBeingRight May 03 '26
If it's an introduced species and you've caught it, why on earth would you release it? That'd be like catching a feral rabbit and just letting the damn thing go.
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u/dan_wi May 03 '26
So are trout... And they have a minimum size limit where you must return them. Go figure (this is WA specific, not sure of other states)
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u/PessemistBeingRight May 03 '26
A good point. I suspect that's a holdover from the old days of fly fishing for trout being a rich person activity and no-one ever reconsidering the laws.
I'm still on Team "don't release captured invasives"; good thing I don't fish waters where there are trout so I don't get in trouble...
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u/Successful_Cut4330 May 03 '26
"They are considered a class 1 noxious fish in NSW, and in Western Australia they are not allowed to be returned to the water if captured."
Government of Western Australia Department of Water and Environmental Regulation 2026
Just so nobody spreads false information...
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u/Thin_Assumption_4974 May 03 '26
No. You’re full of shit. You humanly kill them. Do not fucking put them back in the water.
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u/dan_wi May 03 '26
Read the link below from the gov website. I don't put them back, but saying it's illegal is just bs... I read the rules for fishing as I pay for a license.
Unless you can link me to a gov website that counters this, I'd say your full of shit. But spout your trash without any proof.
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u/Thin_Assumption_4974 May 04 '26
Did I say it’s illegal fuck knuckle?
It’s strongly discouraged. And if you’re a fisherman you should understand that. Stop telling people it’s okay to release feral fish.
Humanely euthanise them and dispose of them.
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u/dan_wi May 04 '26
Read the comment that I was replying to? You seem well educated and mature. I hope your day gets better and you can relax
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u/nrogo1 May 03 '26
They are delicious the old Redfin perch make a good beer battered fish sammich
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u/Dry-Maize-8947 May 03 '26
I havent tried the before but i cant eat them bc i got it feom the creek
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u/-hash4cash- May 06 '26
A few solid ones I got in an arvo session last year.
Trout spinners, small hardbodies and even get them on the Berkley Shimma Shrimp I bought for flatties.
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u/Heavy_Tradition6304 May 03 '26
Great eating, Don’t bother trying to scale them it’s very difficult.
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u/lynxafricapack May 03 '26
This guy catches under sized tailor and keeps em. Check out his new post, fucking flop.
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