Graeme Powell of Narromine and I enjoyed a productive spinnerbait casting session in the Narromine district, with the final tally for the day reaching five cod and a yellowbelly.

Purple skirted spinnerbaits were seemingly irresistible when cast under dense willow frond canopies, with the lesson of the day certainly being that persistence pays off.

Some cod that produced a strike on the first cast were caught 20 to 30 casts later.

The large low-pressure system came blowing in on the Monday of the long weekend and the fishing slowed a little.

Burrendong Dam

Daniel Howard headed out to Burrendong with some family and friends and reported fishing was quite slow during the daylight hours on Saturday.

Bobbing yabbies, casting lures and trolling failed to produce a bite, but lady luck smiled during the night as the yellas and catties came on the chew.

Small yabbies and worms worked well from the bank throughout the night, and produced yellas to five pounds and numerous catfish.

For his report and great photos Daniel wins a selection of Jaz Lures and Spinner baits.

Wyangala Dam

Dubbo Catches was emailed a photo and report of a massive one metre plus Murray cod caught by Alan Hewen of Grenfell at Wyangala Dam recently on a Jaz Tenterfield Shrimp 85mm in chrome gold.

This trophy cod is one of the biggest fish caught in the central west district in recent times, and was a genuine trophy specimen usually seen only on the glossy pages of a fishing magazine.

The Murray was a particularly long fish that looked very fit for its age and size.

Jindabyne and Eucumbene

Fishing has been great in the Thredbo and Eucumbene rivers.

There is some great Glo Bug fishing at the moment for the fly fishos, and steady rain will see more fish becoming active.

Glo Bugs and Nymphs are best fished under a strike indicator, with early starts a must for these areas and although it can be cold the fishing becomes a bit quiet once the sun is high in the sky and shining on the water.

General fishing news

Stealing fish, black market fish trading, and illegal fishing methods such as netting with both gill and drum nets, and set line use (droppers) is ruining our river.

Fisheries officers spend many hours on patrol, detecting and preventing illegal fishing but they need your help.

Report illegal or suspect fishing activities to your nearest fisheries office or use the Fishers Watch Phoneline on 1800 043 536.

Record the following information before reporting:

o Type of activity.

o Time, date and location of activity.

o Number of people and any descriptions.

o Registration numbers of cars and boats.

All information will be treated as confidential and remain absolutely confidential.

For general fishing information, call the Fisheries Information Line on 1300 550 474.

Impoundment and river roundup

Bowering 32.8 per cent, Brogo 95.2, Burrendong 17.8; Burrinjuck 40.9, Carcoar 7.0, Chaffey 75.7, Copeton 21, Dartmouth 16, Glenbawn 51.3, Glennis Creek 57.9, Hume 13.7, Keepit 20.6, Lake Cargelligo 34.5, Lake Victoria 40, Lostock 102.6, Menindee 52.29, Pindari 31.5.