Episodes
Tuesday May 30, 2023
Tuesday May 30, 2023
This adventure was too special not to record a podcast on location. On night two of our three-day drift, we sat down to record an episode for the podcast, sharing stories, lessons, and everything from this amazing adventure.
Six of the SF team, in three boats and lots of fish. What we find is most incredible about fishing as a team is the ability to learn. From mid-day on the first day, we worked out the bite pattern, and then capitalised on it for the rest of the trip.
In this podcast you’ll hear plenty of stories and banter, but also, you’ll learn lessons that you’ll be able to apply to your next session on a river system.
Enjoy this casual and relaxed, but also very insightful episode of The Social Fishing Podcast!
In this episode:
00:30 – Intro of the group and the location.
11:00 – Why we all went looking for shallow running lures.
15:30 – The start of day one, what we caught and what we learnt.
20:30 – Stand out yella lure.
22:00 – Why we went to weedless plastics.
24:00 – Middle of day one & Alex’s 95cm capture.
38:50 – Karen’s topwater fish, morning of day two.
43:00 – Approach and techniques we used on day two.
1:21:20 – Everyone’s moment of the trip.
Friday May 19, 2023
Friday May 19, 2023
In this special episode, we sit down with the man behind the microphone and the founder of Social Fishing, Rhys Creed. Interviewed by Dan Webber, Chris Cotterill and Karen Rees, Rhys shares the journey of how he turned his passion for fishing and educating others into what Social Fishing is today.
We get a glimpse into who Rhys is behind the scenes, the key people who have helped shape his path and his approach to life. Rhys shares some pivotal moments along the path to building Australia’s largest freshwater fishing community, the Social Fishing Membership, the challenges faced along the journey and where's next for Rhys and the Social Fishing brand.
This is a great episode, filled with a stack of stories and laughs as Rhys gets grilled by the team and of course the episode is filled with fishing tips for this upcoming big winter cod season. Make sure to tune in and we hope you enjoy this episode!
In this episode:
2:00 – How Chris Cotterill, Karen Rees & Dan Webber fit into the SF picture
14:00 – What inspired Rhys to create the Social Fishing brand?
35:00 – The launch of the SF Membership
46:00 – Key people who helped Social Fishing get where it is today?
57:00 – Why fishing for Rhys?
1:04:00 – Family life, running a business and the SF Membership
1:20:30 – Memorable catches in the past three years
1:31:00 – How Rhys approaches chasing winter cod
1:39:50 – Where to next for Rhys and Social Fishing
1:45:20 – One lure, one waterway, one session
1:48:30 – Biggest challenges we face building the SF Brand
1:54:30 – Quote or phrase that Rhys lives by
Friday Mar 31, 2023
Friday Mar 31, 2023
The story of Jimmy Barwick is next level! This is an epic chat as we learn who Jimmy is and the crazy adventure he has been on over the past two decades. He has travelled a fair portion of the world, lived overseas working and spent a massive part of his life living on the water.
Currently working as a fly guide on the Tumut River in NSW, and also working in retail. He has seen and done it all, and in the first half of this episode we get an insight into his amazing life journey.
The second half of this episode Jimmy shares his last 12 months of chasing Murray Cod. Having never chased them ever before, to learning about this incredibly intelligent species, to catching his first (and now multiple) metre Murray Cod on the fly. We discuss techniques and approach for using the fly, and lessons Jimmy has learnt along the way. This is a big episode and one you’ll want to listen to.
In this episode:
0:00 – The Jimmy Barwick Story – Early life in Tasmania
12:50 – The Story – Super Yachts in Europe
18:00 – The Story – Move to Indonesia
21:00 – The Story – Guiding at Arlie Beach
29:30 – The Story – Charter Boat in the NT
30:45 – The Story – Move to Tumut as a Guide
40:00 – The Story – Working on a Super Yacht Travelling the World
50:00 – Learning to target Murray Cod (having never chased them before)
58:00 – How Jimmy started out with chasing Murray Cod
1:05:00 – First sessions on the water
1:17:30 – Spending more time on the water and catching cod on lures
1:27:00 – Going from lures to first metre cod on fly
1:35:00 – Tips for chasing cod on fly
Sunday Feb 26, 2023
Sunday Feb 26, 2023
We’ve been using our custom inflatable boat setup a lot this summer, and with so many questions we thought we’d sit down and have a chat about them. In this episode we talk about our sessions this summer drifting in the inflatable, including our Ovens River adventure.
We went on an epic 3 day float/camp trip and Dan and I look back on the trip and share the stories, adventures and lessons. This episode is all about the inflatable boats and the Ovens River, including plenty of tips to help you if you’re panning a trip to the Ovens River.
Enjoy this episode and stay tuned for the video we will be releasing soon which will highlight the inflatable boat setup we use.
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0:30 – Recap from the recent Ultimate Fishing Expo
6:15 – Sounder Series Course announcement and our recent session at Burrinjuck
13:45 – Benefits of fishing from an inflatable boat
26:15 – Our camping setup in the inflatables
33:00 – Are the inflatables tough?
39:00 – Fishing from a small pool boat
42:00 – The Ovens River Adventure – Sharing the story
56:45 – Tips for fishing the Ovens River
1:10:30 – Dan’s cheap inflatable setup
1:24:00 – More advantages of the inflatable setup
Wednesday Jan 25, 2023
Wednesday Jan 25, 2023
If you love chasing cod, especially river cod – this is a must listen episode! Our special guest for this episode, Jackson Haussler has achieved so much in the cod world in such a short space of time. Fishing in Northern NSW, he is familiar with the gorge country for Murray Cod.
In this episode we talk about the Northern Basin rivers including the Severn, Macintyre and Gwydir. Jackson talks about weather patterns, moon and how critical he is when it comes to conditions for chasing cod. He also gets chatting about how he has changed and mistakes he made in the past when it comes to friendship and respect.
It’s an amazing listen with such an incredible angler. Strap yourself in for this one.
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Monday Jan 02, 2023
Monday Jan 02, 2023
Well, there goes another year… 2022 all over but what an epic adventure! We were lucky enough to have some amazing trips and epic moments. In this episode Rhys and Dan share stories from the year, their favourite moments and highlights throughout 2022.
Plus along the way they share plenty of lessons they learnt from over the prior 12 months. This is a cracker way to welcome in the new year, and it’s going to be big!
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Thursday Dec 15, 2022
Thursday Dec 15, 2022
In this episode Rhys is joined by Sunny Martins, and what an epic chat it is! Sunny has an eye for detail and is very particular in the way he fishes and his approach, so much so that it pays off with plenty of big fish hitting his deck. He has an addictive passion for fishing that drives him to continually seek new challenges and experiences (and also helping him spend countless hours on the water).
In this episode Sunny shares his background, how fishing started for him and where he is today in his fishing journey, along with plenty of tips to help you catch more fish. The boys talk about Murray Cod, Golden Perch, Trout and Bass - different techniques, approach, and lures for all those species.
Then Sunny gets into some specific but important topics around boat position and how he fishes a bank for both cod and yellas in a deep dam (like Eildon) and a shallow lake (like Mulwala). In this discussion he explains fish position, how they feed, how to position your boat, how and where to cast and more (very important stuff to learn).
Plus, he shares plenty of stories from his past, memories, and lessons, along with future goals and handy tips for you to take away and into your own fishing. This is an episode you don’t want to miss, and make sure you share it with your friends!
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In this episode:
3:00 - How Sonny gets to fish so much?
10:45 – How fishing started for Sunny and where he is based?
20:00 – Fishing solo v with a mate, and fishing from a kayak
26:30 – More on Sunny’s fishing journey
34:00 – Thinking outside the box – boat positioning for cod and yellas (inc. dam example)
47:30 – Boat position continued – Example at Mulwala
57:00 – Favouirte way to chase each species (cod, yellas, trout, bass)
1:06:10 – Approach for a Session and Fishing Over Summer
1:14:00 – Lure Choice and Approach: weedless plastics, plastics with exposed hooks, hardbody & spinnerbait
1:30:10 – Preferred Colour Choice for Sunny
1:33:45 – Sunny’s Goals Moving Forward
Thursday Nov 24, 2022
Thursday Nov 24, 2022
Another episode where I’m joined by Dan Webber to have a chat about the current fishing, techniques, and approach for chasing Golden Perch in spring and summer. There is a huge amount of information and content that you can apply to your sessions in this episode which runs for over two hours.
During the middle of the chat, we get into conversation about fish behaviour, which include Murray Cod, Trout and Golden Perch and a critical concept that makes a massive difference to your fishing sessions (this is a must know concept).
Then we finish up the episode by referring to the amazing response we got from the last episode with Dan Webber on mental health.
Plenty of learn and discover in this episode of The Social Fishing Podcast!
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In this episode:
2:00 – Intro and Catchup on Recent Session this Spring
7:00 – Learning from Failure and Poor Sessions – Recap from Dan’s Recent Trout Session
14:50 – Lessons from How Fish Feed from a Recent Burrinjuck Session
19:00 – Example on Fish Behaviour from Lake Hume
26:00 – Late Spring & Summer Techniques for Golden Perch
53:50 – Most IMPORTANT Thing to Remember About Fishing!!!
56:45 – Summer Techniques for Yellas continued.
1:00:50 – Go-To Trolling Lures for Yellas in Summer
1:05:30 – Concentrations Concept – Understanding this is Key to Success
1:40:00 – Few Final Words about the Upcoming Season
1:49:00 – Catchup on Mental Health from the Last Episode
Tuesday Nov 08, 2022
Tuesday Nov 08, 2022
This is a sad topic but one that needs to be shared. There is so much false information, blaming and comments going around in the media around the fish kills. So, with that I wanted to produce a series of podcast, articles, blog posts and videos interviewing knowledgeable people and sharing the reasons behind these fish deaths.
This is the third major fish kill along the Murray River we will have seen in 12 years. We as humans have caused this issue and it’s up to us to fix it. This is a MUST LISTEN and SHARE episode.
I was lucky enough to be joined by environmental science teacher Peter Phillips who is completing his PhD on the flooding along the Murray River. He spent over 50 days floating the Murray River in the 2016 floods and has an in depth understanding on this river system.
In this episode we discuss a range of topics including blackwater, the current flooding and what’s causing it, what has happened in Shepparton and Echuca with the suspicious fish deaths. We also discuss the nature of the river and how the flows have changed over the past 50 years, the prediction of these current fish kills and what we need to do to stop this from happening again in the future.
Everyone who cares about native fish needs to listen to this episode so please share it with your friends. And let’s make a difference!
0:00 – introduction from Rhys about what is happening with flooding
8:15 – Overview of the flooding in the Murray, Goulburn, and Campaspe around Echuca
10:10 – Peter Phillips background, passion, and PhD study
11:30 – What is Blackwater and Hypoxic water?
14:55 – What is happening with the current floods and why the fish are dying around Echuca
24:30 – Dissolved oxygen and what fish need to survive
29:30 – What’s happening with the flood continued.
38:00 – Fish kills further downstream in the Little Murray, Gunbower Creek and the Murray River
41:00 – Why the fish kills have been so bad in the past decade
46:00 – What’s the solution? Is it going to get worse?
51:10 – How the riparian vegetation filters carbon from blackwater
54:00 – Will we see a massive fish kill this summer coming?
56:15 – IMPORTANT: Summary by Rhys on the issues and moving forward
Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
Ep69 - Matt Mildren: Dartmouth Dam and Trolling Techniques for Trout
Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
In this episode I’m joined by Matt Mildren to talk all about chasing Trout at Dartmouth. It was great to have Matt on to talk a little bit of Trout fishing jumping into the history of Dartmouth, the fish species, the size and layout of the lake. We then talk about the Trout in the system, the best approach, key lures and seasons.
Matt also jumps in and explains trolling for Trout in detail and how he uses different gear throughout the year to target them effectively. We then finish up with a few cod stories.
Matt writes a monthly report on Dartmouth Dam. It’s available inside the SF Membership along with other reports from NSW and VIC. You can learn more here.
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In this episode:
4:00 – Fishing Competitions at Dartmouth
5:00 – Dartmouth over 100% and spilling since 1996
9:30 – Trout Stocking, Macquarie Perch and History of Dartmouth
20:40 – Matt’s background and fishing journey
32:30 – Fishing for Trout in Dartmouth – Tips & Seasons
1:01:00 – What is it about Trout that Matt loves
1:04:45 – Best lures for Dartmouth
1:12:45 – Your most memorable fishing moment
1:21:40 – Matt’s last piece of advice