Current discharge: 480 ML per day.
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Water level current: 82.4 per cent.
Current inflow: 3820 ML per day.
Water visibility: up to 1 metre in main basin.
Rain last 14 days: 26 mm.
Forecast weather: Mostly sunny for the weekend. Temperatures between four and 19 degrees Celsius with light winds up to 10 km/h from the west.
Full moon: September 9.
New moon: September 24.
Water temperature: 14 - 16 degrees Celsius.
Murray cod: Closed season. No doubt there will be a lot of cod caught over the coming three months including some big ones. I won’t be reporting on or posting any photos from the closed period September 1 until November 30.
Yellow belly: It has been very quiet for the lure fishermen during the past few days. I have spent several hours casting and trolling this week for zero results. Bait fishing with worms from the bank early morning and late afternoon/evenings is the best. We had thunder storms on Tuesday night sweep over the region which saw 25 mm of rain fall overnight at the park. This will see an increased inflow over the next few days. Casting lures such as spinner baits, crank baits or even hard bodies into any inflowing water will be well worth a try. The water temperatures further up the rivers has reached 16 degrees and remains at about 14 in the main basin. The yellows typically come on the bite at the top end of the dam earlier in the season. Water clarity is also lower up the rivers with some algae starting to appear. There are also quite a few floaters about as the water rises so boaters need to be watchful.
Park news: Confirmation this week that funding has been approved for some major capital works. We are in the design stage now with works to commence to water treatment and sewerage after Easter 2015.
Dean Brind
Burrinjuck Waters Holiday Park.