Trellys Fishing Report

Trellys Fishing Report 14th November 2025

Despite the unseasonally cool weather there have been plenty of fish biting around the state this week. From monster Murray cod in Lake Eildon, to tiny trout in high country trickles and everything in between, there are plenty of places to go fishing in Victoria at the moment.

Lake Hume:

The fishing at Lake Hume has remained quite consistent in recent weeks with regular catches of Yellowbelly being shared all over the internet.A few redfin and Murray cod have also been caught, but they seem to be much less frequent.
As with most places at the moment, there have been no shortage of carp biting at Lake Hume, especially for those angling from the bank with worms in shallow bays.

Lake Nillahcootie:

I have fished Lake Nillahcootie a few times recently and caught fish each time. With the exception of carp, I am struggling to find any decent sized fish though.
I have trolled lures from my boat, and also bait and lure fished from the bank.
All techniques have been successful at catching fish, but as stated already, the sizes have been quite small.
Late last week I spent an entire afternoon sitting on the bank near the boat ramp. I managed to catch 2 carp, 2 Murray cod and 5 Yellowbelly. Apart from the carp which have no size limits, the fish were all undersized.
All but 1 of these fish were caught using worms for bait. The odd one out was one of the Yellowbelly which was caught casting a bladed spinner at sunset — a few anglers have been doing well on Old Mate Lures around the timber, especially when the fish are holding tight against snags.
I also hooked and lost a Murray cod on that bladed spinner.
Despite the fish being small I had enough fun to warrant going back a few days later with my friend Sonny where I caught just one small Yellowbelly on a Strike Tiger Galaxia soft plastic.

Goulburn River:

The Goulburn River has been fishing quite well for trout up around the Thornton area. I was shown some photos of great trout over the weekend which have been caught by fly fisherman.
If you are not a fly fisherman that is OK, these trout will also take lures.
Downstream closer to Shepparton there have been some lovely Yellowbelly caught, along with a few Murray cod which have turned up as a by-catch for anglers targeting Yellowbelly.
The signs are looking great for the upcoming trout season.

Loddon and Campaspe Rivers:

Both of these rivers have been fishing well for Yellowbelly lately. They usually do fish well at this time of the year. 
I have had a few photos shared with me of Yellowbelly from the Loddon River, and have seen photos of Yellowbelly caught in the Campaspe. 
The small 10 foot old mate lures have been doing the damage in the Campaspe River with pink and purple being the stand out colour. 
These lures can be found here.
In the Loddon it was a green number 2 Stumpjumper and a purple unknown brand spinnerbait that caught the Yellowbelly.Number 2 Stumpjumpers can be found here.

Ovens River:

The Ovens River has been a little bit hit and miss this week as a reasonable sized flush of water has pushed through after last week’s rainfall.
I have caught a few carp, but that’s been about it. My friend Lisa and her daughter caught a nice Yellowbelly downstream of Wangaratta while fishing during the flush.
The flush has now passed and the water has receded and cleared up quite a bit already. I am quite confident that things will stabilise and the fishing will be very good again very soon.
When I say very good, I am talking about having lots of action. I have been catching a lot of carp, Murray cod and Trout cod lately. The cod have all been released of course.
Although I have caught a few Yellowbelly in the Ovens River, they have not been overly active. I’ve definitely seen better Yellowbelly fishing in the Ovens.

Lake Moodemere:

For those that just love to head out and catch something, anything, Lake Moodemere has been fishing very well for carp lately. Sadly, that is all that I have heard of being caught there. Carp, carp and more carp.
I find that Lake Moodemere tends to produce a few other species such as Yellowbelly, Silver Perch and Redfin after a decent sized flood event, but once the lake has sat there for a few years without a flood to give it a flush, it becomes a carp mecca.
While this might be bad for many of us, there are a lot of people that just love to catch carp, and that includes kids.
Being such a shallow lake without steep sides, Lake Moodemere is a great place to take the kids for an afternoon of carp fishing fun.
Worms and sweet corn kernels are the best carp bait in Lake Moodemere.