anyone fish lake samsonvale/ north pine dam?

[lam]

hey,

just wondering if anyone has fished lake samsonvale/ north pine dam lately ?

[keenothebream]

fished it ages ago all i got was those fish your spose to kill

[calajc6]

yeahh mate i have :D

[Eug]

a guy i know fishes there often. the bass are still quiet (only a handful caught since the floods) and quite a lot of sediment in the water apparently. tilapia, gar, catfish, turtles and garfish are still biting.

cheers
eug

[kamikazeghost]

After all the rain, the dams are turning over. This is normal. Also, the water temperature is way too high for good active fishing currently.

Generally speaking, after a good fill or the rain we've had, give about 2-3mths for it to really return. The changes are quite significant: oxygenation, filtration, sedimentation, detritis, nitrogen concentrations, significant vegetation breakdown, pressure changes in the dam, topographical changes, etc. These factors do make a difference in how a dam will fish and what will happen with the dam. It is why we speak of dams turning over.

Michael