Fresh water Cobbler
Submitted by Travis Br on Mon, 2012-08-27 23:05
Hey all,
I got a few quick questions...
I was wondering how good are fresh cobbler for eating?
Also whats the best baits to be using to catch them?
Lastly I've heard that you can catch them in the canning river, would this be legal?
Cheers
Trav
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Choppers on poppers
bod
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Cobbler
Have a look here. A ban in place in the Swan and Canning Rivers until 2017
http://fishwrecked.com/forum/cobbler-protected-swan-and-canning-rivers-gidgees-banned
Sandgroper-WA
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http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/Doc
http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/Documents/recreational_fishing/rec_fishing_guides/rules_guide_west_coast.pdf
Under Medium Risk Species.
Buz
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The Cobbler in the Swan and
The Cobbler in the Swan and Canning are the Esturine species and are protected in those systems. Fine to keep if caught in the ocean. As for the actual freshwater species i have only ever caught them near Dwellingup inthe Murray River as a bycatch when targeting Redfin. I didnt eat them though as they were smallish only about 20-25cm. I think some of the dams hold them too?
Jarlaxle
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Cobbler meat is sweet as
Dwellingup and the Blackwood are full of them.
I use a box of live worms from any nursery as a farm starter for bout $20 last me all summer.
Also live minnows and even river prawns.
I have done better at night or dusk.
I cook the smaller ones like Prawn meat, Quick run over a hot pan witha drizzle of oil and garlic bewdiful.
Nauti Buoy
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Worms
Worms are definetely the best bait for them. I don't like them to eat- but those large silver stripey eyes do.
Travis Br
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Cheers
Thanks for the tips guys!
Yeah seen heaps of river cobbler near the naval base/water police on the oposite side of the river, saw
3-4 of them there, big suckers too, if only you could catch em.
Choppers on poppers
MetroMako
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I know where
To catch them 1-2 meter's long Big bstrds have to weigh a few kilo.Also biggest redfin youll ever see in your life but it's illegal to fish there.So i probaly shouldnt tell ya X)
smicko
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2m long Freshwater
2m long Freshwater Cobbler??
Twit.
bluenosehunter
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watch out for the big ones
yea there around.
caught one metre plus about a year ago near herrison island targeting bream on a river prawn.
never handled one and got spiked, trying to release the thing! worst night in a long time!
my advice. fish for flatties tastier and smaller rakers!
jigsaw
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cobbler stings
I can vouch it's a hard lesson to learn but never forgotten.
Thomo 85
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Shame..
Shame the numbers of cobbler and prawns aren't what they once were in the River. The old's always talk about summer nights on the swan foreshores tuckin intonfeeds of cobbler and prawns way back when hopefully with the ban in place they are making a good recovery
West Aussie Fisho
jake44
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hifreshwater cobbler taste
hi
freshwater cobbler taste like crap
the best and easiest way to catch them is have a sinker on the end of your line and about 15 cm above the sinker have a hook with a live worm, sit the sinker on the river floor about a metre out and you will catch them easy as.
the best time for catching them is just on dark time
and the best place to catch them is on the murray river just south of pinjarra