Lake Mulwala

 I have been dreaming about fishing for Murray Cod at Lake Mulwala (Yarrawonga/Mulwala) for months now and it was the primary reason to stack the kayak on top of the car. 

Well – as usual it was a great place to camp with views across the lake, lots of birdlife and plenty of flat grassy camping spots. Very quiet at this time of year with only a few campers even on weekends. BUT – after a good ten hours of paddling round in the yak throwing lures at every tree (and there are thousands of them), log and anything else of interest not a single bump, follow or anything to indicate that there was a fish in the lake (probably because the water was freezing).

Did I mention freezing - we have never been so cold on some of the cloudy days, with a lot of frost in the mornings and everything iced up and wet till at least 10AM. So, to go out in the yak – standing in the water to launch and only being warm in the middle of the day (on days it was sunny) was a real challenge. 

Although after the frosty mornings it was usually a beautiful sunny day with the temperatures soaring to a balmy 14C on some days (did I mention the freezing weather?). 

We no longer clean the caravan just defrost it! Just joking – the new diesel heater has been running almost nonstop and works a treat.

We did cop a few days of strong winds and heavy rain with minor flooding under our awning necessitating some extended trench work to try and drain the excess water.

We were lucky to catch up with some friends from Mandurah who were also meandering their way through the eastern states with caravan in tow. Alan and Sally (and Rosie the hound) camped near us for a few nights and was great to catch up and enjoy some time together.

Not sure if I will ever make it back this way, but if I do it will certainly not be in winter. 

Great place to camp, nice country and towns – unfortunately no fish.

Short Video is HERE