golden perch in dams
Learn how to lure fishing for Australian Freshwater Fish
do you struggle to find active and schooling golden perch?
then This is the series for you!
This series is here to give you the power to catch more fish and enjoy your time on the water. 'It's your own personal fishing guide that's always in your pocket'
Do You Struggle To Find Active And Schooling Golden Perch?
then This is the series for you!
This series is here to give you the power to catch more fish and enjoy your time on the water. 'It's your own personal fishing guide that's always in your pocket'
online & DVD tutorial series
7 Tutorial Videos - 200 Mins of Content
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'Your guide to fishing success'
Why was this series created?
Hey!
It's me, Rhys.
This series was created to help you succeed, catch more fish and enjoy your time on the water. It was born out of the lack of quality information and content about lure fishing in the freshwater, and this series unlocks the art of successfully targeting Golden Perch in Aussie dams.
I grew up as a young bloke and couldn’t find quality answers to all my questions about fishing… so with this I decided to learn as much as I could and share it with the world!
After watching this series you’ll have the knowledge and confidence to succeed in your fishing trips and you’ll be amazed at how much more enjoyable fishing is once you know what to do!
Rhys Creed
Social Fishing
what's included in the complete guide series?
lure fishing for golden perch in Dams
Golden Perch are a fish of behaviour, if you can present the perfect offering, the correct way... they can’t resist! Your gear selection is important and with the correct understanding of leaders, lure designs, weights and colours you’ll ALWAYS have an option for landing these incredible fish.
You’ll understand the various structure types; rocky banks, standing trees, logs, grassy banks and bays and how to fish them correctly to ensure you get the best results. Plus plenty of action and BONUS content.
Join Rhys and the Social Fishing Team as they share all the secrets to this style of fishing. This series is filmed on Blowering Dam & Lake Hume.
This series not only includes important education but great footage and cinematography, which makes these tutorials easy and enjoyable to watch.
7 Tutorials - 200 Minutes
Lure Fishing For Golden Perch In Dams
Golden Perch are a fish of behaviour, if you can present the perfect offering, the correct way... they can’t resist! Your gear selection is important and with the correct understanding of leaders, lure designs, weights and colours you’ll ALWAYS have an option for landing these incredible fish.
You’ll understand the various structure types; rocky banks, standing trees, logs, grassy banks and bays and how to fish them correctly to ensure you get the best results. Plus plenty of action and BONUS content.
Join Rhys and the Social Fishing Team as they share all the secrets to this style of fishing. This series is filmed on Blowering Dam & Lake Hume.
This series not only includes important education but great footage and cinematography, which makes these tutorials easy and enjoyable to watch.
7 Tutorials - 200 Minutes
Extra Details on Each Tutorial
Pt 1 - Introduction
Duration 23 mins
Featuring: Rhys Creed & Tallis Cotterill
Targeting Golden Perch in dams on light spin gears is great fun! Sometimes they can be hard to catch but with the proper knowledge it’s not uncommon to hook into great numbers on a day out!
In this tutorial you learn:
Characteristics –
How Golden Perch behave in lakes and dams, how they grow and feed, where they hide and their characteristics.
Waterways & Locations –
The best lakes and dams around the country that are home to Golden Perch.
Rhys’ Top 4 Tips –
These four tips are very important and can be the difference between catching fish and not. Rhys talks about water temperature, best techniques, the best season and his favourite location.
This tutorial is just as important as the rest in the series and best of all it ends with some great action from a short Blowering Dam session on some big Golden Perch!
Pt 2 - Gear Selection
Duration 31 mins
Featuring: Rhys Creed
This tutorial is all about your gear selection for Golden Perch in dams. If you’ve never done this style of fishing before, then this is a great tutorial for you. Proper gear choice will make sure you land more fish.
In this tutorial you will learn:
Rods –
The different setups you will need, for different styles of fishing, including; casting and trolling.
Reels –
The best reels to use in your setup, including both spin and baitcaster.
Mainline and Leader –
The best braid to use; what colour, breaking strain and type as well as the leader; how long it should be, when to use monofilament or fluorocarbon etc.
Other tools –
What pliers you will need, tools to help retrieve your lures, nets, brad mats and fish handling equipment.
BONUS Spotters Tip:
Choosing the Best Rod in the Shop
After watching this tutorial you’ll be able to walk into a tackle store and pick the right gear for the job!
Pt 3 - Lure Selection
Duration 40 mins
Featuring: Rhys Creed
In this tutorial Rhys sits down and runs through all the different types of lures there are for Golden Perch and which ones work!
In this tutorial you will learn:
Lipless Crankbaits –
The different shapes, brands, colours, weight and styles that work.
Spinnerbaits –
the different styles, weights, blade configuration and colour, skirt colour, plastic tails, stinger hooks and the best brands.
Hard Body’s –
The different shapes, sizes, how to find a good quality lure, swimming depth (bib size), lengths, colours, upgrading hook and some of our favourite brands.
Soft Plastics –
A great lure and we cover the best styles, brands, colours, and also the Jigheads to match the plastics.
Other Lures –
Rhys touches on a few other lures including blades and vibes, and upgrading your treble hook.
Spotters Tip:
The Best Knot to use with Golden Perch Lures
There are so many lures that work but now you’ll know which ones are best for where you’re fishing!
Pt 4 - Casting
Duration 31 mins
Featuring: Rhys Creed
This is the first of two casting tutorials where we head to Blowering Dam and teach you how to casting the banks to catch Golden Perch, covering a range of techniques and tips!
In this tutorial you will learn:
Top 3 Key Tips –
Rhys covers 3 extremely important key tips for finding hungry Golden Perch.
Locations (Rocky Banks) –
Find out about rocky banks and why Golden Perch hide on them. Then Rhys head out and demonstrates how to work this structure.
Locations (Standing Trees) –
Find out about standing trees and why Golden Perch hide on them. Then Rhys head out and demonstrates how to work this structure.
Locations (Grassy Banks) –
Find out about grassy banks and why Golden Perch hide on them. Then Rhys head out and demonstrates how to work this structure.
Unsnagging Lures –
Learn how to use a tackle back to retrieve your snagged lures.
Spotters Tip:
Fishing the Last Ball of Trees in a Row
Golden Perch in spring are great fun, especially when you’re casting. Learn how to cast in this tutorial!
Pt 5 - Casting Pt2
Duration 31 mins
Featuring: Rhys Creed
This second casting tutorial continues on from where we left off by showing you more structures and more tips.
In this tutorial you will learn:
Locations (Fallen Timber) –
Find out about fishing fallen logs and why Golden Perch hide on them. Then Rhys head out and demonstrates how to work this structure.
Locations (Bobbing Standing Trees) –
Rhys demonstrates how to find schooling fish on tress and how to bob for them.
Locations (Creeks, Back of Bays and Water Flow) –
This is a great hideout for Golden Perch, find out why and which areas are best.
Locations (Dirty Water & Wind Affected Areas) –
These areas are one the best forms of structure for Golden Perch. Learn how to fish them effectively in this tutorial.
Spotters Tip:
Researching and Area during High Sun
By the end of this tutorial you’ll know exactly what structure to target! Enjoy these tips plus plenty of action!
Pt 6 - Trolling
Duration 23 mins
Featuring: Rhys Creed
Trolling for Golden Perch is a very successful technique when done correctly. Learn where to troll and how to do it in this tutorial.
In this tutorial you will learn:
Top Trolling Tips –
Before we hit the water Rhys runs over some key tips for trolling.
Trolling the Bank –
Rocky banks, points and timber is all covered in this segment of the tutorial.
Trolling Standing Trees –
Great areas to troll and all the tips are covered here.
Finding Fish with the Sounder –
Using your sounder is very important and can sometimes help with catching large numbers of fish.
Spotters Tip:
Trolling with heavier leader
Trolling is a great technique for targeting Golden Perch! You’re sure to learn heaps in this tutorial!
Bonus - Blowering Dam Golden Perch on Plastics
Duration 21 mins
Featuring: Rhys Creed & Grant Higginson
Join us for a day on Blowering Dam casting for Golden perch with soft plastics. This tutorial is jammed packed with action as we hook into some great fish on the standing trees!
In this tutorial you will learn:
How to Land Following Golden Perch –
Learn and watch as we talk you through the techniques of landing following Golden Perch while showing you proof.
Soft Plastic Selection –
We cover a few of the gun soft plastics for fishing the standing trees.
Fighting Fish Tip –
Rhys gives you tips on how to fight big Golden perch in against standing timber.
This plus many more tips are included in this series, plus plenty of action!
‘EACH SERIES HAS BEEN CREATED IN THE SAME STRUCTURE AND LAYOUT MAKING IT EASY FOR YOU TO NAVIGATE. THAT WAY YOU CAN CHOOSE EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT TO LEARN ABOUT!’
Best of all, you get to keep them forever to access on your Social Fishing Account whenever you want.
happy anglers catching more fish!
Here's what students of the Complete Guide Series have to say
Just wanted to say to Rhys and the team at Social Fishing, what a fantastic job you have done on the Complete Guide Series. Can’t help but think I’m watching prime time TV. Great job on the quality of production that is jam packed full of tips and info. Have helped me go from pot luck fishing to now seeing consistent catches.
Graham Osborne - Complete Guide Student
The ‘Complete Guide – Lure Fishing Series’ is packed with excellent educational fishing tips, advice and is very affordable. I highly recommend this series for all anglers from beginners right through to the experienced. It has taught me so much about freshwater fishing, I highly recommend it.
Andrew Baker - Complete Guide Student
I’ve fished Blowering Dam since I was a young bloke and have never managed to crack a metre Murray Cod. I decided to purchase and watch the Complete Guide Lure Fishing Series and headed up to the dam for cod opening. I managed to land my PB Murray Cod at 117cm using the trolling techniques from the series. Great tutorial videos by the Social Fishing team!
Charles Cribb - Complete Guide Student
I wish I had these types of videos and information when I was younger. I really enjoyed the videos so far and to be honest I don’t think I’d change anything about them. I love the in depth explanations on all the lures and techniques.
Darren - Complete Guide Student
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Meet Your Presenters
The series is presented by the Social Fishing team. A group of keen anglers who have spent most of their life fishing the freshwater and using the proven techniques taught in this series:
Rhys is the Social Fishing Founder and main presenter in majority of the Complete Guide Series Tutorials. He grew up casting lures for native species and has fished the freshwater all his life.
Rhys has a passion for teaching others about this great sport and wants to reach out to as many keen anglers as possible. He shares his wealth of knowledge on all things freshwater in this series. Sharing secrets, techniques and years worth of knowledge in a step by step video series.
He has caught countless freshwater fish including plenty of Monster Murray Cod – all on techniques he shares in the series.
RHYS CREED - SOCIAL FISHING FOUNDER
As a key team member and Social Fishing Presenter, Chris passes on his passion and love for fishing throughout this series. Teaching you everything he has learnt over his 30 years of fishing and sharing plenty of excitement along the way.
Chris presents in a number of tutorials throughout the entire Complete Guide Series including Murray Cod on Surface where him and Jack hit the water in search of small creek cod. Chris shares years worth of knowledge and even manages to get onto a metre plus Murray Cod on surface from a small creek!
With over 3 decades worth of freshwater fishing knowledge Chris knows how to tempt even the most intelligent of fish!
CHRIS COTTERILL - GUN FRESHWATER ANGLER
Tallis is youngest team member of Social Fishing, but it doesn’t mean this kid doesn’t know how to fish! Tallis has some massive achievements to his name including countless metre Murray Cod!
He is an intelligent and aware young angler who is always ensure that each cast is perfect. Tallis appears in the Murray Cod and Golden Perch in Rivers – Bonus Tutorial, where he and Rhys fish the Murrumbidgee River from the inflatable boat. They catch heaps of natives during this great river session! A must see tutorial!
TALLIS COTTERILL - LOVES BIG COD AND TROUT
Adam loves his Trout fishing and spends almost every weekend exploring the Snowy Mountains Region searching for Trout in remote locations. He loves hiking up small creeks and rivers casting small lures in pristine conditions.
Adam joins Rhys in a few of the Trout tutorials in both the River and Dams series. He shares his wealth of knowledge on catching these great fish on a range of lure fishing techniques.
ADAM SMITH - GUN TROUT ANGLER