Thread: Catch Any Trout Today?

Tuesday just been I got dropped off on the coast here to fish my way back home. A good chance to find where the trout were and test the knee before I go chasing deer soon. Hopefully. About 7 hours and 10km give or take and it survived pretty well on uneven ground. The gym work and rehab exercises starting to kick in. Beautiful water but plagued with broody ducks that would crash on ahead for a few pools leading me away from nests before flying off. It got tiring pretty quickly. Only saw 4 trout. Caught and released one small one that shot out from the shadows and grabbed the nymph before the bigger trout I was casting to got a chance at it. Did spook a Canadian goose off its nest. Cracked one egg to check and it looked good so bought one home to have for breakfast probably should have dealt to the rest to do the farmer a favor. There ate hundreds here now. No puc of the fish it was barely a pound. Here are the eggs though.

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Redemption today. Last week when I found this fish I spooked it when it scooted sideways and back to pick up something just as my cast was laying down on the water.
First return trip it was rising nicely. By the time I was rigged up it was gone. Gave up after 20min. Next visit close to an hour waiting and no show. Today it was near the head of the pool and deep. Rigged up, popped my head up to check and it had dropped back mid pool in slower water and swinging back and forth just subsurface. Phew. Lucky break there. First cast and bang. Just under 3.5lb Can park that one now and start exploring further upstream from there.


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Seen a brown last year with a black head,yet to get upstream this year but a neighbour has seen it too.

Rivers are pretty much blown out near home from recent thunderstorms.

So did a road trip down to Mangatainoka and Mrs D landed a wee bow.

Fished the Tutaekuri river weekend before last, river was a bit high and dirty for the first couple of days making the fishing hard. last afternoon it dropped and cleaned up making the trout and lies easier to spot, picked up a couple of small ones and lost a couple of better trout. I am sure the river would have fished a lot better if it was cleaner. Good trip away with a couple of mates regardless camping besides the river.

Fished Lees Valley yesterday. Beautiful spot. Let one get away. I found this dead thumper. 500mm long with a big ol head. Skinny as post spawning.

, yesterdays effort, caught and released.

Lake Dunstan , another Rainbow to softbaits from the shore , 12 so far this month , all released except one that a neighbour wanted . Most fish between 3 - 5 lb.

LAKE ARGYLE TAG COMP IS LIVE
Yesterday we released 200 tagged rainbow trout into Lake Argyle for our annual tag comp.
We have 20 prizes up for grabs, with two $500 Henderson’s vouchers, rod/reel combo’s, free licences, and lure packs.
To enter, simply:
1. catch a tagged fish at Lake Argyle,
2. record the number or take a photo,
3. drop us a line via Facebook, email or by phone and let us know the tag number
4. we’ll tell you if you’re a winner!
Thanks to Henderson's for their generous sponsorship
The competition is live right now… so go get them!

Originally Posted by Dundee

LAKE ARGYLE TAG COMP IS LIVE
Yesterday we released 200 tagged rainbow trout into Lake Argyle for our annual tag comp.
We have 20 prizes up for grabs, with two $500 Henderson’s vouchers, rod/reel combo’s, free licences, and lure packs.
To enter, simply:
1. catch a tagged fish at Lake Argyle,
2. record the number or take a photo,
3. drop us a line via Facebook, email or by phone and let us know the tag number
4. we’ll tell you if you’re a winner!
Thanks to Henderson's for their generous sponsorship
The competition is live right now… so go get them!

Finnish my cup of tea and I'm as good as there.

Originally Posted by Shearer

Finnish my cup of tea and I'm as good as there.

lucky bugger!

Originally Posted by Dundee

lucky bugger!

Yeah. Not so much. I went down for a look and the lake was the colour of the milky tea I just finished. Had a few casts and gave up and came home.

Originally Posted by Shearer

Yeah. Not so much. I went down for a look and the lake was the colour of the milky tea I just finished. Had a few casts and gave up and came home.

Heading up there tomorrow with the boys for a camp up @Shearer if you are about

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Originally Posted by Shearer

Yeah. Not so much. I went down for a look and the lake was the colour of the milky tea I just finished. Had a few casts and gave up and came home.

Oh bugger looks like I won't get 100 trout this year. Stuck on 86 and the river looks like this!

Big thanks to @Joe Schmo,the package found me.Can't wait to rig some of these up when the river finally clears.