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Ruataniwha. Just out of Twizel. Down here for a couple of days so hope to fish the shit weather tomorrow too.
Best trout of the trip. 15 lb Rainbow hen. I think I spent 2 days as wet as the fish.
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That's bloody epic!
Well done.
Was it good eating ?
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Primo fish @Shearer. How are you catching them. Fly?
Haven't had any of this one yet but judging by the other trout I have had from down there you are hard pressed to tell the difference between them and the salmon. They are in such great condition. They actually have fat along their back and belly!
The only bad fish I have caught down there was a Sockeye that was about to spawn. A bit skinny (by comparison) and the flesh was a dirty brown/grey colour and felt mushy. It went in the bin.
Basically using a soft bait outfit and a selection of soft and metal lures. Fishing from the shore. On the last day (Yesterday) I caught my limit of 4 salmon in about an hours fishing. By contrast, the first day I fished, I lost about 6 lures, dropped my phone in the lake and caught nothing.:XD:
Here is a photo of the Sockeye.
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Nothing to do with a fishing app @Rushy. I just had my phone in the top pocket of my swannie and when I lent forward it fell out. Luckily I got it out of the water pretty quickly and no damage seems to be done except for the camera lens being fogged up for a couple of days.
Well....it turns out (after seeking some expert advice) that this is not a Sockeye at all, but a spawning spent Chinook. It looked so different from any of the others I had caught I had assumed it was a different species, especially considering I caught it near the mouth of the river the Sockeye spawn.
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